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Incomplete coverage
For Alliance, DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP, SDLP, TUV, PBP, Aontú, fewer than 90% of months in this period were completely checked, so their counts may be too low. See coverage.
Releases by party
Over time
Main topic by party
| Topic | Alliance | DUP | Sinn Féin | UUP | SDLP | TUV | Green Party | PBP | Aontú |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Housing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Economy and employment | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Public finance and taxation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justice and policing | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Environment and climate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Agriculture and rural affairs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Social security and welfare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Disability and equality | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Community relations and legacy | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Constitutional affairs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Immigration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Local government | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| International affairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All releases | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
Topic coverage matrix
A release can cover several topics, so these columns can add up to more than 100%. Each cell is the share of the party’s releases that cover the topic at all.
| Topic | Alliance | DUP | Sinn Féin | UUP | SDLP | TUV | Green Party | PBP | Aontú |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Housing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Economy and employment | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Public finance and taxation | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justice and policing | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Environment and climate | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Agriculture and rural affairs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Social security and welfare | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Disability and equality | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Community relations and legacy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Constitutional affairs | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Immigration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Local government | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| International affairs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All releases | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
Communication type by party
| Topic | Alliance | DUP | Sinn Féin | UUP | SDLP | TUV | Green Party | PBP | Aontú |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy announcement | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Policy proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Criticism | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Response to an event | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Call for action | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Parliamentary or governmental update | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Campaign statement | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Congratulations or recognition | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| General commentary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All releases | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
Every cell links to the releases it counts. Counts measure releases published on the parties’ websites; parties differ in how much they publish there, so compare shares as well as totals. What the numbers measure.