List of ideological symbols
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This is a partial list of symbols and labels used by political parties and groups around the world. Some symbols are associated with a worldwide ideology or movement, and used by many different parties that support that ideology. Other are country-specific.
Colors
Worldwide
- Black — anarchism, fascism, people of African descent
- Blue — conservatism, Judaism, men, American progressivism
- Brown — Nazism, fascism, people of Latin American origin
- Gold — capitalism, right-libertarianism
- Green — environmentalism, Islam, capitalism, agrarianism
- Lavender — homosexuality, transgenderism
- Orange — Christian democracy, populism, mutualist anarchism
- Pink — homosexuality, feminism, women, social democracy
- Purple — centrism, monarchism or royalism
- Red — democratic socialism, socialism, communism, American conservatism, social democracy
- Saffron — Hindu nationalism
- White — monarchism, pacifism, (with violet) asexuality, people of European descent, anti-communism, Italian Christian democracy
- Yellow — liberalism, libertarianism, East Asian people
India
- Deep Sky Blue — Indian National Congress
- Red — Left Front
- Saffron — Bharatiya Janata Party
- White — other parties and independents.
Ireland
- Blue - Fine Gael
- Red - Labour Party
- Green - Fianna Fáil
- Dark green - Sinn Féin
- Purple - Social Democrats
United Kingdom
- Blue - Conservative Party
- Red - Labour Party
- Amber - Lib Dems
- Yellow - SNP
- Green - Green Party
- Purple - UKIP
United States
- Red — Republican Party; Socialist Workers Party; Socialist Alternative Party; Party for Socialism and Liberation; Socialist Party USA and Communist Party USA
- Blue — Democratic Party
- Blue and buff — Modern Whig Party, colours used by the whiggamores
- Dark blue — one of the official colors of the Justice Party
- Green — Green Party
- Purple — politically mixed or moderate regions; Constitution Party, Veterans Party of America
- White or grey — senior citizens, third parties (other than the Greens), independent candidates and voters
- Yellow or gold, with dark blue or purple — Libertarian Party
Icons
Worldwide
- Red flag — socialism and communism
- Red star — marxism and communism
- Hammer and sickle — marxism-leninism and communism
- Red Rose — social democracy and democratic socialism
- Circumscribed A — anarchism
- Letter V — voluntarism (anarchocapitalism)
- Fasces — fascism
- Swastika — national-socialism/nazism
- Celtic cross — white nationalism, neo-nazism
- Crown — monarchism
- Bird in flight (mostly dove)— liberalism, libertarianism
- Antifascist Circle — mid 20th century European social democracy and anti-fascists
- Sunflower — Green politics
- Eagle — nationalism, patriotism, conservativism
- Christian cross — Christian theocracy
Brazil
Colombia
- letter C — Colombian Conservative Party
- letter L — Colombian Liberal Party
- letter U — Social National Unity Party ("Party of the U")
Denmark
- letter A — Social Democrats
- letter B — Social Liberal Party
- letter C — Conservative People's Party
- letter F — Socialist People's Party
- letter I — Liberal Alliance
- letter K — Christian Democrats
- letter N — People's Movement against the EU
- letter O — Danish People's Party
- letter Ø — Red-Green Alliance
- letter V — Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark
India
- Arrow — Janata Dal (United) (Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Nagaland)
- Bicycle — Samajwadi Party (Uttar Pradesh)
- Bicycle — Telugu Desam Party (Andhra Pradesh)
- Bow and Arrow — Shiv Sena (Maharashtra)
- Bow and Arrow — Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Jharkhand)
- Broom - Aam Aadmi Party
- Clock — Nationalist Congress Party
- conch — Biju Janata Dal (Odisha)
- Ears of maize and sickle — Communist Party of India
- Elephant — Asom Gana Parishad (Assam)
- Elephant — Bahujan Samaj Party (with the exception of the states of Assam and Sikkim where certain state parties use the elephant)
- Fan-YSR Congress Party (Andhra Pradesh)
- Flowers and grass — All India Trinamool Congress
- Hammer and Sickle — Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Hand pump — Rashtriya Lok Dal (Uttar Pradesh)
- Palm — Indian National Congress
- Ink pot and pen — People's Democratic Party (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Ladder — Muslim League (Kerala)
- Lady farmer carrying paddy on her head — Janata Dal (Secular) (Karnataka)
- Tiger — All India Forward Bloc (West Bengal)
- Lotus — Bharatiya Janata Party
- Hurricane lamp — Rashtriya Janata Dal (Bihar, Jharkhand)
- Plough — Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Spectacles — Indian National Lok Dal (Haryana)
- Rising sun — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu)
