Country Party was the original 17th Century name of what developed into the British Whig Party. In later times, the name reappeared in various political contexts in English-speaking countries, including: * In Australia: **

Australian Country Party (2004) The Australian Federation Party (AFP), formerly known as the Country Alliance and the Australian Country Party, is an Australian political party. Founded in 2004 by four rural Victorians, the party lodged its initial registration with the Victo ...

, formerly the Australian Country Alliance in Victoria ** Country Party of Australia, now called the National Party of Australia * In Great Britain: **

Country Party (Britain) In Britain in the period from the 1680s to the 1740s, and especially under the Walpole ministry from 1730 to 1743, the Country Party was a coalition of Tories and disaffected Whig (British political party), Whigs. It was a movement rather than an ...

, opponents of the Court Party and the government, late 17th and early 18th century ** Ultra-Tories, active 1829–32 * Country Party (New Zealand), active in the 1920s and 1930s *

PNG Country Party The Papua New Guinea Country Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 1974. History The party was founded by Sinake Giregire in March 1974 in advance of Papua New Guinean independence, drawing members largely from the U ...

, Papua New Guinea *

Country Party (Rhode Island) The Country Party was a political party in Rhode Island in the Confederation and early Federal periods, from about March 1781 until the death in office of its leader, Governor Arthur Fenner, in October 1805. At its peak of influence, it contro ...

, active in the 1780s *

Wyoming Country Party Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the so ...

, formed in 2012 * "Country Party" (song), a song by Johnny Lee

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