User:Nat/Infobox Election/2/doc

**United Kingdom general election, 2005**
All 646 seats to the House of Commons
	‹ 2001 • members members • Next ›
	United Kingdom general election, 2005; All 646 seats to the House of Commons
	5 May 2005
Incumbent PM; Tony Blair; Labour	PM-Elect; Tony Blair; Labour

**United States presidential election, 2008**
	‹ 2004
	United States presidential election, 2008;
	4 November 2008
	Opinion polls
	Opinion polls
	; Presidential electoral votes by state.
Incumbent President; George W. Bush; Republican	President-Elect; ;

**United States presidential election, 2004**
	‹ 2000 2008 ›
	United States presidential election, 2004;
	2 November 2004
	; Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney (31), Blue denotes those won by Kerry/Edwards (19+DC). Light blue is the electoral vote for "John Edwards" (sic) by an undetermined Minnesota "faithless elector". Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
Incumbent President; George W. Bush; Republican	President-Elect; George W. Bush; Republican

This is a documentation subpage for User:Nat/Infobox Election/2.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original user template page.

Fields[edit]

{{Infobox Election
| election_name      = 
| country            = 
| type               = 
| ongoing            = 
| party_colour       = 
| previous_election  = 
| previous_year      = 
| next_election      = 
| next_year          = 
| seats_for_election = 
| election_date      = 
| image1             = 
| colour1            = 
| nominee1           = 
| leader1            = 
| leader_since1      = 
| party1             = 
| home_state1        = 
| leaders_seat1      = 
| running_mate1      = 
| last_election1     = 
| seats_needed1      = 
| electoral_vote1    = 
| states_carried1    = 
| seats1             = 
| seat_change1       = 
| popular_vote1      = 
| percentage1        = 
| swing1             = 
| image2             = 
| colour2            = 
| nominee2           = 
| leader2            = 
| leader_since2      = 
| party2             = 
| home_state2        = 
| leaders_seat2      = 
| running_mate2      = 
| last_election2     = 
| seats_needed2      = 
| electoral_vote2    = 
| states_carried2    = 
| seats2             = 
| seat_change2       = 
| popular_vote2      = 
| percentage2        = 
| swing2             = 
| poll1_date         = 
| poll1_source       = 
| poll1_nominee1     = 
| poll1_party1       = 
| poll2_date         = 
| poll2_source       = 
| poll2_nominee1     = 
| poll2_party1       = 
| poll1_date         = 
| poll1_source       = 
| poll1_nominee2     = 
| poll1_party2       = 
| poll2_date         = 
| poll2_source       = 
| poll2_nominee2     = 
| poll2_party2       = 
| map_image          = 
| map_size           = 
| map_caption        = 
| title              = 
| before_election    = 
| before_colour      = 
| after_election     = 
| after_colour       = 
| before_party       = 
| after_party        = 
}}

*Non-optional fields.
† only displayed if the election is ongoing.
‡ only displayed if the election has finished.

