MPs and Social Media

The Parliamentary Library have done an interesting paper on MPs use of social media. Some stats:

• 92/121 MPs are on Facebook
• National MPs are the MPs least likely to be on Facebook (only 60% or so are)
• 86% of female MPs are on Facebook and only 75% of male MPs
• John Key has 50,081 “fans” and Phil Goff has 2,334 “fans”
• 43% of MPs are on Twitter
• Top tweeters are Tau Henare on 3,087 and Clare Curran on 3,083
• John Key has 15,368 followers on Twitter and Phil Goff 2,397
• On You Tube National has had 436,522 video views, Greens 122,887 and Labour 21,530