Re: 鈥淰ictoria: Helps shakes off rivals,鈥� Oct. 21.
If Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps truly believes that she has been given a strong mandate to implement her vision for this city, and that her victory by a margin of more than 3,000聽votes over her closest rival is something to boast about, then surely she would not have any problem with holding a referendum as soon as possible so the 2022 mayoral election results will be determined by a ranked ballot, which was used to elect the mayor in London, Ont., on Monday.
I cannot be the only voter in this city who has had enough of a first-past-the-post electoral system that allows for a winner in a mayoral election in Victoria to be declared when that person has achieved less than 50聽per cent plus one of the support of the electorate. Helps has been given a strong mandate for her vision of Victoria with only 43.13 per cent of the vote? That is utter nonsense.
While on the topic of a ranked ballot, why is this not one of the choices for the upcoming provincial referendum on electoral reform? The choices here will be a continuation of first-past-the-post or one of three versions of proportional representation. How about none of the above, and why is my preferred electoral method of a ranked ballot not among the choices in the upcoming referendum?
This is democracy?
Trevor Amon
Victoria
