# Larry Giovando

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**Larry Giovando** also known formally as **Lorenzo Giovando** (March 10, 1905 – May 25, 1982) was twice [MLA](/source/Members_of_the_Legislative_Assembly) in British Columbia's Legislative Assembly for the [Conservative Party of British Columbia](/source/Conservative_Party_of_British_Columbia) for the seat of [Nanaimo and the Islands](/source/Nanaimo_and_the_Islands). His 1952 and 1953 victories are examples of how the [Instant runoff voting](/source/Instant-runoff_voting) works to allow or ensure that a majority finds the candidate acceptable.

In the [provincial election of 1952](/source/1952_British_Columbia_general_election), on the first ballot he received only 3346 votes (31.9%) to CCF candidate [Daniel Stupich](/source/Daniel_Stupich)'s 3715 (35.4%), but since Stupich failed to receive a majority, the election was decided by "instant run-off" whereby the top two candidates received votes from the third, fourth, and fifth place [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_British_Columbia), [Social Credit](/source/Social_Credit), and [Labour-Progressive](/source/Labor-Progressive_Party) candidates. When these votes were redistributed, Giovando emerged the winner 5144 (52.9%) to 4581 (47.1%).

The results of the [1953 election](/source/1953_British_Columbia_general_election) continued in the same vein as Giovando polled only 2,046 votes (20.8%) in the first ballot, in third place out of six candidates, but managed 4,376 (50.1%) on the fifth, against Stupich's 3,631 (37.0%) on the first and 4,358 (49.9%) on the fifth. It was the only seat the [PCs](/source/Conservative_Party_of_British_Columbia) would win in that election, and they would cease to be an electoral entity thereafter. He did not seek reelection in the 1956 provincial election and died in 1982.[1]

## References

1. ["Dr. Giovando dead at 77"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/nanaimo-daily-news-obituary-for-lorenzo/126239987/). *Nanaimo Daily News*. May 26, 1982. p. 13. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

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