Politwitter 2011 Year in Review

This page is a summary of the Twitter & social media usage of Canadian politicians during 2011. The usage of Twitter among MPs increased in 2010 over 2009 but the amount of new politicians joining Twitter dropped. Most of the early adoptors had already joined Twitter in 2009.

Total MPs joined Twitter in 2011: 83
Total MLAs joined Twitter in 2011: 66
Total Tweets Indexed in 2011: 2,967,153
Total Tweets by Federal MPs in 2011: 81,288
Total Tweets by MLAs in 2011: 93,660

Indexed Federal Tweets

291929liberal
192413conservative
128860ndp
66230green
8756bloc

Top Federal Tweeters

Top Federal MP Tweeters

Top @replied Tweeters

Top Invited MPs to Twitter

Tweets indexed each month

MPs Most Viewed Youtube Videos (on politwitter)

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Federal Video Stats

MPs Most Viewed Photos (on politwitter)

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Federal Picture Stats

Most Retweeted Tweets of 2011

2721
retweeted
MPndpJack LaytonJack Layton's letter to Canadians: http://t.co/qK3n6BH #cdnpoli #ndp
Aug 22, 2011 12:36 pm157 replies
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MPndpJack LaytonI’m fighting cancer now, so I can fight for families in September: http://ndp.ca/hhJyz #NDP #Cdnpoli
Jul 25, 2011 11:07 am640 replies
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MPndp,conseJack Layton-@pmharper, appointing your failed #CPC candidates to the Senate is not the kind of job creation strategy Canadians had in mind. #Cdnpoli
May 18, 2011 12:32 pm155 replies
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MPndpJack LaytonYour support and well wishes are so appreciated. Thank you. I will fight this – and beat it.
Jul 25, 2011 1:02 pm914 replies
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MPndpJack LaytonOn Monday – vote for change. Together, we can do this. #NDP http://ndp.ca/hhJKw RT THIS. #Cdnpoli #elxn41
May 01, 2011 5:14 pm161 replies

Most Tweets Retweeted

Combined total Retweets

Most Retweeted Links of 2011

	link title	from	source	first seen
276	Jack Layton's letter to Canadians - Politics - CBC News	@CBCPolitics	cbc.ca	Aug 22, 2011 9:32 am
258	http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/fb/8c/dbcda31841ba8292a37246d5 7c44.jpeg	@DrEricHoskins	media.thestar.topscms.com	Aug 22, 2011 6:23 pm
177	Home	@david-murray	davidmurray.ndp.ca	Mar 20, 2011 9:00 am
175	Abulay Bantu - Together We Fight	@mattdohertyQdot	paper.li	May 19, 2011 9:45 pm
133	TrendLines ... welcome to the Web's 1st chart blog! Graphs of Global Peak...	@TrendlinesDotCa	trendlines.ca	Mar 14, 2011 3:13 pm
119	Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More	@salhousser	facebook.com	Mar 08, 2011 5:29 pm
101	Dave Rutherford \| Home	@RutherfordShow	daverutherford.com	Apr 04, 2011 11:22 am
99	I WILL VOTE :: JE VOTERAI \| Facebook	@apathyisboring	facebook.com	Mar 28, 2011 9:30 am
90	Michael Ignatieff's town hall for Canada	@liberal_party	liberal.ca	Apr 21, 2011 2:57 pm
85	Jobs \| Ontario PC Party	@DaveBristerPC	ontariopc.com	Aug 26, 2011 8:22 am

Most Retweeted Links of 2011 by Politicians

	link title	from	source	first seen
1181	Jack Layton's statement	@jacklayton	ndp.ca	Jul 25, 2011 11:07 am
429	Veterans Week 2011 official vignette - YouTube	@pmharper	youtube.com	Nov 11, 2011 5:00 am
350	Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the death of Jack Layton -...	@pmharper	pm.gc.ca	Aug 22, 2011 7:22 am
240	Message from the Minister regarding the Highland Companies' Melancthon Quarry...	@LindaJeffrey	mnr.gov.on.ca	Jul 07, 2011 11:09 am
207	Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on Thanksgiving - Prime Minister...	@pmharper	pm.gc.ca	Oct 10, 2011 6:35 am
199	East Africa Drought Relief Fund - CIDA	@pmharper	acdi-cida.gc.ca	Jul 24, 2011 10:25 am
195	YouTube - Rise-up Canada / Levez-vous, le Canada	@M_Ignatieff	youtube.com	Apr 16, 2011 10:57 am
193	YouTube - ‪PM's Canada Day greeting‬‏	@pmharper	youtube.com	Jul 01, 2011 5:40 am
167	Toriesâ crime legislation turns teens sharing marijuana into âorganized...	@justinpjtrudeau	ottawacitizen.com	Nov 19, 2011 5:08 am
166	Vote today!	@pmharper	conservative.ca	May 01, 2011 7:11 pm