Dermod Travis: In B.C., some ridings are more equal than others

Elections have two key components: the race and the mechanics — the legislative process and administration of the vote.
The race gets the media coverage, not so much the mechanics, even though it can have far more of an impact on the results than many might imagine.
The number of registered voters didn’t get much attention during the campaign. In April, there were 3,156,991. Notable because it’s 19,464 voters less than there were in 2013.
In a province like B.C. that shouldn&rs