1972 Bermudian general election

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7 June 1972

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40 seats in the House of Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority

Party	Leader	%	Seats	+/–
UBP	Edward Richards	61.8	30	0
PLP	Lois Browne-Evans	38.2	10	0

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Government Leader before	Government Leader after
Edward Richards UBP	Edward Richards UBP

Politics of Bermuda


Law
Monarchy Sovereign Charles III Governor Rena Lalgie
Executive Premier Edward David Burt
Legislative Parliament Senate President: Joan Dillas-Wright House of Assembly Speaker: Dennis Lister Leader of the Opposition: N.H. Cole Simons
Elections Recent elections General: 2007 2012 2017 2020 Political parties Progressive Labour Party (PLP) One Bermuda Alliance (OBA)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen Passport Visa requirements
Foreign relations Representative of Bermuda, London
Other countries
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General elections were held in Bermuda on 7 June 1972.^[1] The ruling United Bermuda Party remained in power, again winning 30 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Bermuda Party	21,036	61.77	30	0
	Progressive Labour Party	13,018	38.23	10	0
Total		34,054	100.00	40	0

Total votes		17,673	–
Registered voters/turnout		22,981	76.90
Source: Caribbean Elections

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