Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums/Elections Manual of Style
- This page sets out the standard format for election articles. Sections can be deleted as appropriate to the election type
Use {{Infobox election}} for presidential/mayoral elections or legislative elections with a small number of parties. Use {{Infobox legislative election}} for legislative elections with many parties |
General/parliamentary/presidential elections were held in Fooland on 30 February 2000. The result was...
Background
[edit]Background to the election, including details of the previous government, reasons for the election being called (if it's an early one), formation of new parties since the previous election etc.
Electoral system
[edit]Details on the electoral system, including any changes made since the previous election.
Candidates/Contesting parties
[edit]The former for for presidential/mayoral elections (including details of any primaries etc.), the latter for legislative elections
Campaign
[edit]Information on the election campaign, including any major areas of debate, incidents (e.g. violence) and party platforms.
Opinion polls
[edit]Date | Agency | Seats | |||
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FNP | FPP | FCP | FLP | ||
October 1999 | Angus Reid[1] | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
November 1999 | Yougov[2] | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
December 1999 | Reuters[3] | 20 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
Conduct
[edit]Details about the conduct of the election (e.g. if there are any irregularities or problems).
Results
[edit]{{Election results}} can be used to create tables for presidential, legislative and double simultaneous vote elections (example below).
Party | Presidential candidate | First round | Second round | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Chamber | +/– | Senate | +/– | ||||
Broad Front | Daniel Martínez | 949,376 | 42.87 | 1,152,271 | 49.21 | 42 | –8 | 13 | –2 | ||
National Party | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou | 696,452 | 31.45 | 1,189,313 | 50.79 | 30 | –2 | 10 | 0 | ||
Colorado Party | Ernesto Talvi | 300,177 | 13.55 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Open Cabildo | Guido Manini Ríos | 268,736 | 12.13 | 11 | New | 3 | New | ||||
Total | 2,214,741 | 100.00 | 2,341,584 | 100.00 | 96 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 2,214,741 | 96.16 | 2,341,584 | 96.23 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 88,399 | 3.84 | 91,612 | 3.77 | |||||||
Total votes | 2,303,140 | 100.00 | 2,433,196 | 100.00 | |||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,699,978 | 85.30 | 2,699,980 | 90.12 | |||||||
Source: Corte Electoral (First round); Corte Electoral (Second round) |
Reactions
[edit]National and international reaction to the results.
Aftermath
[edit]Events that occurred after the election, including formation of the next government.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]If not used in the references section, useful external links may include:
- Permanent link to IPU page on the election (parliamentary elections only)
- Permanent link to the IFES page on the election
{{Fooian elections}}
Category:2000 elections in Foocontinent
Category:Elections in Fooland
Category:2000 in Fooland
Other possible categories include:
- Category:By-elections
- Category:Future elections
- Category:Non-partisan elections (where all candidates ran as independents)
- Category:Recall elections
- Category:Single-candidate elections (where there is only one candidate per available position/seat)
- Category:Single-party elections (elections held in one-party states)
- Category:Uncontested elections (where there is only one candidate and the election is not held)