Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Northern Ireland Assembly Branch
The Northern Ireland Assembly passed a motion on 14 May 2007 to apply for re-admission to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) which was passed by the CPA General Assembly at it’s meeting in September 2007. The CPA has 176 branches in 52 out of the 53 Commonwealth countries and a membership of around 17000 Parliamentarians. The General Assembly, attended by 500 members, meets each year.