Template:Cite re-member/doc

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This citation template produces formatted references to the Parliament of Victoria's "re-member" biographical database, which contains information on all Victorian members of parliament since 1851.

Usage edit

{{Cite re-member
 | name        = 
 | num2        = 
 | date        =
 | access-date = 
}}

Parameters edit

In 2016 the parliamentary website moved and reorganized its structure. New references should use the num2 field instead of the mid field. For any fields not listed here, see {{cite web}} for documentation.

Required parameters:

num2: New member number, overrides mid. The last number extracted from https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/#### For example, for the entry on Alfred Deakin, num2=231.

name: The name of the member. Consider using the form given in the relevant database entry.

Optional parameters:

date: The date when the entry was created/ last updated.
access-date: The date when the entry was accessed.

Deprecated parameters

mid: replaced by the wikidata Re-Member ID for the article.

Examples edit

Example	Produces
`{{Cite re-member \| num2 = 231 \| name = Alfred Deakin \| date = 22 May 2019 \| access-date = 22 May 2024 }}`	"Alfred Deakin". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
`{{Cite re-member \| mid = 329 \| name = Deakin, Alfred \| date = 22 May 2019 \| access-date = 22 May 2024} }}`	"Deakin, Alfred". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

TemplateData edit

This template provides a citation for the ''re-member'' database of the Parliament of Victoria.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
num2	`num2`	New page ID, overrides mid. Extracted from URL: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/#### Example 231	String	suggested
name	`name`	Name of member. Example Alfred Deakin	String	required
date	`date`	Date that the entry was created or last updated. Example 22 May 2019	Date	suggested
access-date	`access-date` `accessdate`	Date entry was accessed. Auto value `{{subst:TODAY}}`	Date	suggested