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{{Short description|Singaporean political party}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox political party
| country          = Singapore
| name             = Singapore Justice Party
| native_name      = 
| lang1            = Chinese
| name_lang1       = {{lang|zh-SG|新加坡正义党}}<br />''Xīnjiāpō Zhèngyì Dǎng''
| lang2            = Malay
| name_lang2       = ''{{lang|ms-SG|Parti Keadilan Singapura}}''<br />
| lang3            = Tamil
| name_lang3       = {{lang|ta-SG|சிங்கப்பூர் நீதிக் கட்சி}}<br />''Ciṅkappūr Nītik Kaṭci''
| lang4            = 
| name_lang4       = 
| colorcode        = {{party color|Singapore Justice Party}}
| logo             = Singapore Justice Party logo.png
| logo_size        = 
| secretary_general = [[Desmond Lim]]
| chairman         = 
| foundation       = {{start date and age|df=y|1972}}
| ideology         = 
| headquarters     = 
| colours          = {{colourbox|yellow}} Yellow
| seats1_title     = [[Parliament of Singapore|Parliament]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|0|104|hex=#0087DC}}
| european         = 
| national         = [[Singapore Democratic Alliance]]
| international    = 
| website          = [https://www.facebook.com/singaporejusticeparty Official website]
}}
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=14 December 1976 |title=JOC: A GROUP OF FOUR |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19761214-1.2.49 |access-date=5 March 2025 |work=[[New Nation]] |pages=8 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> 

In 1975, SJP joined the United People Front (UPF), a political alliance with the [[United National Front (Singapore)|United National Front]], Singapore Chinese Party, [[Singapore Malay National Organisation]] (PKMS) and members of the [[Barisan Sosialis]] (BS) and [[United Front (Singapore)|United Front]] (UF).<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 January 1975 |title=UPF (yet to be registered) sets up 'shadow cabinet' |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750121-1.2.31 |access-date=5 March 2025 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=7 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> On 14 August 1976, SJP left the UPF.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 1976 |title=U.P.F. PRAYER SESSION FOR POLLS SUCCESS |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760822-1.2.53 |access-date=5 March 2025 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=8 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> In November 1976, SJP joined the Joint Opposition Council, a political alliance with PKMS, BS and UF.<ref name=":0" />

SJP contested the [[1980 Singaporean general election|1980 general election]] and fielded two candidates in [[Ayer Rajah Constituency|Ayer Rajah]] and [[West Coast Constituency|West Coast Constituencies]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 December 1980 |title=Voters give massive vote of confidence |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19801224-1.2.5 |access-date=6 March 2025 |work=[[The Business Times (Singapore)|The Business Times]] |pages=1 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/af1ac56a-b79e-4713-81b3-beb99ace27c9|title=1988 Parliamentary General Election - Singapore History|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> 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 Singapore general election|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 (Singapore)|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 (Singapore)|National Solidarity Party]] was appointed as [[Non-Constituency Member of Parliament]] (NCMP).

In 1996, the chairman [[Desmond Lim|Desmond Lim Bak Chuan]] had left SJP to join the [[Singapore People's Party]] (SPP).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kor |first=Kian Beng |date=4 March 2011 |title=Chiam's former protege quits SPP, rejoins SJP |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=A8}}</ref>  From March 2006, Aminuddin bin Ami was appointed as the secretary-general of SJP. In March 2011, after SPP left the SDA,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saad |first=Imelda |date=2 March 2011 |title=GE: SDA says Chiam pulling SPP out of alliance - Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1113966/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20121022123409/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1113966/1/.html |archive-date=22 October 2012 |access-date=5 March 2025 |work=[[CNA (TV network)|CNA]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheow |first=Xin Yi |date=3 March 2011 |title=Chiam pulls party out of alliance |url=http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110303-0000259/Chiam-pulls-party-out-of-alliance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306133237/http://www.todayonline.com:80/Singapore/EDC110303-0000259/Chiam-pulls-party-out-of-alliance |archive-date=6 March 2011 |access-date=5 March 2025 |website=[[Today (website)|Today]] |language=en}}</ref> Lim left SPP and rejoined SJP.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kor |first=Kian Beng |date=4 March 2011 |title=Chiam’s former protege quits SPP, rejoins SJP |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=8}}</ref> He was subsequently appointed as the secretary-general of SJP.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Ong |first=Andrea |date=5 March 2011 |title=DPP keen to take on MM and SM |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=A10}}</ref>

