Bids for the Commonwealth Games

Bids for the Commonwealth Games is the process where Commonwealth Games Associations select from within their national territory cities to put forward bids to host a Commonwealth Games. Since the creation of the Commonwealth Games Federation in 1932, which successfully appropriated the name of the Inter-Empire Championships to create a modern sporting event for the members of the Commonwealth, interested cities have rivalled for selection as host of the Commonwealth Games.

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What follows is a list of the cities that have bid to host any of the Commonwealth Games. 20 cities (including repeats) have been chosen to host the Commonwealth Games; four in America, two in Asia, six in Europe, one in the Caribbean and seven in Oceania. No African city has ever been chosen to host a Commonwealth Games.

Process

The General Assembly of the CGF is responsible for deciding who will host the Commonwealth Games, 8 years prior to the games in question once all bids have been submitted. The selection process is made in accordance with the Candidate City Manual, as drafted by the Executive Board and made available to candidates 18 months before a decision is made. The federation then entrusts the organisation of the games to the organising committee, CGA, and government of the winning host nation or territory, including the security and finance, but is still monitored by the federation.[1]

Commonwealth Games
Games Year Bid party Result Final selection process Note Ref.
City CGAs Date CGF General Assembly
I 1930 Hamilton  Canada Awarded to host the I Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [2]
II 1934 Johannesburg  South Africa Awarded to host the II Commonwealth Games (moved to London) [note 1] [3]
London  England Inherently awarded to host the II Commonwealth Games
III 1938 Sydney  Australia Awarded to host the III Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [4]
– 1942 Montreal  Canada Awarded to host the IV Commonwealth Games (cancelled) [note 2]
– 1946 Cardiff  Wales Awarded to host the IV Commonwealth Games (cancelled) [note 3]
IV 1950 Auckland  New Zealand Awarded to host the IV Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [5]
V 1954 Vancouver  Canada Awarded to host the V Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [6]
VI 1958 Cardiff  Wales Awarded to host the VI Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [7]
VII 1962 Perth  Australia Awarded to host the VII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [8]
VIII 1966 Kingston  Jamaica Awarded to host the VIII Commonwealth Games (17 votes) Rome [9]
Edinburgh  Scotland Eliminated in the first voting (12 votes)
Salisbury  Rhodesia and Nyasaland Eliminated in the first voting (5 votes)
IX 1970 Edinburgh  Scotland Awarded to host the IX Commonwealth Games (18 votes) Kingston [10]
Christchurch  New Zealand Eliminated in the first voting (11 votes)
X 1974 Christchurch  New Zealand Awarded to host the X Commonwealth Games (36 votes) Edinburgh [11]
Melbourne  Australia Eliminated in the first voting (2 votes)
XI 1978 Edmonton  Canada Awarded to host the XI Commonwealth Games (36 votes) Munich [12]
Leeds  England Eliminated in the first voting (10 votes)
XII 1982 Brisbane  Australia Awarded to host the XII Commonwealth Games (unanimous vote) 14 July 1976 Montreal [13]
Birmingham  England Withdrew during the candidature stage
Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia Withdrew during the candidature stage
Lagos  Nigeria Withdrew during the candidature stage
XIII 1986 Edinburgh  Scotland Awarded to host the XIII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [14]
XIV 1990 Auckland  New Zealand Awarded to host the XIV Commonwealth Games (20 votes) Los Angeles [15]
Delhi  India Eliminated in the first voting (19 votes)
XV 1994 Victoria  Canada Awarded to host the XV Commonwealth Games (29 votes) Seoul [16]
Cardiff  Wales Eliminated in the first voting (18 votes)
Delhi  India Eliminated in the first voting (7 votes)
XVI 1998 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia Awarded to host the XVI Commonwealth Games (40 votes) Barcelona [17]
Adelaide  Australia Eliminated in the first voting (25 votes)
XVII 2002 Manchester  England Awarded to host the XVII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [18]
XVIII 2006 Melbourne  Australia Awarded to host the XVIII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) [19]
XIX 2010 Delhi  India Awarded to host the XIX Commonwealth Games (46 votes) 14 November 2003 Montego Bay [20][21]
Hamilton  Canada Eliminated in the first voting (22 votes)
XX 2014 Glasgow  Scotland Awarded to host the XX Commonwealth Games (47 votes) 9 November 2007 Colombo [22][23]
Abuja  Nigeria Eliminated in the first voting (24 votes)
Halifax  Canada Withdrew during the candidature stage
XXI 2018 Gold Coast  Australia Awarded to host the XXI Commonwealth Games (43 votes) 11 November 2011 Basseterre [24][25]
Hambantota  Sri Lanka Eliminated in the first voting (27 votes)
XXII 2022 Durban  South Africa Awarded to host the XXII Commonwealth Games and later withdrew 2 September 2015 Auckland [26][27]
Edmonton  Canada Withdrew during the candidature stage
Birmingham  England Awarded to host the XXII Commonwealth Games (sole bid) 21 December 2017 Birmingham [28][29]
XXIII 2026 Victoria  Australia Awarded to host the XXIII Commonwealth Games and later withdrew 12 April 2022 Ballarat [30][31]

Notes
  1. The 1934 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was originally awarded to Johannesburg, South Africa but was later awarded to London, England. The reason for this change was to avoid a political crisis over South Africa's Apartheid policy and its implications on visiting Commonwealth athletes and officials. The move came after concerns, particularly from Canada, about the way South Africa would treat black and Asian athletes."1934 - London". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. The 1942 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was cancelled due to the second world war. "What are the Commonwealth Games and who takes part?". BBC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. The 1946 British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games) was cancelled due to the second world war. "What are the Commonwealth Games and who takes part?". BBC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

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