Field	Type	Description
election_name	*	Name given to the election. If this field is left empty the page name is displayed
country	*	Country where the election took place.
type	*	The type of election. Must be one of three: presidential, legislative, parliamentary.
ongoing	*	Must be either yes or no, whether the election is ongoing or completed. Fields marked with a † are only displayed if the election is ongoing. Fields marked with a ‡ are only displayed if the election is has finished. (Default no).
party_colour		Also spelt party_color. To turn off the party colours enter 'no'.
previous_election		The page name of the last election of this type.
previous_year		The year the last election of this type took place.
previous_mps	legislative	The MPs elected in the last election.
next_election		The page name of the next election of this type.
next_year		The year the next election of this type took place.
next_mps	legislative	The MPs elected in the next election.
seats_for_election	legislative	The number of seats for election and the house or chamber the seats are for.
election_date		Date of election.
image1		Image of Nominee or Party Leader. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees or Leaders at the same time.
colour1		Also spelt color1. Enter a hex colour code (without the #) to override the border colour of image1. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees or Leaders at the same time.
nominee1	presidential	Name of Nominee. When appropriate, candidate1 can be used instead. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees at the same time.
leader1	legislative	Name of Party Leader. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
leader_since1	legislative	The date the Leader took office. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
party		Political Party using Party shortnames templates.
home_state1	presidential	The state the Nominee represents. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees at the same time.
leaders_seat1	legislative	The seat the Leader represents. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
running_mate1	presidential	The Nominee's Running mate. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees at the same time.
last_election1	legislative	The seat count and percentage of the vote received at the previous election. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
electoral_vote1	presidential‡	The electoral votes obtained by the Nominee. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees at the same time.
states_carried1	presidential‡	The states carried or won by the Nominee. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees at the same time.
seats1	legislative‡	The seats won at the election. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
seat_change1	legislative‡	The change in the number of seats won at the election compared to the pervious election. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
popular_vote1	‡	The number of votes obtained by the Nominee or Party. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees or Parties at the same time.
percentage1	‡	The percentage of the popular vote obtained by the Nominee or Party. The number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees or Parties at the same time.
swing1	legislative‡	The swing or change in popular vote at the election compared to the pervious election. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
seats_needed1	legislative†	The seats required to gain an overall majority. The number can be changed up to six to display different Parties at the same time.
poll1_date	†	The date of the opinion poll. The number can be changed up to five to display different polls at the same time.
poll1_source	†	The source or ULR of the opinion poll. The number can be changed up to five to display different polls at the same time. poll1_nominee1
poll1_nominee1	presidential†	The percentage poll 1 gave to nominee 1. The poll number can be changed up to five to display different polls at the same time. The nominee number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees at the same time.
poll1_party1	presidential†	The percentage poll 1 gave to party 1. The poll number can be changed up to five to display different polls at the same time. The party number can be changed up to six to display different Nominees at the same time.
map_image		Image of the election map.
map_size		Size of image of the election map to be displayed. (Default 300px).
map_caption		Caption on image of the election map to be displayed.
title	‡	Title decided by the election. (President, Speaker, Government, Prime Minister...)
before_election	‡	The President, Speaker, Government or Prime Minister in power before the election.
before_colour	‡	Also spelt before_color. Enter a hex colour code (without the #) to override the font colour of before_election.
after_election	‡	The President, Speaker, Government or Prime Minister in power as a result of the election.
after_colour	‡	Also spelt after_color. Enter a hex colour code (without the #) to override the font colour of after_election.
before_party	‡	The party in power before the election.
after_party	‡	The party in power as a result of the election.

Notes[edit]

Layout[edit]

The template can display up to six parties or Nominees at the same time, three on the top row and three on the bottom row. If only four are needed, use the first two on the top and bottom lines. This is done by only using the numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5 on the fields that require a number.

Difference between Legislative and Parliamentary[edit]

All the fields that work for Legislative will also work for Parliamentary. The only difference between the two is the titles above the images.

Colour[edit]

The template uses the party fields to display the party colour in the background of the images and some text. To turn this function off, input:

| party_colour=no

To override the colour for party1 or nominee1, input:

| colour1=[HEX OF COLOUR MINUS #]

The hex number must be entered without the hash for the field to work. The number (colour1) can be changed up to six for different parties or Nominees. The fields work with both spellings of the word 'colour'.

Usage[edit]

Presidential[edit]

{{Infobox Election
| election_name = United States presidential election, 2004
| country = United States
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States presidential election, 2000
| previous_year = 2000
| next_election = United States presidential election, 2008
| next_year = 2008
| election_date =  [[2 November]] [[2004]]

<!--        George W. Bush       -->
| image1 = [[Image:George-W-Bush.jpeg|150px]]
| nominee1 = [[George W. Bush]]
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = [[Texas]]
| running_mate1 = [[Dick Cheney|Richard B. Cheney]]
| electoral_vote1 = 286
| states_carried1 = 31
| popular_vote1 = 62,040,610
| percentage1 = 50.7%

<!--          John Kerry        -->
| image2 = [[Image:John Kerry headshot with US flag.jpg|130px]]
| nominee2 = [[John Kerry]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = [[Massachusetts]]
| running_mate2 = [[John Edwards]]
| electoral_vote2 = 251
| states_carried2 = 19+[[Washington, D.C.|DC]]
| popular_vote2 = 59,028,111
| percentage2 = 48.3%
| map_image = US presidential election 2004 map.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = Presidential election results map.
| title = President
| before_election = [[George W. Bush]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[George W. Bush]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}

Ongoing Presidential[edit]

Please DO NOT add this infobox to United States presidential election, 2008. It is only here as an example.

