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♂ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland
aliasRoyal L. (Pat) Maitland
Record
38823 · 8640

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
Birth 9 January 1898 → 126 years + 3 months ago
Lived 48 years + 2 months
First mandate 18 July 1928 → 95 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 6 months
Death 28 March 1946 → 78 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 14 1 8 Z

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

Races 5  
Path points 7  
24 documented challengers
⊖ William J. Bowser  m 
⊖ William R. Dick  m 
⊖ John W.D. Farris  m 
⊖ Samuel L. Howe  m 
⊖ Angus MacInnis  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Stanley S. McKeen  m 
⊖ Christopher McRae  m 
⊖ James A. Paton  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William C. Shelly  m 
⊖ Mary Ellen S. Smith  f 
⊖ George A. Walkem  m 
⊖ Robert Wilkinson  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew M. Creery  m 
⊖ Dugald Donaghy  m 
⊖ Helena R. Gutteridge  f 
⊖ Thomas H. Kirk  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Ian A. Mackenzie  m 
⊖ Alexander D. McRae  m 
⊖ Victor W. Odlum  m 
⊖ Tilly J. Rolston  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Helen D. Smith  f 
⊖ Nelson C. Spencer  m 
⊖ George M. Weir  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles A. Woodward  m 
 
Eligible: 57,512 Votes: 189,728 Participation: 54.98% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29283(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:18 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
26
LC
 11/27 8,417 26.62% -654 Winner:
PROV
 9,071 28.69% Andrew M. Creery
Eligible: 54,745 Votes: 180,634 Participation: 54.99% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29371(F) — 20 Sep 2022 19:59 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
CONS
 3/15 16,499 54.80% +3,323 Loser:
LIB
 13,176 43.77% Dugald Donaghy

Service: 5 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,692 Votes: 72,268 Participation: 66.44% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
1 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29424(F) — 12 Feb 2023 01:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LIB
 9,393 39.32% Robert Wilkinson
Eligible: 40,977 Votes: 76,439 Participation: 62.18% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29464(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:41 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
CONS
 1/10 10,580 41.52% +1,455 Loser:
LIB
 9,125 35.81% Stanley S. McKeen

Service: 4 years 4 months 19 days (Oppo.)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
CONS
 1/10 14,668 45.95% +3,595 Loser:
LIB
 11,073 34.69% George M. Weir
After his election:
9 Dec 1941 43
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
10 Dec 1942 44
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 (Party leader)
Age
47
PC
 1/11 22,843 69.75% +13,006 Loser:
CFF
 9,837 30.04% Albert T. Alsbury
After his election:
28 Mar 1946 48
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 5 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,347 Votes: 40,119 Participation: 37.26% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
24 June 1946
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 30218(F) — 23 Sep 2022 13:07 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
48		 Successor:
PC
 14,076 70.17% Albert R. MacDougall

Online biographical reference

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Royal Maitland		 27 Aug 2023

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