List of frivolous political parties
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A frivolous party or a joke party is a political party which has been created for the purposes of entertainment or political satire. Such a party may or may not have a serious point behind its activities. This is a list of frivolous political parties.
Australia
- Kram Party (defunct)[1]
- Deadly Serious Party (deregistered in 1988)
- Imperial British Conservative Party (see also: Cecil G. Murgatroyd, defunct))
- Party! Party! Party! (defunct)[2]
- Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party (defunct)[2]
Belarus
- Beer Lovers Party (defunct in 1998)
Belgium
Canada
- Canadian Extreme Wrestling Party (defunct)
- Fed-Up Party (also known as FU)
- Parti Citron (Lemon Party, defunct)
- Rhinoceros Party
- Rhinoceros Party of Canada / Parti Rhinoceros (defunct)
- Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal (defunct)
- The Canada Party
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
- Friends of Beer Party (1990–1998)
Denmark
Estonia
- Royalist Party of Estonia (defunct)
Faroe Islands
- Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin (The Funny Party, defunct)
Germany
- APPD (Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany)
- Die PARTEI ('The Party'; Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Protection of Animals, Promotion of Elites and Grassroot-Democratic Initiative) (represented in the European Parliament)
- Front Deutscher Äpfel
Hungary
Iceland
- Best Party (defunct)
Iran
- Party of Donkeys (defunct)[3]
Italy
- Partito dell'Amore ("Love Party", defunct)
Japan
- Political union of the law enforcement (One member party established by Daikaku Chōdō-in) (no seat in the parliament)
- The League of Japanese Parliamentarians (One member party established by Daikaku Chōdō-in) (no seat in the parliament)
- No Party to Support
Kosovo
- Partia e Fortë (The Strong Party)
New Zealand
- Bill and Ben Party (defunct)
- Imperial British Conservative Party (defunct)
- McGillicuddy Serious Party (defunct)
- The Civilian Party (defunct)
- Imperial Party of New Zealand
Netherlands
- Tegenpartij (Counterparty/opponent, defunct)
- Party of the Future
- Rapaille Partij (defunct)
Norway
- Beer Unity Party (defunct)
- 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
- Beer Lovers Party (defunct)
Serbia
Spain
- Coordinadora Reusenca Independent
- Partido del Karma Democrático, PKD ("Party of the Democratic Karma")
Sweden
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party (defunct)
United Kingdom
- Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party (defunct)
- Al-Zebabist Nation of Ooog
- Church of the Militant Elvis Party, also known as the Bus Pass Elvis Party
- Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality; fielded four candidates in the 2010 general election (defunct)
- Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party (defunct)
- The Eccentric Party of Great Britain
- Fancy Dress Party
- New Millennium Bean Party
- Miss Great Britain Party; founded 2008, whose candidates were mostly entrists from the Miss Great Britain beauty contest (defunct)
- Official Monster Raving Loony Party
- Raving Loony Green Giant Party (defunct)
- Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party (defunct)
- Teddy Bear Alliance (defunct)
United States
- Guns and Dope Party
- OWL Party
- Straight Talking American Government Party (STAG) (defunct)
- Surprise Party
- Inanimate Objects Party
See also
- List of fictional political parties
- List of practical joke topics
- Non-human electoral candidates
- Jedi census phenomenon
References
- ^ AEC list of formerly registered parties
- ^ a b List of parties competing in the 1989 ACT election Archived April 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Milani, Abbas (2008). Eminent Persians: The Men and Women who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979. Vol. 1. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. p. 408. ISBN 0815609078.
- Adrian Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable, ISBN 0-304-35871-1