Cook Islands general election, 1972

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General elections were held in the Cook Islands in March 1972 to elect 22 MPs to the Cook Islands Parliament. The elections were won by the Cook Islands Party, which won 15 seats and 68.2% of the vote. The newly formed Democratic Party won 7 seats and 31.8% of the vote.

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