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This template can be used to standardize the colours used to represent Canadian political parties in tables, lists, and templates. Enter the jurisdiction and party name, and this template will produce the hex colour code for that party. In tables, this template can start a new row with one cell containing the colour and the next cell containing a wikilink to the article about that party.
A full list of available party names is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Political parties and politicians in Canada/list of parties.
Where Jur. is the jurisdiction, being one of: CA, AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NF, NL, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YK, YT, EDM, MTL, VAN
{|class="wikitable" ((Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row-name)) | This is the common row-name usage. ((Canadian party colour|MB|CoR|row-name|short)) | Without the "short" parameter, this would have given the full name [[Manitoba Confederation of Regions Party|Confederation of Regions]]. ((Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|row)) | "row" allows custom text in the first cell. | And, as usual, the second cell. |- | ((Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background)) | '''1867''' | "background" allows text on the colour. | Note that when using the "background" parameter you have to manually create new rows using |- ((Canadian party colour|XX|Liberal|row-name)) | This row uses "XX" for jurisdiction. Invalid jurisdictions (or jurisdictions without a party by that name) will sometimes find a default colour. ((Canadian party colour|ON|Invalid text|row-name)) | This row uses "Invalid text" as the party name. Invalid party names will default to the colour for independent candidates and will use the exact text entered when using the "row-name" function, including wikilinks. This can be used for parties that only ever run one candidate. |}
Will produce:
New Democratic | This is the common row-name usage. | |
Conf of Regions | Without the "short" parameter, this would have given the full name Confederation of Regions. | |
"row" allows custom text in the first cell. | And, as usual, the second cell. | |
1867 | "background" allows text on the colour. | Note that when using the "background" parameter you have to manually create new rows using |- |
Liberal | This row uses "XX" for jurisdiction. Invalid jurisdictions (or jurisdictions without a party by that name) will sometimes find a default colour. | |
Invalid text | This row uses "Invalid text" as the party name. Invalid party names will default to the colour for independent candidates and will use the exact text entered when using the "row-name" function, including wikilinks. This can be used for parties that only ever run one candidate. |
This template is intended to supersede, and simplify, the existing methods of generating party colours, which use a series of at least 769 different templates (down to -5 as of July 27, 2024):
/meta/color
templates, including
/meta/shortname
subtemplates (now all replaced).