South Arabian general election, 1972 (Fascist Coup Britain)

The 1972 South Arabian general election resulted in a second hung parliament.

Background
The 1971 general election had resulted in a hung Labour National coalition government however National leader Preston Garter was ousted by Philip Payton who withdrew National from the government and supported Joseph Read as Prime Minister, Read then used the change in leadership to call an early election.

Result
The election resulted in a second hung parliament in which the Progressives and National formed a government with Payton as National's first Prime Minister but with a cabinet dominated by Progressives.