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This infobox is used for a parliamentary election with multiple parties winning seats.

==Usage==
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| election_name      = {{{election_name}}}
| country            = {{{country}}}
| flag_year          = {{{flag_year}}}
| previous_election  = {{{previous_election}}}
| next_election      = {{{next_election}}}
| election_date      = {{{election_date}}}
| seats_for_election = {{{seats_for_election}}}
| majority_seats     = {{{majority_seats}}}
| turnout            = {{{turnout}}}
| ongoing            = 

| party1             = {{{party1}}}
| colour1            = 
| leader1            = {{{leader1}}}
| percentage1        = {{{percentage1}}}
| seats1             = 20
| last_election1     = 0

| party2             = {{{party2}}}
| colour2            = 
| leader2            = {{{leader2}}}
| percentage2        = {{{percentage2}}}
| seats2             = 10
| last_election2     = 5
<!-- | results_sec        = -->

| map                = {{{map}}}
| map_upright        = 
| map_alt            = {{{map_alt}}}
| map_caption        = {{{map_caption}}}

| title              = {{{title}}}
| posttitle          = {{{posttitle}}}
| before_election    = {{{before_election}}}
| before_party       = {{{before_party}}}
| after_election     = {{{after_election}}}
| after_party        = {{{after_party}}}
}}

<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name      = 
| country            = 
| flag_year          = <!-- if a variant is needed -->
| previous_election  = 
| next_election      = 
| election_date      = 
| seats_for_election = <!-- description-- >
| majority_seats     = <!-- number -->
| turnout            = 
| reporting          =
| last_update        =
| time_zone          =
| ongoing            = <!-- or future -->
| first_election     = <!-- yes/no (blank is no) -->
| noleader           = <!-- yes (blank is no) -->
| nopercentage       = <!-- yes (blank is no) -->
| heading1           =
| party1             = 
| leader1            = 
| colour1            = 
| percentage1        = <!-- incl. percentage sign -->
| seats1             = 
| last_election1     = <!-- Write 'new' if new party -->
| heading2           =
| party2             = 
| leader2            = 
| colour2            = 
| percentage2        = <!-- incl. percentage sign -->
| seats2             = 
| last_election2     = <!-- Write 'new' if new party -->
| heading3           = <!-- up to | heading35 = -->
| party3             = <!-- up to | party35 = -->
| leader3            = <!-- up to | leader35 = -->
| colour3            = <!-- up to | colour35 = -->
| percentage3        = <!-- up to | percentage35 = -->
| seats3             = <!-- up to | seats35 = -->
| last_election3     = <!-- up to | last_election35 = -->
| results_sec        =
| map                = 
| map_upright        = 
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = 
| title              = <!-- Prime Minister or similar -->
| posttitle          =
| before_election    = 
| before_image       =
| before_image_size  = <!-- default size is x65px -->
| before_party       = 
| after_election     = 
| after_image        =
| after_image_size   = <!-- default size is x65px -->
| after_party        = 
}}
</pre>

== Parameters ==
; <code>election_name</code>
: Name of the elections.
; <code>country</code>
: Name of the country or territory the elections are taking place in
; <code>previous_election</code>
: Link to the previous elections (e.g. <nowiki>[[United Kingdom general election, 2010|2010]]</nowiki>)
; <code>next_election</code>
: Link to the following elections (e.g. <nowiki>[[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015]]</nowiki>)
; <code>election_date</code>
: Date of the elections
; <code>seats_for_election</code>
: Description of which seats this election is about, incl. chamber and how many
; <code>majority_seats</code>
: The number of seats needed for a majority
; <code>first_election</code>
: Change to "yes" if this the first election of its kind
; <code>nopercentage</code>
: Set to "yes" to hide the percentage column
; <code>noleader</code>
: Set to "yes" to hide the leader column
; <code>ongoing</code>
: Change to "yes" if the election results haven't been released
; <code>results_sec</code>
: Name of section in the article where the results of the election are listed.
; <code>turnout</code>
: % [[voter turnout]]
; <code>party1..35</code>
: Name of the party (e.g. United Party)
; <code>leader1..35</code>
: Leader of the party
; <code>colour1..35</code>
: Custom party colour
; <code>percentage1..35</code>
: The party's popular vote share
; <code>seats1..35</code>
: Number of seats won by the party
; <code>last_election1..35</code>
:*Before an election takes place, use this to display the current number seats held by a party in the legislature
:*After the election takes place, use this for the number of seats won at the previous elections as  the template coding uses it to work out seat change
; <code>heading1..35</code>
: Adds a heading above a particular results row
; <code>map</code>
: Image file of a map
; <code>map_upright</code>
: Map size scaling factor; default is <code>1.3</code>
; <code>map_alt</code>
: [[WP:ALT]]
; <code>map_caption</code>
: Caption text, perhaps including a {{tl|Legend}}
; <code>title</code>
: Title of the head of government (e.g. <nowiki>[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]</nowiki>)
; <code>posttitle</code>
: Title after the election
; <code>before_election</code>
: Head of government before the elections
; <code>before_party</code>
: Party of the head of government prior to the elections
; <code>before_image</code>
: Image of the outgoing head of government, default size is x65px
; <code>after_election</code>
: Head of government after the elections
; <code>after_party</code>
: Party of the head of government after the elections
; <code>after_image</code>
: Image of the elected head of government, default size is x65px

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