{{future election in the United States}}

{{Infobox Election
| election_name = United States presidential election, 2008
| country = United States
| type = presidential
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = United States presidential election, 2004
| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = <!-- United States presidential election, 2012 -->
| next_year = 2012
| election_date =  [[4 November]] [[2008]]

<!--        Hillary Rodham Clinton      -->
| image1 = [[Image:Hillary Rodham Clinton.jpg|125px]]
| candidate1 = [[Hillary Rodham Clinton|Hillary Clinton]]
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state1 = [[New York]]
| running_mate1 = 
| electoral_vote1 = 
| states_carried1 = 
| popular_vote1 = 
| percentage1 = 

<!--            Barack Obama           -->
| image2 = [[Image:Sen. Barack Obama smiles.jpg|125px]]
| candidate2 = [[Barack Obama]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = [[Illinois]]
| running_mate2 = 
| electoral_vote2 = 
| states_carried2 = 
| popular_vote2 = 
| percentage2 = 

<!--            John Edwards           -->
| image3 = [[Image:John Edwards, official Senate photo portrait.jpg|125px]]
| candidate3 = [[John Edwards]]
| party3 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state3 = [[North Carolina]]
| running_mate3 = 
| electoral_vote3 = 
| states_carried3 = 
| popular_vote3 = 
| percentage3 = 

<!--            Rudy Giuliani          -->
| image4 = [[Image:Rudy Giuliani.jpg|125px]]
| candidate4 = [[Rudy Giuliani]]
| party4 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state4 = [[New York]]
| running_mate4 = 
| electoral_vote4 = 
| states_carried4 = 
| popular_vote4 = 
| percentage4 = 

<!--        Fred Thompson              -->
| image5 = [[Image:Fred Thompson.jpg|110px]]
| candidate5 = [[Fred Thompson]]
| party5 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state5 = [[Tennessee]]
| running_mate5 = 
| electoral_vote5 = 
| states_carried5 = 
| popular_vote5 = 
| percentage5 = 

<!--            John McCain            -->
| image6 = [[Image:John McCain official photo portrait.JPG|125px]]
| candidate6 = [[John McCain]]
| party6 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state6 = [[Arizona]]
| running_mate6 = 
| electoral_vote6 = 
| states_carried6 = 
| popular_vote6 = 
| percentage6 = 

<!--      Polls       -->
| poll1_date = [[2007-08-03]]
| poll1_source = http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008__1/daily_presidential_tracking_polling_history
| poll1_candidate1 = '''45%'''
| poll1_candidate2 = 22%
| poll1_candidate3 = 9%
| poll1_candidate4 = '''26%'''
| poll1_candidate5 = 21%
| poll1_candidate6 = 11%
| poll2_date = [[2007-08-01]]
| poll2_source = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20109634/site/newsweek/
| poll2_candidate1 = '''46%'''
| poll2_candidate2 = 23%
| poll2_candidate3 = 12%
| poll2_candidate4 = '''32%'''
| poll2_candidate5 = 20%
| poll2_candidate6 = 13%

<!--      Seperate Polls for Dems and GOP       -->
| poll3_date1 = [[2007-08-01]]
| poll3_source1 = http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08dem.htm
| poll3_candidate1 = '''44%'''
| poll3_candidate2 = 23%
| poll3_candidate3 = 14%
| poll3_date2 = [[2007-08-01]]
| poll3_source2 = http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08rep.htm
| poll3_candidate4 = '''33%'''
| poll3_candidate5 = 20%
| poll3_candidate6 = 17%
| poll4_date1 = [[2007-07-30]]
| poll4_source1 = http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08dem.htm
| poll4_candidate1 = '''43%'''
| poll4_candidate2 = 22%
| poll4_candidate3 = 13%
| poll4_date2 = [[2007-07-30]]
| poll4_source2 = http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08rep.htm
| poll4_candidate4 = '''30%'''
| poll4_candidate5 = 22%
| poll4_candidate6 = 13%
| map_image = Electoral map 2004-2008.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = Presidential electoral votes by state.
| title = President
| before_election = [[George W. Bush]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = 
| after_party = 
}}

Legislative or Parliamentary[edit]

{{Infobox Election
| election_name = United Kingdom general election, 2005
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United Kingdom general election, 2001
| previous_year = 2001
| previous_mps = MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2001
| next_election = Next United Kingdom general election
| next_year = Next
| next_mps = MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2009/10
| seats_for_election = All 646 seats to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]
| election_date = [[5 May]] [[2005]]

<!--      Labour      -->
| image1 = 
| leader1 = [[Tony Blair]]
| leader_since1 = [[21 July]] [[1994]]
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)|Sedgefield]]
| last_election1 = 412 seats, 40.7%
| seats1 = 356
| seat_change1 = -56
| popular_vote1 = 9,562,122
| percentage1 = 35.3%
| swing1 = -5.5%

