The Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards aim to recognise and highlight inspirational and active Parliamentarians for excelling in their field.

The awards are open to nominees who are current Parliamentarians across the Commonwealth. There are four award categories:

• Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award:
  This award recognises an outstanding Parliamentarian who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication and commitment to advancing parliamentary democracy and good governance across the Commonwealth.
• Parliamentary Equality and Diversity Award:
  This award honours a Parliamentarian who has shown significant leadership in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within their legislature and broader community.
• New Parliamentarian Award:
  This award is presented to a Commonwealth Parliamentarian in their first term who has demonstrated an impressive record of achievement in their first years as a Parliamentarian and has promoted democracy and good governance within their jurisdiction
• Parliamentarian Lifetime Achievement Award:
  This award is given to a long-serving Parliamentarian who has made a lasting and significant contribution to parliamentary democracy, demonstrating sustained commitment, leadership and integrity over the course of their career.

• News Source Guyana: Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference honours Minister Gail Teixeira with Lifetime Achievement Award.
• News Room Guyana: ‘Nothing short of exceptional’ – President congratulates Minister Teixeira on prestigious Commonwealth award.
• BBC Jersey: Jersey deputy wins award at global conference.
• Isle of Man Today: MLC awarded parliamentarian award by CPA.
• Lusaka Times: Speaker Nelly Mutti Receives Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2023 Award.
• Ghana News Agency: Speaker of Zambian Parliament wins Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2023 Award.
• CPA Australia: Parliamentarian from New South Wales recognised at Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2024 Awards
• Parliament of Western Australia: Hon Kate Doust Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2022.

Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award:

• 2022: Hon. Kate Doust, MLC, Parliament of Western Australia
• 2023: Hon. Nelly Mutti, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia
• 2024: Hon. Khurram Ijaz Chattha, MPA, Provincial Assembly of Punjab
• 2025: Hon. Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, MPA, Provincial Assembly of Punjab

Parliamentary Equality and Diversity Award:

• 2023: Hon. Ntombi Lentheng Mekgwe, MPL, Gauteng Provincial Legislature in South Africa
• 2024: Hon. Alex Greenwich, MP, Parliament of New South Wales
• 2025: Hon. Olivia Grange, MP, Parliament of Jamaica

New Parliamentarian Award:

• 2023: Hon. Tanya August-Hanson, MLC, Isle of Man Legislative Council
• 2024: Hon. Raluca Kovacs, States Assembly in Jersey
• 2025: Hon. James Evans, MS, Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament

Parliamentarian Lifetime Achievement Award:

• 2023: Hon. Myrna Driedger, MLA, Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
• 2024: Hon. Gail Teixeira, MP, Parliament of Guyana
• 2025: Hon. Ted Arnott, former MP, Ontario Legislature