Donald Duck Party
Encyclopedia
The Donald Duck Party is a Swedish
joke political party named after the Disney
character Donald Duck
, that gets votes without really existing. For a long time, it was unregistered and had neither leaders nor members, until Bosse Persson registered it (along with a number of other parties). He is still the only member, though.
At the very most, the Donald Duck Party has scored enough write-in votes
at points theoretically to be the country's ninth-most popular (in 1991, it received 1,535 votes). At that time, the political platform mainly contained the points "free liquor and wider sidewalks". The platform points for "free liquor" is a given that the party was founded upon, while the point for "wider sidewalks" may also be interpreted as "higher curbs". (So rich sports car drivers cannot park on the sidewalks.) It may also be interpreted as a reform aimed at making the journey home safer for those under the influence of the free liquor.
In the 2002 national election, the party received only 10 of 5,303,212 total votes.
In the 2006 elections, the party (including all spellings) received 225 votes, placing it in the middle of the pack - 21st place out of about 40 parties running for office. All votes were write-in.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
joke political party named after the Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
character Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
, that gets votes without really existing. For a long time, it was unregistered and had neither leaders nor members, until Bosse Persson registered it (along with a number of other parties). He is still the only member, though.
At the very most, the Donald Duck Party has scored enough write-in votes
Write-in candidate
A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...
at points theoretically to be the country's ninth-most popular (in 1991, it received 1,535 votes). At that time, the political platform mainly contained the points "free liquor and wider sidewalks". The platform points for "free liquor" is a given that the party was founded upon, while the point for "wider sidewalks" may also be interpreted as "higher curbs". (So rich sports car drivers cannot park on the sidewalks.) It may also be interpreted as a reform aimed at making the journey home safer for those under the influence of the free liquor.
In the 2002 national election, the party received only 10 of 5,303,212 total votes.
In the 2006 elections, the party (including all spellings) received 225 votes, placing it in the middle of the pack - 21st place out of about 40 parties running for office. All votes were write-in.
See also
- Donald DuckDonald DuckDonald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
- List of frivolous political parties
- Mickey Mouse#Use in politics