Every Political Party Ever: The British House of Commons

Can you name every political party to have had at least one Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, from 1707 - 2024?

Parties in the House of Commons since 1707 only. Devolved parliaments, the House of Lords, the separate parliaments of England and Scotland pre-1707, or any other elected body, are not included.

Does not include informal parties/groups, independent MPs, or the position of Speaker.

Includes parties which have never had a representative elected but which have gained an MP via defection from another party, as well as parties whose MP(s) never took up their seat.

Includes Irish MPs between 1801 - 1922.

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1707 - 1799
Years Represented	Answer
1707 - 1834	Tory Party
1707 - 1859	Whig

1800 - 1899
Years Represented	Answer
1834 -	Conservative and Unionist Party
1885 - 1895	Crofters Party
1873 - 1882	Home Rule Party
1852 - 1858	Independent Irish Party (IIP)
1893 1900 - 1947	Independent Labour Party (ILP)
1847 - 1848	Irish Confederation
1834 - 1891	Irish Conservative Party
1882 - 1900	Irish National League
1874 - 1918	Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP)
1892 - 1922	Irish Unionist Alliance
1859 - 1988	Liberal Party
1886 - 1912	Liberal Unionist Party
1865 - 1869	Reform League
1832 - 1847	Repeal Association
1888 - 1892	Scottish Labour Party (SLP)
1707 - 1834	Tory Party
1707 - 1859	Whig

1900 - 1999
Years Represented	Answer
1909 - 1918	All-for-Ireland League
1973 - 1974 2010 - 2015 2019 -	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
1921 - 1922	Anti-Waste League
1919 - 1920	British Socialist Party (BSP)
1942 - 1946	Common Wealth Party
1920 - 1923 1924 - 1929 1935 - 1950	Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB)
1834 -	Conservative and Unionist Party
1918 -	Co-operative Party
1969 - 1970	Democratic Party
1973 - 1974	Democratic Labour Party
1974 -	Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
1930 - 1931	Empire Free Trade Crusade
1976	English National Party
1945 - 1949	Federation of Labour
1893 1900 - 1947	Independent Labour Party (ILP)
1951 - 1955	Irish Labour Party
1882 - 1900	Irish National League
1892 - 1922	Irish Unionist Alliance
1949 - 1950	Labour Independent Group
1900 -	Labour Party
1988 -	Liberal Democrats
1859 - 1988	Liberal Party
1886 - 1912	Liberal Unionist Party
1917 - 1921	National Party
1931 - 1968	National Liberal Party
1918 - 1922	National Democratic Party (NDP)
1918 - 1924	National Socialist Party
1931	New Party
1935 - 1939	Nordic League
1943	Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP)
1966 - 1970 1974 -	Plaid Cymru
1970 - 1971	Protestant Unionist Party (PUP)
1997	Referendum Party
1966 - 1970	Republican Labour Party (RLP)
1976 - 1979	Scottish Labour Party (SLP)
1970 -	Scottish National Party (SNP)
1932 - 1940	Scottish Socialist Party
1922 - 1931	Scottish Prohibition Party
1917 - 1922 1955 - 1959 1983 - 1992 1997 -	Sinn Féin
1981 - 1988	Social Democratic Party (SDP)
1988 - 1990	Social Democratic Party ("continuing SDP")
1974 - 2017 2019 -	Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
1974 - 1978	Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (VUPP)
1995 - 2001	UK Unionist Party (UKUP)
1980 - 1995	Ulster Popular Unionist Party (UPUP)
1918 - 1922	Ulster Unionist Labour Association (UULA)
1922 - 2010 2015 - 2017	Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
1930 - 1931	United Empire Party

2000 - present
Years Represented	Answer
2021 -	Alba Party
1973 - 1974 2010 - 2015 2019 -	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)
2019	Birkenhead Social Justice Party
2006 - 2010	Blaenau Gwent People's Voice
2019	Change UK (The Independent Group)
1834 -	Conservative and Unionist Party
1918 -	Co-operative Party
1974 -	Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
2010 -	Green Party of England and Wales
2001 - 2010	Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern
1900 -	Labour Party
1988 -	Liberal Democrats
1966 - 1970 1974 -	Plaid Cymru
2023	Reclaim Party
2024 -	Reform UK
2005 - 2010 2012 - 2015	Respect Party
1970 -	Scottish National Party (SNP)
1917 - 1922 1955 - 1959 1983 - 1992 1997 -	Sinn Féin
1974 - 2017 2019 -	Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
2008 2014 - 2017	UK Independence Party (UKIP)
1995 - 2001	UK Unionist Party (UKUP)
1922 - 2010 2015 - 2017	Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
2024 -	Workers Party of Britain

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