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Template:Infobox legislative term/doc

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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox legislative term.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses Lua:

Usage[edit]

{{{name}}}

←

{{{before}}}

{{{after}}}

→

[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]]

{{{caption}}}

Overview

Legislative body

{{{body}}}

Jurisdiction

{{{state}}}, {{{country}}}

Meeting place

{{{meeting_place}}}

Term

{{{term_start}}} – {{{term_end}}}

Election

{{{election}}}

Government

{{{government}}}

Opposition

{{{opposition}}}

Website

{{{website}}}

{{{chamber1}}}

[[File:{{{chamber1_image}}}|{{{chamber1_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber1_alt}}}]]

{{{chamber1_image_caption}}}

Members

{{{membership1}}}

{{{chamber1_leader1_type}}}

{{{chamber1_leader1}}}

{{{chamber1_leader2_type}}}

{{{chamber1_leader2}}}

{{{chamber1_leader3_type}}}

{{{chamber1_leader3}}}

{{{chamber1_leader4_type}}}

{{{chamber1_leader4}}}

{{{chamber1_leader5_type}}}

{{{chamber1_leader5}}}

{{{chamber1_leader6_type}}}

{{{chamber1_leader6}}}

Party control

{{{control1}}}

{{{chamber2}}}

[[File:{{{chamber2_image}}}|{{{chamber2_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber2_alt}}}]]

{{{chamber2_image_caption}}}

Members

{{{membership2}}}

{{{chamber2_leader1_type}}}

{{{chamber2_leader1}}}

{{{chamber2_leader2_type}}}

{{{chamber2_leader2}}}

{{{chamber2_leader3_type}}}

{{{chamber2_leader3}}}

{{{chamber2_leader4_type}}}

{{{chamber2_leader4}}}

{{{chamber2_leader5_type}}}

{{{chamber2_leader5}}}

{{{chamber2_leader6_type}}}

{{{chamber2_leader6}}}

{{{chamber2_leader7_type}}}

{{{chamber2_leader7}}}

Party control

{{{control2}}}

{{{chamber3}}}

[[File:{{{chamber3_image}}}|{{{chamber3_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber3_alt}}}]]

{{{chamber3_image_caption}}}

Members

{{{membership3}}}

{{{chamber3_leader1_type}}}

{{{chamber3_leader1}}}

{{{chamber3_leader2_type}}}

{{{chamber3_leader2}}}

{{{chamber3_leader3_type}}}

{{{chamber3_leader3}}}

{{{chamber3_leader4_type}}}

{{{chamber3_leader4}}}

{{{chamber3_leader5_type}}}

{{{chamber3_leader5}}}

{{{chamber3_leader6_type}}}

{{{chamber3_leader6}}}

{{{chamber3_leader7_type}}}

{{{chamber3_leader7}}}

Party control

{{{control3}}}

{{{chamber4}}}

[[File:{{{chamber4_image}}}|{{{chamber4_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber4_alt}}}]]

{{{chamber4_image_caption}}}

Members

{{{membership4}}}

{{{chamber4_leader1_type}}}

{{{chamber4_leader1}}}

{{{chamber4_leader2_type}}}

{{{chamber4_leader2}}}

{{{chamber4_leader3_type}}}

{{{chamber4_leader3}}}

{{{chamber4_leader4_type}}}

{{{chamber4_leader4}}}

{{{chamber4_leader5_type}}}

{{{chamber4_leader5}}}

{{{chamber4_leader6_type}}}

{{{chamber4_leader6}}}

{{{chamber4_leader7_type}}}

{{{chamber4_leader7}}}

Party control

{{{control4}}}

Sessions

{{{session1_type}}}	{{{session1_start}}} – {{{session1_end}}}
{{{session2_type}}}	{{{session2_start}}} – {{{session2_end}}}
{{{session3_type}}}	{{{session3_start}}} – {{{session3_end}}}
{{{session4_type}}}	{{{session4_start}}} – {{{session4_end}}}
{{{session5_type}}}	{{{session5_start}}} – {{{session5_end}}}
{{{session6_type}}}	{{{session6_start}}} – {{{session6_end}}}
{{{session7_type}}}	{{{session7_start}}} – {{{session7_end}}}
{{{session8_type}}}	{{{session8_start}}} – {{{session8_end}}}

Special sessions

{{{special_session1_type}}}	{{{special_session1_start}}} – {{{special_session1_end}}}

This is an infobox to use in articles about a legislature's individual terms or sessions.

