♀ Tilly J. Rolston

Record
53610 · 8639
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
23 February 1887
(137 years 1 month ago)
12 October 1953
(70 years 5 months ago)
66 years 7 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was her Note
Peter C. Rolston (1937–2006) Grandson
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
British Columbia
Days years months days
4,246 11 7 16
Days years months days
2,342 6 4 28
Days years months days
1,904 5 2 17
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.
Electoral history
→ 5 recorded electoral participations
→ 5 electoral path points
 
→ 7 documented challengers:
 
Helena R. Gutteridge  f 
Arthur Laing  m 
Albert R. MacDougall  m 
Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m  (2 runoffs)
James A. Paton  m  (2 runoffs)
Leigh F. Stevenson  m 
George M. Weir  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 20
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey
21 October 1941 Age:
54
→ New to this legislature
General 3/10 CONS 42.56% 13,584 of 95,159 Elig.: 45,263 Parti.: 70.52%
Loser > LIB 34.69% 11,073 (-2,511) 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:
58
Re-elected incumbent
General 3/11 PC 67.64% 22,152 of 97,655 Elig.: 55,347 Parti.: 58.59%
Loser > CFF 30.04% 9,837 (-12,315) Albert T. Alsbury  m 
ID: 29600(F) — 24 Jul 2023 02:04 ET Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 22
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey
15 June 1949 Age:
62
Re-elected incumbent
General 3/11 PC 73.48% 36,410 of 147,085 Elig.: 71,653 Parti.: 69.15%
Loser > CFF 24.18% 11,980 (-24,430) John W. Dunfield  m 
  Post-Election...
29 March 1951 > ?? PC IND Changed allegiance
19 January 1952 > ?? COAL LIB
1 April 1952 > ?? IND SC Changed allegiance
ID: 29641(F) — 24 Jul 2023 16:34 ET Service: 2 years 11 months 27 days (G & O)
Provincial
Ass.: 23
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey (C)
12 June 1952 Age:
65
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 SC 36.90% 19,236 of 52,130 Elig.: 87,774 Parti.: 64.84%
Loser > LIB 23.19% 12,087 (-7,149) George S. Miller  m 
ID: 29772(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET Service: 0 year 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 24
British Columbia Vancouver-Point Grey (C)
10 June 1953 Age:
66
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/6 SC 38.08% 19,061 of 50,055 Elig.: 82,257 Parti.: 64.34%
Winner > LIB 34.79% 17,412 (-1,649) Arthur Laing  m  ( 48 )
ID: 29820(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
→ 3 online biographical references
 
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