Template:Election results/doc

How to use this template

{{Election results
|caption=       <!--Heading for the table-->
|image=         <!--Insert parliamentary diagrams here-->
|dsv=           <!--Flips order of party and candidate columns for double simultaneous vote elections-->
|candtitle=     <!--Custom heading for candidate column in DSV elections-->
|partytitle=    <!--Custom heading for party column-->
|firstround=    <!--Changes heading from 'First round' to text specified-->
|secondround=   <!--Changes heading from 'Second round' to text specified-->
|seattype1=     <!--Heading of first seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|seattype2=     <!--Heading of second seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|seattype3=     <!--Heading of third seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|seattype4=     <!--Heading of fourth seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|seattype5=     <!--Heading of fifth seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->

|party1=        <!--Political party. If party has an article, use a standard Wikilink, e.g. [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. If there is no article, only use the party name-->
|color1=        <!--Manual entry for colour of party if no meta template exists-->
|alliance1=     <!--Alliance. If party has an article, use a standard Wikilink, e.g. [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. If there is no article, only use the party name-->
|acolor1=       <!--When used with alliances: Manual entry of colour of alliance if no meta template exists-->
|aspan1=        <!--Number of rows of alliance parties, possibly including a total-->
|cand1=         <!--Candidate. Wikilink to candididate's name, or just write out the name if no article exists)-->
|vp1=           <!--Candidate. Wikilink to candididate's name, or just write out the name if no article exists)-->
|votes1=        <!--Votes received by first candidate or party-->
|votes1_2=      <!--Second round votes received by first candidate or party-->
|ivotes1=       <!--Produces vote  figure in italics that does not count towards total. Used when not all votes are known or as a subtotal row-->
|ipct1=         <!--Produces percentage in italics when total votes are not known and cannot be calculated automatically-->
|vspan1=        <!--Allows vote figures to be spanned across multiple lines if not known for individual parties)
|atotal1=       <!--Total votes received by the alliance-->
|apct1=         <!--Total percentage received by the alliance-->
|atotalnv=      <!--Use (with =y) when there are no vote figures available to invoke a total row for an alliance-->
|sw1=           <!--Swing for first party or candidate-->
|seats1=        <!--Seats won by first party-->
|totseats1=     <!--Total seats won by first party in two-round/part elections-->
|iseats1=       <!--Produces seat figure in italics that does not count towards total. Used when not all seats are known or as a subtotal row-->
|aseats1=       <!--Seat total for an alliance-->
|itotseats1=    <!--Produces seat total in italics that does not count towards total-->
|atotseats1=    <!--Total seats won by first alliance in two-round/part elections-->
|st1t1=         <!--Data for first seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|st1t2=         <!--Data for second seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|st1t3=         <!--Data for third seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|st1t4=         <!--Data for fourth seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|st1t5=         <!--Data for fifth seat column when using multiple custom seat columns-->
|sc1=           <!--Seat change of first party compared to previous election-->

|acolor1=       <!--When used with rows: Background colour for the row-->

|total_sc=      <!--Change in total number of seats available-->
|total_st1t=    <!--Override figure for total of first seat column if needed (e.g. when alliance subtotals are in the rows above or column is for seat change-->
|total_st2t=    <!--Override figure for total of second seat column-->
|total_st3t=    <!--Override figure for total of third seat column-->
|total_st4t=    <!--Override figure for total of fourth seat column-->
|total_st5t=    <!--Override figure for total of fifth seat column-->

|valid=         <!--Number of valid votes if different to party totals – only needed where voters can cast more than one vote in a constituency-->
|validsw=       <!--Change in the percentage of valid votes compared to the previous election.  Do not use for single-candidate elections-->
|invalid=       <!--Number of invalid and blank votes-->
|invalidsw=     <!--Change in the percentage of invalid votes compared to the previous election. Do not use for single-candidate elections-->
|blank=y        <!--To be used when blank votes are counted as valid votes; turns 'Invalid/blank votes' to 'Invalid votes'-->
|totalvotes=    <!--Total votes cast when the valid/invalid split is unknown-->
|electorate=    <!--Number of registered voters-->
|turnout=       <!--Manual entry of voter turnout when registered voters is unknown. Overrides and hides any entry of electorate-->
|turnoutsw=     <!--Change in the turnout percentage compared to the previous election. Do not use for single-candidate elections-->

