Health Minister Greg Hunt has criticised a political party that advocates against compulsory vaccination for a "misleading" attempt to change its name.

Mr Hunt will write to the Australian Electoral Commission urging it to reject the Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party's application to change its name to the Informed Medical Options Party.

Health Minister Greg Hunt wants the AEC to reject an application by the Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party to change its name to the Informed Medical Options Party. Credit:AAP

"I call on the anti-vaxxers to withdraw their name change and will be writing to the AEC, indicating that such a name would be misleading," he told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

The controversial micro-party was registered in 2016, ran eight Senate candidates at the 2019 federal election and received 17,055 first-preference votes - 5024 from NSW, 8240 from Queensland and 3791 from Western Australia.