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== Usage ==

This template creates a row in an electoral history table. It should be used inside {{tl|Electoral history begin}}.

=== Parameters ===

; Main row
: <code>{{{year}}}</code> — Election year
: <code>{{{electorate}}}</code> — Electorate/district name
: <code>{{{party}}}</code> — Political party name (must match a party in {{tl|Political party}})
: <code>{{{rows}}}</code> — Number of rows to span (for the electorate and party cells)
: <code>{{{votes}}}</code> — Number of votes
: <code>{{{percent}}}</code> — Percentage of vote
: <code>{{{change}}}</code> — Change in percentage since previous election
: <code>{{{elected}}}</code> — Result: <code>Elected</code>, <code>Not elected</code>, <code>Re-elected</code>, <code>Lost</code>, or custom text

; Additional rows (year2–year8)
: Same parameters with suffix 2–8: <code>votes2</code>, <code>percent2</code>, <code>change2</code>, <code>elected2</code>, etc.

=== Example ===

<pre>
{{Electoral history begin |title=Electoral history of Toshiro Kurosawa}}
{{Electoral history election
 | year = 2010
 | electorate = Miyagi 3rd district
 | party = Liberal Democratic Party (Okaiken)
 | rows = 4
 | votes = 89,432
 | percent = 52.3
 | change = ''New seat''
 | elected = Elected
 | year2 = 2016
 | votes2 = 74,221
 | percent2 = 44.1
 | change2 = -8.2
 | elected2 = Re-elected
 | year3 = 2021
 | votes3 = 61,008
 | percent3 = 38.7
 | change3 = -5.4
 | elected3 = Re-elected
 | year4 = 2025
 | votes4 = 52,445
 | percent4 = 33.2
 | change4 = -5.5
 | elected4 = Re-elected
}}
{{End}}
</pre>

=== Supported parties ===

{{Political party|Liberal Democratic Party (Okaiken)|shortname}} ({{color box|{{Liberal Democratic Party (Okaiken)/meta/color}}}}), {{Political party|Progressive Party of Okaiken|shortname}} ({{color box|{{Progressive Party of Okaiken/meta/color}}}}), {{Political party|Sanese Communist Party|shortname}} ({{color box|{{Sanese Communist Party/meta/color}}}}), {{Political party|Okaiken Socialist Party|shortname}} ({{color box|{{Okaiken Socialist Party/meta/color}}}}), [[Komeito]] ({{color box|#FF9900}}), [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] ({{color box|#DDDDDD}})

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