Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretariat

Deepens the Commonwealth's Commitment to democratic governance by bringing together Parliamentarians from all over the world to discuss current affairs and parliamentary practice and procedure.

CPA Statement of Purpose
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association mobilizes its Parliaments, Legislatures, their Members and staff to advance the consideration of good democratic governance and the institutional and professional development of its membership. It works in the Commonwealth through meetings and publications to discuss:
• The democratic representation of all sections of society and both genders;
• Parliamentary oversight of the executive;
• Parliamentary involvement in formulating legislation and government policy;
• The role of small Parliaments;
• Parliamentary outreach to the people, and
• The independence of Parliament from the executive government.