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== Usage ==
{{Parameter names example|_template=|year|party|alternate|image|image_size|image2|image_size2|image3|image_size3|caption|logo|logo_size|election_year|election_year |date|city2|city|venue|chair|keynote_speaker|speakers|presidential_nominee|presidential_nominee_state|vice_presidential_nominee|vice_presidential_nominee_state|vice_presidential_nominee_state |othercandidates|totaldelegates|votesneeded|presidenttotals|vicepresidenttotals|ballots|previous_year|next_year}}
<pre style="overflow: auto;">{{Infobox national political convention
|year          = 
|party         =
|election_year = 
|logo          = 
|image         = 
|image_size    = 
|image2        = 
|image_size2   = 
|caption       = 
|date          = 
|city          = 
|venue         = 
|convention_chair         = 
|keynote_speaker                 = 
|presidential_nominee            =
|presidential_nominee_state      =
|vice_presidential_nominee       =
|vice_presidential_nominee_state =
|othercandidates                 =
|totaldelegates                  = 
|votesneeded                     = 
|ballots                         = 
}}</pre>

== Parameters ==
<pre>
|logo          = Convention logo (optional) Note: Width is automatically set to 50px.
|year          = Year in which the convention was held
|party         = Political party holding the convention. Do not link this!
|election_year = Year in which the election for which the nominated candidates at the convention will run (if different from the convention year)
|image         = Image of the presidential nominee.  (optional)
image_size = Width of the presidential nominee's photo. (optional) Note: Default is 100px.
|caption       = Caption for the presidential nominee's photo. (optional)
|image2        = Image of the vice presidential nominee. (optional) 
|image_size2   = Width of the presidential nominee's photo. (optional) Note: Default is 100px. This should be changed so that the heights of image and image2 match!
|caption2      = Caption for the vice presidential nominee's photo (optional)
|date          = Date(s) on which the convention was held. If a range of dates, format should be month day-month day, year. (optional)
|city          = Location where the convention was held.  (optional)
|venue         = Specific venue where the convention was held. (optional)
|chair         = Name of the chairperson for the convention. (optional)
|keynote_speaker            = Name of the keynote speaker for the convention. (optional)
|presidential_nominee       = Name of the presidential nominee. (optional) Note: This may be omitted if the convention failed to nominate a candidate.
|presidential_nominee_state = Home state of the presidential nominee. Note: Required if "presidential_nominee" is filled in.
|vice_presidential_nominee  = Name of the vice presidential nominee (optional) Note: This may be omitted if the convention failed to nominate a candidate.
|vice_presidential_nominee_state = Home state of the vice presidential nominee Note: Required if "vice_presidential_nominee" is filled in.
|othercandidates       = Other candidates that were significant contenders at the convention. (optional)
|totaldelegates        = Total number of delegates voting at the convention. (optional) Note: This must be filled out for the "Voting" section header to appear in the Infobox.
|votesneeded           = Number of votes needed for the nomination. (optional)
|ballots               = Number of ballots taken for the presidential nomination.
</pre>

== Example ==
{{Infobox National Political Convention
| year = 1996
| party = Republican
| logo = 
| image = Bob_Dole,_PCCWW_photo_portrait.JPG
| image2 = Jack Kemp official portrait.jpg
| image_size2 = 92
| caption = Nominees <br> Dole and Kemp
| date = August 12–August 15, 1996
| keynote_speaker = [[Susan Molinari]]
| venue = [[San Diego Convention Center]]
| city = [[San Diego, California]]
| presidential_nominee = [[Bob Dole]]
| presidential_nominee_state = [[Kansas]]
| vice_presidential_nominee = [[Jack Kemp]]
| vice_presidential_nominee_state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| totaldelegates = 1,975
| votesneeded = 1,007
| previous_year = 1992
| next_year = 2000
}}
Here's an example using information for the [[1996 Republican National Convention]]:
<pre>
| year = 1996
| party = Republican
| logo = 
| image = Bob_Dole,_PCCWW_photo_portrait.JPG
| image2 = Jack Kemp official portrait.jpg
| image_size2 = 92
| caption = Nominees <br> Dole and Kemp
| date = August 12–August 15, 1996
| keynote_speaker = [[Susan Molinari]]
| venue = [[San Diego Convention Center]]
| city = [[San Diego, California]]
| presidential_nominee = [[Bob Dole]]
| presidential_nominee_state = [[Kansas]]
| vice_presidential_nominee = [[Jack Kemp]]
| vice_presidential_nominee_state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| totaldelegates = 1,975
| votesneeded = 1,007
| previous_year = 1992
| next_year = 2000
</pre>

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