Usage

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{{{name}}}
{{{before}}} {{{after}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]]
{{{caption}}}
Overview
Legislative body{{{body}}}
Jurisdiction{{{state}}}, {{{country}}}
Meeting place{{{meeting_place}}}
Term{{{term_start}}} – {{{term_end}}}
Election{{{election}}}
Government{{{government}}}
Opposition{{{opposition}}}
Website{{{website}}}
{{{chamber1}}}
[[File:{{{chamber1_image}}}|{{{chamber1_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber1_alt}}}]]
{{{chamber1_image_caption}}}
Members{{{membership1}}}
{{{chamber1_leader1_type}}}{{{chamber1_leader1}}}
{{{chamber1_leader2_type}}}{{{chamber1_leader2}}}
{{{chamber1_leader3_type}}}{{{chamber1_leader3}}}
{{{chamber1_leader4_type}}}{{{chamber1_leader4}}}
{{{chamber1_leader5_type}}}{{{chamber1_leader5}}}
{{{chamber1_leader6_type}}}{{{chamber1_leader6}}}
Party control{{{control1}}}
{{{chamber2}}}
[[File:{{{chamber2_image}}}|{{{chamber2_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber2_alt}}}]]
{{{chamber2_image_caption}}}
Members{{{membership2}}}
{{{chamber2_leader1_type}}}{{{chamber2_leader1}}}
{{{chamber2_leader2_type}}}{{{chamber2_leader2}}}
{{{chamber2_leader3_type}}}{{{chamber2_leader3}}}
{{{chamber2_leader4_type}}}{{{chamber2_leader4}}}
{{{chamber2_leader5_type}}}{{{chamber2_leader5}}}
{{{chamber2_leader6_type}}}{{{chamber2_leader6}}}
{{{chamber2_leader7_type}}}{{{chamber2_leader7}}}
Party control{{{control2}}}
{{{chamber3}}}
[[File:{{{chamber3_image}}}|{{{chamber3_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber3_alt}}}]]
{{{chamber3_image_caption}}}
Members{{{membership3}}}
{{{chamber3_leader1_type}}}{{{chamber3_leader1}}}
{{{chamber3_leader2_type}}}{{{chamber3_leader2}}}
{{{chamber3_leader3_type}}}{{{chamber3_leader3}}}
{{{chamber3_leader4_type}}}{{{chamber3_leader4}}}
{{{chamber3_leader5_type}}}{{{chamber3_leader5}}}
{{{chamber3_leader6_type}}}{{{chamber3_leader6}}}
{{{chamber3_leader7_type}}}{{{chamber3_leader7}}}
Party control{{{control3}}}
{{{chamber4}}}
[[File:{{{chamber4_image}}}|{{{chamber4_image_size}}}|alt={{{chamber4_alt}}}]]
{{{chamber4_image_caption}}}
Members{{{membership4}}}
{{{chamber4_leader1_type}}}{{{chamber4_leader1}}}
{{{chamber4_leader2_type}}}{{{chamber4_leader2}}}
{{{chamber4_leader3_type}}}{{{chamber4_leader3}}}
{{{chamber4_leader4_type}}}{{{chamber4_leader4}}}
{{{chamber4_leader5_type}}}{{{chamber4_leader5}}}
{{{chamber4_leader6_type}}}{{{chamber4_leader6}}}
{{{chamber4_leader7_type}}}{{{chamber4_leader7}}}
Party control{{{control4}}}
Sessions
{{{session1_type}}}{{{session1_start}}} – {{{session1_end}}}
{{{session2_type}}}{{{session2_start}}} – {{{session2_end}}}
{{{session3_type}}}{{{session3_start}}} – {{{session3_end}}}
{{{session4_type}}}{{{session4_start}}} – {{{session4_end}}}
{{{session5_type}}}{{{session5_start}}} – {{{session5_end}}}
{{{session6_type}}}{{{session6_start}}} – {{{session6_end}}}
{{{session7_type}}}{{{session7_start}}} – {{{session7_end}}}
{{{session8_type}}}{{{session8_start}}} – {{{session8_end}}}
Special sessions
{{{special_session1_type}}}{{{special_session1_start}}} – {{{special_session1_end}}}

This is an infobox to use in articles about a legislature's individual terms or sessions.

