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The '''Commonwealth Parliamentary Association''' ('''CPA'''), previously known as the '''Empire Parliamentary Association''', is an organisation which works to support [[good governance]], [[democracy]] and [[human rights]].

In 1989 the [[patron]] of the CPA was the [[Head of the Commonwealth]], [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]. The vice-patronship rotates amongst [[Heads of State]] and of Government of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth nations]] who host its forthcoming annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. The Association's supreme authority is the [[General Assembly]], constituted by delegates to the annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.<ref>[http://www.wikinewsindia.com/tag/commonwealth-parliamentary-conference/ www.wikinewsindia.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005085040/http://www.wikinewsindia.com/tag/commonwealth-parliamentary-conference/ |date=2015-10-05 }}</ref> The business and activities of the CPA are managed by an Executive Committee, which reports to the General Assembly. The CPA's funds are derived from membership fees paid by its [[Executive (government)|branches]], as well as from two [[trust fund]]s and benefactors.

The official publication of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is ''The Parliamentarian'', the [[Magazine|Journal]] of Commonwealth Parliaments which was first published in January 1920. The organisation administers the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP), a network across the Commonwealth which promotes greater representation for women in Parliament; the CPA Small Branches network, representing parliaments and legislatures with populations below 500,000 people; the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) network; and the [[Commonwealth Youth Parliament]], an annual gathering of young people hosted by a Commonwealth Parliament.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) currently has approximately 180 branches and is divided into nine regions: Africa, Asia, Australia, British Islands and Mediterranean, Canada, Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic, India, Pacific, and [[South-East Asia]]. The CPA Headquarters Secretariat is based in [[London]].

== History ==
[[File:Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla at 30th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference at The Isle of Man in October 1984.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|CPA conference, [[Isle of Man]], October 1984]]

The CPA was founded as the '''Empire Parliamentary Association''' in 1911, with its first branches being Australia, Canada, [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom, the latter branch administering the Association as a whole. In 1948 the Association changed its name to the current Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and invited all branches to participate in the organisation's administration.

== Officers ==
The office of [[Chairperson]] of the CPA Executive Committee is vacant. Since April 2021, the Acting CPA Chairperson is [[Ian Liddell-Grainger]] MP of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].

Previous CPA Chairpersons have included: [[Emilia Monjowa Lifaka]] MP, Deputy Speaker of the [[National Assembly of Cameroon]] (2017-2021); [[Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury]], Speaker of [[Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban]] of [[Parliament of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] (2014–2017),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/Main/Chairperson/Current_Chair/Main/Chairperson/Dr_Shirin_Sharmin_Chaudhury__Biography.aspx?hkey=7520e41f-0dc8-48ef-8438-c6b57f27f427 |title=CPA Chair at www.cpahq.org |access-date=2015-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925101607/http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/Main/Chairperson/Current_Chair/Main/Chairperson/Dr_Shirin_Sharmin_Chaudhury__Biography.aspx?hkey=7520e41f-0dc8-48ef-8438-c6b57f27f427 |archive-date=2015-09-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> who succeeded [[Alan Haselhurst|Sir Alan Haselhurst MP]] (2011–2014), formerly [[Chairman of Ways and Means]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]].

The position of Acting CPA Vice-Chairperson is currently held by Hon. [[Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu]], MP, Majority Leader and Member of the [[Parliament of Ghana]].

Since September 2019, the CPA Treasurer is [[Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin]], MP of the [[Parliament of Malaysia]].

Since September 2019, the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians is [[Shandana Gulzar Khan]], MNA from the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]. Previous CWP Chairpersons include: Hon. [[Noraini Ahmad]] MP, [[Parliament of Malaysia]]; Rt Hon. [[Rebecca Kadaga]] MP, [[Parliament of Uganda]]; Hon. [[Alix Boyd Knights]], [[House of Assembly of Dominica]]; Ms [[Kashmala Tariq]], [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]; Hon. Lindiwe Maseko, [[Parliament of South Africa]] and [[Gauteng Provincial Legislature]].

Since February 2021, the Acting Chairperson for the CPA Small Branches is [[Joy Burch]], MLA, [[Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly]]. She assumed this position on the resignation of the previous incumbent [[Niki Rattle]], Speaker of the [[Parliament of the Cook Islands]]. The first CPA Small Branches Chairperson was Hon. [[Angelo Farrugia]], Speaker of the [[Parliament of Malta]].

Since September 2021, the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) is Hon. [[Dennitah Ghati]] HSC MP, from the [[National Assembly (Kenya)]]. The first holder of the role was [[Kevin Murphy (Canadian politician)]], former [[Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia]].

== Secretaries-General ==

The CPA's 8th Secretary-General is [[Stephen Twigg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/Main/Secretary-General/Biography/Main/About/Organisation/Secretary_General/Secretary-General_Biography.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027171856/http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/Main/Secretary-General/Biography/Main/About/Organisation/Secretary_General/Secretary-General_Biography.aspx |archive-date=2016-10-27 |title=Secretary-General Biography}}</ref> He was appointed in August 2020 for a four-year term. Twigg was elected to the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] as a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2005 ([[Enfield Southgate]]) and from 2010 to 2019 ([[Liverpool West Derby]]). During his parliamentary career, he held several senior positions including chairing the [[International Development Select Committee]], Minister for Schools and a range of Shadow Front Bench roles.

