Singapore Justice Party

Singapore Justice Party
Chinese name	新加坡正义党 Xīnjiāpō Zhèngyì Dǎng
Malay name	Parti Keadilan Singapura
Tamil name	சிங்கப்பூர் நீதிக் கட்சி Ciṅkappūr Nītik Kaṭci
Secretary-General	Desmond Lim
Founded	1972;53 years ago (1972)
National affiliation	Singapore Democratic Alliance
Colours	Yellow
Parliament	0 / 104
Website
Official website
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The Singapore Justice Party (abbreviation: SJP) is a political party in Singapore.

History

The SJP was formed in August 1972 to represent the Indian community in Singapore. ^[1]

In 1975, SJP joined the United People Front (UPF), a political alliance with the United National Front, Singapore Chinese Party, Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) and members of the Barisan Sosialis (BS) and United Front (UF). ^[2] On 14 August 1976, SJP left the UPF. ^[3] In November 1976, SJP joined the Joint Opposition Council, a political alliance with PKMS, BS and UF. ^[1]

SJP contested the 1980 general election and fielded two candidates in Ayer Rajah and West Coast Constituencies. ^[4] From 1988 to 1992, the party was mostly active in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency, where it contested in two general elections and one by-election. ^[5] In the contested elections, it had lost to the People's Action Party. It did not participate in the 1997 general election.

In the run-up to the 2001 general election, responding to Chiam See Tong's call for a united front against the ruling People's Action Party, the party joined with the National Solidarity Party, the Singapore People's Party and the Singapore Malay National Organisation to form the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA). Although SJP failed to win any seats since it was formed, the SDA managed to win one seat at Potong Pasir, with Chiam See Tong of the Singapore People's Party as Member of Parliament. In addition, Steve Chia of the National Solidarity Party was appointed as Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP).

In 1996, the chairman Desmond Lim Bak Chuan had left SJP to join the Singapore People's Party (SPP). ^[6] From March 2006, Aminuddin bin Ami was appointed as the secretary-general of SJP. In March 2011, after SPP left the SDA, ^{[7] [8]} Lim left SPP and rejoined SJP. ^[9] He was subsequently appointed as the secretary-general of SJP. ^[10]

Leadership

List of secretaries-general

No	Name	Years	Ref
1	Muthusamy Ramasamy	1975 - Unknown	[11]
2	Aminuddin bin Ami	2006 - Unknown
3	Desmond Lim	2011 - Present	[10]

Electoral performance

Parliament

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats					Position	Result
				Contested			Total	+/–
				Seats	Won	Lost
1976	Muthusamy Ramasamy	5,199	0.65%	2	0	2	0 / 69		7th	No seats
1980		5,271	0.83%	2	0	2	0 / 75		8th	No seats
1984		10,906	1.24%	2	0	2	0 / 79		7th	No seats
1988		14,660	1.09%	3	0	3	0 / 81		6th	No seats
1991		15,222	1.94%	4	0	4	0 / 81		5th	No seats

Seats contested

Election	Constituencies contested	Contested vote % [12]	+/–
1976	SMC : Boon Lay, Bukit Batok	17.8%	—
1980	SMC: Ayer Rajah, West Coast	16.0%	1.8%
1984	SMC: Ayer Rajah, West Coast	24.4%	8.4%
1988	3-member GRC : Marine Parade	26.2%	1.8%
1991	4-member GRC: Marine Parade	22.8%	3.4%

By-election

Election	Leader	Constituency contested	Votes	%	Seats				Result
					Contested		Total	+/–
					Won	Lost
1992	Muthusamy Ramasamy	Marine Parade GRC 1	764	1.14%	0	4	0 / 4		Lost

1. ^ : Loss of candidate election deposit(s) in contested seat(s)

References

1. "JOC: A GROUP OF FOUR". New Nation . 14 December 1976. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
2. "UPF (yet to be registered) sets up 'shadow cabinet'". The Straits Times . 21 January 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
3. "U.P.F. PRAYER SESSION FOR POLLS SUCCESS". The Straits Times . 22 August 1976. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
4. "Voters give massive vote of confidence". The Business Times . 24 December 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
5. "1988 Parliamentary General Election - Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
6. Kor, Kian Beng (4 March 2011). "Chiam's former protege quits SPP, rejoins SJP". The Straits Times . pp. A8.
7. Saad, Imelda (2 March 2011). "GE: SDA says Chiam pulling SPP out of alliance - Channel NewsAsia". CNA . Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
8. Cheow, Xin Yi (3 March 2011). "Chiam pulls party out of alliance". Today . Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
9. Kor, Kian Beng (4 March 2011). "Chiam's former protege quits SPP, rejoins SJP". The Straits Times . p. 8.
10. Ong, Andrea (5 March 2011). "DPP keen to take on MM and SM". The Straits Times . pp. A10.
11. "Justice Party chiefs". The Straits Times . 22 January 1975. p. 9. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
12. "Singapore Elections".

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