Ben Uffindell, leader of The Civilian Party, which has been deregistered

The satirical political movement which promised free icecream and to reduce carbon emission by forcing trees to work harder is no more.

The Electoral Commission said on Friday that The Civilian Party had been deregistered, following its own request.

Last year the party, which arose from The Civilian blog, scraped together the required members to contest the September general election, winning $33,000 in public funding to promote itself. Prime Minister John Key said at the time that the joke was on the New Zealand taxpayer.

Led by Ben Uffindell, the party's humorous pledges made it popular on social media, with promises of independence from Hamilton, re-legalisation of illegal highs, a llama for every child in poverty and the banning of satire.

"We haven't disappointed you yet," the party posted on its website the day before the election. Describing itself as "up of centre", it named a pineapple as its deputy leader.

The party's popularity online did not translate into votes. Although 4141 people gave it a "like" on Facebook, it attracted just 1096 votes, or 0.05 per cent of the total cast. It did, however, attract more support than the NZ Independent Coalition, led by former MP Brendan Horan.

In the 2014 register of party donations, published on May 5, The Civilian Party disclosed no donations over $1500.

Although the party's website does not appear to have been updated since the election, Uffindell has continued to blog, most recently with a post "quoting" Prince Harry saying it was "quite inhumane" how many Kiwis lived in cramped pens on the side of the road.