- Telephone — Himachal Vikas Congress (Himachal Pradesh)
- Two leaves — All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu)
- Two leaves — Kerala Congress (Mani faction) (Kerala)
- Scales — Akali Dal (Punjab)
- Kite — People's Party of Punjab (Punjab)
Pakistan
- Ostriches — Social Democratic Movement of Pakistan
- Cricket Bat — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf
- Arrow — Pakistan Peoples Party
- Sunflower — Green Party of Pakistan
- Tiger — Pakistan Muslim League (N)[1]
- Balance — Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI)
- Book - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI)
- Kite - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
Slovakia
- Flying dove — Free Forum
- Stork — Christian Democratic Movement
- Christian cross — Christian Democratic Movement
- Red Star — Communist Party of Slovakia
- Eagle — Slovak National Party
- Blue cube — Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
- Letter S — People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
United Kingdom
- Red Rose — Labour Party
- Scribbled Oak Tree[2][3] — Conservative Party
- Welsh Dragon — Former logo of Plaid Cymru; also appeared alongside the thistle, daffodil and clover leaf on the post-war Tory logo
- Stylised P-shaped Flag — Pirate Party UK
- Pound sign — UK Independence Party
- Saltire — the Scottish National Party and Scottish Conservative Party both use stylised saltires in their party logos
- Sunflower — Scottish Green Party
- Torch — Former logo of the Labour Party (1920s to 1983) and the Conservative Party (1980s to 2006).[2]
- Union Flag — Used in the logos of the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party, British National Party, Conservative Party (traditional), amongst others
- Welsh Poppy[4] — Plaid Cymru
- Liberty Bird[5] — Liberal Democrats
- White Rose - Logo of Yorkshire First, symbol of Yorkshire as a whole
United States
- Abraham Lincoln — Republican Party, used on some paper ballots in US; also used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Lincoln Dinner" in many states). Also used by the Modern Whig Party due to Lincoln's loyalty to the original Whig Party.
- Benjamin Franklin — Democratic Party, used on some paper ballots in US
- Donkey — Democratic Party
- Eagle — Republican Party (used on ballots in New York State); Constitution Party
- Elephant — Republican Party
- Great horned owl — Modern Whig Party
- Liberty Bell — Liberal Party of New York
- Minute Man and Embattled Farmer are the symbols of American Patriot Party (2003 to present)
- Moose — Vermont Progressive Party Also used since 1912 for National Progressive Party
- Pelican - American Solidarity Party. [6] Used for its association with Christianity.
- Penguin- used in some states as a symbol of the Libertarian Party
- Porcupine-used as a symbol of the Free State Project in New Hampshire and Libertarian ideas and movements in general
- Raccoon — Whig Party[7]
- Rattlesnake — Sometimes used on the logos for the Texas state affiliate of the Modern Whig Party.
- Lion — National Party
- Star — Democratic Party (used on ballots in New York State)
- Statue of Liberty — Libertarian Party. Also a national symbol
- Sunflower — Green Party; also, Republican presidential candidate Alfred Landon of Kansas in 1936
- Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson — Democratic Party — used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Jefferson-Jackson Dinner" in many states)
- Tiger — formerly, the New York City Democratic Party and the Tammany Hall political machine that controlled it for more than a century and a half.
- Torch — Conservative Party of New York
- Zachary Taylor — In some rare instances the Modern Whig Party has used the portrait of the 12th President of the United States in his military uniform to show their heritage as the old Whig Party and their connection with military veterans.
References
- ^ Symbols allotted to political parties for general elections 2013, Election Commission of Pakistan.
- ^ a b Lester, Robert (15 September 2006). "The Conservative Party replaces 'torch' icon with oak tree logo". Marketing Week. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Our Visual Identity: A User Guide". The Conservative Party. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Plaid image change 'a new start'". BBC News. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Phil, Scullion (19 September 2011). "Lib Dems 'have best party logo'". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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- ^ Brownlow, William Gannaway (1844). A Political Register: Setting Forth the Principles of the Whig and Locofoco Parties in the United States. Jonesborough, Tenn.: Google Books. p. 212. Retrieved 12 February 2014.