title: 1972 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  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 |
  | Marianas | 2nd District | Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio | |
  | Marianas | 3rd District | Herman Q. Guerrero | Re-elected |
  | Marshalls | 4th District | Charles Domnick | Re-elected |
  | Marshalls | 5th District | John Heine | |
  | Marshalls | 6th District | Ekpap Silk | Re-elected |
  | Marshalls | 7th District | Ataji Balos | Re-elected |
  | Palau | 8th District | Timothy Olkeriil | Re-elected |
  | Palau | 9th District | Polycarp Basilius | Re-elected |
  | Palau | 10th District | Tarkong Pedro | Re-elected |
  | Ponape | 11th District | Joab Sigrah | Re-elected |
  | Ponape | 12th District | Bethwel Henry | Re-elected |
  | Ponape | 13th District | Resio Moses | |
  | Ponape | 14th District | Sungiwo Hadley | |
  | Truk | 15th District | Raymond Setik | Re-elected |
  | Truk | 16th District | Sasauo Haruo | Re-elected |
  | Truk | 17th District | Endy Dois | Re-elected |
  | Truk | 18th District | Masao Nakayama | Re-elected |
  | Truk | 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.
  
  