Previous [[Secretary-General|Secretaries-General]] have been:
Karimulla Akbar Khan, UK/Guyanese Lawyer (2016-2019); [[William F. Shija]], former Minister Tanzania Parliament (2007–2014); [[Denis Marshall (politician)|Denis Marshall]], former Minister New Zealand Parliament (2002–2006); [[Art Donahoe|Arthur Donahoe]], former Speaker Nova Scotia House of Assembly (1993–2001); [[David Tonkin]], former Premier South Australia (1986–1992); Sir Robin Vandervelt from [[South Africa]] (1961–1985); Sir Howard d’Egville (1949–1960).<ref>[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw204320/Sir-Howard-dEgville www.npg.org.uk]</ref>

==Members==
Members of the CPA are listed below. Both [[nation]]al and [[subnational administrative division|subnational]] parliaments are included.
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!width=20%|Members
!width=20%|National and Sub-National Parliaments
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|{{Flag|Alderney}}
|[[States of Alderney]]
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|{{Flag|Anguilla}}
|[[Parliament of Anguilla]]
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|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda]]
*[[Barbuda Council]]
}}
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|{{Flag|Australia}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Australia]].
*[[File:Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of New South Wales.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Parliament of New South Wales]]
*[[File:Flag of the Northern Territory.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Queensland.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Parliament of Queensland]]
*[[File:Flag of South Australia.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Parliament of South Australia]]
*[[File:Flag of Tasmania.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Parliament of Tasmania]]
*[[File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Parliament of Victoria]]
*[[File:Flag of Western Australia.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Parliament of Western Australia]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|The Bahamas}}
|[[Parliament of the Bahamas]]
|-
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|[[Parliament of Bangladesh]]
|-
|{{Flag|Barbados}}
|[[Parliament of Barbados]]
|-
|{{Flag|Belize}}
|[[Parliament of Belize]]
|-
|{{Flag|Bermuda}}
|[[Parliament of Bermuda]]
|-
|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|[[Parliament of Botswana]]
|-
|{{Flag|British Virgin Islands}}
|[[House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands]]
|-
|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|[[National Assembly of Cameroon]]
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Canada]]
*[[File:Flag of Alberta.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]
*[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]]
*[[File:Flag of Manitoba.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]]
*[[File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]]
*[[File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories]]
*[[File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Nunavut.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut]]
*[[File:Flag of Ontario.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]
*[[File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]]
*[[File:Flag of Quebec.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[National Assembly of Quebec]]
*[[File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]]
*[[File:Flag of Yukon.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Yukon Legislative Assembly]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Cayman Islands}}
|[[Parliament of the Cayman Islands]]
|-
|{{Flag|Cook Islands}}
|[[Parliament of the Cook Islands]]
|-
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|[[House of Representatives of Cyprus]]
|-
|{{Flag|Dominica}}
|[[House of Assembly of Dominica]]
|-
|{{Flag|Eswatini}}
|[[Parliament of Eswatini]]
|-
|{{Flag|Falkland Islands}}
|[[Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands]]
|-
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|[[Parliament of Fiji]]
|-
|{{Flag|Gambia}}
|[[National Assembly of the Gambia]]
|-
|{{Flag|Ghana}}
|[[Parliament of Ghana]]
|-
|{{Flag|Gibraltar}}
|[[Gibraltar Parliament]]
|-
|{{Flag|Grenada}}
|[[Parliament of Grenada]]
|-
|{{Flag|Guernsey}}
|[[States of Guernsey]]
|-
|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|[[National Assembly of Guyana]]
|-
|{{Flag|India}}
|
{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of India]]
*[[Andhra Pradesh Legislature]]
*[[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Bihar Legislature]]
*[[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Goa Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislature]]
*[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Karnataka Legislature]]
*[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Maharashtra Legislature]]
*[[Manipur Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Telangana Legislature]]
*[[Tripura Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh Legislature]]
*[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Isle of Man}}
|[[High Court of Tynwald]]
|-
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|[[Parliament of Jamaica]]
|-
|{{Flag|Jersey}}
|[[States of Jersey]]
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|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|[[Parliament of Kenya]]
|-
|{{Flag|Kiribati}}
|[[House of Assembly (Kiribati)|House of Assembly]]
|-
|{{Flag|Lesotho}}
|[[Parliament of Lesotho]]
|-
|{{Flag|Malawi}}
|[[Parliament of Malawi]]
|-
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Malaysia]]
*[[File:Flag of Johor.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Johor State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Kedah.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Kedah State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Kelantan.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Kelantan State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Malacca.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Malacca State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Pahang.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Pahang State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Penang State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Perak.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Perak State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Perlis.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Perlis State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Sabah.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Sabah State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Sarawak.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Sarawak State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Selangor.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Terengganu.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Terengganu State Legislative Assembly]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|[[People's Majlis]]
|-
|{{Flag|Malta}}
|[[Parliament of Malta]]
|-
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}
|[[Parliament of Mauritius]]
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|{{Flag|Montserrat}}
|[[Legislative Assembly of Montserrat]]
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|{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|[[Parliament of Mozambique]]
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|{{Flag|Namibia}}
|[[Parliament of Namibia]]
|-
|{{Flag|Nauru}}
|[[Parliament of Nauru]]
|-
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|[[Parliament of New Zealand]]
|-
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Nigeria]]
*[[Abia State]]
*[[Adamawa State]]
*[[Akwa Ibom State]]
*[[Anambra State]]
*[[Bauchi State]]
*[[Bayelsa State]]
*[[Benue State]]
*[[Borno State]]
*[[Cross River State]]
*[[Delta State]]
*[[Ebonyi State]]
*[[Edo State]]
*[[Ekiti State]]
*[[Enugu State]]
*[[Gombe State]]
*[[Imo State]]
*[[Jigawa State]]
*[[Kaduna State]]
*[[Kano State]]
*[[Katsina State]]
*[[Kebbi State]]
*[[Kogi State]]
*[[Kwara State]]
*[[Lagos State]]
*[[Nasarawa State]]
*[[Niger State]]
*[[Ogun State]]
*[[Ondo State]]
*[[Osun State]]
*[[Oyo State]]
*[[Plateau State]]
*[[Rivers State]]
*[[Sokoto State]]
*[[Taraba State]]
*[[Yobe State]]
*[[Zamfara State]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Niue}}
|[[Niue Assembly]]
|-
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|{{plainlist|
[[Parliament of Pakistan]]
*[[File:Flag of Balochistan.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan]]
*[[File:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa flag.png|22x20px|border|]] [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
*[[File:Flag of Punjab.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
*[[File:Flag of Sindh.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Papua New Guinea]]
*[[File:Flag of Bougainville.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Bougainville House of Representatives]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Rwanda}}
|[[Parliament of Rwanda]]
|-
|{{Flag|Saint Helena}}
|[[Legislative Council of Saint Helena]]
|-
|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}. Also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis.
|{{plainlist|
*[[National Assembly (Saint Kitts and Nevis)|National Assembly]]
*[[File:Flag of Nevis.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Nevis Island Assembly]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}}
|[[Parliament of Saint Lucia]]
|-
|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|[[House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
|-
|{{Flag|Samoa}}
|[[Legislative Assembly of Samoa]]
|-
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|[[Parliament of Seychelles]]
|-
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
|[[Parliament of Sierra Leone]]
|-
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|[[Parliament of Singapore]]
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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}
|[[National Parliament of the Solomon Islands]]
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|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of South Africa]]
*[[Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature]]
*[[Free State Provincial Legislature]]
*[[Gauteng Provincial Legislature]]
*[[KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature]]
*[[Limpopo Provincial Legislature]]
*[[Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature]]
*[[Northern Cape Provincial Legislature]]
*[[North West Provincial Legislature]]
*[[Western Cape Provincial Parliament]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]
|-
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Tanzania]]
**[[File:Flag of Zanzibar.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Zanzibar House of Representatives]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Tonga}}
|[[Legislative Assembly of Tonga]]
|-
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago]]
*[[Tobago House of Assembly]]
}}
|-
|{{Flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
|[[Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly]]
|-
|{{Flag|Tuvalu}}
|[[Parliament of Tuvalu]]
|-
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|[[Parliament of Uganda]]
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{plainlist|
*[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
*[[File:Flag of Scotland.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Scottish Parliament]]
*[[File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Senedd]]
*[[File:NI Assembly.svg|22x20px|border|]] [[Northern Ireland Assembly]]
}}
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|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}
|[[Parliament of Vanuatu]]
|-
|{{Flag|Zambia}}
|[[Parliament of Zambia]]
|}