|valid2=        <!--Number of valid ballots cast in the second round – only needed where voters can cast more than one vote in a constituency-->
|invalid2=      <!--Number of invalid and blank votes in the second round-->
|electorate2=   <!--Number of registered voters in the second round-->
|turnout2=      <!--Manual entry of voter turnout in second round when registered voters is unknown-->

|result=        <!--For displaying results of individual constituency elections-->
|majority=      <!--Majority of the winning candidate-->
|majoritypct=   <!--Majority of the winning candidate-->
|majoritysw=    <!--Swing of the majority of the winning candidate-->
|result2=       <!--For displaying results of a second seat-->
|majority2=     <!--Majority of the second winning candidate-->
|majoritypct2=  <!--Majority of the second winning candidate-->
|majoritysw2=   <!--Swing of the majority of the second winning candidate-->

|resultsw=      <!--Overall swing to the winning candidate-->
|resultsw2=     <!--Overall swing to the second winning candidate-->

|source=        <!--Source(s) for the results-->
}}

Examples

For many more examples, see Template:Election results/testcases.

Presidential elections

{{Election results |party1=[[Kuomintang|Kuomintang]] |cand1=[[Lee Teng-hui]] |votes1=5813699 |party2=[[Democratic Progressive Party]] |cand2=[[Peng Ming-min]] |votes2=2274586 |party3=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand3=[[Lin Yang-kang]] |votes3=1603790 |party4=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand4=[[Chen Li-an]] |votes4=1074044 |invalid=117160 |electorate=14313288 |source=CEC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cec.gov.tw/english/cms/pe/24830 |title=1996 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election |publisher=Central Election Commission |date=23 August 2017 |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> }}

Candidate Party Votes % Lee Teng-hui Kuomintang 5,813,699 54.00 Peng Ming-min Democratic Progressive Party 2,274,586 21.13 Lin Yang-kang Independent 1,603,790 14.90 Chen Li-an Independent 1,074,044 9.98 Total 10,766,119 100.00 Valid votes 10,766,119 98.92 Invalid/blank votes 117,160 1.08 Total votes 10,883,279 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,313,288 76.04 Source: CEC

With a vice-presidential candidate

{{Election results |party1=[[Kuomintang|Kuomintang]] |cand1=[[Lee Teng-hui]] |vp1=[[Lien Chan]] |votes1=5813699 |party2=[[Democratic Progressive Party]] |cand2=[[Peng Ming-min]] |vp2=[[Frank Hsieh]] |votes2=2274586 |party3=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand3=[[Lin Yang-kang]] |vp3=[[Hau Pei-tsun]] |votes3=1603790 |party4=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand4=[[Chen Li-an]] |vp4=[[Wang Ching-feng]] |votes4=1074044 |invalid=117160 |electorate=14313288 |source=CEC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cec.gov.tw/english/cms/pe/24830 |title=1996 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election |publisher=Central Election Commission |date=23 August 2017 |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> }}

Candidate Running mate Party Votes % Lee Teng-hui Lien Chan Kuomintang 5,813,699 54.00 Peng Ming-min Frank Hsieh Democratic Progressive Party 2,274,586 21.13 Lin Yang-kang Hau Pei-tsun Independent 1,603,790 14.90 Chen Li-an Wang Ching-feng Independent 1,074,044 9.98 Total 10,766,119 100.00 Valid votes 10,766,119 98.92 Invalid/blank votes 117,160 1.08 Total votes 10,883,279 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,313,288 76.04 Source: CEC

