(({title))}
	Candidate	Votes	%
	(This row helps format the preview)
(({winner))} hold		Swing	(({swing))}
(({winner))} notional hold		Swing	(({swing))}

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These election box templates are for displaying a list of candidates and results for Australian elections contested by parties. They produce tables like this:

2019 Australian fictional election: Utopia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Katie Norris	44,001	46.59	−6.02
	Centre Alliance	Ashan de Silva	27,452	29.07	+29.07
	Labor	John Clarke	14,363	15.21	−3.16
	Aussie battlers	Tony Woodford	5,458	5.78	−2.18
Total formal votes			94,445	95.72	+1.10
Informal votes			4,228	4.28	−1.10
Turnout			98,673	93.44	−1.18

Usage

Basic

There are six templates used in the example above:

The begin and end templates start and end a table with appropriate columns and formatting. The candidate template is used once for each candidate and contributes a row to the table. If there is a wikipedia page for the candidate, this should be linked. If the party is listed at Template:Australian politics/party colours, it will use the colour for that party, while Template:Australian politics/name, will return a linked name for that party. This may be different for state elections, such as "liberal sa" or "labor qld". If they are not listed, there is no colour and the party unlinked. Where you want to use a name that is different from the linked party, adding <nowiki/> at the end of the party name will prevent linking or using the party colour, as in the Labor example above.

Using the example above these are :

 ((Election box begin |title=2019 Australian fictional election: [[Utopia]]))
 ((Election box candidate AU party 
   |candidate = [[Katie Norris]]
   |party = Liberal
   |votes = 44,001
   |percentage = 46.59
   |change = −6.02
 ))
 ((Election box candidate AU party
   |candidate = Ashan de Silva
   |party = Centre Alliance
   |votes = 27,452
   |percentage = 29.07
   |change = +29.07
 ))
 ((Election box candidate AU party
   |candidate = John Clarke
   |party = Labor<nowiki/>
   |votes = 14,363
   |percentage = 15.21
   |change = −3.16
 ))
 ((Election box formal
   |votes = 94,445
   |percentage = 95.72
   |change = +1.10
 ))
 ((Election box informal
   |votes = 4,228
   |percentage = 4.28
   |change = −1.10
 ))
 ((Election box turnout
   |votes = 98,673
   |percentage = 93.44
   |change = −1.18
 ))
 ((Election box end))

Preferential Results

One or both of the following templates are commonly used for the results where a form of preferential voting is used:

((Election box 2pp)): Two-party-preferred result, used where the election comes down to a choice between the two major parties, typically in Australia the Liberal/National Coalition and Labor.
((Election box 2cp)): Two-candidate-preferred result, used where one or both major parties is not in the top two. Where the two-party-preferred figures are also available, this may included and is typically placed before the two-candidate-preferred result.

Adding these to the table above would be

((Election box 2pp))
((Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = [[Katie Norris]]
|party = Liberal
|votes = 61,566
|percentage = 65.19
|change = −1.36
))
((Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = John Clarke
|party = Labor
|votes = 32,879
|percentage = 34.81
|change = +1.36
))
((Election box 2cp))
((Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = [[Katie Norris]]
|party = Liberal
|votes = 51,698
|percentage = 54.74
|change = −11.81
))
((Election box candidate AU party
|candidate = Ashan de Silva
|party = Centre Alliance
|votes = 42,747
|percentage = 45.26
|change = +45.26
))

Which gives:

(({title))}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Katie Norris	61,566	65.19	−1.36
	Labor	John Clarke	32,879	34.81	+1.36
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Katie Norris	51,698	54.74	−11.81
	Centre Alliance	Ashan de Silva	42,747	45.26	+45.26

Final result

One of the following templates then concludes the results

If there is a redistribution which changes the notional seat status, adding |notional = yes clarifies that the hold or gain is notional

(({title))}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		(new seat win)
	Liberal win		(new seat)

(({title))}
	Candidate	Votes	%
	(hold)
Centre Alliance hold		Swing	-2.5
Centre Alliance notional hold		Swing	-2.5

(({title))}
	Candidate	Votes	%
	(gain)
Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.5
Labor notional gain from Liberal		Swing	-2.5

(({title))}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		(member change)
	Member changed to Australia from Australian		Swing	-6.5

Usage

Basic

Preferential Results

Final result

See also