Template:Infobox election

Template documentation

Infobox to show the aggregated final results of the elections. It also shows results of binary (Yes/No) or multiple choice referendums.

Syntax

{{infobox election}}

It does not require any parameters to work. 100% of the content is fetched from Wikidata (WD).

Instructions of what properties to use and how to fill them to get the desired result can be found in the following sections.

However, in #Configuration settings you will find some settings for making configuration changes.

Operation

The infobox election runs exclusively from WD information.

It can handle the following types of elections:

• direct election: elections by direct voting to a candidate; the one with the most votes wins.
• indirect election: the vote of the voters is equal to the direct election, but not to select just one final elected, but a set of representatives who will choose the president / maximum representative.

• two-round system: It is a direct vote in which, if no candidate obtains an absolute majority, a second ballot is held in which only the two most voted candidates participate, and the winner of this second ballot are the final elected.

• party-list proportional representation: Typical voting by parliamentary chambers where a political party or coalition is voted on a list. In this case, the application of a formula on the number of votes determines the number of seats or positions obtained by the party list. This list can be open or closed. This aspect is indifferent to the infobox, as it only shows the final results, but not the elected deputies.

• plurality block voting or multi-vote : These are elections where each voter can vote for more than one candidate. In this modality there are as many votes as positions to be filled, and in the case of limited voting (Q3786779), fewer are available. In the multi-vote method, the infobox only works with the information from P991, ie after the election date, to avoid long lists of candidate (P726) that will not be elected. Although voting is by candidate and not by party lists, the infotable can present information of the elects aggregated by party (when the P991 contains number of seats in assembly (P1410)), showing the seats won. Another modality is to present the list of elected people, showing the votes obtained; in this case, the ratios shown represent the support received by voters, not the distribution rate, because the sum may be greater than 100%, as it is a multi-vote model. This double modality allows to manage the item with the global results and the items with the detailed results by constituency.

• Double Elections: These are in fact two elections held on the same election day. They are usually two-chamber elections in bicameral systems, but there are also municipal elections that elect mayor and councilors separately, with two direct votes. The infobox only handle TWO elections with one office each.

• referendum: are votes where, unlike elections, the vote is not a support for a political option , but for or against a question-shaped text. In very exceptional cases, referendums don't have a binary answer, but a "choice" between several possible answers. To address these cases, the information structure is analogous to that described for an election, with small differences.

In the following summary we see the properties used and the structures of WD corresponding to the examples of the documentation for each type of election:

