Template:AMS election box with party link/doc

Overview

This set of templates creates a table to record the results of elections using the Additional Members System, including elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Senedd and London Assembly. The system is also used in Germany for elections to the federal Bundestag and the state Landtags, as well as in New Zealand (although election articles there generally use the {{MMP election box}} set of templates).

Usage

1. Use {{AMS election box begin}} to create the title and header.

2. Use an {{AMS election box with party link}} template for each party or independent candidate that is contesting either the constituency, list, or both. There are variations on this depending on the situation:

• {{AMS election box with party link}} for parties contesting both the constituency and the list.
• {{AMS election box with constituency party link}} for parties only contesting the constituency.
• {{AMS election box with list party link}} for parties only contesting the list.
• {{AMS election box independent}} for independent candidates only contesting the list.
• {{AMS election box minor party}} for small parties without a Wikipedia article, and who are only contesting the constituency.

3. Below this you can put additional information about the election:

• {{AMS election box majority}} to show the constituency majority.
• {{AMS election box valid votes}} to show the number of valid constituency and list votes.
• {{AMS election box invalid votes}} to show the number of invalid constituency and list votes.
• {{AMS election box turnout}} to show the overall turnout (the total number of ballots cast, whether valid or not).

4. Then you can add a row describing the result of the constituency vote

• {{AMS election box hold}} to show that the incumbent party held the seat.
• {{AMS election box gain}} to show that the incumbent party lost the seat to another party.
• {{AMS election box win}} to show the result of a seat that hasn't been contested before, or has had boundary changes since the last election.

5. Finish the table off with {{AMS election box end}}, making sure to insert it on a new row. This adds a {{notelist}} template automatically.

Examples

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Example markup

{{AMS election box begin |title = [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]]<br>Example Constituency |constituency_type = Constituency |list_type = Region }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = [[Nicola Sturgeon]] |votes = 20,000 |percentage = 33.3 |change = {{increase}}5.0 |list_votes = 18,000 |list_percentage = 30.0 |list_change = {{increase}}2.0 |winner = yes |status = incumbent }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Scottish Conservatives |candidate = [[Ruth Davidson]] |votes = 17,500 |percentage = 29.2 |change = {{increase}}3.0 |list_votes = 21,000 |list_percentage = 35.0 |list_change = {{increase}}6.0 |list_winner = yes |status = list_incumbent }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Scottish Labour |candidate = [[Kezia Dugdale]] |votes = 16,000 |percentage = 26.7 |change = {{decrease}}4.0 |list_votes = 15,000 |list_percentage = 25.0 |list_change = {{decrease}}4.0 |status = list_candidate }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = [[Willie Rennie]] |votes = 5,000 |percentage = 8.4 |change = {{decrease}}1.0 |list_votes = 4,000 |list_percentage = 6.7 |list_change ={{decrease}}1.5 }} {{AMS election box with constituency party link |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |candidate = John Smith |votes = 500 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box minor party |party = Local Party |candidate = Jane Smith |votes = 300 |percentage = 0.5 |change = {{decrease}}1.0 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Scottish Greens |list_votes = 1,000 |list_percentage = 1.7 |list_change = {{increase}}1.0 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = UK Independence Party |list_votes = 500 |list_percentage = 0.8 |list_change ={{decrease}}3.0 }} {{AMS election box independent |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Lord Buckethead]] |list_votes = 100 |list_percentage = 0.2 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box majority |votes = 2,500 |percentage = 3.0 |change = {{increase}}1.0 }} {{AMS election box valid votes |votes = 59,300 |list_votes = 59,600 }} {{AMS election box invalid votes |votes = 600 |list_votes = 400 }} {{AMS election box turnout |votes = 60,000 |percentage = 50.0 |change = {{increase}}5.0 |list_votes = 60,100 |list_percentage = 50.1 |list_change = {{increase}}5.0 }} {{AMS election box hold |winner = Scottish National Party |swing = {{increase}}3.0 }} {{AMS election box end}}

Produces...

2016 Scottish Parliament election
Example Constituency

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Nicola Sturgeon	20,000	33.3	5.0	18,000	30.0	2.0
	Conservative	Ruth Davidson	17,500	29.2	3.0	21,000	35.0	6.0
	Labour	Kezia Dugdale	16,000	26.7	4.0	15,000	25.0	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Willie Rennie	5,000	8.4	1.0	4,000	6.7	1.5
	TUSC	John Smith	500	0.8	New
	Local Party	Jane Smith	300	0.5	1.0
	Scottish Green					1,000	1.7	1.0
	UKIP					500	0.8	3.0
	Independent	Lord Buckethead				100	0.2	New
Majority			2,500	3.0	1.0
Valid Votes			59,300			59,600
Invalid Votes			600			400
Turnout			60,000	50.0	5.0	60,100	50.1	5.0
	SNP hold		Swing		3.0

Information

winner denotes that the candidate has the most constituency votes. list_winner denotes that the candidate's party has the most list votes (within the constituency).

To use these templates, put yes after the appropriate field. Most of the time the first-place candidate will win the list vote as well, but if this isn't the case then only fill in the winner field. You can then fill in the list_winner field for the party who won on the list.

The status field produces a footnote with extra information about the candidate. Available arguments are:

• status= incumbent "Incumbent member for this constituency"
• status= list_elected "Elected on the party list"
• status= list_incumbent "Incumbent member on the party list or for another constituency"

Leave the field blank to omit it. A {{notelist}} template is generated under the table if you use {{AMS election box end}}.

Blank Template

{{AMS election box with party link
|party             = 
|candidate         =
|votes             = 
|percentage        = 
|change            = 
|list_votes        = 
|list_percentage   = 
|list_change       = 
|winner            =
|list_winner       =
|status            = 
}}