Red Dot United

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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
Chairman David Foo Ming Jin
Secretary-General Ravi Philemon
Founders
Founded26 May 2020;5 years ago (2020-05-26)
Split from Progress Singapore Party
Headquarters10 Ubi Crescent, #07-96, Ubi Techpark, Singapore 408564
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. It was formed in 2020 by former members of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), including Ravi Philemon and Michelle Lee. It positions itself as a party with a focus on policies promoting transparency, accountability and citizen engagement. [1]

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RDU made its electoral debut in 2020, contesting the five-member Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) against the People’s Action Party (PAP). The party received 25.38% of the valid votes and did not win any seats. In 2025, RDU expanded its participation by fielding candidates in four constituencies: Nee Soon GRC, Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC, Holland–Bukit Timah GRC and Jurong Central SMC. Its best result came in Nee Soon GRC, where it received 26.19% of the vote. [2] The party did not win any seats.

Since its formation, RDU has focused on political outreach and policy advocacy, issuing statements and proposals on issues such as the cost of living, employment and electoral reform. [3] It remains a non-parliamentary opposition party and operates within a political landscape where the PAP holds a dominant position in Parliament.

History

GE2020

RDU 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, [4] RDU received approval on 15 June 2020, three weeks after application, in what appeared to be an expedited process. [5]

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. [5] [6] [7] On 10 July, their only team lost to the PAP team in the election with the widest winning margin of 49.22% percentage-points. [8]

GE2025

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. [9] On 15 March 2025, RDU held a porridge distribution event in Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, where they introduced potential candidate Pang Heng Chuan. [10]

On 24 May 2025, RDU announced plans to evolve from a check-and-balance role into an alternative government. Following GE2025, where it secured 23.35% of the vote, RDU introduced a "3B strategy" to rebrand and strengthen its leadership. It aims to collaborate with other opposition parties through a proposed digital platform, altgov.sg, to present policy alternatives. The party is also considering a name change as part of its long-term vision. [11] [12]

Leadership

List of secretaries-general

NoNameTerm StartTerm End
1 Ravi Philemon 26 May 2020Incumbent

List of chairpersons

NoNameTerm StartTerm End
1Michelle Lee26 May 202023 Apr 2021
2David Foo23 Apr 2021Incumbent

Central Executive Committee

TitleName
ChairDavid Foo
Secretary-General Ravi Philemon
TreasurerLiyana Dhamirah
Committee MembersAbdillah Zamzuri
Alex Lye
Chips Pang
Emily Woo
Fazli Talip
Mohamed Feroz
Mohamed Nizar

Electoral performance

Parliament

ElectionLeaderVotes%SeatsNCMPsPositionResult
ContestedTotal+/–
SeatsWonLost
2020 Ravi Philemon 31,2601.25%505
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2025 94,5663.96%15015
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Seats contested

ElectionConstituencies contestedContested Vote % [13] +/–
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 22.44%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Red Dot United, Singapore's newest political party, hopes to be 'the loyal opposition'". Today. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "GE2025: Red Dot United says election results encouraging, aims to stay active till next polls". Channel NewsAsia. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "GE2025: PAP retains Holland-Bukit Timah with 79.29% of votes against new opponent RDU". The Straits Times. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Former PSP members file application to form new political party Red Dot United". CNA. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Red Dot United gets approval for registration as political party, set to take part in coming GE". TODAYonline. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Baharudin, Hariz (26 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Red Dot United introduces team to contest Jurong GRC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Citizen, The Online (11 March 2025). "Red Dot United announces intention to contest six constituencies in GE2025". The Online Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "GE2025: Red Dot United says it can hold its own against the PAP, eyes 6 constituencies in upcoming polls". CNA. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "RDU aims to form 'shadow government' to take party forward". The Strait Times. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Red Dot United outlines plans to build "alternative government" with new digital platform". The Online Citizen. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "Singapore Elections".
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