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), 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 Whigs. It was a movement rather than an organised party and had no fo ...

, opponents of the Court Party and the government, late 17th and early 18th century **

Ultra-Tories The Ultra-Tories were an Anglican faction of British and Irish politics that appeared in the 1820s in opposition to Catholic emancipation. The faction was later called the "extreme right-wing" of British and Irish politics.James J. Sack"Ultra torie ...

, active 1829–32 *

Country Party (New Zealand) The Country Party of New Zealand was a political party which appealed to rural voters. It was represented in Parliament from 1928 to 1938. Its policies were a mixture of rural advocacy and social credit theory. History The Country Party had its ...

, active in the 1920s and 1930s * PNG Country Party, 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 contr ...

, active in the 1780s * Wyoming Country Party, formed in 2012 * "Country Party" (song), a song by Johnny Lee

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