Benchmarking

CPA Benchmark Reports

Since 2018, Legislatures have been encouraged to make the reports publicly available. Those that have been approved for publishing are listed below.

CPA Benchmarks Outcomes Reports since 2020

Commonwealth Good Governance Project 2023/2024 Outcome Report

A new report highlights successes in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Good Governance Project, with funding from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to further parliamentary democracy and good governance across the Commonwealth.

CPA Benchmarks Report for Parliament of Jamaica

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Jamaica's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Benchmarks Report for the Eswatini Parliament

Read the Final Report of the Eswatini Parliament's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Benchmarks Report for the Niue Assembly

Read the Final Report of the Niue Assembly's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Benchmarks Report for the Parliament of Lesotho

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Lesotho's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Benchmarks Outcomes Report for the Parliament of Samoa

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Samoa's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Parliament of Kiribati

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Kiribati's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Parliament of Cayman Islands

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Cayman Islands' self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Parliament of Maldives

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Maldives's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Parliament of Namibia

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Namibia's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Fiji Parliament

Read the Final Report of the Fiji Parliament's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Tonga Legislative Assembly

Read the Final Report of the Tonga Legislative Assembly's self-assessment using the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Parliament of Malawi

Read the Final Report of the Parliament of Malawi's self-assessment using the CPA Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Anguilla House of Assembly

Read the Final Report of the Anguilla House of Assembly's self-assessment using the CPA Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

CPA Recommended Benchmarks Self-Assessment: Montserrat Legislative Assembly

Read the Final Report of the Montserrat Legislative Assembly's self-assessment using the CPA Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures.

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