♂ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland

Record
38823 · 8640
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
British Columbia 5 4 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
9 January 1898
(126 years 3 months ago)
28 March 1946
(78 years ago)
48 years 2 months Yes
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
5,152 14 1 8
Days years months days
2,086 5 8 17
Days years months days
3,066 8 4 21
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 19 CONS 1 Party leader 40–48 11 Feb 1938 — 28 Mar 1946 8 1 17
2. BC 19 CONS 1 Opposition Leader 40–43 11 Feb 1938 — 20 Oct 1941 3 8 9
Electoral history
→ 5 recorded electoral participations
→ 7 electoral path points
 
→ 24 documented challengers:
 
William J. Bowser  m 
Andrew M. Creery  m 
William R. Dick  m 
Dugald Donaghy  m 
John W.D. Farris  m 
Helena R. Gutteridge  f 
Samuel L. Howe  m 
Thomas H. Kirk  m  (2 runoffs)
Angus MacInnis  m  (2 runoffs)
Ian A. Mackenzie  m 
Stanley S. McKeen  m 
Alexander D. McRae  m 
Christopher McRae  m 
Victor W. Odlum  m 
James A. Paton  m  (3 runoffs)
Tilly J. Rolston  f  (2 runoffs)
William C. Shelly  m 
Helen D. Smith  f 
Mary Ellen S. Smith  f 
Nelson C. Spencer  m 
George A. Walkem  m 
George M. Weir  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert Wilkinson  m 
Charles A. Woodward  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 16
British Columbia Vancouver City
20 June 1924 Age:
26
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
General 11/27 LC 26.62% 8,417 of 189,728 Elig.: 57,512 Parti.: 54.98%
Winner > LIB 35.79% 11,318 (+2,901) Charles A. Woodward  m  ( 81 )
ID: 29283(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:18 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 17
British Columbia Vancouver City
18 July 1928 Age:
30
→ New to this legislature
General 3/15 CONS 54.80% 16,499 of 180,209 Elig.: 54,745 Parti.: 54.99%
Loser > LIB 43.77% 13,176 (-3,323) Dugald Donaghy  m  ( 54 )
ID: 29371(F) — 20 Sep 2022 19:59 ET Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 18
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey
1 November 1933 Age:
35
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > LIB 50.92% 12,163 of 71,660 George M. Weir  m  ( 48 )
ID: 29424(F) — 12 Feb 2023 01:34 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 19
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey
1 June 1937 Age:
39
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
General 1/10 CONS 41.52% 10,580 of 75,967 Elig.: 40,977 Parti.: 62.18%
Loser > LIB 35.81% 9,125 (-1,455) Stanley S. McKeen  m  ( 40 )
ID: 29464(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:41 ET Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 20
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey
21 October 1941 Age:
43
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/10 CONS 45.95% 14,668 of 95,159 Elig.: 45,263 Parti.: 70.52%
Loser > LIB 34.69% 11,073 (-3,595) George M. Weir  m  ( 56 )
  Post-Election...
9 December 1941 > ?? LIB CONS
10 December 1942 > ?? CONS PC Changed allegiance
ID: 29550(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:16 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 3 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 21
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey
25 October 1945 Age:
47
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/11 PC 69.75% 22,843 of 97,655 Elig.: 55,347 Parti.: 58.59%
Loser > CFF 30.04% 9,837 (-13,006) Albert T. Alsbury  m 
  Post-Election...
28 March 1946 > ?? PC Vac. Died in office
ID: 29600(F) — 24 Jul 2023 02:04 ET Service: 0 year 5 months 3 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 21
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey
24 June 1946 Age:
48
Deceased
By-Election  
Successor > PC 70.89% 14,220 of 40,119 Leigh F. Stevenson  m  ( 51 )
ID: 30218(F) — 23 Sep 2022 13:07 ET
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