List of frivolous political parties

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

• PFGFIDSDG Partei für gemäßigten Fortschritt in den Schranken der Gesetze (Party for Moderate Progress Within the Bounds Of the Law, 1911–1921)^[3][4]

Belarus

• Beer Lovers Party (liquidated in 1998)

Belgium

• NEE

Canada

• Absolutely Absurd Party (defunct)
• Canadian Extreme Wrestling Party (defunct)
• Christian-Atheist Party of Canada (defunct)
• Prince Edward Island Draft Beer Party (defunct)
• Parti Citron (Lemon Party, defunct)
• The Party Party^[5]
• Rhinoceros Party
• Rhinoceros Party of Canada / Parti Rhinoceros
• Fed-Up Party (also known as FU)
• Lemon Party

Denmark

• Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements (defunct)
• Nihilist People's Party

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

• Double-tailed Dog Party

Iceland

• Best Party
• Framboðsflokkurinn (defunct)

Israel

• Pikanti (a food manufacturer that contested the 1992 election as an advertising gimmick)

Italy

• Partito dell'Amore ("Love Party", defunct)
• Popolo della Libertà ("Freedom Party")

New Zealand

• Bill and Ben Party (defunct)
• Imperial British Conservative Party (defunct)
• McGillicuddy Serious Party (defunct)

Netherlands

• Party of the Future
• Rapaille Partij (defunct)

Norway

• Beer Unity Party
• The Political Party (defunct)

Poland

• Orange Alternative
• Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (defunct after winning 16 seats in 1991)

Romania

• Partidul Liber-Schimbist (defunct)

Russia

• Beer Lovers Party

Slovakia

• Paliho Kapurková, Cheerful Political Party

Spain

• Coordinadora Reusenca Independent
• Partido del Karma Democrático, PKD ("Party of the Democratic Karma")

Sweden

• Donald Duck Party

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party

United Kingdom

• Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party (defunct)
• Church of the Militant Elvis Party
• Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality - They fielded four candidates in the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
• Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party
• Dog Lovers Party (defunct)
• Fancy Dress Party
• Glow Bowling Party (defunct)
• Happening Happy Hippy Party (not actually a political party, but perceived as one by many)
• Hardcore: You Know the Score party (defunct) - The early 90s rave outfit Altern8 formed a party which stood in the 1992 general election.
• I Want to Drop a Blancmange Down Terry Wogan's Y-Fronts Party, for which Pamela Stephenson stood for parliament^[6]
• Mongolian Barbecue Great Place to Party: it stood in the 1997 election, scoring just 112 votes in Wimbledon,^[7][8] 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.^[9]
• 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^[10][11]

• 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)

Fiction

Main article: List of fictional political parties

There have been literally hundreds of fictional political parties created for books, movies, TV shows, comics and the like.

See also

• List of political parties by country
• List of fictional political parties
• Frivolous political party
• Non-human electoral candidates
• Jedi census phenomenon

References

• Adrian Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable, ISBN 0-304-35871-1

1. ^ AEC list of formerly registered parties
2. ^ ^{a b c} List of parties competing in the 1989 ACT election
3. ^ Partei für gemäßigten Fortschritt in den Schranken der Gesetze German Wikipedia
4. ^ Jaroslav Hasek | The Party of Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law
5. ^ The Party Party web site
6. ^ Jackie McGlone. "Doctor Feelgood." Scotsman.com. 15 September 2007.
7. ^ The Daily Telegraph, "Fringe party candidates set record", April 20, 1997
8. ^ BBC website, 1997 election results for Wimbledon
9. ^ British House of Commons, Hansard, June 4, 1998, columns 529-530, available online here
10. ^ Mickey Mouse for president 2008
11. ^ MM tops write-in list in Wichita municipal elections