Red Dot United

Red Dot United (RDU) is a political party in Singapore founded on 26 May 2020.

Red Dot United
Chinese name红点同心党
Hóng Diǎn Tóngxīn Dǎng
Malay nameTitik Merah Bersatu
Tamil nameஒன்றுபட்ட சிவப்புப் புள்ளி
Oṉṟupaṭṭa Civappup Puḷḷi
AbbreviationRDU
ChairpersonMichelle Lee Juen
Secretary-GeneralRavi Philemon
FoundersMichelle Lee Juen
Ravi Philemon
Founded26 May 2020[1]
Registered15 June 2020[2]
Headquarters170 Upper Bukit Timah Road,
Bukit Timah Shopping Centre,
Bukit Timah, Singapore 588179
Membership (2020)12[3]
Colours  Red
Slogan"United We Can!"
Parliament
0 / 104
Website
reddotunited.sg

History & political developments

On 26 May 2020, former Progress Singapore Party members Ravi Philemon and Michelle Lee, together with other former members of other political parties submitted an application to form the Red Dot United to the Registry of Societies.[1]

Although the average processing time for a registration application is two months,[1] RDU received approval on 15 June 2020, three weeks after application, in what appeared to be an expedited process.[3]

RDU had put forward candidates to contest in the five-seat Jurong Group Representation Constituency for the 2020 Singaporean general election, which was called on 23 June 2020 with the dissolution of the 13th Parliament of Singapore.[3][4][5] On 10 July, their only team lost to the PAP team helmed by Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the election's widest winning margin of 74.62%-25.38% share.[6]

Leadership of Red Dot United

List of Secretary-Generals
No Name Took Office Left Office Tenure
1 Ravi Philemon 26 May 2020 Incumbent

List of Chairpersons
No Name Took Office Left Office Tenure
1 Michelle Lee 26 May 2020 Incumbent

Electoral performance
Election Seats up for election Seats contested by party Seats won by walkover Contested seats won Contested seats lost Total seats won Change Total votes Share of votes Popular vote Resulting Government Party leader
2020 93 5 0 0 5
0 / 93
 31,191 25.38% 1.25% No seats Ravi Philemon

See also

References
  1. "Former PSP members file application to form new political party Red Dot United". CNA. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. Koh, Fabian (18 June 2020). "Red Dot United's registration approved, says it is ready to contest S'pore GE". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. "Red Dot United gets approval for registration as political party, set to take part in coming GE". TODAYonline. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. Baharudin, Hariz (26 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Red Dot United introduces team to contest Jurong GRC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. Heijmans, Philip; Mokhtar, Faris (23 June 2020). "Singapore's Lee Calls Election for New Mandate to Fight Pandemic". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. "GE2020 official results: Tharman leads PAP to thumping win in Jurong GRC with 75 % of votes against RDU". Straits Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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