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This citation template produces formatted references to the Parliament of South Australia's [Current https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/en/Members/Member-Details] and Former Members biographical database, which contains information on all South Australia members of parliament since 1857.

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 the page.

Most commonly used parameters in horizontal format

{{Cite SA-parl |pid= |name= |former= |access-date=}}

Most commonly used parameters in vertical format

{{Cite SA-parl | pid = | name = | former = | access-date = }}

Required parameters:

• pid: "Person id", corresponds to the "pid" parameter found in the URL of the database entry. For example, for the entry on Boyle Travers Finniss, the "pid" is 4214.
• name: The name of the member. Consider using the form given in the relevant database entry. For example, for the entry on Boyle Travers Finniss, the name in the entry is given as "Hon B.T. Finniss".

Optional parameters:

• former: Yes indicates a former member - omit for current members.
• access-date: The date when the entry was accessed.

Examples

Example	Produces
{{Cite SA-parl |pid=4214 |name=Hon B.T. Finniss |former=yes |access-date=2 December 2024}}	"Hon B.T. Finniss". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
{{Cite SA-parl |pid=5084 |name=Hon Peter Malinauskas |former= |access-date=2 December 2024}}	"Hon Peter Malinauskas". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

TemplateData

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

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
pid	pid	Member ID. Extracted from URL: https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Search/Member?type=member&id=#### Example 2519	String	required
name	name title	Name of member. Example Hon Peter Duncan	String	required
former	former	Adds Former to work and corrects url. Example yes	String	suggested
access-date	access-date accessdate	Date entry was accessed.	Date	suggested

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