Template:UK MP links

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This template allows linking to external links found on most current UK House of Commons biographies. This will aid in the maintenance and standardization of these external links.

How to use

• This template should not be substituted.

Cut & paste

Either

{{UK MP links
| parliament   =
| hansard      = 
| hansardcurr  =
| guardian     =
| publicwhip   =
| theywork     =
| record       =
| bbc          =
| journalisted =
}}

or

{{UK MP links | parliament = | hansard = | hansardcurr = | guardian = | publicwhip = | theywork = | record = | bbc = | journalisted = }}

The order of the fields does not matter.

Fields

• All parameters are optional, but if you don't include any of them, nothing will show up.
• Do not use capital letters. They might disrupt the code.

Field	Data	Result	URL source
parliament	id	Profile	http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/[parliament]
hansard	name	Contributions in Parliament	http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/[hansard]
hansardcurr	name	Current session contributions in Parliament	http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cmallfiles/mps/commons_hansard_[hansardcurr]_home.html
guardian	id	Electoral history and profile	http://www.theguardian.com/politics/[guardian]
publicwhip	name	Voting record	http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=[publicwhip]
theywork	name	Record in Parliament	http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/[theywork]
record	id	Profile	http://www.parliamentaryrecord.com/content/profiles/mp/[record]
bbc	id	Profile	http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/representatives/profiles/[bbc]
journalisted	name	Articles authored	http://journalisted.com/[journalisted]

Example

Nick Clegg:

{{ UK MP links  
| parliament   = nick-clegg/1563
| hansardcurr  = 2631
| hansard      = mr-nick-clegg
| guardian     = 8485/nick-clegg
| publicwhip   = Nicholas_Clegg
| theywork     = nicholas_clegg
| record       = Nick-Clegg/Sheffield-Hallam/1086
| bbc          = 27859.stm
| journalisted = nick-clegg
}}

will return all relevant external links:

• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
• Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
• Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
• Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
• Articles authored at Journalisted