On the #elxn42 trail

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This article was published 12/09/2015 (3689 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

26,000

The number of tweets using the hashtag #peegate in 24 hours after video was released of now former Conservative candidate Jerry Bance peeing in a coffee mug during a client visit in 2012.

810,000

Total tweets using hashtag #elxn42 between Aug. 5 and Sept. 4, 2015

2,366

Average number of tweets per hour, using the #elxn42 hashtag, since Aug. 2.

500

Number of tweets in the first three weeks of the campaign by Raffi Cavoukian, the most prolific election tweeter.

2.5 million

Number of individuals who have discussed politics on Facebook at least once between June 1 and Sept. 1.

3

Number of party leaders who have attended Toronto Blue Jays games since the election began.

0

Number of games the Toronto Blue Jays have won while a party leader was in attendance.

0

Number of Winnipeg Blue Bombers games attended by party leaders.

0

Number of games the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have won while a party leader was not in attendance.

Nominations

National

(out of 338 maximum, *for the Bloc Quebecois it’s 78)

• NDP — 336
• Liberal — 333
• Conservative — 323
• Green — 248
• Bloc — 78*
• Independent — 14

Manitoba

(Out of a possible 14)

• NDP — 13
• Liberal — 14
• Conservative — 13
• Green — 14
• Independent — 1

1

Number of parties which have released their full platform (The Green Party)

4

Number of visits to Manitoba by party leaders to date (Stephen Harper, 1, Justin Trudeau, 1, Tom Mulcair 2)

2

Number of national party leaders who have said the first thing they will do if they win the election is call the premiers.

7

Number of candidates forced to resign over social media comments or bad behaviour, as of Sept. 10.

1

Number of party communications directors who have apologized for an old tweet telling a former pope to eff off.

— compiled by Mia Rabson