| Peace Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | John Morris |
| Chairman | Geoff Pay |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Guildford |
| Ideology | Pacifism, environmentalism |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| European Parliament Group | No seats |
| Official colours | Rainbow |
| Website | |
| www.peaceparty.org.uk | |
The Peace Party is a small political party in the United Kingdom and represents some who totally oppose war. The party was founded in 1996 as the Pacifist Party by a group of activists in Guildford, Surrey.
The Party stood one candidate, John Morris, in the 1997 and 2001 general elections in the Guildford constituency, and two in the 2005 election with Caroline O'Reilly also standing in Brighton Kemptown. It fielded nine candidates in the South East England constituency during the 2004 European election,[1] gaining 12,572 votes. This was equivalent to 0.6% of the votes cast in the South East and more than three other parties.[2] The Party has also stood in a number of local elections in Dartford, Kent, Horsham, West Sussex and Guildford.
The party fielded three candidates in the 2010 general election, who won a total of 737 votes.
The party's full name is "Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment (The)".
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The fundamental value held by the Peace Party is a love and reverence for life. This is an extension of the right of everyone to life enshrined in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in Article 2.1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
The values the Peace Party holds are:
At the end of 2007 the party published its charter which can be seen on the party's website. Some of the most important principles are:
All conflicts would be resolved by non-violent means and would involve: