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. By contrast, fake political parties try to resemble serious and genuine political parties for nefarious purposes, such as voter suppression, embezzlement of state funding, division and dilution of voter interest groups, et al. Some fake parties may actually model themselves after frivolous parties in an analogous fashion.

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 (1989–1991)
• True Whig Party (disbanded 1970)
• Lower Excise Fuel and Beer Party (2001–2005)

Austria

• The Beer Party

Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia

• (Permanentní opozicí za demokracii, 1990 Czechoslovak parliamentary election)
• The Party of Moderate Progress Within the Bounds of the Law (Jaroslav HaÅ¡ek, 1911)

Belarus

• Beer Lovers Party (defunct in 1998)

Canada

• Canadian Extreme Wrestling Party (1999–2001, defunct)
• Lemon Party (Parti Citron, 1987–2004, defunct)
• None of the Above Direct Democracy Party (2014–present)
• Parti éléphant blanc de Montréal (White Elephant Party of Montreal, 1989–2009, defunct)
• Pauper Party of Ontario (2011–2022, defunct)
• Rhinoceros Party (2006–present)
• The Canada Party (2012–present)
• Absolutely Absurd Party (2003–2004, defunct)

Czech Republic

• Friends of Beer Party (1990–1998)
• (Helax – Ostrava se baví, defunct, 2002–2009)
• (Ano lepší Česko s mimozemÅ¡Å¥any a občany motoristy, 2024–present)
• (ANO, vytrollíme europarlament, 2019 European Parliament election)
• (Balbínova poetická strana, 2002–present)
• (Nezávislá erotická iniciativa, defunct, 1990-2025)

Denmark

• The baldy party (Skallepartiet, Jesu fødsel–present)
• The Puppet Party (Dukkepartiet, 2014–present)
• Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements (defunct, 1979–1998)
• Vodka Party (Vodka Partiet, 2022–present)

Estonia

• Royalist Party of Estonia (defunct)

Faroe Islands

• Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin (The Funny Party, defunct)

France

• (1965)

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)

Greece

• Greek Ecologists (Έλληνες Οικολόγοι, 1986–2023, defunct)
• (Κ.Ο.Τ.Ε.Σ., Καπνιστικές Ομάδες για την Τέχνη και την Εικαστική Συγκρότηση)
• Cynic Party of Greece-Diogenes (Κυνικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος-Διογένης, 2019–2023, defunct)

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)
• Happiness Realization Party (Kōfuku Jitsugen Tō, 幸福実現党)
• The Collaborative Party (Minna de Tsukuru Tō, みんなでつくる党; commonly referred to as NHK Tō, NHK党)
• Internet Breakthrough Party of Japan (Dennō Toppa Tō, 電脳突破党) (defunct)
• Pirate Party Japan (Nihon Kaizoku Tō, 日本海賊党) (defunct, 2006–2017)
• Okinawa Pirate Party (Okinawa Kaizoku Tō, 沖縄海賊党)
• Tokyo Tea Party (Tokyo Chakai, 東京茶会) (defunct, 2010–2013)
• Love and Peace Party (Love & Peace Tō, ラブ＆ピース党) (2022, 2024 local elections)
• Sports and Peace Party (Supōtsu Heiwa Tō, スポーツ平和党) (defunct, 1989–2006)
• Watch My Cute Political Broadcast (Kawaii Watashi no Seiken Hōsō o Mite ne, カワイイ私の政見放送を見てね) (2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election, affiliated with NHK Party)
• We Are (Wareware-dan, 我々団) (2007-present)

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 (1993–1994, defunct)

Romania

• Partidul Liber-Schimbist (defunct)

Russia

• (1991–2020, outlawed, continues to function)
• Beer Lovers Party (1993–1998, reformed in 2024)
• Party of the Dead (2017–2022, outlawed, founder Maxim Evstropov declared a wanted fugitive as of December 2022)
• Party of crooks and thieves (Партия жуликов и воров, the ruling United Russia party)

Serbia

• Sarmu probo nisi: leader LjubiÅ¡a Preletačević came third with 9.44% of the vote in the 2017 Serbian presidential election

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
• Evil Chicken Party (Ond Kyckling Partiet, 2021–present)
• Least Awful Party
• Chill Party

Switzerland

• Anti-PowerPoint Party

Taiwan

• Can't Stop This Party (defunct)
• Taiwan Mahjong Greatest Party

Ukraine

• Darth Vader Bloc (2015–present) (see also: Darth Vader in Ukrainian politics)
• Internet Party of Ukraine (defunct, 2007–2020)
• Satirical-Democratic Party of Ukraine (defunct, 2013–2014)
• Ukrainian Anarchist Union (Союз Анархістів України, 1999–present) ()
• Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party (defunct, 1991–2001)
• (2008–present)

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 (defunct)
• Teddy Bear Alliance (defunct)
• Rainbow Dream Ticket (1984–2009, defunct)
• Count Binface Party, created by comedian Jonathan David Harvey
• Gremloids (1987, 1992, 2017 elections)
• Recyclons (2021, 2024 elections)
• Give Me Back Elmo
• Dungeons, Death, & Taxes Party (2005 UK general election, defunct)
• Happening Happy Hippy Party (1997–2002, defunct)
• Nude and Proud (2021 Senedd election)
• Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality (2010–2012, defunct)
• Miss Great Britain Party (2008–2009, defunct)
• Al-Zebabist Nation of OOOG (2014–2017, defunct)
• Blancmange Throwers Party (1987 UK general election, Windsor and Maidenhead)
• The Mitre TW9 (2024 UK general election, Richmond Park)
• Creek Road Fresh Bread Party (1987 UK general election, Havant)
• The Gold Party (1987 UK general election, Finchley)
• The Space Navies Party (2006–2021, defunct)
• The Moon and Serpent Party (2018–present)

United States

• Guns and Dope Party
• OWL Party
• Surprise Party
• Undecided Cow Party
• Birthday Party
• All-Night Party (1976 presidential election)
• Rent Is Too Damn High Party

Uruguay

• The Concordance Party () (led by Domingo Tortorelli; 1938, 1942, 1950 general elections)

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

Notes

References

Further reading

• Adrian Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable,