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1972 Vincentian general election

Field	Value
country	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
flag_image	Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1967 Vincentian general election
previous_year	1967
election_date	7 April 1972
next_election	1974 Vincentian general election
next_year	1974
seats_for_election	13 seats in the House of Assembly
majority_seats	7
registered	42,707
turnout	75.61% ( 6.94pp)
image_size	130x130px
image1	Milton Cato 1982.jpg
leader1	Milton Cato
party1	Saint Vincent Labour Party
last_election1	53.78%, 6 seats
seats1	6
seat_change1
popular_vote1	16,108
percentage1	50.42%
swing1	3.36pp
image3	James_F._Mitchell_1986_(cropped).jpg
leader3	James Mitchell
party3	Independent
last_election3	–
seats3	1
seat_change3	New
popular_vote3	1,330
percentage3	4.16%
swing3	New
image2	Ebenezer Joshua 1952.png
leader2	Ebenezer Joshua
party2	PPP
last_election2	46.22%, 3 seats
seats2	6
seat_change2	3
popular_vote2	14,507
percentage2	45.41%
swing2	0.81pp
map_image	1972 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Results by constituency
title	Premier
before_election	Milton Cato
before_party	SVLP
after_election	James Mitchell
after_party	Independent

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 7 April 1972. The result was a tie between the People's Political Party and the Saint Vincent Labour Party, which both won six seats. Despite being a former member of the SVLP (which had received a majority of the public vote), the sole independent MP James Fitz-Allen Mitchell formed a government with the PPP. Voter turnout was 75.6%.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p600 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p603

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