At the 2020 General Election, the People’s Action Party team, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, beat SDP’s team in the constituency, winning 66.36 per cent of the votes.
SDP also contested in the four-seat GRC in the 2015 and 2011 elections.
After the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s report was released in March, RDU had said it would contest in six constituencies – Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, Jurong Central Single Member Constituency (SMC), Nee Soon GRC, Jalan Kayu SMC, Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC.
If RDU fields a team in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, it will not field candidates in Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC, said Mr Philemon.
Opposition unity is important in the upcoming General Election, he added. “For Red Dot United, it is always about the people and who we think can represent the people the best.”
RDU will consider this in its negotiations with other opposition parties, said the party chief on Thursday.
“The people are a non-negotiable for us, so we will do what’s in the best interest of the people. And if that means withdrawing so that SDP contests here, so be it.”
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