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Revision as of 23:43, 21 May 2014
This is a list of political parties that have been created for various frivolous purposes: parody, joke, hoax, etc..
Australia
- Deadly Serious Party (defunct)[1]
- Imperial British Conservative Party (see also: Cecil G. Murgatroyd)
- Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party (defunct)[2]
- Party! Party! Party! (defunct)[2]
- Surprise Party (defunct)[2]
Austria–Hungary
- Party for Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law (1911–1921),[3][4] headed by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek
Belarus
- Beer Lovers Party (liquidated in 1998)
Belgium
Canada
- Absolutely Absurd Party (defunct)
- Canadian Extreme Wrestling Party (defunct)
- Fed-Up Party (also known as FU)
- Natural Law Party of Canada, (defunct)
- Parti Citron (Lemon Party, defunct)
- Rhinoceros Party
- Rhinoceros Party of Canada / Parti Rhinoceros (defunct)
- Christian Atheist Party of Canada (1956-1967)
Czechoslovakia (historic)
- Friends of Beer Party (ran in 1990, now defunct)[2]
Denmark
Estonia
- Royalist Party of Estonia (defunct)
Faroe Islands
- Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin (The Funny Party)
Germany
- Die PARTEI ('The Party'; Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Protection of Animals, Promotion of Elites and Grassroot-Democratic Initiative)
- APPD Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
- Don't Give a Feck Party A party originally set up as a joke running in the 2014 Irish Local Elections in the Meath East constituency.
Israel
Italy
- Partito dell'Amore ("Love Party", defunct)
Kosovo
- Partia e Fortë (The Strong Party)
New Zealand
- Bill and Ben Party (defunct)
- Imperial British Conservative Party (defunct)
- Mad Hatter's Tea Party (stood in the 1972 election)
- McGillicuddy Serious Party (defunct)
Netherlands
- Party of the Future
- Rapaille Partij (defunct)
Norway
- Beer Unity Party
- The Political Party (defunct)
Poland
- Orange Alternative
- Partia Dobrego Humoru (Good Humor Party)
- Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (defunct after winning 16 seats in 1991)
Romania
- Partidul Liber-Schimbist (defunct)
Russia
Spain
- Coordinadora Reusenca Independent
- Partido del Karma Democrático, PKD ("Party of the Democratic Karma")
Sweden
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party (defunct)
- Church of the Militant Elvis Party - AKA Bus Pass Elvis Party
- Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality - They fielded four candidates in the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
- Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party
- Fancy Dress Party
- Happening Happy Hippy Party (not actually a political party, but perceived as one by many)
- I Want to Drop a Blancmange Down Terry Wogan's Y-Fronts Party, for which Pamela Stephenson stood for parliament[5]
- Mongolian Barbecue Great Place to Party: it stood in the 1997 election, scoring just 112 votes in Wimbledon,[6][7] but achieved some fame through its absurd name, which was argued to be one of a wave of new parties that were using their name to advertise.[8]
- New Millennium Bean Party
- Miss Great Britain Party, a political party in the United Kingdom founded in 2008, whose candidates are mostly women who have entered the Miss Great Britain beauty contest
- Official Monster Raving Loony Party
- Raving Loony Green Giant Party (defunct)
- Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party (defunct)
- Teddy Bear Alliance (defunct)
Other parties, such as the Corrective Party or the Rainbow Alliance, were often seen as frivolous, but included some genuine policy aims in their manifestos.
United States
- Mickey Mouse, while not a party, can be used as a protest or joke write-in candidate[9][10]
- Guns and Dope Party
- OWL Party (Washington State, 1976)
- Straight Talking American Government Party (STAG) (defunct)
- Surprise Party (defunct)
- Rent Is Too Damn High Party (part serious, part joke)
- Youth International Party (defunct)
See also
- List of political parties by country
- List of fictional political parties
- Frivolous political party
- List of practical joke topics
- Non-human electoral candidates
- Jedi census phenomenon
References
- Adrian Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable, ISBN 0-304-35871-1
- ^ AEC list of formerly registered parties
- ^ a b c d List of parties competing in the 1989 ACT election[dead link] Cite error: The named reference "act" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Partei für gemäßigten Fortschritt in den Schranken der Gesetze German Wikipedia
- ^ Jaroslav Hasek | The Party of Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law
- ^ Jackie McGlone. "Doctor Feelgood." Scotsman.com. 15 September 2007.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph, "Fringe party candidates set record", April 20, 1997[dead link]
- ^ BBC website, 1997 election results for Wimbledon[dead link]
- ^ British House of Commons, Hansard, June 4, 1998, columns 529-530, available online here
- ^ Mickey Mouse for president 2008
- ^ MM tops write-in list in Wichita municipal elections