== Leadership ==

=== List of secretaries-general ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!No
!Name
!Years
!Ref
|-
|1
|Muthusamy Ramasamy
|1975 - Unknown
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 1975 |title=Justice Party chiefs |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750122-1.2.54 |access-date=5 March 2025 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=9}}</ref>
|-
|2
|Aminuddin bin Ami
|2006 - Unknown
|
|-
|3
|[[Desmond Lim]]
|2011 - Present
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

== Electoral performance ==
=== Parliament ===
<div style="overflow: auto">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="3" |Election
! rowspan="3" |Leader
! rowspan="3" |Votes
! rowspan="3" | %
! colspan="5" |Seats
! rowspan="3" |Position
! rowspan="3" |Result
|-
! colspan="3" |Contested
! rowspan="2" |Total
! rowspan="2" |+/–
|-
!Seats
!Won
!Lost
|-
|[[1976 Singaporean general election|1976]]
| rowspan="5" |Muthusamy Ramasamy
|5,199
|0.65%
|2
|0
|2
|{{Composition bar|0|69|hex=#FF0000}}
|{{steady}}
|{{Increase}} 7th
| {{n/a|No seats}}
|-
|[[1980 Singaporean general election|1980]]
|5,271
|0.83%
|2
|0
|2
|{{Composition bar|0|75|hex=#FF0000}}
|{{steady}}
|{{Decrease}} 8th
| {{n/a|No seats}}
|-
|[[1984 Singaporean general election|1984]]
|10,906
|1.24%
|2
|0
|2
|{{Composition bar|0|79|hex=#FF0000}}
|{{steady}}
|{{Increase}} 7th
| {{n/a|No seats}}
|-
|[[1988 Singaporean general election|1988]]
|14,660
|1.09%
|3
|0
|3
|{{Composition bar|0|81|hex=#FF0000}}
|{{steady}}
|{{Increase}} 6th
| {{n/a|No seats}}
|-
|[[1991 Singaporean general election|1991]]
|15,222
|1.94%
|4
|0
|4
|{{Composition bar|0|81|hex=#FF0000}}
|{{steady}}
|{{Increase}} 5th
| {{n/a|No seats}}
|}
</div>
====Seats contested====
<div style="overflow: auto">
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Election
!Constituencies contested
!Contested vote %<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sg-elections.com/|title=Singapore Elections}}</ref>
!+/–
|-
| [[1976 Singaporean general election|1976]]
| {{left}}<u>[[Constituencies of Singapore|SMC]]</u>: [[Boon Lay Single Member Constituency|Boon Lay]], [[Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency|Bukit Batok]]
| 17.8%
|{{N/A}}
|-
| [[1980 Singaporean general election|1980]]
| {{left}}<u>SMC</u>: [[Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency|Ayer Rajah]], [[West Coast Single Member Constituency|West Coast]]
| 16.0%
|{{left}}{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 1.8%}}
|-
| [[1984 Singaporean general election|1984]]
| {{left}}<u>SMC</u>: Ayer Rajah, West Coast
| 24.4%
|{{left}}{{nowrap|{{increase}} 8.4%}}
|-
| [[1988 Singaporean general election|1988]]
| {{left}}<u>[[Group Representation Constituency|3-member GRC]]</u>: [[Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency|Marine Parade]]
| 26.2%
|{{left}}{{nowrap|{{increase}} 1.8%}}
|-
| [[1991 Singaporean general election|1991]]
| {{left}}<u>4-member GRC</u>: Marine Parade
| 22.8%
|{{left}}{{nowrap|{{decrease}} 3.4%}}
|}
</div>

===By-election===
<div style="overflow: auto">
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=3 | Election
!rowspan=3 | Leader
!rowspan=3 | Constituency<br/>contested
!rowspan=3 | Votes
!rowspan=3 | %
!colspan=4 | Seats
!rowspan=3 | Result
|-
!colspan=2 | Contested
!rowspan=2 | Total
!rowspan=2 | +/–
|-
!Won
!Lost
|-
|[[1992 Singaporean by-election|1992]]
| Muthusamy Ramasamy
| [[Marine Parade GRC]]{{ref|1|1}}
| 764
| 1.14%
| 0
| 4
| {{Composition bar|0|4|hex=#FF0000}}
| {{steady}}
| {{no2|Lost}}
|}
</div>
{{refbegin}}
#{{Note|1}}: Loss of candidate election deposit(s) in contested seat(s)
{{refend}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[https://sg-elections.com/political-parties/jps.html A small introduction on Justice Party]

{{Singaporean political parties}}

[[Category:Political parties in Singapore]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Singapore]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1972]]