He explained: "Right now we just got our approval. I have to join a party that is going to propel me into Parliament, says PSP candidate Ang Yong Guan. We requested for the ROS to expedite our registration, and we are happy that they considered it. Jurong has 131,234 voters within the GRC, which was created in 2001 from the Bukit Timah GRC and Hong Kah GRC.

2 former Progress Singapore Party members set up political party called Red Dot United.

Lee … Michelle Lee, Singapore, Singapore. Benjamin Pwee, 52, was the assistant secretary-general of the Singapore People's Party (SPP) from 2011, and was widely touted as a successor to party leader Chiam See Tong. Original candidate Ivan Lim withdrew his candidacy three days after being announced due to online criticism of his past behaviour. Counting is still in progress. Former Progress Singapore Party (PSP) members Michelle Lee and Ravi Philemon announced the launch of a new society named Red Dot United (RDU). The process took just three weeks, which is shorter than the average processing time of two months. Parties that have contested Jurong GRC include the National Solidarity Party (2011) and Singaporeans First (2015). Aside from Philemon and Lee, RDU has two other former PSP members. We have to discuss as a party.". Back in 2011, she had contested in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC under SDP. However, Pwee got his start in politics under the People's Action Party (PAP) banner, where he served as chairman for PAP's Thomson youth wing. ALSO READ: PPP's Goh Meng Seng to contest MacPherson SMC, may face off PAP's Tin Pei Ling. He quit NSP in 2011 and in 2015, founded the People's Power Party (PPP), which he currently leads. Seah resigned from NSP in 2014 but has made a comeback as a member of the Workers' Party. It is derived from 100 random ballot papers from every polling station in the constituency, taking into account the weightage of each polling station. He later joined Lim Tean in Peoples Voice (PV) party but announced his departure in March 2019. To follow live and for more news, go to asiaone.com. 3K likes. It was the party's best-performing GRC that year. RDU's Michelle Lee explains why she left a 'glamorous' career to take on mission impossible of unseating Tharman. They lost and he later quit the party to join the National Solidarity Party (NSP) in 2007, becoming its secretary-general.

Along with her former PSP compatriot Ravi Philemon, Michelle Lee, 43, formed Red Dot United (RDU), the newest opposition party in Singapore. The chairman of Singapore's newest political party has her sights set on … Two former Progress Singapore Party (PSP) members, Ravi Philemon and Michelle Lee set up Red Dot United. 65-year-old psychiatrist Ang Yong Guan was unveiled on June 23 as one of PSP's election candidates for GE2020. Hazel Poa, 49, was formerly a member of the Reform Party (RP) before joining NSP. ALSO READ: 2 former Progress Singapore Party members set up political party called Red Dot United, Speaking to The Straits Times today (June 18), Philemon said: "We are grateful that the MHA has been very helpful and efficient. If you don’t like our faces, listen to our fortnightly podcast E-Junkies where we lepak one corner with famous people, Your daily good stuff - AsiaOne stories delivered straight to your inbox, AsiaOne Online Pte Ltd. Company registration NO.201815023K. In GE2020, the PAP team also saw a late change in its line-up. She currently sits as the chairman of RDU. PAP wins Jurong GRC with 91,692 votes, while RDU received 31,191. Philemon, the secretary-general of RDU, said during a previous virtual media conference: "Our goal is to build a political-social platform, and not just another political party. ALSO READ: I have to join a party that is going to propel me into Parliament, says PSP candidate Ang Yong Guan. With so many changes afoot this General Election, it's easy to get confused as to who’s representing which party. PSP's intended candidate for Hong Kah North before his departure. The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) confirms that its vice-chairman, Michelle Lee Juen, has resigned from the party as its vice chairman. Its application was submitted on May 26 and approved on Monday (June 15) by the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) Registry of Societies (ROS), according to reports. Lee resigned on March 5 saying she wanted to spend more time with her family, while Philemon left on May 12. Philemon is the secretary-general, while Lee …

Prior to this, Dr Ang was the chairman of the just-dissolved Singaporeans First party and had stood in the 2015 election. Been a supporter of one political party for your whole life? Philemon also explained that what sets RDU apart from the opposition pack is that it will not be "centred on personalities", adding that a "large segment" of the party is below 35 years of age and the party will be "focusing on youths and engaging with youths as well". As this is a sample count, the election result could be different. PAP currently has 75 per cent of the votes, compared to RDU’s 25 per cent. Sample counts have a 95 per cent chance of being within four percentage points of the final count.