Instructions and WD data model >>	direct election / indirect election		party-list proportional representation	two-round system			plurality block voting	Double Elections			Referendums binaries multi-response
Election type >>	direct	indirect	proportional	election item	round 1	round 2	item eleccions	election item	election 1	election 2
instance of (P31) > > > > > > > qualifiers:	Election + type + jurisdiction, etc. NO year nor edition				voting round (Q24097670)		Election + type + jurisdiction, etc. NO year nor edition	group of elections (Q76853179) + Election + type + jurisdiction, etc. NO year nor edition	Election + type + jurisdiction, etc. NO year nor edition		Mandatori. Must be  = referendum (Q43109) or one of its subclasses.
follows (P155), as qualifier of P31	mandatory					mandatory ← 1st.round	mandatory	mandatory			mandatory
followed by (P156), as qualifier of P31	mandatory				mandatory 2nd.round →		mandatory	mandatory			mandatory
image (P18)	optional, (Only when qualif. depicts (P180) = ballot (Q905151))						optional, (Only when qualif. depicts (P180) = ballot (Q905151))				optional, (Only when qualif. depicts (P180) = ballot (Q905151))
country (P17)	mandatory
applies to jurisdiction (P1001)	mandatory
point in time (P585)	mandatory. If it is multi-value and does not refer to the same call, it must be accompanied by P518 indicating the meaning of that date.			mandatory. 2 values + P518 linked to each round	mandatory. same rules as "direct election"
start time (P580) + end time (P582)	Instead to P585 when ballot was not on specifics days, but in a period; same constraints
duration (P2047) + P518 = election campaign (Q11642595)	optional						optional	optional
office contested (P541)	mandatory single-value constraint, may be together to a vice-president position, when both are a team option. - - - common qualifiers: electoral district (P768), parliamentary term (P2937), of (P642), number of constituencies (P4253),		mandatory + common qualifiers + number of seats (P1342), maximum capacity (P1083) from the chamber, when not all seats are on votation.	same rules as "direct election"			same rules as "proportional election"		mandatory single-value constraint same qualifiers
voting system (P8196)	mandatory						mandatory		mandatory		mandatory
candidate (P726)	mandatory common qualifiers: image (P18), member of political party (P102) o represents (P1268), party chief representative (P210), running mate (P6149), votes received (P1111) (mandatory), series ordinal (P1545) qualifs. related to political party: short name (P1813), small logo or icon (P8972) or logo image (P154), sRGB color hex triplet (P465), political coalition (P5832), said to be the same as (P460)					mandatory only "elected candidates" in round 1	optional. Only the seats won by the elected candidates are listed in the aggregate item of the election		Same conditions as the correspondance type of election for this case		Only when multi-response. +votes received (P1111) + sRGB color hex triplet (P465)
successful candidate (P991)	mandatory qualifs. number of seats in assembly (P1410) in case of proportional elections					mandatory, single-value constraint	mandatory qualifs. number of seats in assembly (P1410), in case of aggregated item	same qualifiers			optional
eligible voters (P1867)	mandatory				mandatory		optional		mandatory		mandatory
ballots cast (P1868)	mandatory				mandatory		optional		mandatory		mandatory
total valid votes (P1697)	mandatory				mandatory		optional		mandatory		mandatory
number of spoilt votes (P5044)	mandatory				mandatory		optional		mandatory		mandatory
number of blank votes (P5045)	mandatory				mandatory		optional		mandatory		mandatory
has part(s) (P527)	May point to items of partial results by constituency, which are not covered by this infobox.			Point to the round items with series ordinal (P1545) qualifier			May point to items of partial results by constituency, which are not covered by this infobox.	Point to the round items with series ordinal (P1545) qualifier	May point to items of partial results by constituency, which are not covered by this infobox.
part of (P361)	it may indicate that it is part of some grouping, such as "elections to the European Parliament of the year xxxx".				Point to the related election items with series ordinal (P1545) qualifier		it may indicate that it is part of some grouping, such as "elections to the European Parliament of the year xxxx".	it may indicate a kind of grouping, but avoid to confuse with P31	Point to the related election items with series ordinal (P1545) qualifier		it may indicate that it is part of some grouping, such as "Referendums from independence preparation period".
distribution map (P1846)	optional, (Only when qualif. depicts (P180) = electoral result (Q19571328))						optional, (Only when qualif. depicts (P180) = electoral result (Q19571328))				optional, (Only when qualif. depicts (P180) = electoral result (Q19571328))
official website (P856)	optional						optional				optional
hashtag (P2572)	optional						optional				optional
immediate cause of (P1536)	optional. It allows building a box at the foot with the succession of individual positions (presidents, mayors, etc.); ex.:2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election (Q24639891). Or, the investiture of an elected president among the deputies of the election we are dealing with; ex:2021 Catalan parliament election (Q48838589) When the value of P1536 or the qualif. P3831 or the P31 of the item of P1536 = appointment (Q1318578) or investiture (Q167407), a position succession box will be built with the data of the qualifiers and/or from the item pointed by P1536. Any P1536 values that do not meet the described conditions will be listed as a normal line in the info table; ex: 2015 Catalan regional election (Q17082048).						Same description as another type of election.				optional
title (P1476)											mandatory
number of support votes (P8683)											mandatory:P8683 + optional:sRGB color hex triplet (P465), of (P642)
number of negative votes (P8682)											mandatory:P8682 + optional:sRGB color hex triplet (P465), of (P642)
Data get from higher level
term length of office (P2097) from office contested (P541)
subclass of (P279) from office contested (P541)				generic name of seat positions
flag image (P41) from applies to jurisdiction (P1001)
instance of (P31) from candidate (P726)				to determine if the election is person-oriented or party-oriented
image (P18) from candidate (P726) o de party chief representative (P210)				candidate personal image in personal oriented elections; or lead candidate in case of proportional list elections
member of political party (P102) from candidate (P726)
short name (P1813) from candidate (P726)				political party acronym, in case of proportional elections
logo image (P154) from candidate (P726)				political party logo, in case of proportional elections
sRGB color hex triplet (P465) from candidate (P726)				used to draw result bars with this colour.

Configuration settings

Any information displayed by this infobox is fetched from WD, as it is described in exemples and documentations sections.

In addition, the infobox has some manual parameters to make changes to his appearance or operation.

• type_election: The infobox infers the election type or obtains it from voting system (P8196). If you want to select it manually, the accepted values are: direct, proportional, two_rounds, double.

• election_name / name: Text to show as a title, above of the infobox. It may be useful to put more synthetic text. By default, the article name is used.

• id_position1: In "double elections", the letter "A" is used by default to indicate the results of the first election. This parameter allows you to indicate which character you want to use instead.

• id_position2: Similar to above, to swap the letter "B" for another digit.

