1972 Bahamian general election

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 September 1972.[1] The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 57.9% of the vote and 29 of the 38 seats.[2]

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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Liberal Party29,62859.00290
Free National Movement19,73639.309+2
Commonwealth Labour Party2540.510New
Independents5981.190–1
Total50,216100.00380
Registered voters/turnout57,071–
Source: Caribbean Elections

Elected MPs
Number Name Party District Ethnicity
1 Cleophas Adderley Free National Movement New Providence – Nassau City Black
2 R.F.A. Roberts Progressive Liberal Party New Providence East - Centreville Black
3 Roland Symonette Free National Movement New Providence East - Shirlea White
4 A.G. Butler Progressive Liberal Party New Providence East – Culmerville Black
5 Arthur Hanna Progressive Liberal Party New Providence East – Anns Town Black
6 S.L. Bowe Progressive Liberal Party New Providence East – Free Town Black
7 Kendal Isaacs Free National Movement New Providence East – Fort Montagu Black
8 L.L. Davis Progressive Liberal Party New Providence East – Fox Hill Black
9 C.C. Armbrister Progressive Liberal Party New Providence West - Killarney Black
10 C.T. Maynard Progressive Liberal Party New Providence West - Gambier Black
11 E.V. Thompson Progressive Liberal Party New Providence West – Fort Charlotte Black
12 Milo Butler Progressive Liberal Party New Providence West – Bains Town Black
13 B.C. Braynen Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South – St. Agnes Black
14 F.R. Wilson Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South – Grants Town Black
15 A.T. Maycock Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South – Fort Fincastle Black
16 George Mackey Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South – St. Michaels Black
17 S.S. Outten Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South – St. Barnabas Black
18 Clifford Darling Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South - Englerston Black
19 E.S. Moxey Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South – Coconut Grove Black
20 C.E. Francis Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South – South Beach Black
21 H.J. Bowden Progressive Liberal Party Grand Bahama – West End & Bimini Black
22 K.W. Nottage Progressive Liberal Party Grand Bahama Black
23 A.L. Roker Progressive Liberal Party Andros – Nicholls Town & Berry Islands Black
24 D.E. Rolle Progressive Liberal Party Andros – Mangrove Cay Black
25 Lynden Pindling Progressive Liberal Party Andros – Kemps Bay Black
26 S.C. Bootle Progressive Liberal Party Abaco – Coopers Town Black
27 E.W.I. Watkins Free National Movement Abaco – Marsh Harbour Black
28 Norman Solomon Free National Movement Harbour Island – St. George & Dunmore Town White
29 Noel Roberts Free National Movement Harbour Island – St. Johns White
30 P.M. Bethel Progressive Liberal Party Eleuthera – Governors Harbour Black
31 Preston Albury Progressive Liberal Party Eleuthera – Rock Sound Black
32 O.N. Johnson Progressive Liberal Party Cat Island Black
33 George Smith Progressive Liberal Party Exuma – Rolleville White
34 Livingston Coakley Progressive Liberal Party Exuma – George Town & Ragged Island Black
35 Cyril Fountain Free National Movement Long Island – North Long Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador White
36 Mike Lightbourn Free National Movement Long Island – Clarence Town White
37 C.F. Tynes Free National Movement Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins Black
38 J.R. Ford Progressive Liberal Party Mayaguana & Inagua Islands Black
Source: Hughes

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas ISBN 978-0-312-66136-6
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