Template:Representative
Purpose change
{{Representative}} looks up information about a member of a representative body. When this information is replicated across many articles, corrections and updates become laborious. Gathering it together on a single wiki page (herein called a 'dataset') eases the maintenance burden.
Parameters change
Positional parameters change
- The first positional parameter indicates which dataset to use for lookup.
- The second positional parameter, usually a numeric value, indicates which district or seat.
Named parameters change
- format= to specify the display format (name of formatting template)
- fmt= to specify the display format (shorthand)
Examples change
- {{Representative|nycd|1}}
- displays the representative of New York's 1st congressional district in the default format:
- {{Representative|caad|2|format=Representative/format/nameonly}}
- displays the representative of California's 2nd State Assembly district using {{Representative/format/nameonly}} for formatting:
- Jim Wood
- {{Representative|cacd|3|fmt=linked}}
- displays the representative of California's 3rd congressional district using {{Representative/format/linked}} for formatting:
Datasets change
Updates and corrections to data (such as the representative's name or political affiliation) should be made to the "dataset template". There are six dataset templates:
- California
| Parameter value | Scope | Dataset template | default fmt= |
|---|---|---|---|
| cacd | current U.S. representatives from California | {{Representative/current/California congressional}} | us |
| caad | current members of the California State Assembly | {{Representative/current/California assembly}} | linked |
| casd | current members of the California State Senate | {{Representative/current/California state senate}} | linked |
- New York
| Parameter value | Scope | Dataset template | default fmt= |
|---|---|---|---|
| nycd | current U.S. representatives from New York | {{Representative/current/New York congressional}} | us |
| nyad | current members of the New York State Assembly | {{Representative/current/New York assembly}} | linked |
| nysd | current members of the New York State Senate | {{Representative/current/New York state senate}} | linked |
Display formats change
 | Some display formats are not supported for all datasets. |
| fmt= | Sample output | Information displayed | Formatting template |
|---|---|---|---|
| adistrict | the 25th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Ash Kalra | state assembly district, party affiliation, and rep's name | {{Representative/format/adistrict}} |
| block | Ash Kalra (D) | colored block, linked name, and party affiliation (single letter) | {{Representative/format/block}} |
| district | California's 25th congressional district, represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz | congressional district, party affiliation, and rep's name | {{Representative/format/district}} |
| linked | Raul Ruiz | rep's full name, linked | {{Representative/format/linked}} |
| nameonly | Raul Ruiz | rep's full name without link | {{Representative/format/nameonly}} |
| party | Democratic | party affiliation without link | {{Representative/format/party}} |
| pfl | Democrat Raul Ruiz | party affiliation and rep's name | {{Representative/format/pfl}} |
| residence | Indio | place of residence without link | {{Representative/format/residence}} |
| sdistrict | the 25th Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino | state senate district, party affiliation, and rep's name | {{Representative/format/sdistrict}} |
| sleader | Raul Ruiz (D) | rep's name and state party affiliation | {{Representative/format/sleader}} |
| spfl | Democrat Raul Ruiz | state party affiliation and rep's name | {{Representative/format/spfl}} |
| us | Raul Ruiz (D–Indio) | rep's name, party affiliation, and place of residence | {{Representative/format/us}} |
| usleader | Raul Ruiz (D) | rep's name and party affiliation (single letter) | {{Representative/format/usleader}} |
| usleader3 | Raul Ruiz (Dem) | rep's name and party affiliation (3-letter abbreviation) | {{Representative/format/usleader3}} |
See also change
- {{Ushr}}