• roundcolor_1: In double and two-round elections, it allows you to change the color that identifies the first election or first round.

• roundcolor_2: In double and two-round elections, it allows you to change the color that identifies the second election or second round.
• yes_color: Bar color for the "Yes" option in a referendum. By default is  #2ca02c .
• not_color: Bar color for the "No" option in a referendum. By default is  #d62728 .
• threshold_list

All candidates are shown before the election date. After elections only are shown: those who have won a seat or who have obtained more than 2% of the votes in the case of proportional elections, or more than 25% for non-proportional elections. This parameter allows you to alter this threshold. Only the figure must be informed (as 3.5 or 1.0, etc.).

• item: Item Qid to use, when is different from the present article
• debug: The infobox election has a debug system that displays the value of the parameter collection that any of the subtemplates has received. Possible values for this parameter are:

• core: data passed to /core
• prepdemo: data passed to /prepare for demography
• preprefe: data passed to /prepare for referendum
• prepcand: data passed to /prepare for each candidate
• prepmult: data passed to /prepare_multi
• showblok: data passed to /showblocks. Must be accopanied with a Qnnnnnn of candidate
• showrefe: data passed to /showblocks for referendum

Tech documentation

See: template:Infobox election/doctech/doc for schema and functionalities of involved sub-templates.

Examples

Infobox election samples
Basic samples: direct, proportional, two rounds	Direct election: USA president, president elected from chamber deputies, etc.
Double election: two assembly chambers, etc.	Double election: more samples, etc.
Series: Part of double + only aggregate + constituency level	Series: Constituency level with "direct election" + 2 aggregate level:State & country
Series: Local elections	Series: Supra-state. European Parliament elections
Referendums: Two-rounds, multi-option and basic yes-no referendum

direct election / indirect election 2018 Finnish presidential election (Q1658720)
← 2012  2024  →
Point in time	January 28, 2018
Type	presidential election in Finland
Office contested	President of Finland. Term length of office: 6 year
Voter turnout
Voting result

party-list proportional representation 2015 Catalan regional election (Q17082048)
← 2012  2017  →
Point in time	September 27, 2015
Type	election to the Parliament of Catalonia and snap election
Office contested	135 Member of the Parliament of Catalonia ≈ 11th Parliament of Catalonia. Term length of office: 4 year
Election campaign	15 day
Voter turnout
5,310,103 4,130,196    77.78٪ 10.02 4,114,244      21,895    15,952
Voting result
JxSí  — Raül Romeva 1,628,714   39.59٪ Deputy 62 CS  — Inés Arrimadas 736,364   17.9٪ 10.33 Deputy 9 → 25 16 PSC  — Miquel Iceta i Llorens 523,283   12.72٪ 1.71 Deputy 20 → 14 6 CSQP  — Lluís Rabell political coalition Initiative for Catalonia Greens, Podemos Catalonia, United and Alternative Left, Verdes Equo Comparació amb: Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left 367,613   8.94٪ 0.96 Deputy 13 → 11 2 PPC  — Xavier García Albiol 349,193   8.49٪ 4.49 Deputy 19 → 11 8 CUP-CC  — Antonio Baños Boncompain Comparació amb: Candidatura d'Unitat Popular-Alternativa d'Esquerres 337,794   8.21٪ 4.73 Deputy 3 → 10 7 Democratic Union of Catalonia 103,293   2.51٪ Deputy
Presidential investiture in Catalonia, 2016
President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Replaces:	Elected person:
Artur Mas	Carles Puigdemont
Immediate cause of
January 12, 2016: Puigdemont Government

two-round system 2017 French presidential election (Q7020999)
← 2012  2022  →
Point in time	April 23, 2017, first round of French presidential election, 2017 May 7, 2017, second round of French presidential election, 2017
Type	presidential election in France
Office contested	President of the French Republic. Term length of office: 5 year
Election campaign	14 day
Voter turnout
First voting round 47,582,183 37,003,728    77.77٪ 1.65 36,054,394      659,997    289,337 Second voting round 47,568,693 35,467,327    74.56٪ 5.79 31,381,603      3,021,499    1,064,225
Voting result
Emmanuel Macron  — Renaissance 1 8,656,346   24.01٪ 2 20,743,128   66.1٪ Marine Le Pen  — National Rally 1 7,678,491   21.3٪ 3.4 2 10,638,475   33.9٪ François Fillon  — The Republicans 1 7,212,995   20.01٪
Leading candidate and vote share by department in the first round Leading candidate and vote share by department in the second round
Investiture
President of the French Republic
Replaces:	Elected person:
François Hollande	Emmanuel Macron
Immediate cause of
presidency of Emmanuel Macron