| Constituency am 1 | Dewdney |
|---|---|
| Assembly 1 | British Columbia Legislative |
| Term start 1 | August 30, 1972 |
| Term end 1 | November 3, 1975 |
| Predecessor 1 | George Mussallem |
| Successor 1 | George Mussallem |
| Birth date | August 15, 1937 |
| Death date | November 3, 2006 (aged 69) |
| Party | New Democrat |
| Spouse | Louise |
| Relations | Tilly Rolston (grandmother) |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | minister |
Peter Carson Rolston (August 15, 1937[1] – November 3, 2006[2]) 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,[3] then became ordained in 1965.[2][4] 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.[1][4]
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.[5]: 314 He lost to Mussallem when he ran for re-election in 1975 in the Dewdney riding,[5]: 324 and was defeated in Kamloops in 1986.[5]: 352
Rolston and his wife Louise had two children together.[4] 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.[2][6] He died at home of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2006.[2][4]
References
- ^ "Rolston, Reverend Peter". Abbotsford News. Retrieved 2012-01-23.[dead link]
- ^ "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. February 28, 2007. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "Grads Sweep to Electoral Victory". UBC Alumni Chronicle, Autumn 1972. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "Rolston, Reverend Peter". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986". Elections BC. pp. 314, 324, 352. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Noakes, Taylor C. (October 20, 2022). "Tilly Rolston". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2025-10-18.