Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums/Elections Manual of Style

This page sets out the standard format for election articles. Sections can be deleted as appropriate to the election type

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Use {{Infobox election}} for presidential/mayoral elections or legislative elections with a small number of parties. Use {{Infobox legislative election}} for legislative elections with many parties

General/parliamentary/presidential elections were held in Fooland on 30 February 2000. The result was...

Background

Background to the election, including details of the previous government, reasons for the election being called (if it's an early one), formation of new parties since the previous election etc.

Electoral system

Details on the electoral system, including any changes made since the previous election.

Candidates/Contesting parties

The former for for presidential/mayoral elections (including details of any primaries etc.), the latter for legislative elections

Campaign

Information on the election campaign, including any major areas of debate, incidents (e.g. violence) and party platforms.

Opinion polls

Date	Agency	Seats
		FNP	FPP	FCP	FLP
October 1999	Angus Reid	25	25	25	25
November 1999	Yougov	26	24	25	25
December 1999	Reuters	20	30	25	25

Conduct

Details about the conduct of the election (e.g. if there are any irregularities or problems).

Results

{{Election results}} can be used to create tables for presidential, legislative and double simultaneous vote elections (example below).

Party		Presidential candidate	First round		Second round		Seats
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Broad Front	Daniel Martínez	949,376	42.87	1,152,271	49.21	42	–8	13	–2
	National Party	Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou	696,452	31.45	1,189,313	50.79	30	–2	10	0
	Colorado Party	Ernesto Talvi	300,177	13.55			13	0	4	0
	Open Cabildo	Guido Manini Ríos	268,736	12.13			11	New	3	New
Total			2,214,741	100.00	2,341,584	100.00	96	0	30	0
Valid votes			2,214,741	96.16	2,341,584	96.23
Invalid/blank votes			88,399	3.84	91,612	3.77
Total votes			2,303,140	100.00	2,433,196	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,699,978	85.30	2,699,980	90.12
Source: Corte Electoral (First round); Corte Electoral (Second round)

Reactions

National and international reaction to the results.

Aftermath

Events that occurred after the election, including formation of the next government.

External links

If not used in the references section, useful external links may include:

• Permanent link to IPU page on the election (parliamentary elections only)
• Permanent link to the IFES page on the election

{{Fooian elections}}

Category:2000 elections in Foocontinent
Category:Elections in Fooland
Category:2000 in Fooland

Other possible categories include:

• Category:By-elections
• Category:Future elections
• Category:Non-partisan elections‎ (where all candidates ran as independents)
• Category:Recall elections
• Category:Single-candidate elections (where there is only one candidate per available position/seat)
• Category:Single-party elections (elections held in one-party states)
• Category:Uncontested elections (where there is only one candidate and the election is not held)