Template:Seats
This template is used to visually show the Congress representation. Below you can see the usage, code samples and examples of this code samples.
- If you are an editor and would like a breakdown of this template's complex code, please see Template talk:Seats
Usage
For optimal use, please arrange the parties in descending order by the number of votes, such that the party that gets 50% of the vote is Party 1, the party that gets 40% of the vote is Party 2, and so forth.
Following is the usage with information about each parameter. For clean usage, scroll down to #Clean usage.
{{Seats| key=1| <!-- OPTIONAL: Set "key" to 1 to display the key underneath the bar -->. width=| <!-- OPTIONAL: Set "width" to a custom value (numbers only, no % or px since the template automatically uses px) to set the graph to a custom width. If not used; 800 is predefined; --> p1=First party name| <!-- party name with largest number of Congress seats. OPTIONAL if you don't use key=1 --> p1percent=40| <!-- put percentage number for the party with largest number of Congress seats --> p1color=#5D8AA8| <!-- OPTIONAL: bar color code for the party with largest number of Congress seats --> p2=Second party name| <!-- party name with second largest number of Congress seats. OPTIONAL if you don't use key=1 --> p2percent=30| <!-- put percentage number for the party with second largest number of Congress seats --> p2color=#F0F8FF| <!-- OPTIONAL: bar color code for the party with second largest number of Congress seats --> p3=Third party name| <!-- party name with third largest number of Congress seats. OPTIONAL if you don't use key=1 --> p3percent=20| <!-- put percentage number for the party with third largest number of Congress seats --> p3color=#E32636| <!-- OPTIONAL: bar color code for the party with third largest number of Congress seats --> p4=Fourth party name| <!-- party name with fourth largest number of Congress seats. OPTIONAL if you don't use key=1 --> p4percent=12| <!-- put percentage number for the party with fourth largest number of Congress seats --> p4color=#EFDECD| <!-- OPTIONAL: bar color code for the party with fourth largest number of Congress seats --> p5=Fifth party name| <!-- party name with fifth largest number of Congress seats. OPTIONAL if you don't use key=1 --> p5percent=8| <!-- put percentage number for the party with fifth largest number of Congress seats --> p5color=#E52B50| <!-- OPTIONAL: bar color code for the party with fifth largest number of Congress seats --> }}
Note regarding color: Color names, #000000, or rgb(255, 255, 255) may be used. If no color is specified, default colors are used:
Clean usage
{{Seats| key=1| width=| p1=| p1percent=| p1color=| p2=| p2percent=| p2color=| p3=| p3percent=| p3color=| p4=| p4percent=| p4color=| p5=| p5percent=| p5color=| }}
Sample Code with examples
Sample 1
No party names, no specific codes. Only the percentages used and width decreased.
{{Seats| width=400| p1percent=40| p2percent=30| p3percent=12| p4percent=10| p5percent=8| }}
40%
30%
12%
10%
8%
Sample 2
Full list with not-linkable fake parties. This is completely made-up example.
{{Seats| key=1| p1=Progressive Party| p1percent=40| p1color=#766| p2=Moderate Party| p2percent=30| p2color=#888| p3=Conservative Party| p3percent=20| p3color=#900| p4=Communist Party| p4percent=10| p4color=#877| p5=Fascist Party| p5percent=0| p5color=#999| }}
40%
30%
20%
10%
Sample 3
Full list with linkable parties. This example is taken from Congress of the Netherlands article; September 2011 elections.
{{Seats| key=1| p1=[[Democratisch Nederland]]| p1percent=42.5| p1color=#3333cc| p2=[[Geuzen Partij Nederland]]| p2percent=25| p2color=#C9C5DE| p3=[[Iron & Wine]]| p3percent=22.5| p3color=#ffcc33| p4=[[Centre-Left Netherlands]]| p4percent=5| p4color=#d82000| p5=Rote Armee Fraktion| p5percent=5| p5color=#9d4e40| }}
42.5%
25%
22.5%
5%
5%