1972_Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands_parliamentary_election

1972 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election

1972 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 7 November 1972.[1]

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.[2]

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

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House of Representatives

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Aftermath

Following the elections, Tosiwo Nakayama became President of the Senate, whilst Bethwel Henry was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Congress Election Results Reported Highlights, 15 November 1972, p1
  2. [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. [3]
    Congress Opens Session on Saipan Highlights, 15 January 1973, p3
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