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This citation template produces formatted references to the Parliament of Tasmania's "members" biographical database, which contains information on all Tasmania members of parliament, including former members.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. Almost all parameter names are supported only in lower case (some initialisms, such as |isbn= have upper-case aliases like |ISBN=, which are acceptable for use). Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Unused parameters may be deleted to avoid clutter in the edit window. Some samples on this documentation page may include the current date. If the date is not current, then purge the page.

Most commonly used parameters in horizontal format
{{Cite Tas Parliament \|id= \|name= \|access-date=}}

Most commonly used parameters in vertical format
{{Cite Tas Parliament \| id = \| name = \| access-date = }}

Required parameters:

id: "Member id", corresponds to the end of the URL of the database entry. https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/resources/about-parliament/historyindex/members/####.html For example, for the entry on Jeremy Rockliff, the "id" is rockliffj733.
name: The name of the member. Consider using the form given in the relevant database entry. For example, for the entry on Sir Edward Braddon, the name in the entry is given as "Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon".

Optional parameters:

access-date: The date when the entry was accessed.

Examples

Example	Produces
`{{Cite Tas Parliament \| id = braddone174 \| name = Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon \| access-date = 17 November 2024 }}`	"Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
`{{Cite Tas Parliament \| id = rockliffj733 \| name = Jeremy Page Rockliff \| access-date = 17 November 2024 }}`	"Jeremy Page Rockliff". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

TemplateData

This template provides a citation for the former member database of the Parliament of Tasmania.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
id	`id`	Member ID. Extracted from URL: https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/resources/about-parliament/historyindex/members/#### Example rockliffj733	String	required
name	`name` `title`	Name of member. Example Jeremy Page Rockliff	String	required
access-date	`access-date` `accessdate`	Date entry was accessed.	Date	suggested