Agricultural Party

The Agricultural Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1931 the Norfolk Farmers' Party but changed its name one week after its formation.^[1] It initially had the support of the National Farmers Union, Lord Rothermere and Lord Beaverbrook.^[2]

The party called for Empire free trade, agricultural protection, and the introduction of duties on food imports.^[1] It stood candidates in the 1931 UK general election and again in the East Fife by-election in 1933, but without success, and it lost its high-profile supporters. It appears to have been disbanded in the late 1940s.^[2]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 F. W. S. Craig, Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations