Political Career
In 1970, Sibbeston was elected to a four-year term on the North West Territorial Council until he was defeated by William Lafferty in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election. He was re-elected in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election and served until 1991. During his second term in the Legislative Assembly, Sibbeston was elected to serve in the Executive Council. He would serve six years in Cabinet until he was elected to serve as the fourth Premier of the Northwest Territories from 1985 until 1987.
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