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Count Binface

Britain’s bin-headed protest candidate. Part comedian, part political satirist, and technically a completely legitimate electoral candidate.

By @juliusUpdated Aug 13, 2026

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Political satire is a type of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics.
2019 United Kingdom general electionKeystone
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A general election was held in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2019, with 47,074,800 registered voters entitled to vote to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.
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Jonathan David Harvey is a British writer who contests elections as the novelty candidate Count Binface, an "independent space warrior" who wears a bin-shaped helmet.

The Ballot as a Stage: From General Elections to Satirical Space Warriors
How the evolving landscape of British democracy creates space for both monumental shifts and the absurdist critique of the political machine.

Count Binface — related to → 2017 United Kingdom general election: is the election where the character's predecessor first appeared
2019 United Kingdom general election — related to → Conservative Party (UK): winning political party in the 2019 general election
2019 United Kingdom general election — related to → Dissolution of parliament: legal mechanism that triggered the 2019 general election
2019 United Kingdom general election — related to → Exit poll: statistical method used to predict the 2019 election result
2019 United Kingdom general election — related to → Manifesto: policy platform documents published by parties for the election
2019 United Kingdom general election — related to → House of Commons of the United Kingdom: legislative body elected in the 2019 general election
2019 United Kingdom general election — related to → Jeremy Corbyn: leader of the opposition during the 2019 election
2019 United Kingdom general election — related to → Reform UK: primary political driver of the 2019 general election

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