Labour Party 18129 214530382 2008-05-23T23:53:10Z Fennessy 1724545 {{Socialism}} 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]] {{disambig}} [[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]] 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