List of frivolous political parties

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.

Some more serious political parties, such as the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, may use the same tactics and humorous approaches to politics as their more frivolous counterparts but aim to address legitimate sociopolitical issues, something that some frivolous parties do not do.

Australia

• Deadly Serious Party (deregistered in 1988)
• Imperial British Conservative Party (see also: Cecil G. Murgatroyd, defunct)
• Party! Party! Party! (defunct)
• Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party (defunct)
• True Whig Party (disbanded 1970)
• Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party (2001-2005)

Austria

• The Beer Party

Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia

• The Party of Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law (Jaroslav Hašek, 1911)

Belarus

• Beer Lovers Party (defunct in 1998)

Canada

• Canadian Extreme Wrestling Party (defunct)
• Parti Citron (Lemon Party, defunct)
• Rhinoceros Party
• Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal (defunct)
• The Canada Party

Czech Republic

• Friends of Beer Party (1990–1998)

Denmark

• Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements (defunct)

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)

Hungary

• Hungarian Two Tailed Dog Party

Iceland

• Best Party (defunct)

Iran

• Party of Donkeys (defunct)

Italy

• Love Party (Partito dell'Amore) (defunct)
• Italian Nettist Party (Partito Nettista Italiano) (defunct)

Japan

• No Party to Support (Shiji Seitō Nashi, 支持政党なし)
• The Party to Protect the People from NHK

Kosovo

• Strong Party (Partia e Fortë) (defunct)

Lithuania

• Party of Bread Eaters (1993 presidential election)

New Zealand

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

Netherlands

• Party of the Future or The Party Party (defunct)
• Provo (defunct)
• Rapaille Partij (defunct)

Norway

• Beer Unity Party (defunct)
• The Political Party (defunct)

Poland

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

Romania

• Partidul Liber-Schimbist (defunct)

Russia

• Beer Lovers Party (1993-1998, reformed in 2024)
• Party of the Dead

Serbia

• Sarmu probo nisi: (Ljubiša Preletačević, the leader of SPN, participated in the 2017 Serbian presidential election and he came third with 9.44% of the vote)

Spain

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

Sweden

• Donald Duck Party

Ukraine

• Internet Party of Ukraine
• Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party (1991-2001)

United Kingdom

• Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party (defunct)
• Church of the Militant Elvis Party, also known as the Bus Pass Elvis Party (defunct)
• The Eccentric Party of Great Britain (defunct)
• Fancy Dress Party (defunct)
• New Millennium Bean Party
• Official Monster Raving Loony Party
• Raving Loony Green Giant Party (defunct)
• Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party (defunct)
• Teddy Bear Alliance (defunct)
• Count Binface Party, created by comedian Jonathan David Harvey
• Gremloids (1987, 1992, 2017 general elections)

United States

• Guns and Dope Party
• OWL Party
• Surprise Party
• Undecided Cow Party
• Birthday Party
• Youth International Party

See also

• Lists of political parties
• List of fictional political parties
• List of practical joke topics
• Jedi census phenomenon
• Non-human electoral candidates
• Novelty candidate

References

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