User:Doktorbuk/pp

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Following such AfDs for Money Reform Party and the now deleted Pride in Paisley Party, it seems that Wiki does not have a firm and absolute policy on the notability of political groups and parties. Now, for the most part, in my opinion, any policy will not effect the Republican Party or the Labour Party or UMP or the Austrlian Labor Party...What we are dealing with here are the small, the protest votes, the newly formed groups and such like.

From the discussions already had, I would like to outline a Wiki policy on the notablity of parties. Luckily I think we escape the shortcode being WP:POLPOT but only just...Anyway, my "five golden rules" are as follows...

I would love feedback and discussion on this subject, before I post the results over for wider "Peer review"

Draft proposal on Notability of Political Party Articles

Without prejudice to existing notability articles, Wikipedia editors should take heed of the following provisions/clauses when dealing with articles about political parties, or political "lists" where appropriate.

Amendments will be made when felt appropriate following dicussion at the talk page


 * 1) The Electoral Clause – Political parties which have or have had representation in national or regional assemblies should be regarded as notable. Election to tertiary level assemblies should be taken on merit, with reference to the other clauses. The fact that a party has fielded unsuccessful candidates is by itself not enough for that party to be deemed as notable, but having fielded a very large number of candidates (in constituency systems) or having attained a substantial portion of the vote (while failing to get any members elected) is sufficient.
 * 2) The Lineage Clause – A party which is the de jure/de facto precursor of, or de jure/de facto successor to a party which meets the electoral clause is notable, although any article should contain enough material to avoid being merged into its "parent"/"child".
 * 3) The Campaign Clause – A party that has an indisputable, clear, and certain importance in a state's political, cultural or social history, is regarded as notable. This notability must be based upon an external, verifiable, published, reliable source which prove the party's importance. Parties with no electoral success can still be regarded as notable if they have 2 years of proven campaigning experience. This also includes notable pressure or para-military groups which claim to be political parties, but may not be electorally active.
 * 4) The Person Clause – A party which is launched or helped launch by a person who meets the wikipedia notability criteria for people, should be given a place within that person's article until such time as it satisfies other clauses in its own right.