Country Party
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Country Party may refer to
- Country Party of Australia, now called "National Party of Australia"
- In Great Britain:
- Country Party (Britain)Country Party (Britain)In Britain in the era 1680-1740, especially in the days of Robert Walpole , the Country Party was a coalition of Tories and disaffected Whigs. It was a movement rather than an organized party and had no formal structure or leaders...
, opponents of the Court Party and the government, late 17th early 18th century - Ultra-ToriesUltra-ToriesThe Ultra-Tories were an Anglican faction of British and Irish politics that appeared in the 1820s in opposition to Catholic emancipation. They were later called the "extreme right wing" of British and Irish politics. They broke away from the governing party in 1829 after the passing of the...
, active 1829–32
- Country Party (Britain)
- Country Party (New Zealand)Country Party (New Zealand)The Country Party of New Zealand was a political party which based itself around rural voters. It was represented in Parliament from 1928 to 1938. Its policies were a mixture of rural advocacy and social credit theory....
, active in the 1920s and 1930s - PNG Country PartyPNG Country PartyThe PNG Country Party is the result of earlier political developments prior to the Independence of Papua New Guinea. There were attempts in 1964 to 1968 in formation of political parties...
, Papua New Guinea - Country Party (Rhode Island)Country Party (Rhode Island)The Country Party, Rhode Island's anti-federalist political party, controlled the Rhode Island General Assembly from 1786 and 1790 and opposed the Federalist Party, which supported the U.S. Constitution. The Federalists were largely from the "town," Providence, Rhode Island, while the Country...
, active in the 1780s
See also
- Countryside Party (UK)Countryside Party (UK)The Countryside Party was a minor political party operating in the United Kingdom. It was formed in May 2000 by Jim Crawford who was the Northern Director of the Countryside Alliance...
- New Country PartyNew Country PartyThe New Country Party is a minor political party in Australia. It emerged out of the internal divisions of the One Nation Party in Queensland and Western Australia in 2003 and was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 9 January 2004...
, Australia - United Country PartyUnited Country PartyThe United Country Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom during the late 1970s. The Party was against immigration, inflation and the excesses of the 'Winter of Discontent', claiming to represent 'people with common sense'....
, United Kingdom