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♂ Peter C. Rolston
aliasPeter C. Rolston
Record
53609 · 13493

United Church   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 15 August 1937 → 86 years + 8 months ago
Lived 69 years + 2 months
First mandate 30 August 1972 → 51 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 3 November 2006 → 17 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 10 months after 10 December 1975
Special notes
None
 

Peter C. Rolston (1937–2006)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Tilly J. Rolston (1887–1953) Grandmother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 3 3 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George Mussallem  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ S.D. Boland (Bud) Smith  m 
 		 ⊕ Claude H. Richmond  m 
 
Eligible: 27,280 Votes: 19,871 Participation: 72.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30078(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
NDP
 1/4 9,228 46.83% +1,680 Loser:
SC
 7,548 38.30% George Mussallem

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,493 Votes: 24,321 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30128(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
NDP
 2/4 9,613 39.93% -3,411 Winner:
SC
 13,024 54.10% George Mussallem
Eligible: 45,816 Votes: 69,322 Participation: 75.65% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35851(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
NDP
 4/7 15,131 44.39% -1,738 Winner:
SC
 16,869 49.49% S.D. Boland (Bud) Smith

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Peter Rolston		 22 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Peter Rolston		 22 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Dec 2023 21:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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