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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.
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.
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]
Games | Year | Bid party | Result | Final selection process | Note | Ref. | ||
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City | CGAs | Date | CGF General Assembly | |||||
I | 1930 | Hamilton | Canada | Awarded to host the I Commonwealth Games (sole bid) | [2] | |||
II | 1934 | 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] | |||
– | Awarded to host the IV Commonwealth Games (cancelled) | [note 2] | ||||||
– | 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 | 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 | Awarded to host the XXIII Commonwealth Games and later withdrew | 12 April 2022 | Ballarat | [30] [31] |
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