== Additional links ==

* The CPA Secretariat Headquarters [http://www.cpahq.org CPA HQ] – you will also find links to The Parliamentarian, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments, published by the CPA. [https://www.cpahq.org/knowledge-centre/the-parliamentarian/ Link to The Parliamentarian]
* The Africa Region of the CPA [https://www.cpaafricaregion.or.tz/ CPA Africa]
* The British Islands and Mediterranean Region and UK Branch of the CPA is based in Westminster [https://www.uk-cpa.org/cpa-bimr/ CPA UK]
* The Canadian Region of the CPA [http://www.revparl.ca/english/region.asp CPA Canada]
* The Australia Region of the CPA [https://cpaaus.org/ CPA Australia]
* The Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region of the CPA [https://cpa-caaregion.com/ CPA CAA]
* [[American Institute of Parliamentarians]] – similar association for [[United States]].
* {{See also|Canadian Parliamentary Review}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

===Notes===
* [http://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/content/XXVII/CVII/287.extract www.oxfordjournals.org]{{dead link|date=May 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* [https://www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/ Commonwealth Round Table], International Forum and Journal of the Commonwealth

== Official Gazettes / Hansards ==
*[[List of British colonial gazettes]]

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.cpahq.org}}
* [https://archives.parliament.uk/collections/getrecord/GB61_CPA UK Parliamentary Archives, Records of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association]

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