User:Orderinchaos/Infobox Australian Electorate/Info
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[edit] Usage
- To use this template
- Copy the relevant blank template below into the beginning of your document, remembering to put the code at the very top of the article and the first word of the article on the very next line.
- Enter values for the fields as outlined in the table below. Fields left blank will automatically be hidden.
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[edit] Blank template
- Federal electorates
{{Infobox Australian Electorate | federal = yes
| name =
| state =
| image =
| region =
| area =
| member =
| dist1 =
| dir1 =
| location1 =
| lga =
| stategov =
}}
- State electorates
{{Infobox Australian Electorate | council =
| name =
| state =
| image =
| region =
| elecreg =
| area =
| member =
| dist1 =
| dir1 =
| location1 =
| lga =
| fedgov =
}}
[edit] Fields
All fields used by this template are optional. The following fields are available:
| Field Name | Description | Valid for blank = all |
Source | Values |
| federal | is it a federal electorate? | yes or no (lower case) default = no |
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| council | is it a state upper house division/region? | yes or no (lower case) default = no |
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| name | name of electorate | plain text | ||
| state | 'sa', 'vic', 'wa', 'tas', 'act', 'nt', 'qld', plain text, link | |||
| image | image or map for the electorate | filename | ||
| caption | caption for the locality image | wikitext (can contain links) | ||
| region | Name of region (eg Perth Metropolitan) | descriptive only | plain text, link | |
| elecreg | Name of upper house region/province (WA, TAS, VIC only) | plain text, link | ||
| pop | population | ABS | number | |
| area | ABS | number (km²) | ||
| member | Current member | plain text, link | ||
| dist# | See Notes below | travelmate.com.au, maps, Google earth, whereis (get directions), Route planner - Victoria, Australia | number (km) | |
| dir# | See Notes below | plain text, link | ||
| location# | See Notes below | maps, Google earth | plain text, link | |
| lga | local government area | plain text, link | ||
| lga2-lga4 | 2nd-4th LGAs | plain text, link | ||
| stategov | related state government electoral areas | federal = yes | plain text, link | |
| stategov2-stategov4 | 2nd-4th state government electoral areas | federal = yes | plain text, link | |
| fedgov | the federal government electoral area | state | plain text, link | |
| fedgov2-fedgov4 | 2nd-4th federal government electoral areas | state | plain text, link | |
| near-n/ne/e/se/s/sw/w/nw | neighbours (suburb, lga or landmark) | plain text, link |
[edit] Notes
[edit] Dist#, Dir# and Location#
This is the distance and approximate direction to another location. The '#' is replaced with a number between 1 and 5. Therefore distances for up to to five locations can be listed using the range 'dist1' - 'dist5'. Direction to the lcations can be specified use 'dir1' - 'dir5' and the locations can be listed as 'location1' - 'location5'. Each dist# must be partnered with an appropriate location#. Dir# is optional.
[edit] Where to find information
- WikiProject Australian places - Useful Resources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Electoral Commission
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