<!--      Conservative     -->
| image2 = [[Image:Michael Howard.jpg|120px]]
| leader2 = [[Michael Howard]]
| leader_since2 = [[6 November]] [[2003]]
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2 = [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone and Hythe]]
| last_election2 = 166 seats, 31.7%
| seats2 = 198
| seat_change2 = +33
| popular_vote2 = 8,772,598
| percentage2 = 32.3%
| swing2 = +0.6%

<!--      Liberal Democrats      -->
| image3 = [[Image:Charles Peter Kennedy.jpg|120px]]
| leader3 = [[Charles Kennedy]]
| leader_since3 = [[9 August]] [[1999]]
| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| leaders_seat3 = [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Lochaber]]
| last_election3 = 52 seats, 18.3%
| seats3 = 62
| seat_change3 = +11
| popular_vote3 = 5,981,874
| percentage3 = 22.1%
| swing3 = +3.7%
| title = PM
| before_election = [[Tony Blair]]
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_election = [[Tony Blair]]
| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
}}

Ongoing Legislative or Parliamentary[edit]

{{future election}}

‹ 2005 • members

54th United Kingdom general election
All 650 seats to the House of Commons

Leader

Party

Leader since

Leader's seat

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

Witney

Sheffield Hallam

Last election

356 seats, 35.3%

198 seats, 32.3%

62 seats, 22%

Seats needed

-64

+131

+264

Opinion polls

2007-07-29 [9]

39%

33%

15%

2007-07-25 [10]

41%

32%

16%

2007-07-22 [11]

38%

32%

20%

2007-07-17 [12]

41%

35%

15%

Incumbent PM
Gordon Brown
Labour

PM-Elect

{{Infobox Election
| election_name = 54th United Kingdom general election
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = United Kingdom general election, 2005
| previous_year = 2005
| previous_mps= MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2005
| next_election = <!-- 55th United Kingdom general election -->
| next_year = Next
| next_mps= <!-- MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 55th -->
| seats_for_election = All 650 seats to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]
| election_date = 

<!--      Labour     -->
| image1 = 
| leader1 = [[Gordon Brown]]
| leader_since1 = [[24 June]] [[2007]]
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath]]
| last_election1 = 356 seats, 35.3%
| seats_needed1 = -64
| states_carried1 = 
| seats1 = 
| seat_change1 = 
| popular_vote1 = 
| percentage1 = 
| swing1 = 

<!--      Conservative     -->
| image2 = [[Image:Davidcameron.jpg|120px]]
| leader2 = [[David Cameron]]
| leader_since2 = [[6 December]] [[2005]]
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2 = [[Witney (UK Parliament constituency)|Witney]]
| last_election2 = 198 seats, 32.3%
| seats_needed2 = +131
| states_carried2 = 
| seats2 = 
| seat_change2 = 
| popular_vote2 = 
| percentage2 = 
| swing2 = 

<!--      Liberal Democrats     -->
| image3 = 
| leader3 = [[Nick Clegg]]
| leader_since3 = [[18 December]] [[2007]]
| party3 = Liberal Democrats
| leaders_seat3 = [[Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Hallam]]
| last_election3 = 62 seats, 22%
| seats_needed3 = +264
| states_carried3 = 
| seats3 = 
| seat_change3 = 
| popular_vote3 = 
| percentage3 = 
| swing3 =

<!--      Polls       -->
| poll1_date = [[2007-07-29]]
| poll1_source = http://www.ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/voting-intention/populus/
| poll1_party1 = '''39%'''
| poll1_party2 = 33%
| poll1_party3 = 15%
| poll2_date = [[2007-07-25]]
| poll2_source = http://www.ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/voting-intention/yougov/
| poll2_party1 = '''41%'''
| poll2_party2 = 32%
| poll2_party3 = 16%
| poll3_date = [[2007-07-22]]
| poll3_source = http://www.ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/voting-intention/populus/
| poll3_party1 = '''38%'''
| poll3_party2 = 32%
| poll3_party3 = 20%
| poll4_date = [[2007-07-17]]
| poll4_source = http://www.ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/voting-intention/mori/
| poll4_party1 = '''41%'''
| poll4_party2 = 35%
| poll4_party3 = 15%
| title = PM
| before_election = [[Gordon Brown]]
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| after_election = 
| after_party = 
}}