Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

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interparliamentary organization non-governmental organization

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is an organization that connects and supports the parliaments and legislators of Commonwealth nations to promote democratic governance, parliamentary best practices, and cooperation.

Aliases (7)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interparliamentary organization → non-governmental organization →
abbreviation	CPA →
affiliation	Commonwealth of Nations network of organizations →
cooperatesWith	Commonwealth Secretariat → Inter-Parliamentary Union → United Nations agencies →
fieldOfWork	democracy promotion → election observation and support → governance → human rights → parliamentary development →
formerName	Empire Parliamentary Association →
founded	1911 →
governingBody	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee → Commonwealth Parliamentary Association General Assembly →
hasFocus	gender equality in politics → inclusion of persons with disabilities in politics → parliamentary oversight → public financial scrutiny → separation of powers → youth engagement in democracy →
hasOrgan	Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities network → Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee → Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretariat → Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians →
hasStructure	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association branches in member legislatures →
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom →
headquartersLocation	London →
language	English →
legalStatus	charity registered in the United Kingdom →
membership	national parliaments of Commonwealth countries → provincial and state legislatures in some federal Commonwealth countries →
motto	to promote knowledge and understanding of parliamentary democracy →
offers	capacity-building programs for legislators → parliamentary benchmarking and self-assessment tools → technical assistance to parliaments →
organizes	Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference → post-election seminars → workshops and seminars for parliamentarians →
purpose	to encourage parliamentary best practices → to foster cooperation among Commonwealth parliaments → to promote democratic governance → to strengthen parliamentary institutions → to support good governance and the rule of law →
regionServed	Commonwealth of Nations →
renamed	1948 →
website	https://www.cpahq.org →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ("Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee") → Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ("Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretariat") → Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ("Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians") →	hasOrgan
Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference ("Commonwealth Parliamentary Association General Assembly") →	affiliation
Latimer House →	associatedWith
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ("Empire Parliamentary Association") →	formerName
Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities network ("Commonwealth Parliamentary Association governance framework") →	governedBy
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ("Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee") →	governingBody
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association →	name
Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference →	organizedBy
Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities network →	parentOrganization
Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities network →	partOf
Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities network ("Commonwealth member legislatures") →	scope
Commonwealth countries →	sharesInstitution