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Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 7 November 1972.

Electoral system

The bicameral Congress consisted of a 12-member Senate with two members from each of the six districts and a 21-member House of Representatives with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Truk, four from the Marshall Islands and Ponape, three from the Mariana Islands and Palau and two from Yap.

Elections were held every two years in November of even-numbered years, with all members of the House of Representatives and half the Senate (one member from each district) renewed at each election.

Results

Senate

House of Representatives

Aftermath

Following the elections, Tosiwo Nakayama became President of the Senate, whilst Bethwel Henry was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

References

1. Congress Election Results Reported Highlights, 15 November 1972, p1
2. Report to the United Nations on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Transmitted by the United States of America United States Department of State, pp173–174
3. Congress Opens Session on Saipan Highlights, 15 January 1973, p3

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See also: Elections and referendums in the Marshall Islands Micronesia Northern Mariana Islands Palau

• 1972 elections in Oceania
• Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Elections in the Marshall Islands
• Elections in Palau
• Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands
• 1972 in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands