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Template:US House succession box/testcases

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Former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

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Example—
Newt Gingrich
:

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{{USRepSuccessionBox/sandbox
| state= Georgia
| district= 6
| before= [[Jack Flynt]]
| after= [[Johnny Isakson]]
| years= 1979 – 1999}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 6th congressional district

1979–1999
Succeeded by

Incumbents

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First Example—
Michael N. Castle
:

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{{USRepSuccessionBox/sandbox
| state= Delaware
| district= AL
| before= [[Thomas R. Carper]]
| start= 1993}} 
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Delaware's at-large congressional district

1993–present
Incumbent

If there is only one district for the entire state, please use the At-large District denomination (AL).

Second Example—
Eleanor Holmes Norton
:

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{{USRepSuccessionBox/sandbox
| type= Delegate
| state= District of Columbia
| before=[[Walter Fauntroy]]
| start= January 3, 1991}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Preceded by Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
from the District of Columbia

January 3, 1991 – present
Incumbent

First Representative from a new district

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Example—
Bill Richardson
:

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{{USRepSuccessionBox/sandbox
| state= New Mexico
| district= 3
| new=district
| after= [[Bill Redmond]]
| years= 1983 – 1997}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

New district Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 3rd congressional district

1983–1997
Succeeded by

Last Representative from an obsolete district

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Example—
Gene Taylor
:

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{{USRepSuccessionBox/sandbox
| state=Mississippi
| district=5
| before=[[Larkin I. Smith]]
| years=1989 – 2003
| reason=District abolished
}}
{{s-end}}

becomes:

Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 5th congressional district

1989–2003
District abolished