Politwitter 2012 Year in Review

This page is a summary of the Twitter & social media usage of Canadian politicians during 2012. 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.

Indexed Federal Tweets

Indexed Federal Tweets chart

Top Federal Tweeters

  1. 1462deepgreendesign
  2. 1286jimbobbysez
  3. 941ElectionCDA
  4. 891nspector4
  5. 872ZackSiezmagraff
  6. 785scott_milton
  7. 766vijaysappani
  8. 671ValckeNDP
  9. 668canpoli
  10. 642HarrisAJackson

Top Federal MP Tweeters

  1. 637DenisCoderre
  2. 289MarcGarneau
  3. 229nathancullen
  4. 216ElizabethMay
  5. 209FBoivinNPD
  6. 178PaulDewar
  7. 170alexboulerice
  8. 157nikiashton
  9. 151kenneyjason
  10. 149Carolyn_Bennett

Top @replied Tweeters

  1. 2950@pmharper
  2. 2142@DenisCoderre
  3. 1718@bobraeMP
  4. 1399@globeandmail
  5. 1267@Dalton_McGuinty
  6. 1138@OpenMedia_ca)
  7. 996@TonyclementCPC
  8. 924@ElizabethMay
  9. 912.@christianparad
  10. 863@kady

Top Invited MPs to Twitter

  1. 1Yvon Godin
  2. 1Joy Smith
  3. 1Maria Mourani
  4. 1Mauril Bélanger
  5. 1Rob Merrifield
  6. 1Michael Chong

Top Federal Hash Tags

Top Federal Hash Tags

Tweets indexed each month

tweets each month


MPs Most Viewed Youtube Videos (on politwitter)

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Federal Video Stats

  1. 32ndp
  2. 20conservative
  3. 10liberal
  4. 1green

Top Video Posters

  1. 6MPJulian
  2. 5nathancullen
  3. 5alexboulerice
  4. 5HedyFry
  5. 5JamesMoore_org
  6. 4diane-finley
  7. 3wayne-marston
  8. 3jamesbezan
  9. 3peggynash_
  10. 3CharlieAngusMP

MPs Most Viewed Photos (on politwitter)

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Federal Picture Stats

  1. 340conservative
  2. 250ndp
  3. 137liberal
  4. 14green
  5. 10ontariogreen
  6. 7liberal,conservative

Top Picture Posters

  1. 74Lynne_Yelich
  2. 61nikiashton
  3. 48VoteLawrence
  4. 37jimkarygiannis
  5. 35kenneyjason
  6. 29jacklayton
  7. 28DonDavies
  8. 26bobzimmermp
  9. 25Carolyn_Bennett
  10. 23pmharper



Most Retweeted Tweets of 2012

Most Tweets Retweeted

  1. 270 DenisCoderre
  2. 149 Nathan Cullen
  3. 129 Paul Dewar
  4. 122 Jason Kenney
  5. 113 Elizabeth May MP

Combined total Retweets

  1. 1,430 Justin Trudeau, MP
  2. 1,306 Bob Rae
  3. 1,219 Charlie Angus MP
  4. 1,212 DenisCoderre
  5. 1,112 Elizabeth May MP



Most Retweeted Links of 2012

link title from source first seen
3892011 Roundup » CIC@TheCICopencanada.orgJan 04, 2012 9:43 am
98Don’t let Harper steal your retirement benefits - Liberal.ca@liberal_partypetition.liberal.caJan 27, 2012 11:55 am
61Michael Ignatieff: There's no way out but a new politics of fairness - The...@M_Ignatiefftheglobeandmail.comJan 01, 2012 2:28 pm
49Canada's CEO Elite 100 | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives@ccpapolicyalternatives.caJan 03, 2012 6:23 am
48http://solutionsnb.com/AvisjuridiquPDF.pdf@GillesDuceppesolutionsnb.comMon 12:30 pm
41Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: Cops and Judges Applaud Canadian Liberal...@liberal_partycopssaylegalize.blogspot.Jan 18, 2012 6:02 am
37Office of the Premier, Dalton McGuinty | BlogON(tario) | Tuition Grant Applications...@OntLiberalpremier.gov.on.caJan 05, 2012 7:32 am
35» CIC@vijaysappaniopencanada.orgJan 23, 2012 5:06 am
33Love: .05 roadside suspension is a nightmare@ElectDaniellecalgaryherald.comJan 27, 2012 7:41 am
32http://convention.liberal.ca/fr/@parti_liberalconvention.liberal.caJan 12, 2012 1:43 pm

