List of ideological symbols

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This is a partial list of symbols and labels used by political parties and groups around the world. Some symbols are associated with a worldwide ideology or movement, and used by many parties that support that ideology. Other are country-specific.

Colors[]

Main article: Political colour

Worldwide[]

Australia[]

  •   Blue – The Liberal Party
  •   Red – The Labor Party
  •   Green – The Greens
  •     Green and yellow – The National Party

Bangladesh[]

  •       Blue, red and green – Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  •   Fern Green – Bangladesh Jamaat Islami
  •   Green – Bangladesh Awami League
  •   Yellow – Jatiyo Party

Canada[]

India[]

Ireland[]

The Netherlands[]

Portugal[]

Sweden[]

  •   Blue – Moderate Party
  •     Blue and white – Christian Democrats
  •     Blue and white – Liberals
  •   Green – Centre Party
  •   Green – Green Party
  •     Orange and blue – Alliance
  •   Pink – Feminist Initiative
  •   Purple – Pirate Party
  •   Red – Left Party
  •   Red – Swedish Social Democratic Party
  •     Red and green – Red-Greens
  •     Yellow and light-blue – Sweden Democrats

United Kingdom[]

  •   Blue – Conservative Party
  •   Green – Green Party
  •     Green and yellow – Plaid Cymru
  •   Orange – Liberal Democrats
  •     Purple and yellow – UKIP
  •   Red – Labour Party
  •       Red, white, and blue – DUP
  •     Turquoise and white – Brexit Party
  •     Yellow and black – SNP

United States[]

  •   Blue – Democratic Party
  •     Blue and buff – Whig Party (United States)
  •   Gold with dark grey, sometimes with dark blue or purple – Libertarian Party
  •   Green – Green Party
  •   Orange – Modern Whig Party
  •   Purple – politically mixed or moderate regions; Constitution Party, Veterans Party of America
  •   Red – Republican Party
  •     Teal and white – Justice Party
  •     White or gray – senior citizens, women's voting rights,[6] third parties (other than the Greens), independent candidates and voters

Icons[]

Worldwide[]

Bangladesh[]

  • Boat – Bangladesh Awami League

Brazil[]

Cambodia[]

Canada[]

Colombia[]

  • letter C – Colombian Conservative Party
  • letter L – Colombian Liberal Party
  • letter U – Social National Unity Party ("Party of the U")

Denmark[]

India[]

Main article: List of political party symbols in India

Nepal[]

The Netherlands[]

Pakistan[]

Slovakia[]

Sweden[]

  • Black sail – Pirate Party
  • Cornflower – Liberals (pre-2016)
  • Dandelion – Green Party
  • Four-leaf clover – Centre Party
  • Hepatica – Sweden Democrats
  • letter L – Liberals
  • letter M – Moderate Party
  • Red carnation – Left Party
  • Red rose – Social Democrats
  • Wood anemone – Christian Democrats (pre-2017)

United Kingdom[]

  • Liberty Bird[8] – Liberal Democrats
  • Earth with sunflower petals – Green Party of England and Wales
  • Griffin – Libertarian Party
  • Lion – Democratic Unionist Party, Britain First, UK Independence Party (2017-2018), Young Conservatives (UK)[9]
  • Scribbled oak tree[10][11] – Conservative Party
  • Shovel - Labour Party (UK) until 1983
  • Stylised P-shaped Flag – Pirate Party UK
  • Pound sign – UK Independence Party (1993–2017)
  • Red Rose – Labour Party
  • Saltire – the Scottish National Party and Scottish Conservative Party both use stylised saltires in their party logos
  • Sunflower – Scottish Green Party
  • Torch – Former logo of the Labour Party (1920s to 1983) and the Conservative Party (1980s to 2006).[10]
  • Union Flag – Used in the logos of the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party, British National Party, Conservative Party (traditional), amongst others
  • Welsh Dragon – Former logo of Plaid Cymru; also appeared alongside the thistle, daffodil and clover leaf on the post-war Tory logo
  • Welsh poppy[12] – Plaid Cymru
  • White Rose – Logo of the Yorkshire Party, symbol of Yorkshire as a whole

United States[]

  • Abraham Lincoln – Republican Party, used on some paper ballots in US; also used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Lincoln Dinner" in many states). Also used by the Modern Whig Party due to Lincoln's loyalty to the original Whig Party.
  • Bear – California National Party
  • Benjamin Franklin – Democratic Party, used on some paper ballots in US
  • Bird – Unofficial symbol of the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party
  • Black and white cockade - Federalist Party
  • Donkey – Democratic Party
  • Eagle – Republican Party (used on ballots in New York State); Constitution Party, American Party
  • Elephant – Republican Party
  • Great horned owl – Modern Whig Party
  • Lady Justice – Justice Party
  • Lion – National Party
  • Minute Man and are the symbols of American Patriot Party (2003 to present)
  • Moose – Vermont Progressive Party; also used since 1912 for the National Progressive Party
  • Panther – Black Panther Party
  • Pelican – American Solidarity Party.[13] Used for its association with Christianity.
  • Penguin- used in some states as a symbol of the Libertarian Party
  • Porcupine-used as a symbol of the Free State Project in New Hampshire and Libertarian ideas and movements in general
  • Raccoon – Whig Party[14]
  • Rattlesnake – Sometimes used on the logos for the Texas state affiliate of the Modern Whig Party.
  • Red Rose – Democratic Socialists of America
  • Red, white and blue cockade - Democratic-Republican Party
  • Star – Democratic Party (used on ballots in New York State)
  • Statue of Liberty – Libertarian Party. Also a national symbol
  • Sunflower – Green Party; also, Republican presidential candidate Alfred Landon of Kansas in 1936
  • Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson – Democratic Party – used as a fundraising symbol (such as with the party's annual "Jefferson-Jackson Dinner" in many states)
  • Tiger – formerly, the New York City Democratic Party and the Tammany Hall political machine that controlled it for more than a century and a half.
  • Torch – Conservative Party of New York; Libertarian Party
  • Zachary Taylor – In some rare instances the Modern Whig Party has used the portrait of the 12th President of the United States in his military uniform to show their heritage as the old Whig Party and their connection with military veterans.

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Logos". Canada's Official Opposition.
  2. ^ "Logos & Graphics". Green Party of Canada.
  3. ^ "Branding Toolkit". Canada's NDP.
  4. ^ "Logos & Graphics | Liberal Party of Canada". liberal.ca.
  5. ^ "India Election Results 2019, State Election Result Update". Maps of India.
  6. ^ Holland, Brynn. "Woman in White: Hillary Clinton's Suffragette Tribute". History.com.
  7. ^ Symbols allotted to political parties for general elections 2013 Archived 18 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Election Commission of Pakistan.
  8. ^ Phil, Scullion (19 September 2011). "Lib Dems 'have best party logo'". Politics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Blue and green tree logo set to replace Tory torch". ConservativeHome's ToryDiary.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Lester, Robert (15 September 2006). "The Conservative Party replaces 'torch' icon with oak tree logo". Marketing Week. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Our Visual Identity: A User Guide". The Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Plaid image change 'a new start'". BBC News. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  13. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Brownlow, William Gannaway (1844). A Political Register: Setting Forth the Principles of the Whig and Locofoco Parties in the United States. Jonesborough, Tenn.: Office of the "Jonesborough Whig,". p. 212. Retrieved 12 February 2014 – via Internet Archive.
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