Of course this week was Budget week, so a few anomalies are to be expected.
Most Tweets:
National: Tau Henare 123, Claudete Hauiti 42, Simon O’Connor 40.
Labour: Clare Curran 167, Trevor Mallard 124, Ruth Dyson 71.
Greens: Kevin Hague 153, Russel Norman 145, Julie Anne Genter 88.
NZ First: Tracey Martin 31, Winston Peters 10.
Others: Peter Dunne 68, Te Ururoa Flavell 42.
Most New Followers:
National: John Key 327, Bill English 84, Steven Joyce 57.
Labour: David Cunliffe 171, Jacinda Ardern 141, David Shearer 68.
Greens: Russel Norman 115, Metiria Turei 70, Jan Logie 41.
NZ First: Winston Peters 123, Asenati Taylor 9.
Other: Peter Dunne 33, Te Ururoa Flavell 22.
Average Tweets per MP
National: 13.27
Labour: 28.33
Greens: 51.71
Average New Followers per MP
National: 26.56
Labour: 28.97
Green: 51.71
Number of MPs who sent zero tweets (percent of MPs on Twitter)
National: 9 (18.75)
Labour: 4 (13.33)
Greens: 1 (7.14)
