Template:Cite re-member/doc

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This citation template produces formatted references to the Parliament of Victoria's "re-member" biographical database, which contains information on all Victorian members of parliament since 1851.

Usage[edit]

{{Cite re-member
 | name        = 
 | num2        = 
 | date        =
 | access-date = 
}}

Parameters[edit]

In 2016 the parliamentary website moved and reorganized its structure. New references should use the num2 field instead of the mid field. For any fields not listed here, see {{cite web}} for documentation.

Required parameters:

num2: New member number, overrides mid. The last number extracted from https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/#### For example, for the entry on Alfred Deakin, num2=231.

name: The name of the member. Consider using the form given in the relevant database entry.

Optional parameters:

date: The date when the entry was created/ last updated.
access-date: The date when the entry was accessed.

Deprecated parameters

mid: replaced by the wikidata Re-Member ID for the article.

Examples[edit]

Example	Produces
`{{Cite re-member \| num2 = 231 \| name = Alfred Deakin \| date = 22 May 2019 \| access-date = 15 May 2024 }}`	"Alfred Deakin". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
`{{Cite re-member \| mid = 329 \| name = Deakin, Alfred \| date = 22 May 2019 \| access-date = 15 May 2024} }}`	"Deakin, Alfred". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

TemplateData[edit]

This template provides a citation for the ''re-member'' database of the Parliament of Victoria.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
num2	`num2`	New page ID, overrides mid. Extracted from URL: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/#### Example 231	String	suggested
name	`name`	Name of member. Example Alfred Deakin	String	required
date	`date`	Date that the entry was created or last updated. Example 22 May 2019	Date	suggested
access-date	`access-date` `accessdate`	Date entry was accessed. Auto value `{{subst:TODAY}}`	Date	suggested