A frivolous party or a joke party is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

which has been created for the purposes of

entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousan ...

political satire Political satire is satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics; it has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where su ...

. 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 The Rent Is Too Damn High Party (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party) is a single issue political party, primarily active in the state of New York, that has nominated candidates for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2009, and for governor and senator in ...

, may use the same tactics and humorous approaches to politics as their more frivolous counterparts but aim to address legitimate sociopolitical issues, something that frivolous parties do not do.

Australia

Deadly Serious Party The Deadly Serious Party was a political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, a ...

(deregistered in 1988) *

Imperial British Conservative Party The Imperial British Conservative Party was a farcical political party founded by The Wizard of New Zealand in 1974. It "stood for the traditions of British imperialism in the face of capitalism, globalisation and the distinct lack of cultu ...

(see also:

Cecil G. Murgatroyd Cecil Godfrey Murgatroyd (22 May 1958 – 21 May 2001) was an Australian politician, musician, and comedian. He was known for being involved in New Zealand national politics along with Australian Federal and State politics, and for his role in ...

, defunct) *

Party! Party! Party! Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 4 March 1989. This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for their own legislative body. The Labor Party, led ...

(defunct)List of parties competing in the 1989 ACT election
*

Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party The Sun-Ripened Warm Tomato Party was an Australian joke party. It stood candidates in the first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly election in 1989. Its manifesto was to 'ban gas colored fake tomatoes from the ACT'. It received ...

(defunct)

Austria

* Ridge Party

Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia

* The Party of Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law (

Jaroslav Hašek Jaroslav Hašek (; 1883–1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel '' The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War'', an unfinished collection of farcical in ...

, 1911)

Belarus

* Beer Lovers Party (defunct in 1998)

Canada

Canadian Extreme Wrestling Party The Canadian Extreme Wrestling Party (CEWP) was a frivolous political party in Canada that was not registered as an official party by Elections Canada, the government agency that conducts the Canadian elections. The party held its leadership conve ...

(defunct) * Parti Citron (''Lemon Party'', defunct) *

Rhinoceros Party The Rhinoceros Party (sometimes referred to in English as the Second Rhinoceros Party), officially the Parti Rhinocéros Party, is a Canadian federal-level political party. It was known as neorhino.ca until 2010, when the party changed its na ...

Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal The Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal (PÉBM) (English: White Elephant Party of Montreal) was a fringe political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that existed for most of the period from 1989 to 2009. Origins The PÉBM was created by Michel Bé ...

(defunct) *

The Canada Party The Canada Party is a political satire group devoted to electing Canada as President of the United States. Founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2012, the organization produces and shares a variety of satirical media, including videos, p ...

Czech Republic

Friends of Beer Party Friends of Beer Party ( cs, Strana přátel piva, abbreviated ') was a political party in the Czech Republic. Originally intended as a humorous commentary on the large number of new political parties, the party decided to run in the elections after ...

(1990–1998) * ANO, vytrollíme europarlament – ''Yes, We Will Troll the Euro-Parliament'' (2019)

Denmark

Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements The Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements () was an unusually successful frivolous political party in Denmark. It was founded in Aarhus in 1979 by a comedian, Jacob Haugaard (born 1952), and a few friends. Haugaard stood as a candidate in Aarh ...

(defunct)

Estonia

* Royalist Party of Estonia (defunct)

Faroe Islands

Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin ( English: ''The Funny Party'') was a joke political party in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 2004 by the current party leader, Johan Dalsgaard, also known as Johan í Kollafirði and later as Johan í Fámará. The ...

(The Funny Party, defunct)

Germany

* APPD (Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany) *

Die PARTEI (''Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Animal Protection, Promotion of Elites and Grassroots Democratic Initiative''), or Die PARTEI (''The PARTY''), is a German political party. It was founded in 2004 by the editors of the German satirical magazin ...

('The Party'; Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Protection of Animals, Promotion of Elites and Grassroot-Democratic Initiative) (represented in the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adop ...

) *

Front Deutscher Äpfel The Front Deutscher Äpfel (short F.D.Ä.; German for ''Front of German Apples''), also called Apfelfront (Apple Front) is a satirical organisation, founded in Leipzig in 2004. It satirizes right extremist parties, especially the Nationaldemo ...

Hong Kong

National Opposition Party National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland ...

(2012) *

Conditioning Farming Orchid Line Conditioning may refer to: Science, computing, and technology * Air conditioning, the removal of heat from indoor air for thermal comfort ** Automobile air conditioning, air conditioning in a vehicle ** Ice storage air conditioning, air condit ...

(2013) *Hong Kong Neutral Party (2016) *

Hong Kong Communist Party Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark * Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organi ...