{{Infobox legislative term
| name                  = 
| image                 = 
| image_size            = 
| alt                   =
| caption               = 
| body                  = 
| meeting_place         = 
| election              = 
| government            = 
| opposition            = 

| term_start            = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|mm|D|df=y}} -->
| term_end              = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|mm|D|df=y}} -->
| before                = 
| after                 = 
| website               = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| chamber1              = 
| chamber1_image        = 
| chamber1_image_size   = 
| chamber1_alt          = 
| membership1           = 
| control1              = 
| chamber1_leader1_type = 
| chamber1_leader1      = 
| chamber1_leader2_type = 
| chamber1_leader2      = 
| chamber1_leader3_type = 
| chamber1_leader3      = 
| chamber1_leader4_type = 
| chamber1_leader4      = 
| chamber2              = 
| chamber2_image        = 
| chamber2_image_size   = 
| chamber2_alt          = 
| membership2           = 
| control2              = 
| chamber2_leader1_type = 
| chamber2_leader1      = 
| chamber2_leader2_type = 
| chamber2_leader2      = 
| chamber2_leader3_type = 
| chamber2_leader3      = 
| chamber2_leader4_type = 
| chamber2_leader4      = 
| session1_start        = 
| session1_end          = 
}}

Parameters[edit]

name: a name for this term, e.g. "110th United States Congress"
image: an image
image_size: size in pixels of the image; suffix "px"
alt: image alt text
caption: brief description of the image
body: name of the assembly, e.g. [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]]
jurisdiction: the territory the legislature governs, e.g. [[Florida]], United States; omit unless it differs from the legislature's current or usual jurisdiction
meeting_place: name of the building where the legislative assembly meets
election: general election leading to the constitution of this legislative term
government: government of the legislative assembly
opposition: opposition party of the legislative assembly

term_start: term start date; use {{Start date}}, with |df=y for UK-style dates
term_end: term end date; use {{End date}}, as above
before: name of the previous term, if any, e.g. [[109th United States Congress|109th Congress]]
after: name of the subsequent term, if any
website: a website for this term, if any; use {{URL}}

The following section is repeatable for up to four different chambers by changing the first "1" in each field. The leader fields are repeatable up to a total of 7 positions by changing "leader1" to "leader2", etc.

chamber1: name of the chamber, e.g. [[Oregon House of Representatives]]
chamber1_image: composition image of the chamber, e.g. File:House of Lords current.svg
chamber1_image_size: specify a size for the composition image
chamber1_alt: alt text for the composition image
membership1: the total number of members in the chamber, e.g. 45 Senators
control1: political party in control of the chamber, if any
chamber1_leader1_type: title of the leader of that chamber, e.g. Senate President
chamber1_leader1: name of the leader of that chamber, e.g. [[Bob Dole]]

The following section is repeatable up to 8 times by changing the number in the parameter name.

session1_start: start date of session
session1_end: end date of session

Example[edit]

Eighty-third Minnesota Legislature

←

→

The Minnesota State Capitol building in bright daylight

Overview

Legislative body

Minnesota Legislature

Meeting place

Minnesota State Capitol

Term

January 3, 2003 – May 16, 2004

Minnesota State Senate

Members

67

President of the Senate

Senate Majority Leader

John Hottinger

Senate Minority Leader

Party control

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Minnesota House of Representatives

Members

134

Speaker of the House

Margaret Anderson Kelliher

House Majority Leader

House Minority Leader

Party control

Republican Party

Sessions

1st	January 3, 2003 (2003-01-03) – March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28)

{{Infobox legislative term
| name                  = Eighty-third Minnesota Legislature
| image                 = Minnesota State Capitol.jpg
| image_size            = 
| alt                   = The Minnesota State Capitol building in bright daylight
| caption               =
| body                  = [[Minnesota Legislature]]
| meeting_place         = [[Minnesota State Capitol]]
| term_start            = {{Start date|2003|01|03}}
| term_end              = {{End date|2004|05|16}}
| before                = [[Eighty-second Minnesota Legislature|82nd]]
| after                 = [[Eighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature|84th]]
| chamber1              = [[Minnesota State Senate]]
| membership1           =67| control1              = [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]
| chamber1_leader1_type = President of the Senate
| chamber1_leader1      = [[James Metzen]]
| chamber1_leader2_type = Senate Majority Leader
| chamber1_leader2      = {{Plainlist|
* John Hottinger
* [[Dean Johnson]]
 }}
| chamber1_leader3_type = Senate Minority Leader
| chamber1_leader3      = [[Dick Day]]
| chamber2              = [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
| membership2           = 134
| control2              = [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican Party]]
| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker of the House
| chamber2_leader1      = [[Margaret Anderson Kelliher]]
| chamber2_leader2_type = House Majority Leader
| chamber2_leader2      = [[Erik Paulsen]]
| chamber2_leader3_type = House Minority Leader
| chamber2_leader3      = [[Matt Entenza]]
| session1_start        = {{Start date|2003|01|03}}
| session1_end          = {{End date|2003|03|28}}
}}

Microformat[edit]

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat that makes event details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

attendee

contact

description

dtend

dtstart

location

organiser

summary

url

vevent

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Categories[edit]

Category:Pages using infobox legislative term with unknown parameters (0)

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