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♀ Tilly J. Rolston
aliasTilly J. Rolston
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
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British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 23 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
Lived 66 years + 7 months
First mandate 21 October 1941 → 82 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 7 months
Death 12 October 1953 → 70 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 4 months + 3 days after 9 June 1953
Special notes
None
 
Tilly J. Rolston (1887–1953)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Peter C. Rolston (1937–2006) Grandson  
 
Well that's interesting!
Rolston was the first woman in Canada to be appointed a cabinet minister with port­folio and the first woman in British Colum­bia to be given a state funeral. MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey, she served as a Con­ser­va­tive, Coalition (Liberal / Conservative), and Social Credit member. As Minister of Education, she introduced a new method of school finance that came to be known as the "Rolston Formula." She was also instrumental in introducing what was effectively a sex-education program into the school curriculum.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 11 7 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Helena R. Gutteridge  f 
⊖ Albert R. MacDougall  m 
⊖ James A. Paton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George M. Weir  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur Laing  m 
⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Leigh F. Stevenson  m 
 
Eligible: 45,263 Votes: 95,756 Participation: 70.52% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
20		 British Columbia
21 October 1941
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 COAL  9 Dec 1941
ID: 29550(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
CONS
 3/10 13,584 42.56% +2,511 Loser:
LIB
 11,073 34.69% George M. Weir
After her election:
9 Dec 1941 54
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
10 Dec 1942 55
CONS
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 55,347 Votes: 98,252 Participation: 58.59% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29600(F) — 24 Jul 2023 02:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 3/11 22,152 67.64% +12,315 Loser:
CFF
 9,837 30.04% Albert T. Alsbury

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,653 Votes: 148,644 Participation: 69.15% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
 LIB  19 Jan 1952
ID: 29641(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 3/11 36,410 73.48% +24,430 Loser:
CFF
 11,980 24.18% John W. Dunfield
After her election:
29 Mar 1951 64
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
19 Jan 1952 64
COAL
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
1 Apr 1952 65
IND
 →
SC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 87,774 Votes: 56,917 Participation: 64.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29772(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
SC
 1/4 19,236 36.90% +7,149 Loser:
LIB
 12,087 23.19% George S. Miller

Service: 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,257 Votes: 52,921 Participation: 64.34% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29820(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
SC
 2/6 19,061 38.08% 1,649 Winner:
LIB
 17,412 34.79% Arthur Laing

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
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Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 100 Years of Women and the Vote, Featured Women: Tilly Rolston		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tilly Rolston		 10 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Tilly Rolston		 10 Feb 2024

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