Peter Rolston

Peter Rolston
Rolston in 1972
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Dewdney
In office
August 30, 1972 – November 3, 1975
Preceded byGeorge Mussallem
Succeeded byGeorge Mussallem
Personal details
Born(1937-08-15)August 15, 1937
DiedNovember 3, 2006(2006-11-03) (aged 69)
PartyNew Democrat
SpouseLouise
RelationsTilly Rolston (grandmother)
EducationUniversity of British Columbia
Occupationminister

Peter Carson Rolston (August 15, 1937 – November 3, 2006) was a United Church minister and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Dewdney in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

Biography

He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1964 with a bachelor of arts degree, then became ordained in 1965. He served as minister for St. Andrews United Church in Mission, Mt. Paul United Church in Kamloops, St. John's Strawberry Hill Church in Delta, and Northwood United Church in Surrey.

He ran as an NDP candidate in the 1972 provincial election, and defeated the incumbent Social Credit candidate George Mussallem to become member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Dewdney.: 314  He lost to Mussallem when he ran for re-election in 1975 in the Dewdney riding,: 324  and was defeated in Kamloops in 1986.: 352 

Rolston and his wife Louise had two children together. He was the grandson of Tilly Rolston, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey from 1941 to 1953 and the first woman in Canada with a cabinet portfolio. He died at home of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2006.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rolston, Reverend Peter". Abbotsford News. Retrieved January 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. February 28, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Grads Sweep to Electoral Victory" (PDF). UBC Alumni Chronicle, Autumn 1972. University of British Columbia. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Rolston, Reverend Peter". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 314, 324, 352. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ Noakes, Taylor C. (October 20, 2022). "Tilly Rolston". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 18, 2025.