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]

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Liberal Party	29,628	59.00	29	0
	Free National Movement	19,736	39.30	9	+2
	Commonwealth Labour Party	254	0.51	0	New
	Independents	598	1.19	0	–1
Total		50,216	100.00	38	0

Registered voters/turnout		57,071	–
Source: Caribbean Elections

Elected MPs[]

Number	Name	Party	District	Ethnicity
1		Free National Movement		Black
2		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
3	Roland Symonette	Free National Movement		White
4		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
5	Arthur Hanna	Progressive Liberal Party		Black
6		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
7	Kendal Isaacs	Free National Movement		Black
8		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
9		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
10		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
11		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
12	Milo Butler	Progressive Liberal Party		Black
13		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
14		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
15		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
16	George Mackey	Progressive Liberal Party		Black
17		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
18	Clifford Darling	Progressive Liberal Party		Black
19		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
20		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
21		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
22		Progressive Liberal Party	Grand Bahama	Black
23		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
24		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
25	Lynden Pindling	Progressive Liberal Party		Black
26		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
27		Free National Movement		Black
28		Free National Movement		White
29		Free National Movement		White
30		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
31		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
32		Progressive Liberal Party	Cat Island	Black
33		Progressive Liberal Party		White
34		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
35	Cyril Fountain	Free National Movement		White
36		Free National Movement		White
37		Free National Movement	Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins	Black
38		Progressive Liberal Party		Black
Source: Hughes

References[]

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

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[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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