{{Infobox legislative term
| name                  = 
| image                 = 
| image_size            = 
| alt                   =
| caption               = 
| body                  = 
| meeting_place         = 
| election              = 
| government            = 
| opposition            = 

| term_start            = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|mm|D|df=y}} -->
| term_end              = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|mm|D|df=y}} -->
| before                = 
| after                 = 
| website               = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| chamber1              = 
| chamber1_image        = 
| chamber1_image_size   = 
| chamber1_alt          = 
| membership1           = 
| control1              = 
| chamber1_leader1_type = 
| chamber1_leader1      = 
| chamber1_leader2_type = 
| chamber1_leader2      = 
| chamber1_leader3_type = 
| chamber1_leader3      = 
| chamber1_leader4_type = 
| chamber1_leader4      = 
| chamber2              = 
| chamber2_image        = 
| chamber2_image_size   = 
| chamber2_alt          = 
| membership2           = 
| control2              = 
| chamber2_leader1_type = 
| chamber2_leader1      = 
| chamber2_leader2_type = 
| chamber2_leader2      = 
| chamber2_leader3_type = 
| chamber2_leader3      = 
| chamber2_leader4_type = 
| chamber2_leader4      = 
| session1_start        = 
| session1_end          = 
}}

Parameters

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name
a name for this term, e.g. "110th United States Congress"
image
an image
image_size
size in pixels of the image; suffix "px"
alt
image alt text
caption
brief description of the image
body
name of the assembly, e.g. [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]]
jurisdiction
the territory the legislature governs, e.g. [[Florida]], United States; omit unless it differs from the legislature's current or usual jurisdiction
meeting_place
name of the building where the legislative assembly meets
election
general election leading to the constitution of this legislative term
government
government of the legislative assembly
opposition
opposition party of the legislative assembly
term_start
term start date; use {{Start date}}, with |df=y for UK-style dates
term_end
term end date; use {{End date}}, as above
before
name of the previous term, if any, e.g. [[109th United States Congress|109th Congress]]
after
name of the subsequent term, if any
website
a website for this term, if any; use {{URL}}

The following section is repeatable for up to four different chambers by changing the first "1" in each field. The leader fields are repeatable up to a total of 7 positions by changing "leader1" to "leader2", etc.

chamber1
name of the chamber, e.g. [[Oregon House of Representatives]]
chamber1_image
composition image of the chamber, e.g. File:House of Lords current.svg
chamber1_image_size
specify a size for the composition image
chamber1_alt
alt text for the composition image
membership1
the total number of members in the chamber, e.g. 45 Senators
control1
political party in control of the chamber, if any
chamber1_leader1_type
title of the leader of that chamber, e.g. Senate President
chamber1_leader1
name of the leader of that chamber, e.g. [[Bob Dole]]

The following section is repeatable up to 8 times by changing the number in the parameter name.

session1_start
start date of session
session1_end
end date of session

Example

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Eighty-third Minnesota Legislature
82nd 84th
The Minnesota State Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
Meeting placeMinnesota State Capitol
TermJanuary 3, 2003 (2003-01-03) – May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16)
Minnesota State Senate
Members67
President of the SenateJames Metzen
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority LeaderDick Day
Party controlDemocratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members134
Speaker of the HouseMargaret Anderson Kelliher
House Majority LeaderErik Paulsen
House Minority LeaderMatt Entenza
Party controlRepublican Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 3, 2003 (2003-01-03) – March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28)
{{Infobox legislative term
| name                  = Eighty-third Minnesota Legislature
| image                 = Minnesota State Capitol.jpg
| image_size            = 
| alt                   = The Minnesota State Capitol building in bright daylight
| caption               =
| body                  = [[Minnesota Legislature]]
| meeting_place         = [[Minnesota State Capitol]]
| term_start            = {{Start date|2003|01|03}}
| term_end              = {{End date|2004|05|16}}
| before                = [[Eighty-second Minnesota Legislature|82nd]]
| after                 = [[Eighty-fourth Minnesota Legislature|84th]]
| chamber1              = [[Minnesota State Senate]]
| membership1           = 67
| control1              = [[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]
| chamber1_leader1_type = President of the Senate
| chamber1_leader1      = [[James Metzen]]
| chamber1_leader2_type = Senate Majority Leader
| chamber1_leader2      = {{Plainlist|
* John Hottinger
* [[Dean Johnson]]
 }}
| chamber1_leader3_type = Senate Minority Leader
| chamber1_leader3      = [[Dick Day]]
| chamber2              = [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
| membership2           = 134
| control2              = [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican Party]]
| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker of the House
| chamber2_leader1      = [[Margaret Anderson Kelliher]]
| chamber2_leader2_type = House Majority Leader
| chamber2_leader2      = [[Erik Paulsen]]
| chamber2_leader3_type = House Minority Leader
| chamber2_leader3      = [[Matt Entenza]]
| session1_start        = {{Start date|2003|01|03}}
| session1_end          = {{End date|2003|03|28}}
}}

Microformat

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The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat that makes event details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

  • attendee
  • contact
  • description
  • dtend
  • dtstart
  • location
  • organiser
  • summary
  • url
  • vevent
Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Categories

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Template data

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110th United States Congress
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