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List of largest political parties

List of largest political parties

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This is a list of political parties by reported number of members. These reported membership numbers[lower-alpha 1] are usually claimed by the parties themselves and may not have been confirmed by independent studies.

Currently active political parties

Parties with over 50 million members

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Parties with 5 million – 50 million members

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Parties with 1 million – 5 million members

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Parties with 100 thousand – 1 million members

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Formerly active political parties with over 1 million members

Note: This list only includes parties that were dissolved and whose successor parties are clearly different from them.

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Notes

  1. The definition of "membership" varies widely from nation to nation, which has a significant bearing on the numbers and percentages listed on this page. For example, United Kingdom memberships are limited to paid-up subscribers to each party. By this description the two dominant parties - Conservative and Labour – together have about half a million members, and are less than one per cent of the UK population. At an opposite extreme, United States memberships can include all registered voters who have self-identified their party preference, and who may number in the tens of millions, making their percentages of US population comparatively large.
  2. Based on the claimed number of members and the population statistics of the country during the given year.
  3. Only includes members in the District of Columbia and the 31 states which allow registration with a specific party. Jurisdictions include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
  4. Only includes members in the District of Columbia and the 31 states which allow registration with a specific party. Jurisdictions include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
  5. In India
  6. In Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
  7. In India
  8. In Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
  9. In Malaysia
  10. In Sabah
  11. In Germany
  12. In Bavaria
  13. Every citizen was automatically a member.

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