(2018) 2015 political reform controversy, a large number of political groups used a lot of colloquial names to participate in public hearings in

Hong Kong Legislative Council The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's "one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong' ...

in the name of the group, put forward opinions on the political reform plan. *Don't Care CY Leung Youth Army *You love Hong Kong or China more group *I don't care *Revealed the fake universal election over counterfeit bills union *Adjust and manage the Agricultural Service Department Political Reform Alliance *I am righteous world needs me I want true universal suffrage yoyo major league *Hehe Fan League of Love and True Universal Suffrage *What what what union *My mom is not kind union *(laughs) I want true universal election (Monkey Face) *Undaunted by the changing world, the Coalition for Universal Suffrage *Kind Mother 689 Army General Association *I love true universal suffrage hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha *Prince Cup Yeh Guards demand true universal election for rations *Lee See-yin true goddess I wants true universal election guards *Uncle Zhenying, the star of disaster in Hong Kong, returned to the countryside to plough the fields to support the team in the night of Ye Yiye *Student Zuoxing left foot cramps become left glue syndrome, pay attention to the Youth Federation and the Federation of Industry for Recruiting You Belt Buckles Foot cramps become left glue syndrome, follow the Youth Federation ) *Hong Kong Remove Traitor Alliance Other political groups have tried to participate in the Legislative Council meeting in the name of an organization, but the Legislative Council Secretariat refused to register on the grounds that "the name is not respectful". A similar situation also appeared at public hearings in 2016 Anti-Northeast New Territories Funding Demonstration, involving political groups including: *China Border Watch Association *Conditioning Farming Orchid Lines *Legco2 League *Hong Kong Expose Liar Alliance *CY Leung ruined Hong Kong Association

Hungary

Hungarian Two Tailed Dog Party The Hungarian Two Tailed Dog Party ( hu, Magyar Kétfarkú Kutya Párt; MKKP) is a joke political party in Hungary. It was founded in Szeged in 2006, but did not register as an official political party until 2014. The party's main activity is s ...

Iceland

Best Party The Best Party ( is, Besti flokkurinn) was an Icelandic List of political parties in Iceland, political party founded by Jón Gnarr on 16 November 2009. The party ran in the 2010 Reykjavik City Council election, 2010 city council election in Reyk ...

(defunct)

Iran

* Party of Donkeys (defunct)

Italy

* Love Party (''Partito dell'Amore'') (defunct) *

Italian Nettist Party The Italian Nettist Party (, PNI), better known as the Steak Party (), was a joke political party founded in Italy in 1953 by publisher Corrado Tedeschi. Considered a forerunner of anti-politics or the first Italian satirical party, the Steak Party ...

(''Partito Nettista Italiano'') (defunct) * Party of Creative Madness (''Partito della follia creativa'')

Japan

* No Party to Support *

The Party to Protect the People from NHK NHK Party ( ja, NHK党, ), self-abbreviated as the NHK (NHK), also known as Anti-NHK Party in English language media, is a populist and single-issue political party in Japan founded on 17 June 2013 by activist Takashi Tachibana. The party's orig ...

Kosovo

Strong Party Strong may refer to: Education * The Strong, an educational institution in Rochester, New York, United States * Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas), an administrative hall of the University of Kansas * Strong School, New Haven, Connecticut, United S ...

(''Partia e Fortë'') (defunct)

New Zealand

Bill and Ben Party The Bill and Ben Party was a New Zealand joke political party formed in 2008 and voluntarily deregistered in 2010. The party's leaders were Jamie Linehan and Ben Boyce ("Bill" and Ben) of the TV3 satirical sports show '' Pulp Sport''. In the 2 ...

(defunct) *

McGillicuddy Serious Party The McGillicuddy Serious Party (McGSP) was a satirical political party in New Zealand in the late 20th century. Between 1984 and 1999, it provided "colour" to ensure that citizens not take the political process too seriously. The party's logo, th ...

(defunct) *

The Civilian Party The Civilian Party was a frivolous political party founded by political satirist Ben Uffindell. It contested the 2014 New Zealand general election before disbanding. The party was deregistered at its own request on 5 May 2015. History Uffindell, ...

(defunct)

Netherlands

Party of the Future The Party of the Future (Dutch: ''Partij van de Toekomst'', PvdT) was a political party of the Netherlands. Although the party never came close to obtaining a seat in the House of Representatives, it received wide media attraction due to its lea ...

(defunct) * The Party Party (defunct) * Provo (defunct) *

Rapaille Partij The Vrije Socialistische Groep or Sociaal-Anarchistische Actie in Nederland, nicknamed Rapaille Partij ("Riffraf Party") was a Dutch local political party founded in Amsterdam in the 1920s. Their ideology was strongly against democracy, the parli ...

(defunct)

Norway

Beer Unity Party Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cerea ...

