Template:Infobox legislative election/doc

{{{election_name}}}
{{country data {{{country}}}\|flagicon/core\|variant=\|size=50px}}
{{{seats_for_election}}}; {{{majority_seats}}} seats needed for a majority
Turnout	{{{turnout}}}
	[[File:{{{map}}}\|frameless\|alt={{{map_alt}}}\|upright=1.3]] {{{map_caption}}}
{{{before_election}}}; [[{{{before_party}}}\|{{{before_party}}}]]	{{{after_election}}}; [[{{{after_party}}}\|{{{after_party}}}]]

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This infobox is used for a parliamentary election with multiple parties winning seats.

Usage change

{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name      = 
| country            = 
| previous_election  = 
| next_election      = 
| election_date      = 
| seats_for_election = <!-- description-- >
| majority_seats     = <!-- number -->
| first_election     = <!-- yes/no (blank is no)-->
| opinion_polls =

| ongoing            = <!-- or future -->
| results_sec        =
| turnout            = 

| party1             = 
| colour1            = 
| leader1            = 
| percentage1        = <!-- incl. percentage sign -->
| seats1             = 
| last_election1     = <!-- Write 'new' if new party -->

| party2             = 
| colour2            = 
| leader2            = 
| percentage2        = <!-- incl. percentage sign -->
| seats2             = 
| last_election2     = <!-- Write 'new' if new party -->

| map                = 
| map_upright        = 
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = 

| title              = <!-- Prime Minister or similar -->
| before_election    = 
| before_party       = 
| after_election     = 
| after_party        = 
}}

Parameters change

election_name: Name of the elections.
country: Name of the country or territory the elections are taking place in
previous_election: Link to the previous elections (e.g. [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010]])
following_election: Link to the following elections (e.g. [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015]])
election_date: Date of the elections
seats_for_election: Description of which seats this election is about, incl. chamber and how many
majority_seats: The number of seats needed for a majority
first_election: Change to "yes" if this the first election of its kind
ongoing: Change to "yes" if the election results haven't been released
results_sec: Name of section in the article where the results of the election are listed.
turnout: % voter turnout
party1..30: Name of the party (e.g. United Party)
leader1..30: Leader of the party
colour1..30: Custom party colour
percentage1..30: The party's popular vote share
seats1..30: Number of seats won by the party
last_election1..30: Number of seats won at the previous elections (template coding uses it to work out seat change)
heading1..30: Adds a heading above a particular results row
map: Image file of a map
map_upright: Map size scaling factor; default is 1.3
map_alt: WP:ALT
map_caption: Caption text, perhaps including a {{Legend}}
title: Title of the head of government (e.g. [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]])
before_election: Head of government before the elections
before_party: Party of the head of government prior to the elections
before_image: Image of the outgoing head of government
after_election: Head of government after the elections
after_party: Party of the head of government after the elections
after_image: Image of the elected head of government