With an 'against all' option

{{Testcase table |party1=[[Kuomintang|Kuomintang]] |cand1=[[Lee Teng-hui]] |votes1=5813699 |party2=[[Democratic Progressive Party|Democratic Progressive Party]] |cand2=[[Peng Ming-min]] |votes2=2274586 |party3=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand3=[[Lin Yang-kang]] |votes3=1603790 |party4=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand4=[[Chen Li-an]] |votes4=1074044 |row5=Against all |votes5=50000 |invalid=117160 |electorate=14313288 |source=CEC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cec.gov.tw/english/cms/pe/24830 |title=1996 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election |publisher=Central Election Commission |date=23 August 2017 |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> }}

Candidate Party Votes % Lee Teng-hui Kuomintang 5,813,699 53.75 Peng Ming-min Democratic Progressive Party 2,274,586 21.03 Lin Yang-kang Independent 1,603,790 14.83 Chen Li-an Independent 1,074,044 9.93 Against all 50,000 0.46 Total 10,816,119 100.00 Valid votes 10,816,119 98.93 Invalid/blank votes 117,160 1.07 Total votes 10,933,279 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,313,288 76.39 Source: CEC

Two-round election

{{Election results |party1=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand1=[[Alexander Lukashenko]] |votes1=4661075 |votes1_2=5000000 |party2=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand2=[[Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya]] |votes2=588622 |votes2_2=1000000 |party3=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand3=[[Hanna Kanapatskaya]] |votes3=97489 |row4=Against all |votes4=5000 |votes4_2=4000 |invalid=69505 |invalid2=60000 |electorate=6916134 |electorate2=7000000 |source=CEC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vybary2020.by/ |title=Результаты голосования |trans-title=Voting results |publisher=Central Election Commission |language=Belarusian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912235336/https://vybary2020.by/ |archive-date=12 September 2020}}</ref> }}

Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Alexander Lukashenko Independent 4,661,075 87.09 5,000,000 83.28 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Independent 588,622 11.00 1,000,000 16.66 Hanna Kanapatskaya Independent 97,489 1.82 Against all 5,000 0.09 4,000 0.07 Total 5,352,186 100.00 6,004,000 100.00 Valid votes 5,352,186 98.72 6,004,000 99.01 Invalid/blank votes 69,505 1.28 60,000 0.99 Total votes 5,421,691 100.00 6,064,000 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,916,134 78.39 7,000,000 86.63 Source: CEC

Parliamentary election

{{Election results |image=[[File:Guernesey États 2020.svg]] |party1=[[Guernsey Partnership of Independents]] |votes1=153136 |seats1=10 |sw1=+5.00 |sc1=New |color1=#0A7836 |party2=[[Guernsey Party]] |votes2=63873 |sw2=New |seats2=6 |sc2=New |color2=#548235 |party3=[[Alliance Party Guernsey]] |votes3=21461 |sw3=–2.0 |seats3=0 |sc3=0 |color3=#E80F2E |party4=Independents |votes4=399300 |sw4=+2.0 |seats4=22 |sc4=–16 |row5=Appointed seats |seats5=2 |sc5=0 |total_sc=0 |valid=24473 |invalid=154 |electorate=30899 |source=Guernsey Election Office<ref>{{cite web |url=https://election2020.gg/ |title=The Results of the 2020 General Election |publisher=Guernsey Election Office |date=11 October 2020 |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> }}

Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Guernsey Partnership of Independents 153,136 24.01 +5.00 10 New Guernsey Party 63,873 10.02 New 6 New Alliance Party Guernsey 21,461 3.37 –2.0 0 New Independents 399,300 62.61 +2.0 22 –16 Appointed seats 2 0 Total 637,770 100.00 – 40 0 Valid votes 24,473 99.37 Invalid/blank votes 154 0.63 Total votes 24,627 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 30,899 79.70 Source: Guernsey Election Office

