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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
ChairmanDavid Foo Ming Jin
Secretary-GeneralRavi Philemon
Founders
Founded26 May 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05-26)
Split fromProgress Singapore Party
Headquarters10 Ubi Cres, Lobby E Ubi Techpark, 07-96, Singapore 408564
Political positionCentre-left
Colours  Navy Blue
SloganUnited We Can!
Parliament
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Website
reddotunited.sg

Red Dot United (abbreviation: RDU) is a political party in Singapore. RDU sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

History

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GE2020 Campaign

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The RDU party was founded on 26 May 2020 by members of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) who had resigned from the PSP. 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.[2]

RDU had put forward candidates to contest the five-seat Jurong GRC, helmed by Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, for the general election, which was called on 23 June 2020 with the dissolution of the 13th Parliament of Singapore.[2][3][4] On 10 July, their only team lost to the PAP team in the election with the widest winning margin of 49.22% vote share.[5]

GE2025 Campaign

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After the release of the electoral boundaries for the 2025 general election, RDU announced their intention to contest six constituencies: Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC, Nee Soon GRC, Tanjong Pagar GRC, Jurong Central SMC, Jalan Kayu SMC and Radin Mas SMC.[6] On 15 March 2025, RDU held a porridge distribution event in Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, where they introduced potential candidate Pang Heng Chuan.[7]

Leadership

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List of secretaries-general

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No Name Term Start Term End
1 Ravi Philemon 26 May 2020 Incumbent

List of chairpersons

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No Name Term Start Term End
1 Michelle Lee 26 May 2020 23 Apr 2021
2 David Foo 23 Apr 2021 Incumbent

Central Executive Committee

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Title Name
Chair David Foo
Secretary-General Ravi Philemon
Treasurer Liyana Dhamirah
Committee Members Abdillah Zamzuri
Alex Lye
Chips Pang
Emily Woo
Fazli Talip
Mohamed Feroz
Mohamed Nizar

Electoral performance

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Parliament

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Election Leader Votes % Seats NCMPs Position Result
Contested Total +/–
Seats Won Lost
2020 Ravi Philemon 31,260 1.25% 5 0 5
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 Increase 10th No seats
2025 15
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Seats contested

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Election Constituencies contested Contested Vote %[8] +/–
2020 5-member GRC: Jurong 25.4% —
2025 5-member GRC: Jurong East-Bukit Batok, Nee-Soon; 4-member GRC: Holland-Bukit Timah; SMC: Jurong Central

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former PSP members file application to form new political party Red Dot United". CNA. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Red Dot United gets approval for registration as political party, set to take part in coming GE". TODAYonline. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ Baharudin, Hariz (26 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Red Dot United introduces team to contest Jurong GRC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "GE2020 official results: Tharman leads PAP to thumping win in Jurong GRC with 75 % of votes against RDU". Straits Times. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ Citizen, The Online (11 March 2025). "Red Dot United announces intention to contest six constituencies in GE2025". The Online Citizen. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. ^ "GE2025: Red Dot United says it can hold its own against the PAP, eyes 6 constituencies in upcoming polls". CNA. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Singapore Elections".
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