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General political concepts

Nonpartisanship Nonpartisanship, also known as nonpartisanism, is a lack of affiliation with a political party and a lack of political bias. While an ''Oxford English Dictionary The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the principal historical ...

, also known as Nonpartisanism, co-operation without reference to political parties *

Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy (also no-party democracy) is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties. Sometimes electioneering and even speaking ...

, an election with no official recognition of political parties *

Nonpartisan politician An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have poli ...

, independent or non-party politician

Specific political parties

Nonpartisan League The Nonpartisan League (NPL) was a left-wing political party founded in 1915 in North Dakota by Arthur C. Townley, a former organizer for the Socialist Party of America. On behalf of small farmers and merchants, the Nonpartisan League advocated ...

, North Dakota, USA (1915–1956) *

Non-Partisan Association The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) is a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the city's business leaders in 1937 to challenge the democratic socialist British Columbia CCF, Co-operative Commonwe ...

, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (since 1937) *

Alberta Non-Partisan League The Alberta Non-Partisan League was a minor provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The League changed its name in 1917 to the Non-Partisan Political League of Canada: Alberta Branch as it prepared to move into federal politics, and then cha ...

, Alberta, Canada (1916–1919) *

Non-Partisan Deputies The Non-Partisan Deputies (, TVF), was a minor political party in Norway and the predecessor of the Coastal Party of Norway. The party emerged from the relatively small stratum of conservative EU critics during the 1994 Norwegian EU referendum who ...

, Norway (1997–2017) *

Non-Partisan Independent Group The Conservative Party of British Columbia, commonly known as the BC Conservatives and colloquially known as the Tories, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is the main rival to the governing British Columbia New Demo ...

, 1930s fraction of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, Canada * The non-partisans, a 1910s Zionist workers movement *

Non-Partisan Solidarity Union The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union is a political party in Taiwan. It was established on 16 June 2004, led by founding Chairwoman Chang Po-ya and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the 2004 Taiwan legislative electio ...

, Taiwan

General political concepts

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