Partial parliamentary election

{{Election results |seattype1 = Not up |seattype2 = Up |seattype3 = Won |seattype4 = Total |seattype5 = +/– |party1=[[Guernsey Partnership of Independents]] |votes1=153136 |sw1=+5.00 |st1t1=10 |st2t1=11 |st3t1=10 |st4t1=20 |st5t1=–1 |color1=#0A7836 |party2=[[Guernsey Party]] |votes2=63873 |sw2=+10.00 |st1t2=10 |st2t2=9 |st3t2=10 |st4t2=20 |st5t2=+1 |color2=#548235 |total_st1t=20 |total_st2t=20 |total_st3t=20 |total_st4t=40 |total_st5t=0 |valid=24473 |invalid=154 |electorate=30899 |source=Guernsey Election Office<ref>{{cite web |url=https://election2020.gg/ |title=The Results of the 2020 General Election |publisher=Guernsey Election Office |date=11 October 2020 |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> }}

Party Votes % +/– Seats Not up Up Won Total +/– Guernsey Partnership of Independents 153,136 70.57 +5.00 10 11 10 20 –1 Guernsey Party 63,873 29.43 +10.00 10 9 10 20 +1 Total 217,009 100.00 – 20 20 20 40 0 Valid votes 24,473 99.37 Invalid/blank votes 154 0.63 Total votes 24,627 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 30,899 79.70 Source: Guernsey Election Office

Individual constituency election

{{Election results |party1=[[Kuomintang]] |cand1=[[Lee Teng-hui]] |votes1=5813699 |sw1=+1.11 |party2=[[Democratic Progressive Party]] |cand2=[[Peng Ming-min]] |votes2=2274586 |sw2=–1.11 |party3=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand3=[[Lin Yang-kang]] |votes3=1603790 |sw3=New |party4=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand4=[[Chen Li-an]] |votes4=1074044 |sw4=–10.0 |invalid=117160 |electorate=14313288 |result = [[Kuomintang]] gain |majority=16544 |majoritypct=16.44 |majoritysw=+1.44 |resultsw=+1.24 }}

Candidate Party Votes % +/– Lee Teng-hui Kuomintang 5,813,699 54.00 +1.11 Peng Ming-min Democratic Progressive Party 2,274,586 21.13 –1.11 Lin Yang-kang Independent 1,603,790 14.90 New Chen Li-an Independent 1,074,044 9.98 –10.0 Total 10,766,119 100.00 – Valid votes 10,766,119 98.92 Invalid/blank votes 117,160 1.08 Total votes 10,883,279 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,313,288 76.04 Majority 16,544 16.44 +1.44 Kuomintang gain Swing +1.24

Individual two-seat constituency election

{{Election results |party1=[[Kuomintang]] |cand1=[[Lee Teng-hui]] |votes1=5813699 |sw1=+1.11 |party2=[[Democratic Progressive Party]] |cand2=[[Peng Ming-min]] |votes2=2274586 |sw2=–1.11 |party3=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand3=[[Lin Yang-kang]] |votes3=1603790 |sw3=New |party4=[[Independent politician|Independent]] |cand4=[[Chen Li-an]] |votes4=1074044 |sw4=–10.0 |invalid=117160 |electorate=14313288 |result = [[Kuomintang]] gain |majority=16544 |majoritypct=16.44 |majoritysw=+1.44 |resultsw=+1.24 |result2=[[Democratic Progressive Party]] hold |majority2=14000 |majoritypct2=14.44 |majoritysw2=+0.22 |resultsw2=+1.24 }}

Candidate Party Votes % +/– Lee Teng-hui Kuomintang 5,813,699 54.00 +1.11 Peng Ming-min Democratic Progressive Party 2,274,586 21.13 –1.11 Lin Yang-kang Independent 1,603,790 14.90 New Chen Li-an Independent 1,074,044 9.98 –10.0 Total 10,766,119 100.00 – Valid votes 10,766,119 98.92 Invalid/blank votes 117,160 1.08 Total votes 10,883,279 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,313,288 76.04 Majority 16,544 16.44 +1.44 Kuomintang gain Swing +1.24 Majority 14,000 14.44 +0.22 Democratic Progressive Party hold Swing +1.24