1972 Vincentian general election

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg parliamentary 1967 Vincentian general election 1967 7 April 1972 1974 Vincentian general election 1974 13 seats in the House of Assembly 7 42,707 75.61% ( 6.94pp) 130x130px Milton Cato 1982.jpg Milton Cato Saint Vincent Labour Party 53.78%, 6 seats 6 16,108 50.42% 3.36pp James_F._Mitchell_1986_(cropped).jpg James Mitchell Independent – 1 New 1,330 4.16% New Ebenezer_Joshua_1958.jpg Ebenezer Joshua PPP 46.22%, 3 seats 6 3 14,507 45.41% 0.81pp 1972 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency Premier Milton Cato SVLP James Mitchell Independent General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 7 April 1972.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 978-0-19-928357-6 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%.Nohlen, p603 Results File:Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Assemblee 1972.svg Saint Vincent Labour Party 16108 6 0 People's Political Party 14507 6 +3 Independents 1330 1 New 344 +4 42707 Nohlen References Saint Vincent Category:Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category:1972 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category:April 1972 in North America