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These election box templates are for displaying a list of candidates and results for Australian elections contested by parties. They produce tables like this:

2019 Australian fictional election: Utopia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Katie Norris 44,001 46.59 −6.02
Centre Alliance Ashan de Silva 27,452 29.07 +29.07
Labor John Clarke 14,363 15.21 −3.16
Aussie battlers Tony Woodford 5,458 5.78 −2.18
Total formal votes 94,445 95.72 +1.10
Informal votes 4,228 4.28 −1.10
Turnout 98,673 93.44 −1.18

Usage

Basic

There are six templates used in the example above:

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. If there is a wikipedia page for the candidate, this should be linked. If the party is listed at Template:Australian politics/party colours, it will use the colour for that party, while Template:Australian politics/name, will return a linked name for that party. This may be different for state elections, such as "liberal sa" or "labor qld". If they are not listed, there is no colour and the party unlinked. Where you want to use a name that is different from the linked party, adding <nowiki/> at the end of the party name will prevent linking or using the party colour, as in the Labor example above.

Using the example above these are : 

 {{Election box begin |title=2019 Australian fictional election: [[Utopia]]}}
 {{Election box candidate AU party 
   |candidate = [[Katie Norris]]
   |party = Liberal
   |votes = 44,001
   |percentage = 46.59
   |change = −6.02
 }}
 {{Election box candidate AU party
   |candidate = Ashan de Silva
   |party = Centre Alliance
   |votes = 27,452
   |percentage = 29.07
   |change = +29.07
 }}
 {{Election box candidate AU party
   |candidate = John Clarke
   |party = Labor<nowiki/>
   |votes = 14,363
   |percentage = 15.21
   |change = −3.16
 }}
 {{Election box formal
   |votes = 94,445
   |percentage = 95.72
   |change = +1.10
 }}
 {{Election box informal
   |votes = 4,228
   |percentage = 4.28
   |change = −1.10
 }}
 {{Election box turnout
   |votes = 98,673
   |percentage = 93.44
   |change = −1.18
 }}
 {{Election box end}}

Preferential Results

One or both of the following templates are commonly used for the results where a form of preferential voting is used:

  • {{Election box 2pp}}: Two-party-preferred result, used where the election comes down to a choice between the two major parties, typically in Australia the Liberal/National Coalition and Labor.
  • {{Election box 2cp}}: Two-candidate-preferred result, used where one or both major parties is not in the top two. Where the two-party-preferred figures are also available, this may included and is typically placed before the two-candidate-preferred result.

Adding these to the table above would be 

{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = [[Katie Norris]]
|party = Liberal
|votes = 61,566
|percentage = 65.19
|change = −1.36
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = John Clarke
|party = Labor
|votes = 32,879
|percentage = 34.81
|change = +1.36
}}
{{Election box 2cp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = [[Katie Norris]]
|party = Liberal
|votes = 51,698
|percentage = 54.74
|change = −11.81
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Ashan de Silva
|party = Centre Alliance
|votes = 42,747
|percentage = 45.26
|change = +45.26
}}

Which gives:

{{{title}}}
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Katie Norris 61,566 65.19 −1.36
Labor John Clarke 32,879 34.81 +1.36
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Katie Norris 51,698 54.74 −11.81
Centre Alliance Ashan de Silva 42,747 45.26 +45.26

Final result

One of the following templates then concludes the results

If there is a redistribution which changes the notional seat status, adding |notional = yes clarifies that the hold or gain is notional

{{{title}}}
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
(new seat win)
Liberal win (new seat)
{{{title}}}
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
(hold)
Centre Alliance hold Swing -2.5
Centre Alliance notional hold Swing -2.5
{{{title}}}
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
(gain)
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.5
Labor notional gain from Liberal Swing -2.5
{{{title}}}
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
(member change)
Member changed to Australia from Australian Swing -6.5

See also

Template:Election box/doc


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