Most Retweeted Links of 2012 by Politicians

link title from source first seen
125chrismilloy.ca » Transgender People are Completely Banned From Boarding...@justinpjtrudeauchrismilloy.caTue 9:26 am
103Sun News Citizenship Ceremony: Federal Bureaucrats Pose As 'New Canadians'...@justinpjtrudeauhuffingtonpost.caThu 6:04 am
77Policy for the neuronally challenged@justinpjtrudeauottawacitizen.comJan 21, 2012 8:44 am
69Justin Trudeau Stands up for Transsexual and Transgendered Rights ...@justinpjtrudeauyoutube.comWed 1:01 pm
67Welcome to the Ontario Student Assistance Program:Tuition@harindertakharosap.gov.on.caJan 05, 2012 8:11 am
65Twitter / Olivia Chow: Welcome baby Solace Huxley ...@oliviachowtwitter.comJan 05, 2012 6:12 am
61Ottawa steps in to save life of pet goose@justinpjtrudeaunationalpost.comJan 25, 2012 8:59 am
52Kenney's office apologizes for ‘new Canadians’ stunt on Sun News - The...@justinpjtrudeautheglobeandmail.comThu 11:12 am
50http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tory-government-hiked-ad- spending-to-promote-stimulus-projects/article2291855/?service=email&ut m_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_medium=E-mail:+Newsletters+/+ E-Blasts+/+etc.&utm_content=2291855&utm_campa@bobraeMPtheglobeandmail.comJan 05, 2012 5:36 am
39B.C. First Nation rescinds earlier support for Northern Gateway deal@nathancullenvancouversun.comJan 18, 2012 2:48 pm

MPs with Greatest Increase in Facebook Fans

  1. +66 Michael Ignatieff
  2. +35 Ruby Dhalla
  3. +22 Tim Hudak
  4. +12 Sana Hassainia
  5. +12 Nova Scotia NDP
  6. +6 Candice Hoeppner
  7. +6 Chungsen Leung
  8. +6 Rocco Rossi
  9. +5 Ramona Jennex
  10. +5 Navdeep Bains

MPs with Greatest Increase in Twitter Followers

  1. +400 Jack Layton
  2. +85 Michael Ignatieff
  3. +35 Ruby Dhalla
  4. +6 Candice Hoeppner
  5. +5 Leanna Villella
  6. +5 Myrna Clark
  7. +3 Jaymini Bhikha
  8. +3 Andrew Telegdi
  9. +3 Dana Larsen
  10. +3 John Kidder



Provincial

Most Active Provinces

  1. 24453Quebec
  2. 19064Ontario
  3. 15978British Columbia
  4. 12783Alberta
  5. 4988Nova Scotia
  6. 4071Newfoundland
  7. 1875New Brunswick
  8. 721Saskatchewan
  9. 305Territories (yk, nt, nu)
  10. 79Prince Edward Island
Most Active Provinces

Top Provincial Hash Tags

  1. 14945#assnat
  2. 11713#ableg
  3. 11457#bcpoli
  4. 9559#polqc
  5. 8060#onpoli
  6. 2777#nspoli
  7. 1594#nlpoli
  8. 631#HST

Indexed Provincial Tweets

  1. 3468Ontario Liberal
  2. 3106Ontario PC
  3. 1929Parti Québécois
  4. 1845Ontario NDP
  5. 1538Action Démocratique
  6. 1283BC NDP
  7. 1247Alberta Liberal
  8. 1183BC Liberal
  9. 919Newfoundland NDP
  10. 704Québec Solidaire
  11. 648Nova Scotia Liberal
  12. 607New Brunswick Liberal
  13. 581Ontario Green
  14. 500Newfoundland Liberal
  15. 423New Brunswick NDP