Template:National legislature/doc

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The {{national legislature}} template provides an infobox for a legislature from a single chamber up to four houses.

Usage

Bicameral syntax

Livarian Parliament
Seal of the Livarian Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Noble Assembly Rada
Leadership
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{{{leader3_title}}}	{{{leader3}}}
{{{leader4_title}}}	{{{leader4}}}
Structure
Seats	Noble Assembly: 689 Rada: 750
[[File:|250px|]]
Noble Assembly political groups	Stims
Length of term	Lifetime
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Rada political groups
Length of term	5 years
[[File:{{{structure3}}}|250px|{{{structure3_alt}}}]]
{{{house3}}} political groups	{{{political_groups3}}}
Length of term	{{{term3}}}
[[File:{{{structure4}}}|250px|{{{structure4_alt}}}]]
{{{house4}}} political groups	{{{political_groups4}}}
Length of term	{{{term4}}}
Elections
Noble Assembly voting system
Rada voting system	50% party list 50% first-past-the-post
{{{house3}}} voting system	{{{voting_system3}}}
{{{house4}}} voting system	{{{voting_system4}}}
Last Noble Assembly election
Last Rada election
Last {{{house3}}} election	{{{last_election3}}}
Last {{{house4}}} election	{{{last_election4}}}
Next Noble Assembly election
Next Rada election
Next {{{house3}}} election	{{{next_election3}}}
Next {{{house4}}} election	{{{next_election4}}}
Meeting Place
[[File:|250px|]]
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[[File:{{{meeting_place3}}}|250px|{{{meeting_place3_alt}}}]]
[[File:{{{meeting_place4}}}|250px|{{{meeting_place4_alt}}}]]

To use the template for a bicameral legislature, copy and paste the following at the top of the article. For a unicameral legislature, remove or leave xxx2 parameters blank.

{{National legislature
| name                   = 
| native_name            = 
| logo                   = 
| logo_alt               = 
| logo_caption           = 
| legislature_type       = {{wp|Bicameral}} <!--Change to {{wp|Unicameral}} for a single house-->
| house1                 = 
| house2                 = 
| leader1_title          = 
| leader1                = 
| leader2_title          = 
| leader2                = 
| seats                  = 
| structure1             = 
| structure1_alt         = 
| political_groups1      = 
| term1                  = 
| structure2             = 
| structure2_alt         = 
| political_groups2      = 
| term2                  = 
| voting_system1         = 
| voting_system2         = 
| last_election1         = 
| last_election2         = 
| next_election1         = 
| next_election2         = 
| meeting_place1         = 
| meeting_place1_alt     = 
| meeting_place1_caption = 
| meeting_place2         = 
| meeting_place2_alt     = 
| meeting_place2_caption = 
}}

ExpandFull syntax

The full syntax follows. Unused parameters may be left blank or omitted.

{{National legislature
| name                   = 
| native_name            = 
| logo                   = 
| size                   = 
| logo_alt               = 
| logo_caption           = 
<!-- Type -->
| legislature_type       = 
| house1                 = 
| house2                 = 
| house3                 = 
| house4                 = 
<!-- Leadership -->
| leader1_title          = 
| leader1                = 
| leader2_title          = 
| leader2                = 
| leader3_title          = 
| leader3                = 
| leader4_title          = 
| leader4                = 
<!-- Structure -->
| seats                  = 
| structure1             = 
| structure1_size        = 
| structure1_alt         = 
| political_groups1      = 
| term1                  = 
| structure2             = 
| structure2_size        = 
| structure2_alt         = 
| political_groups2      = 
| term2                  = 
| structure3             = 
| structure3_size        = 
| structure3_alt         = 
| political_groups3      = 
| term3                  = 
| structure4             = 
| structure4_size        = 
| structure4_alt         = 
| political_groups4      = 
| term4                  = 
<!-- Elections -->
| voting_system1         = 
| voting_system2         = 
| voting_system3         = 
| voting_system4         = 
| last_election1         = 
| last_election2         = 
| last_election3         = 
| last_election4         = 
| next_election1         = 
| next_election2         = 
| next_election3         = 
| next_election4         = 
<!-- Meeting place -->
| meeting_place1         = 
| meeting_place1_size    = 
| meeting_place1_alt     = 
| meeting_place1_caption = 
| meeting_place2         = 
| meeting_place2_size    = 
| meeting_place2_alt     = 
| meeting_place2_caption = 
| meeting_place3         = 
| meeting_place3_size    = 
| meeting_place3_alt     = 
| meeting_place3_caption = 
| meeting_place4         = 
| meeting_place4_size    = 
| meeting_place4_alt     = 
| meeting_place4_caption = 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Status	Notes
name	Legislature name	String	Required
native_name	Native name	String	Optional
logo	Logo filename	String	Optional
size	Logo size	String	Optional	Defaults to 145px wide; omit to accept default.
logo_alt	Logo alt text	String	Optional
logo_caption	Logo caption	String	Optional	Requires logo to display
legislature_type	Type	String	Optional	For the legislature as a whole, recommended values are: Single house: {{wp|Unicameral}} Two houses: {{wp|Bicameral}} Three houses: {{wp|Tricameral}} Four houses: {{wp|Tetracameral}} For houses, consider values of Upper house, Middle house, Lower house, or similar
house#	House name	String	Optional	Up to four houses are supported: house1, house2, house3, house4. The house# value is used in political_groups#, voting_system#, last_election#, and next_election# descriptions.
leader#_title	Leader title	String	Optional	Up to four leader titles are supported. Required to display a leader name.
leader#	Leader name	String	Optional	Up to four leader names are supported.
seats	Number of seats	String	Optional	Seats by house may be specified and may be separated by a line break (<br />) if desired
structure#	Apportionment diagram file name	String	Optional	Up to four apportionment diagrams are supported.
structure#_size	Apportionment diagram display size	String	Optional	Defaults to 250px; omit to accept default size.
structure#_alt	Apportionment diagram alt text	String	Optional
political_groups#	Political groups represented in a house	String	Optional	Up to four political groups are supported.
term#	Term of office	String	Optional	Up to four terms are supported.
voting_system#	Voting system	String	Optional	Up to four voting systems are supported
last_election#	Date of last election	String	Optional	Up to four last election dates are supported
next_election#	Date of next election	String	Optional	Up to four next election dates are supported
meeting_place#	Meeting place image file name	String	Optional	Up to four meeting places are supported.
meeting_place#_size	Meeting place image display size	String	Optional	Defaults to 250px; omit to a ccept default size.
meeting_place#_alt	Meeting place alt text	String	Optional
meeting_place#_caption	Meeting place caption	String	Optional	Requires meeting_place# to display