| Country: | French Polynesia |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 10 September 1972 |
| Previous Election: | 1967 |
| Next Election: | 1977 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats in the Territorial Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 15 |
| Party1: | UNR–UT |
| Leader1: | Gaston Flosse |
| Percentage1: | 22.75 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Last Election1: | 6 |
| Party2: | E'a Api |
| Leader2: | Francis Sanford |
| Percentage2: | 21.24 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Last Election2: | 9 |
| Party3: | Here Ai'a |
| Leader3: | Pouvanaa a Oopa |
| Percentage3: | 18.28 |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Last Election3: | 7 |
| Party4: | TAT–TT |
| Leader4: | Charles Taufa |
| Percentage4: | 11.74 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Last Election4: | New |
| Party5: | UCT |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Last Election5: | New |
| Party6: | UM–UNR |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Last Election6: | 1 |
| Party7: | SISLV |
| Seats7: | 1 |
| Last Election7: | New |
| Party8: | THNRM |
| Seats8: | 1 |
| Last Election8: | New |
| Party9: | UTP |
| Seats9: | 1 |
| Last Election9: | 1 |
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 10 September 1972 for the Territorial Assembly.[1] Anti-autonomist parties won a majority.
| Constituency | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austral Islands | Pierre Hunter | Here Ai'a | Re-elected | |
| Tara Lenoir | Here Ai'a | |||
| Leeward Islands | Roger Amiot | E'a Api | Re-elected | |
| Adolphe Bohl | Here Ai'a | Re-elected | ||
| Here Ai'a | ||||
| Tetuanui Ehu | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | Re-elected | ||
| Marcel Hart | Safeguard the Leeward Islands | Re-elected | ||
| Toro Teriirere | Tapura Huiraatira No Raro Matai | Re-elected (previously UTD) | ||
| Marquesas Islands | Guy Rauzy | E'a Api | Re-elected | |
| André Teikitutoua | Marquesan Union–UNR | Re-elected | ||
| Tuamotu–Gambier Islands | Calixte Jouette | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | Re-elected | |
| Riquet Marere | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | Re-elected | ||
| Louis Palmer | E'a Api | |||
| André Porlier | Re-elected | |||
| Windward Islands | Henri Bouvier | Here Ai'a | Re-elected | |
| Anthelme Buillard | E'a Api | |||
| Gaston Flosse | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | Re-elected | ||
| Michel Law | Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa | |||
| Tuianu Le Gayic | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | |||
| Coco Lehartel | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | |||
| André Lorfevre | E'a Api | |||
| Daniel Millaud | E'a Api | Re-elected | ||
| Pouvanaa a Oopa | Here Ai'a | |||
| Nedo Salmon | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | Re-elected | ||
| Tutaha Salmon | Communal and Territorial Union | |||
| Francis Sanford | E'a Api | Re-elected | ||
| Charles Taufa | Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa | Re-elected (previously Tahoeraa Ui No Polynesia) | ||
| John Teariki | Here Ai'a | Re-elected | ||
| Jacques Teuira | Tahoeraa Maohi UT–UNR | Re-elected | ||
| Frantz Vanizette | Te Au Tahoeraa–Tomite Taufa | Re-elected (previously Independents of Economic and Social Action) | ||
| Source: Assembly of French Polynesia | ||||
Louis Palmer died in February 1973 and was replaced by Lucien Ratinassamy. Pouvanaa a Oopa resigned during the term of the Territorial Assembly and was replaced by Yannick Amaru. André Teikitutoua died shortly before the 1977 elections and was not replaced.[2]