1972 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 7 November 1972.Congress Election Results Reported Highlights, 15 November 1972, p1

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.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

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 DistrictElected MemberNotesMarianasOlympio T. BorjaRe-electedMarshallsWilfred KendallPalauLazarus SaliiRe-electedPonapeBailey OlterRe-electedTrukTosiwo NakayamaRe-electedYapJohn MangefelPreviously a representativeSource: Highlights

House of Representatives DistrictConstituencyElected MemberNotesMarianas1st DistrictFelipe AtaligRe-elected2nd DistrictPedro Pangelinan Tenorio3rd DistrictHerman Q. GuerreroRe-electedMarshalls4th DistrictCharles DomnickRe-elected5th DistrictJohn Heine6th DistrictEkpap SilkRe-elected7th DistrictAtaji BalosRe-electedPalau8th DistrictTimothy OlkeriilRe-elected9th DistrictPolycarp BasiliusRe-elected10th DistrictTarkong PedroRe-electedPonape11th DistrictJoab SigrahRe-elected12th DistrictBethwel HenryRe-elected13th DistrictResio Moses14th DistrictSungiwo HadleyTruk15th DistrictRaymond SetikRe-elected16th DistrictSasauo HaruoRe-elected17th DistrictEndy DoisRe-elected18th DistrictMasao NakayamaRe-elected19th DistrictMachime O'SonisYap20th DistrictLuke M. Tman21st DistrictJohn N. RugulimarRe-electedSource: Highlights

Aftermath Following the elections, Tosiwo Nakayama became President of the Senate, whilst Bethwel Henry was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.Congress Opens Session on Saipan Highlights, 15 January 1973, p3

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