Re: 鈥淕reens owe victory to first-past-the-post,鈥� letter, May 8.
The letter-writer asks if the Greens would find it peculiar that Paul Manly was elected as MP when 63 per cent of voters did not want him? As well-informed proportional-representation supporters, of course they would.
The truth is I鈥檝e never met a PR supporter who was focused on giving their preference an advantage. The goal is to have every vote count. That鈥檚 democracy.
The real question is how many first-past-the-post supporters will acknowledge the need for PR, when their votes are the ones ending up in the trash?
Mike Buchanan
Victoria
