The Singapore Justice Party (

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: SJP) is a political party in Singapore.

Background

The party has been based mostly in

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district of Singapore since the party has taken part in general elections after 1988 by fielding its candidates at

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(GRC). 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 Chiam See Tong (; born 12 March 1935) is a Singaporean retired politician and lawyer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Potong Pasir SMC between 1984 and 2011. He was one of the two opposition MPs in Parliament. Lawyer by profess ...

's call for a united front against the ruling

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...

, the party joined with the National Solidarity Party, the

Singapore People's Party The Singapore People's Party (abbreviation: SPP) is a political party in Singapore. History SPP was founded on 21 November 1994 by Sin Kek Tong, who led a pro-Chiam See Tong faction out of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). Over two years, ...

and the

Singapore Malay National Organisation The Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (abbreviation: PKMS; English: Singapore Malay National Organisation) is a political party in Singapore. History The origins of Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) were rooted in the Singapor ...

to form the

Singapore Democratic Alliance The Singapore Democratic Alliance (abbreviation: SDA) is a political coalition between the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and Singapore Justice Party (SJP) in Singapore. History Prior to the founding in 2001, then-opposition Member of Parli ...

(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 Potong Pasir is a housing estate located between Toa Payoh and Sennett Estate in the Central Region of Singapore. For urban planning purposes, it is classified under the Toa Payoh area. Politically, Potong Pasir had been the longest-held oppos ...

, with

of the

as Member of Parliament and have another (

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of the National Solidarity Party) in parliament through the

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament A Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) is a member of an opposition list of political parties in Singapore, political party in Singapore who, according to the Constitution of Singapore, Constitution and Parliamentary Elections Act, is ...

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

References

A small introduction on Justice Party
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