(defunct) * The Political Party (defunct)

Poland

* Good Humor Party *

Polish Beer-Lovers' Party The Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (PPPP; pl, Polska Partia Przyjaciół Piwa, lit=Polish Party of Friends of Beer) was a satirical Polish political party that was founded in 1990 by satirist Janusz Rewiński. Originally, the party's goal was to pro ...

(defunct after winning 16 seats in 1991)

Romania

Partidul Liber-Schimbist The Party of Free Change ( ro, Partidul Liber-Schimbist, PLS) was a satirical political party in Romania, founded by and with as its first president. Its name, message and symbols were overt references and homages to Ion Luca Caragiale, the clas ...

(defunct)

Russia

* Beer Lovers Party (defunct) * Party of the Dead

Serbia

Sarmu probo nisi Sarmu probo nisi ( sr-cyr, Сарму пробо ниси, , meaning "You haven't tasted the sarma"), SPN, is a satirical political organization in Serbia formed in Mladenovac in 2016. History SPN started as a fictional political party created b ...

: (

Ljubiša Preletačević Luka Maksimović ( sr-cyr, Лука Максимовић, ; born 17 July 1991) is a Serbian comedian and political activist best known for his role as the satirical fictional politician named Ljubiša Preletačević "Beli" ( sr-cyr, Љубиша � ...

, the leader of SPN, participated in the

2017 Serbian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Serbia on 2 April 2017. Incumbent president Tomislav Nikolić was eligible to run for a second five-year term, but opted not to do so. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić was elected president in the first round ...

and he came third with 9.44% of the vote)

Spain

Coordinadora Reusenca Independent The Coordinadora Reusenca Independent (, literal translation: "Reus Independent Coordinator") or Cori is a political party based in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. It was formed in 2003 and stood lists of candidates in municipal elections of 2003. 2007 and ...

* Partido del Karma Democrático, PKD ("Party of the Democratic Karma")

Sweden

Donald Duck Party The Donald Duck Party () is a Swedish joke political party named after the Disney character Donald Duck. The party has received joke or protest votes without actually existing for several years; however, before the 2002 Swedish general electi ...

Taiwan

* (defunct)

United Kingdom

* Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party (defunct) *

Church of the Militant Elvis Party The Church of the Militant Elvis Party is a List of frivolous political parties, frivolous political party in the United Kingdom. The leader of the party was David Bishop (1944–2022), who went by the nicknames of 'Lord Biro' and 'Bus-pass Elv ...

, also known as the Bus Pass Elvis Party (defunct) *

The Eccentric Party of Great Britain Lord Toby Jug (born Brian Borthwick, 18 December 1965 – 2 May 2019) was a British politician. He was the leader of the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire branch of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, serving as the party's media officer ...

Fancy Dress Party A costume party (American English) or fancy dress party (other varieties of English) is a type of party, common in contemporary Western culture, in which many of the guests are dressed in costume, usually depicting a fictional or stock char ...

(defunct) * Mercian Nationalist Party * New Millennium Bean Party *

Official Monster Raving Loony Party The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a political party established in the United Kingdom in 1982 by the musician David Sutch, also known as "Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow", or simply "Lord Sutch". It is notable for its ...

Raving Loony Green Giant Party The Raving Loony Green Giant Party was a political party in the United Kingdom. History The party was led by Stuart Hughes, who had formerly been an election agent for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP). He fell out with the OMRL ...

(defunct) *

Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party The Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2000, the group split from the Official Monster Raving Loony Party after the death of Screaming Lord Sutch.Teddy Bear Alliance Dominic John Romulus Joly (; born 15 November 1967) is an English comedian and writer. He is best known as the star of ''Trigger Happy TV'' (2000–2003), a hidden camera prank show that was broadcast in over 70 countries worldwide. Early life ...

(defunct)

United States

* Guns and Dope Party *

OWL Party The OWL Party of Washington was a minor political party founded in a tavern and jazz club, the Tumwater Conservatory, in Tumwater, Washington, to field candidates in the 1976 elections. The party was established in part as a sarcastic, humorous ...

* Straight Talking American Government Party (STAG) (defunct) *

Surprise Party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature fo ...

* Undecided Cow Party *

Birthday Party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

Youth International Party The Youth International Party (YIP), whose members were commonly called Yippies, was an American youth-oriented radical and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the late 1960s. It was founded on ...

Legoland Party Legoland (, trademark in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family theme parks focusing on the construction toy system Lego. They are not fully owned by The Lego Group itself; rather, they are owned and operated by the British theme park com ...

* The St. Augustine Tea Party

Notes

References

*Adrian Room, ''Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable'', {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Frivolous Political Parties Political parties Frivolous *

Australia

Austria

Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia

Belarus

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Germany

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

Iran

Italy

Japan

Kosovo

New Zealand

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Taiwan

United Kingdom

United States

See also

Notes

References