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The Humanist Party is a minor political party in the politics of the United Kingdom. It was launched in 1984. In August 1985 the first issue of The Humanist was published and in 1987 the first Humanist Party candidate contested a parliamentary by-election. Since then the party has contested elections at all levels, including the Scottish and European Parliamentary elections and the Greater London Authority elections, receiving few votes.
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