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Michael McGregor

Associate Professor; Undergraduate Program Director: Politics and Governance (BA)
EducationPhD (Political Science): University of Western Ontario
Phone(416) 979-5000 x 556053

Biography

Dr. Michael McGregor is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration and a member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies.  In addition to holding a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario (UWO), he holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Political Science from the University of Waterloo and a BSc (Eng.) in Biological Engineering from the University of Guelph.

Prior to joining Toronto Metropolitan University in July 2016, Dr. McGregor was Assistant Professor at Bishop's University (Sherbrooke).

  • “Urban Home Values and Multi-Level Political Accountability: Evidence from Calgary, Canada” (with Cameron Anderson and Jack Lucas). Journal of Urban Affairs, forthcoming.
  • “Super-users and hyper-experts in the provision of policy advice: Evidence from a survey of Canadian academics” (with Andrea Migone, Kathy Brock, and Michael Howlett). European Policy Analysis, forthcoming.
  • “Us vs. Them: Do the Rules of the Game Encourage Negative Partisanship?” (with Cameron Anderson and Laura Stephenson). European Journal of Political Research 61:4 (November 2022): 1060-1079.
  • "The Effect of Exogenous Shocks on the Administration of Online Voting: Evidence from Ontario, Canada” (with Helen Hayes, Nicole Goodman, Zac Spicer, and Scott Pruysers). In Electronic Voting. E-Vote-ID 2022, eds. Krimmer, R., Volkamer, M., Duenas-Cid, D., Rønne, P., Germann, M. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 13553: 70-89. Springer, Cham, 2022.
  • “Conceptualizing Municipal Politics: The Case of Toronto 2018” (with Scott Matthews and Laura Stephenson). Urban Affairs Review 58:5 (September 2022): 1438-1465.
  •  Voting in Quebec Municipal Elections: A Tale of Two Cities, ed. (with Éric Bélanger, Cameron Anderson). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022.
    • “Introduction” (with Cameron Anderson and Éric Bélanger). In Voting in Quebec Municipal Elections: A Tale of Two Cities, ed. Éric Bélanger, Cameron Anderson and R. Michael McGregor, 3-34. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022.
    • “Who Relies on Party Labels in Municipal Elections?” (with Cameron Anderson). In Voting in Quebec Municipal Elections: A Tale of Two Cities, ed. Éric Bélanger, Cameron Anderson and R. Michael McGregor, 135-156. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022.
    • “Setting the Record Straight: Identifying the Correlates of Split-Ticket Voting in Montréal and Québec” (with Charles Tessier). In Voting in Quebec Municipal Elections: A Tale of Two Cities, ed. Éric Bélanger, Cameron Anderson and R. Michael McGregor, 180-201. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022.
  • “Post-Secondary Education and Canadian Political Behavior: How are the Level and Field of Study related to Turnout and Partisanship?” (with Scott Pruysers). American Review of Canadian Studies 52:2 (April 2022): 139-162.
  • "Survey Recruitment Messages and Reported Turnout: An Experimental Study” (with Scott Pruysers, Nicole Goodman, and Zac Spicer).  Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, 32:2 (April 2022): 322-388.
  • “Closest to the People? Incumbency Advantage and the Personal Vote in Non- Partisan Elections” (with Jack Lucas and Kim-Lee Tuxhorn). Political Research Quarterly, 75:1 (March 2022): 188-202. 
  • Big City Elections in Canada (ed. with Jack Lucas).  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
    • “Introduction” (with Jack Lucas). In Big City Elections in Canada, ed. Jack Lucas and Michael McGregor, 3-32.  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
    • “Toronto: October 22, 2018” (with Scott Pruysers). In Big City Elections in Canada, ed. Jack Lucas and Michael McGregor, 169-192.  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
    • “Conclusion” (with Jack Lucas). In Big City Elections in Canada, ed. Jack Lucas and Michael McGregor, 213-230.  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
  • “The Representativeness of Neighbourhood Associations in Toronto and Vancouver” (with Aaron Moore). Urban Studies, 58:13 (October 2021): 2782-2797. 
  • “Partisanship, Motivated Reasoning and the Notwithstanding Clause: The Case of Provincially Imposed Redistricting in the City of Toronto” (with Cameron Anderson and Scott Pruysers). Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 59:1 (January 2021): 94-117.
  • Electing a Megamayor: Toronto 2014 (with Aaron A. Moore and Laura B. Stephenson). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021.
  • “Incumbency and Competitiveness in City Council Elections: How Accurate Are Voter Perceptions?” (with Cameron Anderson and Scott Pruysers). Canadian Journal of Political Science 53:4 (December 2020): 853-871. .
