Template talk:Northern Ireland elections
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I have updated this template as seen below, which makes it easier to see which election is to which body. I was wondering should this template also include the Local elections as well.--padraig3uk 12:43, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
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| Parliament of Northern Ireland | 1921 · 1925 · 1929 · 1933 · 1938 · 1945 · 1949 · 1953 · 1958 · 1962 · 1965 · 1969 |
| Ad-hoc elections 1973-1996 | 1973 · 1975 · 1982 · 1996 |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | 1998 · 2003 · 2007 |
| Northern Irish Referenda | 1973 · 1998 |
- Obviously I prefer the standard layout as below. There is no need to seperate the elections by the body they were elected to, and this is not done on other election templates. Certainly local elections should not be included - there are separate templates for them (see Template:Portuguese local elections). Number 57 12:47, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
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The situation in Northern Ireland is not standard, therefore it shouldn't be treated as such. Also I see no reason why the local elections shouldn't be include.--padraig3uk 12:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
- Primarily because (a) these templates are for elections only at the national level and (b) once you add local elections, then why not parish elections, European elections, etc etc. It's a slippery slope which needs to be avoided or it will give excuses for them to be added to other templates - imagine the result if the Philippine national election template was combined with the local election one (which itself is a disaster). Number 57 13:07, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
