SINGAPORE, May 1 -- Singapore holds a parliamentary election on May 3 that will be contested by 11 parties across the city state of 6 million people with 2.76 million registered to vote.

Following are details of the key parties running and some of their policy platforms.

People's Action Party

The conservative People's Action Party has ruled Singapore since independence in 1965 and has dominated politics ever since. Up until 1981, it won every seat in parliament and held 83 of 93 seats in the last legislature.

The PAP has maintained its grip on power through continuity having overseen Singapore's rapid growth, with a track record of clean governance, economic stability, attracting investment and providing measures for its people to man...