  • “Are City Elections Unique? Perceptions of Electoral Cleavages and Social Sorting Across Levels of Government” (with Jack Lucas).  Electoral Studies 66 (August 2020): 102165.
  • "Gender, Race and Political Ambition: The Case of the Ontario School Board Elections" (with Adrienne Davidson and Myer Siemiatycki). Canadian Journal of Political Science 53:2 (June 2020): 461-475. .
  • “National Identity, Attentiveness and the Two Sides of Partisanship: The Case of the 2015 Canadian Federal Election” (with Cameron Anderson). National Identities 22:3 (June 2020): 347-366.
  • “Politics and Religion: Identifying the Correlates of Support for Merging the Public and Separate School Systems in Ontario” (with Adrienne Davidson and Jack Lucas). Canadian Journal of Education 43:1 (March 2020): 229-257.
  • “Who has School Spirit? Explaining Voter Participation in School Board Elections” (with Jack Lucas). Canadian Journal of Political Science 52:4 (December 2019): 923-936.
  • “Voters who Abstain: Explaining Abstention and Ballot Roll-off in the 2014 Toronto Municipal Election.”  Urban Affairs Review 54:6 (November 2018): 1081-1106.
  • “Implementation intentions, Information, and Voter Turnout: An Experimental Study” (with Cameron Anderson and Peter Loewen). Political Psychology 39:5 (October 2018): 2089-1103.
  • “Sins of the Brother: Partisanship and Accountability in Toronto 2014” (with Laura Stephenson and Aaron Moore). In Accountability and Responsiveness at the Local Level: Views from Canada, eds. Sandra Breux and Jérôme Couture, 23-48. Kingston: McGill-Queens University Press, 2018.
  • "Another Digital Divide? Evidence that Elimination of Paper Voting Could Lead to Digital Disenfranchisement" (with Nicole Goodman, Jérôme Couture​ and Sandra Breux). Policy and Internet 10:2 (June 2018): 164-84.
  • "Voting 'Ford' or Against: Understanding Strategic Voting in the 2014 Toronto Municipal Election" (with Nicholas Caruana, Aaron Moore and Laura Stephenson). Social Science Quarterly 99:1 (March 2018): 231-45.
  • “Why so Few Women and Minorities in Local Politics? Incumbency and Affinity Voting in Low Information Elections" (with Aaron Moore, Samantha Jackson, Karen Bird and Laura B.  Stephenson).  Representation 53:2 (2017): 135-52.
  • “Political Opportunity Structures and the Representation of Women and Visible Minorities in Municipal Elections” (with Zac Spicer and Christopher Alcantara). Electoral Studies 48 (August 2017): 10-18.
  • “Persuasion, Partisanship and Evaluations of National Conditions and Governmental Impact: An Experimental Study” (with Cameron Anderson).  American Review of Canadian Studies 47:1 (January 2017): 53-73.
  • “Economic Voting and Multi-Level Governance: The Case of Toronto” (with Cameron Anderson, Aaron Moore, and Laura Stephenson). Urban Affairs Review 53:1 (January 2017): 71-101.
  • “Paying Attention and the Incumbency Effect: Voting Behaviour in the 2014 Toronto Municipal Election” (with Aaron Moore and Laura Stephenson). International Political Science Review 38:1 (January 2017): 85-98.
  • "Political Attitudes and Behaviour in a Non-Partisan Environment" (with Aaron Moore and Laura Stephenson).  Canadian Journal of Political Science 49:2 (June 2016): 311-333.
  • "Sex (and Ethnicity) in the City: Affinity Voting in the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election" (with Karen Bird, Samantha Jackson, Aaron Moore and Laura Stephenson).  Canadian Journal of Political Science 49:2 (June 2016): 359-383.
  • “The Canadian Homevoter: Property Values and Municipal Politics in Canada” (with Zachary Spicer). Journal of Urban Affairs 38:1 (February 2016): 123-139.
  • “Explaining Stability and Change of Territorial Identities” (with Cameron Anderson). Nations and Nationalism 22:1 (January 2016): 84-102.
  • “The Power of the Dark Side: Negative Partisanship and Political Behaviour” (with Nicholas Caruana and Laura Stephenson). Canadian Journal of Political Science 48:4 (December 2015): 771-789.
  • “Economic Attitudes and Political Identities: The Case of Canada” (with Cameron Anderson). International Journal of Public Opinion Research 27:3 (Autumn 2015): 361-382.
  • “Negative Partisanship in Multi-Party Systems” (with Nicholas Caruana and Laura Stephenson). Journal of Elections Public Opinion and Parties 25:3 (August 2015): 300-316.
  • “The Effects of Elections Canada’s Campaign Period Advertising” (with Cameron Anderson). Canadian Journal of Political Science 47:4 (December 2014): 813-826.
  • “Measuring Correct Voting using Comparative Manifestos Project Data.”  Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 23:1 (February 2013): 1-26.
  • “Cognitive Dissonance and Political Attitudes: The Case of Canada.” The Social Science Journal 50:2 (June 2013): 168-176.
  • “Voter Sincerity and the Time-of-Voting-Decision." Electoral Studies 31:4 (December 2012): 715-725.

Dr. McGregor’s scholarly interests include a variety of questions related to the study of elections and electors in Canada. His recent efforts have been focused largely upon the local level. He is also interested in the topics of Canadian politics, political psychology, and research methodology.