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.^[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

District	Elected Member	Notes
Marianas	Olympio T. Borja	Re-elected
Marshalls	Wilfred Kendall
Palau	Lazarus Salii	Re-elected
Ponape	Bailey Olter	Re-elected
Truk	Tosiwo Nakayama	Re-elected
Yap	John Mangefel	Previously a representative
Source: Highlights

House of Representatives

District	Constituency	Elected Member	Notes
Marianas	1st District	Felipe Atalig	Re-elected
	2nd District	Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio
	3rd District	Herman Q. Guerrero	Re-elected
Marshalls	4th District	Charles Domnick	Re-elected
	5th District	John Heine
	6th District	Ekpap Silk	Re-elected
	7th District	Ataji Balos	Re-elected
Palau	8th District	Timothy Olkeriil	Re-elected
	9th District	Polycarp Basilius	Re-elected
	10th District	Tarkong Pedro	Re-elected
Ponape	11th District	Joab Sigrah	Re-elected
	12th District	Bethwel Henry	Re-elected
	13th District	Resio Moses
	14th District	Sungiwo Hadley
Truk	15th District	Raymond Setik	Re-elected
	16th District	Sasauo Haruo	Re-elected
	17th District	Endy Dois	Re-elected
	18th District	Masao Nakayama	Re-elected
	19th District	Machime O'Sonis
Yap	20th District	Luke M. Tman
Yap	21st District	John N. Rugulimar	Re-elected
Source: Highlights

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

^ Congress Election Results Reported Highlights, 15 November 1972, p1
^ 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
^ Congress Opens Session on Saipan Highlights, 15 January 1973, p3