The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party

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The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party
AbbreviationJAC
Leader Donald Jerrard [1]
Founded2010
Website
www.jacparty.org.uk

The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party or JAC is a minor political party launched in Britain before the 2010 general election and registered with the Electoral Commission on 13 April 2010. [1] It was formed by Leslie Cummings and Donald Jerrard, who contested Portsmouth South and Hampshire East at that election.

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The party contested one seat at the 2015 general election and three seats in the 2017 and 2019 general elections all in the Hampshire area.

Leslie Cummings was recorded as party leader from its first registration until 2015. In 2011, he was convicted of "making a false statement to affect the return of the election" under the Representation of the People Act. In his election leaflet pamphlet, he had falsely claimed that Mike Hancock, the Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South was a paedophile. He was fined £500 at Southampton Magistrates' Court. [2] The party's current leader is Donald Jerrard. [1] Jerrard, from Southampton, is a former business lawyer and senior partner at Baker & McKenzie. He had intended contesting Fareham for UKIP in the 2015 general election. His wife, Susan, is also a party candidate; she contested Hampshire East in 2017 polling less than 1% of the votes. [3]

Elections contested

2010 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Hampshire, E Donald Jerrard3100.6
Portsmouth, S Leslie Cummings1170.3

2015 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Portsmouth, S Donald Jerrard990.2 [4]

2017 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Hampshire, E Susan Jerrard5711.0 [5]
Romsey & Southampton, N Donald Jerrard2710.5 [6]
Winchester Teresa Skelton1490.3 [7]

2019 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Hampshire, E Eddie Trotter1960.3 [8]
Portsmouth South Steven George2400.5 [9]
Winchester Teresa Skelton2920.5 [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Electoral Commission: Registration summary - The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rival guilty of paedophile slur against MP Mike Hancock", BBC News, 23 February 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Kimberley Barber, "Anti-corruption candidate to stand in Portsmouth South", The News (Portsmouth), 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
    - Kimberley Barber, "NOT GUILTY: Retired Lawyer Cleared Of Doorstep Assault Charge Against Legal Rival's Son", Square Mile news, 26 November 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election 2015: Portsmouth South", BBC News. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Election 2017: Hampshire East", BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Election 2017 Romsey & Southampton North", BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election 2017: Winchester", BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hampshire East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News" . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Portsmouth South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News" . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Winchester parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News" . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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