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Every Political Party Ever: The British House of Lords

Can you name every political party to have had at least one peer in the British House of Lords, from 1707 - 2024?
Parties in the House of Lords since 1707 only. The House of Commons, devolved parliaments, the separate parliaments of England and Scotland pre-1707, or any other elected body, are not included.
Does not include informal parties/groups, independent, non-affiliated or crossbench peers, Lords Spiritual, or the position of Lord Speaker.
Includes parties which have gained a peer via defection from another party, as well as parties whose peer(s) never took up their seat.
Includes Irish peers between 1801 - 1922.
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Years Represented
Answer
1939 - 1953
British People's Party (BPP)
1923 - 1934
British Fascists
1932 - 1940
British Union of Fascists (BUF)
1962 - 1991
Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB)
1835 -
Conservative and Unionist Party
1918 -
Co-operative Party
Years Represented
Answer
2006 -
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
1999 - 2008
2013 -
Green Party of England and Wales
1924 -
Labour Party
1988 -
Liberal Democrats
Years Represented
Answer
1859 - 1988
Liberal Party
1917 - 1921
National Party
1935 - 1939
Nordic League
2011 -
Plaid Cymru
1981 - 1988
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
1988 - 1990
Social Democratic Party ("continuing SDP")
Years Represented
Answer
1707 - 1834
Tory Party
1995 - 1999
2007 - 2019
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
2009 -
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
1863 - 1865
Universal League for the Material Elevation of the Industrious Classes
1707 - 1859
Whig
1 Comments
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Level 58
Apr 16, 2024
I remember the Universal League for the Material Elevation of the Industrious Classes like it was yesterday!