Labour Party
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The name '''Labour Party''', '''Labor Party''' or similar is used by several [[political party|political parties]] around the world, particularly common in countries of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. They are most commonly, but not exclusively, [[social democracy|social democrats]] or [[democratic socialism|democratic socialists]] and have been traditionally allied to the [[Labour movement]] and [[Trade union|trade unions]]. Many labour parties are members of the [[Socialist International]].
==Active Labour parties==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Nation
!Party
|-
|[[Antigua]]
|[[Antigua Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Armenia}}
|[[United Labour Party (Armenia)|United Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Australia}}
|[[Australian Labor Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Barbados}}
|[[Barbados Labour Party]]<br/>[[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Brazil}}
|[[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Dominica}}
|[[Dominica Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Fiji}}
|[[Fiji Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Georgia}}
|[[Georgian Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Gibraltar}}
|[[Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Grenada}}
|[[Grenada United Labor Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Ireland}}
|[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Isle of Man}}
|[[Manx Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Israel}}
|[[Israeli Labor Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}
|[[Jamaica Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Liberia}}
|[[Labor Party of Liberia]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
|[[Labour Party (Lithuania)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Malta}}
|[[Malta Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Mexico}}
|[[Labor Party (Mexico)|Labor Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Mauritius}}
|[[Mauritian Labour Party|Mauritius Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
|[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Netherlands Antilles}}
|[[Labour Party People's Crusade]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
|[[New Zealand Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Norway}}
|[[Norwegian Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Papua New Guinea}}
|[[People's Labour Party (Papua New Guinea)|People’s Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Pakistan}}
|[[Labour Party Pakistan]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Poland}}
|[[Labour Union (Poland)|Labour Union]]<br>[[Polish Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Solomon Islands}}
|[[Solomon Islands Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
|[[New Labour Party (South Africa)|New Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|[[Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Saint Lucia}}
|[[Saint Lucia Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|[[Unity Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Serbia}}
|[[Party of Labour (Serbia)|Party of Labour]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|South Korea}}
|[[Democratic Labour Party (South Korea)|Democratic Labor Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Suriname}}
|[[Surinamese Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
|[[Swiss Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Tanzania}}
|[[Tanzania Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
|[[Labor Party (Taiwan)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Turkey}}
|[[Labour Party (Turkey)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Ukraine}}
|[[Labour Party of Ukraine]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]<br>[[Scottish Labour Party]]<br>[[Wales Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} ([[Northern Ireland]])
|[[Social Democratic and Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|United States}}
|[[Labor Party (United States)|Labor Party]]<br>[[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]
|}
==Historical Labour parties==
{| class="wikitable"
!Nation
!Party
|-
|{{flagcountry|Burkina Faso}}
|[[Voltaic Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Canada}}
|[[Canadian Labor Party]]<br>[[Labour candidates and parties in Canada|Labour Party of Canada]]<br>[[Cape Breton Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Gibraltar}}
|[[Gibraltar Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
|[[Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Malaysia}}
|[[Labour Party (Malaysia)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Namibia}}
|[[Labour Party (Namibia)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
|[[NewLabour Party (New Zealand)|NewLabour Party]]
|-
|[[Image:NIShape.gif|30px]] [[Northern Ireland]]
|[[Belfast Labour Party]]<br>[[Labour Party of Northern Ireland]]<br>[[Northern Ireland Labour Party]]<br>[[Republican Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Senegal}}
|[[Labour Party of Sine Saloum]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|Singapore}}
|[[Labour Party (Singapore)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
|[[Labour Party (South Africa)|Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
|[[Independent Labour Party]]<br>[[National Labour Party (UK)|National Labour Party]]
|-
|{{flagcountry|United States}}
|[[U.S. Labor Party]]<br>[[American Labor Party]]<br>[[Farmer-Labor Party]]
|}
==See also==
*[[Labour movement]]
*[[Socialist Party]]
*[[Workers' Party]]
*[[Democratic Socialist Party]]
*[[Social Democratic Party]]
*[[Socialist Equality Party]]
*[[Socialist Labour Party]]
*[[Socialist Workers Party]]
*[[Communist Party]]
*[[Left-wing political parties]]
*[[List of political parties]]
*[[List of social democratic parties]]
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[[Category:Lists of political parties by generic name]]
[[ar:حزب العمل]]
[[bg:Работническа партия]]
[[cy:Plaid Lafur]]
[[de:Arbeitspartei]]
[[es:Partido Laborista]]
[[fr:Parti travailliste]]
[[gl:Partido Laborista]]
[[ko:노동당]]
[[it:Partito Laburista]]
[[nl:Arbeiderspartij]]
[[ja:労働党]]
[[pl:Partia Pracy]]
[[pt:Partido Trabalhista]]
[[sv:Arbetarpartiet]]
[[zh-min-nan:Kang-tóng]]