Singapore Justice Party

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
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 Indians in Singapore.^[1]

On 14 August 1976, SJP left the UPF.^[3] In November, SJP joined the Joint Opposition Council, a political alliance with PKMS, BS and UF.^[1]

SJP contested the 1980 Singaporean general election and fielded two candidates in Ayer Rajah and West Coast Constituencies.^[4] Both lost to the candidates fielded by People's Action Party.

In 1996, chairman Desmond Lim left SJP to join the Singapore People's Party (SPP).^[5]

The party has been based mostly in Marine Parade district of Singapore since the party has taken part in general elections after 1988 by fielding its candidates at Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).^[6] In 1997, it did not take part in the 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 the party itself failed to win any seats since it was formed, the SDA did manage to win one seat at Potong Pasir, with Chiam See Tong of the Singapore People's Party as Member of Parliament and have another (Steve Chia of the National Solidarity Party) in parliament through the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme.

As of March 2006, the party's Secretary General is Aminuddin bin Ami.

In March 2011, after SPP left the SDA,^[7]^[8] Lim left SPP and rejoined SJP.^[9] He was subsequently appointed secretary-general of SJP.^[10]

No	Name	Years	Ref
1	Muthusamy Ramasamy	1975 - ????	^[11]
	Aminuddin bin Ami
	Desmond Lim	2011 - ????	^[10]

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats					NCMPs	Position	Result
				Contested			Total	+/–
				Seats	Won	Lost	Total	+/–
1976	Muthusamy Ramasamy	5,199	0.65	2	0	2	0 / 69		—	7th	No seats
1980	Muthusamy Ramasamy	5,271	0.83	2	0	2	0 / 75		—	8th	No seats

^ ^a ^b "JOC: A GROUP OF FOUR". New Nation. 14 December 1976. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "UPF (yet to be registered) sets up 'shadow cabinet'". The Straits Times. 21 January 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "U.P.F. PRAYER SESSION FOR POLLS SUCCESS". The Straits Times. 22 August 1976. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "Voters give massive vote of confidence". The Business Times. 24 December 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Kor, Kian Beng (4 March 2011). "Chiam's former protege quits SPP, rejoins SJP". The Straits Times. pp. A8.
^ "1988 Parliamentary General Election - Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Kor, Kian Beng (4 March 2011). "Chiam's former protege quits SPP, rejoins SJP". The Straits Times. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b Ong, Andrea (5 March 2011). "DPP keen to take on MM and SM". The Straits Times. pp. A10.
^ "Justice Party chiefs". The Straits Times. 22 January 1975. p. 9. Retrieved 5 March 2025.