Template:Canadian first minister list/doc

Begin each list with {{Canadian first minister list/top}} and end with {{Canadian first minister list/bottom}}. Use one copy of the main template for each person.

Common parameters

{{Canadian first minister list/top|cabinet=yes|references=yes}}

{{Canadian first minister list
|name            = <!-- The full name; use wikilinks -->
|jurisdiction    = <!-- the province, teritory, or Canada -->
|number          = <!-- e.g. 1, 19 -->
|leadership      = <!-- The year when they were named party leader; can be wikilinked: e.g. [[Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, 1996|1996]] -->
|image           = <!-- Do not include Image: -->
|party           = <!-- Use party names from [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Political parties and politicians in Canada/list of parties|list of parties]] without the jurisdiction. Or, use custom text with wikilinks. -->
|birth_year      = <!-- e.g. 1901 -->
|death_year      = <!-- leave blank if alive -->
|riding          = <!-- The first minister's riding; use wikilinks -->
|cabinet         = <!-- Wikilink to article about their cabinet -->
|term_start      = <!-- e.g. 1867-07-01 -->
|term_end        = <!-- e.g. 1873-11-05 -->
|event1          = <!-- Either "election" or "appointment" -->
|event1_year     = 
|event1_assembly = <!-- e.g. 3rd, 22nd  -->
|event2          = <!-- Add up to event8 if needed-->
|event2_year     = <!-- Add up to event8 if needed-->
|event2_assembly = <!-- Add up to event8 if needed-->
|accomplishments = <!-- Can be a long list. Use big_notes=yes to make them in normal-sized font -->
|references      = 
}}

{{Canadian first minister list/bottom|colspan=11|notes=
<!-- Optional footnotes go here. Adds an extra row to the bottom of the table for footnotes. Use [[Template:Note]] to link to above notes -->
}}

Rarely used parameters

/top template

|assembly          = <!-- Optional. Will rename the assembly heading, defaults to "Assemblies" -->
|riding_ref        = <!-- References at the top of the riding column. -->
|term_ref          = <!-- References at the top of the term column. -->

main template

|title             = <!-- To put a title before a name without it being bold, like "Sir" -->
|number_sub        = <!-- Small text under the ordinal number, e.g. (1 of 2) -->
|member_title      = <!-- For senators, write "Senator". For premiers without a seat, write "none". -->
|riding_term       = <!-- If the person changed ridings. -->
|riding2           = <!-- If the person changed ridings. -->
|riding2_term      = <!-- If the person changed ridings. -->
|term_start_custom = <!-- e.g. if exact date is unknown -->
|term_end_custom   = <!-- e.g. if exact date is unknown -->

'''/bottom template'''
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto">
|colspan         = <!-- Defaults to 9. Add more columns if they are added in the /top template. -->