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These election box templates are for displaying a list of candidates and results for any election. They produce tables like this (figures are just examples; they are not meant to work mathematically):
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Smith | 101,549 | 63.8 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Jane Johnson | 52,201 | 31.6 | −8.2 | |
Majority | 153,700 | 72.4 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 319,998 | +3.6 |
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{ "params":{}, "description": "The template {{Election box}} is not itself a real template. Instead, there are a family of other templates which together create a results table. See this template's page for how to use <span class="nowrap">{{</span> Election box begin<span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span> Election box candidate<span class="nowrap">}}</span>, and others to create an election results table." }
There are three basic templates:
The begin and end templates start and end a table with appropriate columns and formatting. The candidate template is used once for each candidate and contributes a row to the table.
When using this template please use the election box end template rather than simply inserting |} at the end of the election box.
For example:
{{Election box begin |title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]]: Strangford}} {{Election box candidate |party = Labour |candidate = Tony Blair |votes = 9,999 |percentage = 50.0 |change = +10.0 }} {{Election box candidate |party = Conservative |candidate = Michael Howard |votes = 9,999 |percentage = 50.0 |change = +10.0 }} {{Election box end}}
Will create this:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Blair | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Howard | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 |
See Template:Election box candidate with party link for usage and set-up.
Three further templates:
can be added to record the majority, turnout and number of registered electors for an election. (In this context, " majority" refers to the winning margin between the first and second placed candidates.)
For example:
... {{Election box majority |votes = 9,999 |percentage = 50.0 |change = +10.0 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 9,999 |percentage = 50.0 |change = +10.0 }} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 19,998 |ref = |change = +2.3 }} {{Election box end}}
Will create this:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Blair | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Howard | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 19,998 | +2.3 |
Finally there are two templates:
that can be used to summarize the outcome of an election, in terms of whether the incumbent holds the seat or whether it is lost to another party.
For example:
... {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +10.0 }} or... {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +10.0 }} {{Election box end}}
Will create this:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Blair | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Howard | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 19,998 | +9.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.0 |
or this...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Blair | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Howard | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,999 | 50.0 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 19,998 | +9.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.0 |
Notes:
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) until the outcome is known.|change=
represents a decrease, use a minus sign (−), not a hyphen (-).
For parties without an article on Wikipedia.