Michael Wigginton
Part Time Instructor
Email: mwigginton@dal.ca
Mailing Address:
- Canadian Politics
- Comparative Politics
- Voter Turnout
- Representation
Education:
PhD (Ottawa)
M.A. (Ottawa)
B.A. (Glendon College/York)
Brief Biography
Michael J. Wigginton is a part-time faculty member in the Department of Political Science and a scholar of elections and representation. Prior to his time at Dal, he was a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in Carleton University’s Department of Political Science and earned a PhD from the University of Ottawa’s School of Political Studies. His research is focused on electoral turnout and diversity in representation in the Canadian context. More information on his work is available on his website or his Google Scholar page.
Selected Publications:
Wigginton, Michael J. ‘Why Does a Legislator’s Age Matter? Re-conceptualising Youth Representation’. Representation: The Journal of Representative Democracy 62, no. 6 (2026): 197-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2025.2543413
Wigginton, Michael J, and Daniel Stockemer. ‘Does the Introduction of Online Voting Create Diversity in Representation?’ Political Studies Review 21, no. 1 (February 2023): 172–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299211064450
Wigginton, Michael J. “Protected Black and Acadian Electoral Districts in Nova Scotia: A case-study in institutionalised surrogate representation.” British Journal of Canadian Studies 33, no. 1 (Spring 2021). https://doi.org/10.3828/bjcs.2021.4