List of frivolous political parties

Template:Short description Template:More footnotes needed Template:Use dmy dates 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. Many countries have had a Pirate Party which could be considered frivolous. 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)
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• Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party (1989−1991)
• 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)
• Lemon Party (Parti Citron, defunct)
• Rhinoceros Party
• Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal (White Elephant Party of Montreal, 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)

France

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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

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Iceland

• Best Party (defunct)

Iran

• Party of Donkeys (defunct)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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)
• Happiness Realization Party (Kōfuku Jitsugen-tō, 幸福実現党)
• The Party to Protect the People from NHK (NHK kara Kokumin o Mamoru tō, NHKから国民を守る党)
• Internet Breakthrough Party of Japan (Dennō Toppa-tō, 電脳突破党) (defunct)
• Pirate Party Japan
• Tokyo Tea Party
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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)
• Polish Party of the Bald<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Romania

• Partidul Liber-Schimbist (defunct)

Russia

• Beer Lovers Party (1993–1998, reformed in 2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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)

Slovenia

• None of the Above (Nič od tega) (registered in 2024)

Spain

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

Sweden

• Donald Duck Party

Taiwan

• Can't Stop This 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)
• The Blah! Party<ref group=note>Merged into Official Monster Raving Loony Party in 2007; reclassified itself as a protest group in 2008.</ref> (defunct)
• Teddy Bear Alliance (defunct)
• Count Binface Party, created by comedian Jonathan David Harvey
• Gremloids<ref group=note>Party of perennial joke candidate Lord Buckethead, played by Jonathan David Harvey. Also associated with the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. The character of Lord Buckethead was retired after 2019 due to a copyright dispute.</ref> (1987, 1992, 2017 elections)
• Recyclons<ref group=note>Party of perennial joke candidate Count Binface, played by Jonathan David Harvey.</ref> (2021, 2024 elections)
• Dungeons, Death, & Taxes Party<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Al-Zebabist Nation of OOOG<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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United States

• Guns and Dope Party
• OWL Party
• Surprise Party
• Undecided Cow Party
• Birthday Party<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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, Template:ISBN