Event Details

Dates: 5 to 12 October 2025

Location: Bridgetown, Barbados

Hosted by: Parliament of Barbados and CPA Barbados Branch

Overview

The 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) will be hosted by the Parliament of Barbados and the CPA Barbados Branch in Bridgetown, Barbados from 5 to 12 October 2025. 

The 68th CPC will be held under the main theme of 'The Commonwealth: A Global Partner'.  

During the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, there will also be a number of additional conferences and meetings including:

• CPA General Assembly and general debate
• meetings of the CPA Executive Committee
• CPC Workshops
• 41st CPA Small Branches Conference
• 9th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference
• meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) network
• 59th Society of Clerks at the Table (SoCATT) meeting
• presentation of the 2025 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year awards
• the 3rd Emilia Monjowa Lifaka Lecture.

This website hub will contain all of the conference news and workshop reports from the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC).

Updated 08/09/2025/CPAHQ.

Invitations, Nominations and Registration 

• Invitations to the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference have been issued to all eligible CPA Branches from the CPA President on behalf of the host Branch, CPA Barbados. Please email cpc@cpahq.org if your CPA Branch has not received your invitation.
• Nominations have now closed and Registrations for the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference will close on 12 September 2025 in advance of the Conference. 

Images and resources

• View the latest conference news and images from the 68th CPC - follow us on social media using the hashtag #68CPC
• You will also be able to download the latest images from the 68th CPC at the CPA's Flickr page.
• A full round up of all of the conference news and workshop reports from the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference will appear in an online supplement to The Parliamentarian out in December 2025.

Barbados CPC Supplement to The Parliamentarian

Ahead of the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), this special Barbados supplement features articles by local political experts and young people on a diverse range of topics including parliamentary democracy in the island nation as well as encouraging more women into political life, the early development of the Barbados Parliament, promoting equal opportunities for the deaf community and transitioning from a monarchy to a republic.

• The supplement also features a profile of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley and a youth view of the ‘Commonwealth at 75’ from Barbados.
• The 68th CPC Barbados supplement also examines extracts from the CPA Archives about the discussions at 35th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference which was held in Barbados in 1989.

Click here to download or view below.

Accessibility

The CPA is committed to inclusivity and accessibility at all its events and programmes. Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact the CPA Secretariat to discuss this with us.

If you have any questions regarding the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, please contact us at cpc@cpahq.org.