On Mon, Apr 04, 2016 at 01:36:41PM +1000, Rohan Mcleod via luv-talk wrote:
Trent W. Buck via luv-talk wrote:
Rick Moen via luv-talk wrote:
(FWIW, I am a registered member of the other large political party, the Democratic Party, [...] Oh, I assumed you meant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_PARTEI or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-tailed_Dog_Party or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party
Sadly, doesn't seem to be much similar happening in Australia or the US, at least not at the federal level.
Well there was the : Imperial British Conservative Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_frivolous_political_parties
That last link shows there were a number of joke parties in the 1989 Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly election. I was living in Canberra at the time and remember it well. To give some context: in a preceding referendum run by the Federal Government, the people of the ACT voted convincingly against self rule. The Federal Government foisted it on them anyway, and 1989 was the first election for it. Same-sex marriage referendum, anyone? Cheers ... Duncan.