♂ Arthur L.W. Sifton
 Anglican |
Record 56675 · 6729 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 70%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 26 October 1858 (165 years 5 months ago) |
21 January 1921 (103 years 2 months ago) |
62 years 2 months | Yes |
Family tie with other documented individual
| Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
| John W. Sifton (1833–1912) | Father | ||
| Theodore A. Burrows (1857–1929) | Brother-in-law | ||
| Clifford Sifton (1861–1929) | Brother |
Service in elected office
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Leadership roles
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | NW | 4–5 | LICO | 1 | Minister | 42–44 | 01 Mar 1901 — 13 Jan 1903 | 1 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2. | NW | 4–5 | LICO | 1 | Minister | 42–44 | 01 Mar 1901 — 13 Jan 1903 | 1 | 10 | 12 | |
| 3. | AB | 2–4 | LIB | 1 | Party leader | 51–58 | 26 May 1910 — 12 Oct 1917 | 7 | 4 | 16 | |
| 4. | AB | 2–4 | LIB | 1 | Premier | 51–59 | 26 May 1910 — 29 Oct 1917 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5. | CA | 12–13 | UNIO | 1 | Minister | 58–60 | 12 Oct 1917 — 01 Sep 1919 | 1 | 10 | 20 | |
| 6. | CA | 13 | UNIO | 1 | Minister | 59 | 14 May 1918 — 17 May 1918 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7. | CA | 13 | UNIO | 1 | Minister | 60–61 | 03 Sep 1919 — 30 Dec 1919 | 0 | 3 | 27 | |
| 8. | CA | 13 | UNIO | 1 | Minister | 61–62 | 31 Dec 1919 — 21 Jan 1921 | 1 | 0 | 21 | |
| 1. Treasurer 2. Public Works 5. Customs 6. Inland Revenue 7. Public Works 8. Secretary of State of Canada |
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Electoral history
| → 10 recorded electoral participations → 13 electoral path points |
→ 4 documented challengers: |
Robert G. Brett m (2 runoffs) Oswald A. Critchley m Alexander Lucas m Robert M. Patterson m |
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| Territorial Ass.: 3 |
North-Western Territories | West Calgary | |||||||
| 31 October 1894 | Age: 36 |
Defeated but elected later to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 3/3 | IND | 30.54% | 204 of 668 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | IND | 35.33% | 236 (+32) | Oswald A. Critchley m ( 30 ) | |||||
| ID: 30541(F) — 20 Jan 2023 22:11 ET | |||||||||
| Territorial Ass.: 4 |
North-Western Territories | Banff | |||||||
| 4 November 1898 | Age: 40 |
Defeated but elected later to this legislature | |||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/2 | LICO | 49.72% | 179 of 360 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LIB | 50.28% | 181 (+2) | Robert G. Brett m ( 46 ) | |||||
| ID: 30545(F) — 19 Jan 2023 22:10 ET | |||||||||
| Territorial Ass.: 4 |
North-Western Territories | Banff | |||||||
| 27 June 1899 | Age: 40 |
→ New to this legislature | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/2 | LICO | 54.83% | 193 of 352 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 45.17% | 159 (-34) | Robert G. Brett m ( 47 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 27 June 1899 > | ?? | LICO | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election | ||||
| ID: 30615(F) — 15 Oct 2022 10:47 ET | Service: 0 year 0 month (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Territorial Ass.: 4 |
North-Western Territories | Banff | |||||||
| 22 March 1901 | Age: 42 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/1 | LICO | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: n/a | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| ID: 30658(F) — 15 Oct 2022 10:47 ET | Service: 1 year 1 month 28 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Territorial Ass.: 5 |
North-Western Territories | Banff | |||||||
| 21 May 1902 | Age: 43 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LICO | 81.32% | 296 of 364 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 18.68% | 68 (-228) | Robert Smith m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 5 January 1903 > | ?? | LICO | → | Vac. | Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.) | ||||
| ID: 30577(F) — 1 Mar 2022 12:52 ET | Service: 0 year 7 months 15 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Territorial Ass.: 5 |
North-Western Territories | Banff | |||||||
| 4 February 1903 | Age: 44 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 57.68% | 263 of 456 | Charles W. Fisher m ( 36 ) | |||||
| ID: 30616(F) — 21 Jul 2021 17:10 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 2 |
Alberta | Vermilion | |||||||
| 29 June 1910 | Age: 51 |
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 58.91% | 1,018 of 1,728 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | CONS | 41.09% | 710 (-308) | J.G. Clark m | |||||
| ID: 27460(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:00 ET | Service: 2 years 8 months 24 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 3 |
Alberta | Macleod | |||||||
| 17 April 1913 | Age: 54 |
Defeated incumbent | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 2/2 | LIB | 49.17% | 560 of 1,139 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | CONS | 50.83% | 579 (+19) | Robert M. Patterson m ( 58 ) | |||||
| ID: 27489(F) — 18 Oct 2021 12:50 ET | |||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 3 |
Alberta | Vermilion | |||||||
| 17 April 1913 | Age: 54 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | LIB | 47.68% | 772 of 1,619 | Elig.: 1,981 | Parti.: 82.03% | ||
| Loser > | CONS | 35.27% | 571 (-201) | J.G. Clark m | |||||
| ID: 27508(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET | Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 4 |
Alberta | Vermilion | |||||||
| 7 June 1917 | Age: 58 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | LIB | 63.03% | 2,063 of 3,273 | Elig.: 4,030 | Parti.: 81.44% | ||
| Loser > | CONS | 36.97% | 1,210 (-853) | John B. Burch m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 12 October 1917 > | ?? | LIB | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran federally | ||||
| ID: 27581(F) — 5 Mar 2022 17:05 ET | Service: 0 year 4 months 5 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 4 |
Alberta | Vermilion | |||||||
| 19 November 1917 | Age: 59 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LIB | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Arthur W.E. Ebbett m ( 51 ) | |||||
| ID: 27589(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 13 |
Alberta | Medicine Hat | |||||||
| 17 December 1917 | Age: 59 |
→ New to Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | UNIL | 63.04% | 6,869 of 10,897 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LL | 32.74% | 3,568 (-3,301) | Clifford B. Reilly m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 10 July 1920 > | ?? | UNIO | → | NLCP | |||||
| 10 July 1920 > | ?? | UNIL | → | NLCP | Changed allegiance | ||||
| 21 January 1921 > | ?? | NLCP | → | Vac. | Died in office | ||||
| ID: 21276(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:09 ET | Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (G & O) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 13 |
Alberta | Medicine Hat | |||||||
| 27 June 1921 | Age: 62 |
Deceased | |||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | PROG | 79.58% | 13,133 of 16,502 | Robert Gardiner m ( 42 ) | |||||
| ID: 21523(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET | |||||||||
| → 9 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Sifton, Arthur Lewis Watkins | 3 Feb 2024 |
| FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: Sifton, Arthur Lewis Watkins | 3 Feb 2024 |
| EN | Legislative Assembly of Alberta: The Right Honourable Arthur L.W. Sifton PC, KC | 3 Feb 2024 |
| EN | Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Lewis Sifton (1858-?) | 3 Feb 2024 |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Right Hon. Arthur Lewis W. Sifton, P.C., M.P. | 3 Feb 2024 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Le très hon. Arthur Lewis W. Sifton, C.P., député | 3 Feb 2024 |
| EN | Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905: (pp. 1-3, 12-13, 19, 21, 35) | 3 Feb 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia: Arthur Sifton | 3 Feb 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia: Arthur Lewis Sifton | 3 Feb 2024 |
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