1972 Niuean general election
{{Short description|South Pacific Island election}}
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{{Infobox election
| country = Niue
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = 18 March 1972
| previous_election = 1969 Niuean general election
| previous_year = 1969
| next_election = 1975 Niuean general election
| next_year = 1975
| seats_for_election = All 20 seats in the Assembly
| majority_seats = 11
}}{{Politics of Niue}}
General elections were held in Niue on 18 March 1972. Only five of the eleven constituencies were contested, with the candidates in the other six constituencies elected unopposed.United Nations Official Records 1974, Volumes 4–6, p35
Aftermath
Following the elections, Robert Rex was re-elected as Leader of Government Business and formed an Executive Council of four members.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-332219489/view?partId=nla.obj-332274753#page/n137/mode/1up No election fuss] Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1972, p128
| class=wikitable
!Member !Portfolios | |
| Robert Rex | Leader of Government Business, Finance and Government Administration |
| Enetama Lipitoa | Health, Justice, Radio and Post Office |
| Frank Lui | Works and Police |
| Young Vivian | Agriculture, Economic Development and Marketing, Education |
Shortly after the elections concluded, a Select Committee for Constitutional Development was established to look at issues including land laws and the future relationship with New Zealand.{{Cite book|last=Igarashi|first=Masahiro|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1peIxEyy1o0C&q=1972+Niuean+general+election+-Wikipedia&pg=PA160|title=Associated Statehood in International Law|date=2002-01-09|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|isbn=978-90-411-1710-6|pages=160|language=en}} This led to a referendum on self-governance in 1974.