Parliamentary elections were held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 7 November 1972.[1]
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.
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 21st District | John N. Rugulimar | Re-elected | ||
| Source: Highlights | ||||
Following the elections, Tosiwo Nakayama became President of the Senate, whilst Bethwel Henry was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.[3]