Bahamian general election, 1972
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General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 September 1972. The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 57.9% of the vote and 29 of the 38 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 88%.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Liberal Party | 28,599 | 57.9 | 29 | 0 |
Free National Movement | 19,781 | 40.0 | 9 | +2 |
Commonwealth Labour Party | 254 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
Independents | 753 | 1.5 | 0 | -1 |
Invalid/blank votes | - | - | - | |
Total | 49,387 | 100 | 38 | 0 |
Source: Hughes |
Elected MPs
References
- ↑ Hughes, C (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas ISBN 978-0-312-66136-6
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6