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{{High-use}}
{{Lua|Module:Election results}}

==Usage==
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{Election results
|caption      = <!--Heading for the table-->
|image        = <!--Insert parliamentary diagrams here-->
|reporting    = <!--Add percentage reporting here (without the % symbol)-->
|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 or party/alliances 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-->

|acolor1      = <!--When used with rows without alliances: Background colour for the row-->

|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-->
|ivotes1_2    = <!--Produces vote figure in italics for second round 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. The votes1 value must be empty; a value in ivotes1 is permitted. -->
|ipct1_2      = <!--Produces percentage in italics for second round 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 when it cannot be automatically calculated-->
|atotalnv     = <!--Use (with =y) when there are no vote figures available to invoke a total row for an alliance-->
|apct1_2      = <!--Total percentage received by the alliance in second round when it cannot be automatically calculated-->
|sw1          = <!--Swing for first party or candidate-->
|sw1_2        = <!--Swing for first party or candidate in first round-->
|seats1       = <!--Seats won by first party-->
|seats1_2     = <!--Seats won by first party in second round-->
|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-->
|iseats1_2    = <!--Produces seat figure in italics for second round that does not count towards total. Used when not all seats are known or as a subtotal row-->
|aseats1      = <!--Seat total for an alliance-->
|aseats1_2    = <!--Seat total for an alliance in second round-->
|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-->

|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-->

|divisor      = <!--For use in multi-member constituency elections where voters have multiple votes – enter the number of valid ballots to get the true percentage for each candidate-->

|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-->

|divisor2     = <!--For use in multi-member constituency elections where voters have multiple votes – enter the number of valid ballots to get the true percentage for each candidate in the second round-->

|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-->
}}</syntaxhighlight>

==Examples==
{{hatnote|For many more examples, see [[Template:Election results/testcases]].}}

===Presidential elections===
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{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>
}}</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{Election results
|party1=[[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{{dummy reference}}
}}
|}

====With a vice-presidential candidate====
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{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>
}}</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{Election results
|party1=[[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{{dummy reference}}
}}
|}

====With an 'against all' option====
{|
|- style=vertical-align:top
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{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>
}}
</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{Election results
|party1=[[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	

|row5=Against all
|votes5=50000

|invalid=117160
|electorate=14313288
|source=CEC{{dummy reference}}
}}
|}

====Two-round election====
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{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>
}}</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{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{{dummy reference}}
}}
|}

===Parliamentary election===
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{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>
}}</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{Election results
|image=[[File:Guernesey États 2020.svg]]
|party1=[[Guernsey Partnership of Independents]]|votes1=153136|sw1=+5.00|seats1=10|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=New|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{{dummy reference}}
}}
|}

====Partial parliamentary election====
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{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>
}}</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{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
|color2=#548235

|party2=[[Guernsey Party]]
|votes2=63873
|sw2=+10.00
|st1t2=10
|st2t2=9
|st3t2=10
|st4t2=20
|st5t2=+1

|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{{dummy reference}}
}}
|}

===Individual constituency election===
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{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
}}</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{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
}}
|}

===Individual two-seat constituency election===
With voters able to cast two votes. Divisor used to calculate 'true' percentages for the candidates (i.e. what % of valid ballots were cast for them)
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;">
{{Election results
|party1=[[Kuomintang]]
|cand1=[[Lee Teng-hui]]
|votes1=5200000
|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

|divisor=5400000

|valid=5400000
|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
}}</syntaxhighlight>
|
{{Election results
|party1=[[Kuomintang]]
|cand1=[[Lee Teng-hui]]
|votes1=5200000
|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

|divisor=5400000

|valid=5400000
|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
}}
|}
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