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The '''Above and Beyond Party''' is a United Kingdom political party established in 2015. It is putting forward candidates in the ] on the single issue of demanding a "none of the above" option in all United Kingdom elections.<ref>{{cite web|title=How we intend to force none of the above on to all ballot papers|url=http://www.voteaboveandbeyond.org/manifestolong-term-strategy.html|publisher=Above and Beyond Party|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> | |||
The party has announced that it has eight target seats, and {{as of|lc=yes|24 March 2015}} it had candidates in place for four of these: ], ], ], and ], and in ] would be supporting a named independent candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our 2015 General Election candidates|url=http://www.voteaboveandbeyond.org/our-candidates-so-far.html|publisher=Above and Beyond Party|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sheffield election candidate to be one of youngest|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-election-candidate-to-be-one-of-youngest-1-7100855|accessdate=24 March 2015|work=]|date=11 February 2015}}</ref> It also had a candidate standing in ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Our eight target seats|url=http://www.voteaboveandbeyond.org/our-eight-target-seats.html|publisher=Above and Beyond Party|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> | |||
The party was first registered with the ] on 18 March 2015. Its official description is "single-issue party demanding the none of the above option on all UK ballot papers" and its symbol is described as "an ancient symbol for resilience". The party leader, nominating officer and campaigns officer is Mark Flanagan and the treasurer is Karen Stanley.<ref>Record on the ]'s website: from search on "EC Reference Number": PP2551</ref> | |||
A series of "AboveBeyond" music nights is being held to raise funds for the party.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Greenhalf|first1=Jim|title=Musicians set to bring political message to the stage|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/leisure/tamusic/11808902.Musicians_set_to_bring_political_message_to_the_stage/|accessdate=24 March 2015|work=]|date=20 February 2015}}</ref> | |||
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