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This template creates a header to be used with succession boxes for people occupying seats in elected legislatures.
Usage
Without parameter
The template was designed to default to
if no parameter is given. In the following table, the first column contains the header and the second column shows the template call used to create it.With parameter
The format is {{s-par|parameter}}, where parameter is replaced by one of the parameter names shown in the following table. The first column displays the header and the second column contains the parameter name. Comments—if any—are shown in the third column.
Australia
Canada
Confederate States
| Code | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| cs-hs | Confederate States House of Representatives | abolished 1865 with the end of the American Civil War |
| cs-sen | Confederate States Senate | abolished 1865 with the end of the American Civil War |
India
Pakistan
United Kingdom; Ireland
| Code | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| uk | Parliament of the United Kingdom | since 1801 |
| gb | Parliament of Great Britain | 1707–1800 |
| en | Parliament of England | until 1707 |
| sc | Parliament of Scotland | until 1707 |
| sct | Scottish Parliament | since 1999 |
| wal | Senedd | since 2020 |
| wal-na | National Assembly for Wales | until 2020 |
| ni | Parliament of Northern Ireland | 1921–1972 |
| ni/ass73 | Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) | |
| ni/ass82 | Northern Ireland Assembly (1982) | |
| ni/cc | Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention | |
| ni/for | Northern Ireland Forum | |
| ni/ass | Northern Ireland Assembly | since 1998 |
| ie | Parliament of Ireland | until 1801; not for Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann |
| ie/oi | Oireachtas | i.e. Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann |
United States
Other (Africa)
Other (Americas)
Other (Asia)
Other (Europe)
Example
From the Winston Churchill article:
{{s-start}}
{{s-par|uk}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford|Walter Runciman]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for [[Oldham (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham]]
|years=[[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900]]–[[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[John Albert Bright]]}}
{{s-end}}
See also
Documentation for creating succession boxes can be found at Template:S-start.