1972 Bahamian general election

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 September 1972.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 57.9% of the vote and 29 of the 38 seats.Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas

Results

Elected MPs #NamePartyDistrict Ethnicity1Cleophas AdderleyNew Providence – Nassau CityBlack2R.F.A. RobertsNew Providence East - CentrevilleBlack3Roland SymonetteNew Providence East - ShirleaWhite4Arlington ButlerNew Providence East – CulmervilleBlack5Arthur HannaNew Providence East – Anns TownBlack6S.L. BoweNew Providence East – Free TownBlack7Kendal IsaacsNew Providence East – Fort MontaguBlack8L.L. DavisNew Providence East – Fox HillBlack9C.C. ArmbristerNew Providence West - KillarneyBlack10Clement T. MaynardNew Providence West - GambierBlack11E.V. ThompsonNew Providence West – Fort CharlotteBlack12Milo ButlerNew Providence West – Bains TownBlack13B.C. BraynenNew Providence South – St. AgnesBlack14F.R. WilsonNew Providence South – Grants TownBlack15A.T. MaycockNew Providence South – Fort FincastleBlack16George MackeyNew Providence South – St. MichaelsBlack17S.S. OuttenNew Providence South – St. BarnabasBlack18Clifford DarlingNew Providence South - EnglerstonBlack19E.S. MoxeyNew Providence South – Coconut GroveBlack20Carlton FrancisNew Providence South – South BeachBlack21H.J. BowdenGrand Bahama – West End & BiminiBlack22K.W. NottageGrand BahamaBlack23Loftus RokerAndros – Nicholls Town & Berry IslandsBlack24D.E. RolleAndros – Mangrove CayBlack25Lynden PindlingAndros – Kemps BayBlack26S.C. BootleAbaco – Coopers TownBlack27E.W.I. WatkinsAbaco – Marsh HarbourBlack28Norman SolomonHarbour Island – St. George & Dunmore TownWhite29Noel RobertsHarbour Island – St. JohnsWhite30P.M. BethelEleuthera – Governors HarbourBlack31Preston AlburyEleuthera – Rock SoundBlack32O.N. JohnsonCat IslandBlack33George SmithExuma – RollevilleWhite34Livingston CoakleyExuma – George Town & Ragged IslandBlack35Cyril FountainLong Island – North Long Island, Rum Cay & San SalvadorWhite36Mike LightbournLong Island – Clarence TownWhite37C.F. TynesCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsBlack38J.R. FordMayaguana & Inagua IslandsBlackSource: Hughes

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