Template:U.S. House of Representatives abbreviation/doc

This template expands an abbreviation of a district of the United States House of Representatives to a long name, which is linked to the district article.

Parameters

{{ushr |1= |2= |3= }}

1: (or first unnamed parameter) state name or abbreviation

2: (or second unnamed parameter) district number (for at-large district, type in "AL").

3: (or third unnamed parameter) link text

If 3 = 'A' or 'a', then pipe will be the possessive state; district number; "congressional district/seat".

If 3 = 'B' or 'b', then pipe will be the state's 2-letter abbreviation and district's ordinal.

If 3 = 'C' or 'c', then pipe will be the ordinal of the district number and "district/seat," without the state.

If 3 = 'D' or 'd', then pipe will be the ordinal of the district number and "congressional district/seat," without the state.

If 3 = 'E' or 'e', then pipe will be only the district number, without the state. Note: In this situation, "At-large" is capitalized.

If 3 = 'R' or 'r', then pipe will be only the ordinal of the district number, without the state.

If 3 = 'S' or 's', then pipe will be the state's possessive and the district's ordinal.

If 3 = 'T' or 't', then pipe will be the state and the district's ordinal.

If 3 = 'U' or 'u', then pipe will be just the state.

If 3 = 'X' or 'x', then pipe will be "state #" without possessive or "congressional district."

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This template expands an abbreviation of a district of the United States House of Representatives to a long name, which is linked to the district article.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
State name or abbreviation	1	Two-letter abbreviation or full name Example VT; New York	String	required
District number	2	Number, or for at-large district, "AL" Example 51	String	required
Link text	3	Either the displayed link text or a code to set it: A gives state's nth district, B gives state abbreviation and nth district, C gives nth district, D gives nth congressional district, E gives n, R gives nth, S gives state's nth, T gives state nth, U gives state, X gives state n. Default Link text will be like "New York's 1st congressional district".	String	optional

Examples

In				Out
Whole	{{{1}}}	{{{2}}}	{{{3}}}
	state name or abbreviation	District number or GA	Code, pipe, or blank
{{ushr|California|51}}	California or CA	51	(empty)	California's 51st congressional district
{{ushr|VT|AL}}	Vermont or VT	AL		Vermont's at-large congressional district
{{ushr|New York|1}}	New York or NY	1		New York's 1st congressional district
{{ushr|New York|AL}}		AL		New York's at-large congressional seat
{{ushr|New York|1|A}}	New York or NY	1	A (or a)	New York's 1st district
{{ushr|New York|AL|A}}		AL		New York's at-large seat
{{ushr|Georgia|AL|A}}	Georgia or GA	AL		Georgia's at-large district
{{ushr|New York|1|B}}	New York or NY	1	B (or b)	NY 1
{{ushr|New York|AL|B}}		AL		NY at-large
{{ushr|Georgia|AL|B}}	Georgia or GA	AL		GA at-large
{{ushr|New York|1|C}}	New York or NY	1	C (or c)	1st district
{{ushr|New York|AL|C}}		AL		at-large seat
{{ushr|Georgia|AL|C}}	Georgia or GA	AL		at-large district
{{ushr|New York|1|D}}	New York or NY	1	D (or d)	1st congressional district
{{ushr|New York|AL|D}}		AL		at-large congressional seat
{{ushr|Georgia|AL|D}}	Georgia or GA	AL		at-large congressional district
{{ushr|New York|1|E}}	New York or NY	1	E (or e)	1
{{ushr|New York|AL|E}}		AL		At-large
{{ushr|New York|1|R}}	New York or NY	1	R (or r)	1st
{{ushr|New York|AL|R}}		AL		At-large
{{ushr|New York|1|S}}	New York or NY	1	S (or s)	New York's 1st
{{ushr|New York|AL|S}}		AL		New York's at-large
{{ushr|New York|1|T}}	New York or NY	1	T (or t)	New York 1st
{{ushr|New York|AL|T}}		AL		New York at-large
{{ushr|New York|1|U}}	New York or NY	1	U (or u)	New York
{{ushr|New York|AL|U}}		AL		New York
{{ushr|New York|1|X}}	New York or NY	1	X (or x)	New York 1
{{ushr|New York|AL|X}}		AL		New York at-large
{{ushr|OH|6|Ohio's smallest district}}	Ohio or OH	6	Ohio's smallest district	Ohio's smallest district
The {{ushr|MA|4|fourth district}}	Massachusetts or MA	4	fourth district	The fourth district

See also

• {{Representative}}
• {{U.S. politician abbreviation}}