 The group's most recent protest was on a Buckingham Palace balcony |
Fathers 4 Justice, which uses publicity stunts to press for fathers' rights, says it is to fight the next general election with up to 200 candidates. One member is currently standing on the group's ticket for Peter Mandelson's seat in the Hartlepool by-election.
The outcome will decide which other seats the group challenge, said Midlands co-ordinator John Ison.
But, he said, the Redditch seat of Women's Minister Jacqui Smith would be a target.
Mr Ison said the campaign to use the ballot box was at a very early stage and the group would be interviewing 200 prospective candidates.
Own name
He said the group planned to tackle high-profile seats and key marginals across the country.
"We originally intended to stand as independents," he told BBC News Online.
"But when Paul Watson put up in Hartlepool on the Fathers-4-Justice ticket, we decided to go for it in our own name.
"What happens there will help determine our strategy for the rest of the country."
There are 14 candidates for the Hartlepool seat of former Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, who has been appointed as Britain's new European Commissioner. The election will be held on 30 September.
The candidates are: Edward Abrams (English Democrats); Stephen Allison (UK Independence Party); Philip Berriman (Independent); John Bloom (Respect); Ronnie Carroll (Independent); Jody Dunn (Liberal Democrat); Paul Watson (Fathers 4 Justice); Christopher Herriot (Socialist Labour Party); Alan Hope (Monster Raving Loony Party); Jeremy Middleton (Conservative); Richard Rodgers (The Common Good); Iris Ryder (Green Party); James Starkey (National Front) and Iain Wright (Labour).
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