Template:Cite Hansard

Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).

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This template is for citing Hansards.

Usage

Typical usage is as follows.

For Hansards that use a column reference:

• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= |title= |url= |house= |date= |column= |speaker= |position=}}
• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= |title= |url= |house= |date= |column_start= |column_end= |speaker= |position=}}

For Hansards that use a page reference rather than a column reference:

• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= |title= |url= |house= |date= |page= |speaker= |position=}}
• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= |title= |url= |house= |date= |page_start= |page_end= |speaker= |position=}}

For Hansards that use a part reference rather than a column reference:

• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= |title= |url= |house= |date= |part= |speaker= |position=}}
• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction= |title= |url= |house= |date= |part= |page_start= |page_end= |speaker= |position=}}

Examples

• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=House of Representatives |date=1 April 1994 |column=1234 |speaker=Paul Keating |position=Prime Minister}}

Paul Keating, Prime Minister (1 April 1994). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. col. 1234.

Alternative where the citation appears in a bibliographic listing, ordered alphabetically

• {{cite Hansard |jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=House of Representatives |date=1 April 1994 |column=1234 |speaker=Keating, Paul |speaker-link=Paul Keating |position=Prime Minister}}

Keating, Paul, Prime Minister (1 April 1994). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. col. 1234.

• {{Cite Hansard|jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia |house=House of Representatives |title=Section Title |url=http://www.example.org |date=1 April 1994 |column_start=23 |column_end=34 |speaker=Paul Keating |position=Prime Minister}}

Paul Keating, Prime Minister (1 April 1994). "Section Title". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. col. 23–34.

• {{Cite Hansard|jurisdiction=Tasmania |title=TASMANIAN DEVILS – SPREAD OF CANCER |url=http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/HansardHouse/isysquery/321465b7-3d23-4d74-bb46-4fb960c2988f/3/doc/ |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5tM2Fwxo2?url=http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/HansardHouse/isysquery/321465b7-3d23-4d74-bb46-4fb960c2988f/3/doc/ |archive-date=9 October 2010 |house=[[Tasmanian House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] |date=20 August 2003 |part=1 |page_start=1 |page_end=29 |speaker=[[Bryan Green]] |position=Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment}}

Bryan Green, Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment (20 August 2003). "TASMANIAN DEVILS – SPREAD OF CANCER". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Tasmania: House of Assembly. Part 1: pp. 1–29. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09.

• {{Cite Hansard |jurisdiction=Western Australia |title=Old Coast Road, Improvements to Ease Traffic Congestion |url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/e89e79e5b53563a2c82575700080a05c/$FILE/C35%20S4%2020001109%20p2692c-2692c.pdf |format=PDF |house=[[Western Australian Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] |date=9 November 2000 |page=2692c |speaker=[[Murray Criddle]] |position=Minister for Transport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021023/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/e89e79e5b53563a2c82575700080a05c/$FILE/C35%20S4%2020001109%20p2692c-2692c.pdf |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=live}}

Murray Criddle, Minister for Transport (9 November 2000). "Old Coast Road, Improvements to Ease Traffic Congestion" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Western Australia: Legislative Council. p. 2692c. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2014.

• {{Cite Hansard|house=House of Commons |title=A Title |url=http://www.example.org |date=1 April 1996 |column_start=23 |column_end=34}}

"A Title". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 1 April 1996. col. 23–34.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Cite Hansard

Citation template for parliamentary debates

Template parameters[Manage TemplateData]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Title of the debate being referenced Example Select Vestries Bill	String	suggested
Jurisdiction	jurisdiction	The jurisdiction that the Hansard applies to Example Parliament of the United Kingdom	String	suggested
House	house	The parliamentary chamber that the debate pertains to Example House of Lords	String	suggested
Date	date	Date of the debate in question, as recorded in Hansard Example 21 June 2017	Date	suggested
Volume	volume	The volume of Hansard being cited Example 783	Number	suggested
URL	url	Link to online record of Hansard	URL	suggested
Column	column	Column of Hansard in which the debate occurs, if singular Example 5	Number	optional
First column	column_start	First column of the debate in Hansard	Number	optional
Last column	column_end	Last column of the debate in Hansard	Number	optional
Speaker	speaker	Name of the parliamentarian speaking Example Joe Bloggs	String	optional
Position	position	Position of the parliamentarian speaking Example Minister of Silly Walks	String	optional
Hansard	hansard	Title of Hansard, if different to usual Default Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)	String	optional
Page	page	The page of Hansard being referenced Example 1	Number	suggested

Quote

• quote: Relevant text quoted from the source. Displays enclosed in quotes. When supplied, the citation terminator (a period by default) is suppressed, so the quote needs to include terminating punctuation.

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