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1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites

FieldValue
countryPhilippines
flag_year1936
dateJune 18, 1940
part1_subjectOn creating a bicameral legislature
part1_choice1For
part1_percentage179.14
part1_choice2Against
part1_percentage220.86
part2_subjectOn having president and vice president re-elected
part2_choice1For
part2_percentage181.67
part2_choice2Against
part2_percentage218.33
part3_subjectOn creating a Commission on Elections
part3_choice1For
part3_percentage177.95
part3_choice2Against
part3_percentage222.05

Plebiscites were held on June 18, 1940 in the Philippines to ratify the following amendments to the Constitution: the extension of the tenure of the President and the Vice-President to four years with reelection for another term; the establishment of a bicameral Congress of the Philippines, with the Senate as the upper house and the House of Representatives as the lower house; and the creation of an independent Commission on Elections composed of three members to supervise all elections and plebiscites.

Results

On creating a bicameral legislature

By province/city

Province/CityYesNoTotal
Abra10,469389
Agusan7,8983,187
Albay17,1548,431
Antique10,8672,643
Bacolod5,490829
Baguio4,478324
Bataan5,8702,790
Batanes1,889125
Batangas24,5866,163
Bohol29,5397,283
Bukidnon2,3861,983
Bulacan23,66310,801
Cagayan13,0984,620
Camarines Norte5,2522,302
Camarines Sur21,8604,709
Capiz18,3833,224
Cavite4,9925,042
Cavite City809967
Cebu35,87519,220
Cebu City4,8597,135
Cotabato10,0883,613
Davao4,9344,146
Davao City1,6642,892
Ilocos Norte13,3398,129
Ilocos Sur14,0415,370
Iloilo57,1085,360
Iloilo City4,1471,667
Isabela20,8682,349
La Union12,7413,857
Laguna40,2504,420
Lanao46,7432,338
Leyte53,54517,017
Manila25,66712,059
Marinduque2,6383,558
Masbate9,9561,211
Mindoro9,8231,247
Misamis Occidental11,3102,844
Misamis Oriental7,7897,877
Mountain Province7,1102,268
Negros Occidental108,2356,555
Negros Oriental17,4713,722
Nueva Ecija28,4378,784
Nueva Vizcaya2,3491,451
Palawan3,2701,992
Pampanga18,9846,388
Pangasinan45,31913,076
Quezon City2,109239
Rizal39,1379,721
Romblon3,6461,528
Samar44,4476,231
San Pablo9,65614
Sorsogon30,5572,422
Sulu10,372788
Surigao7,0608,124
Tagaytay3652
Tarlac11,5426,311
Tayabas32,9287,444
Zambales11,9381,444
Zamboanga6,9513,065
Zamboanga City5,7611,494
1,043,712275,184

On having president and vice president re-elected

By province/city

Province/CityYesNoTotal
Abra10,494353
Agusan7,8992,956
Albay18,5057,020
Antique11,2952,204
Bacolod5,530799
Baguio4,539261
Bataan6,2142,399
Batanes1,647104
Batangas25,8124,902
Bohol30,0177,187
Bukidnon2,5631,840
Bulacan24,7949,574
Cagayan13,8383,854
Camarines Norte5,6951,825
Camarines Sur22,6073,771
Capiz18,9622,782
Cavite5,7764,296
Cavite City908852
Cebu37,97118,653
Cebu City5,1196,881
Cotabato10,6082,928
Davao5,4923,540
Davao City1,8392,703
Ilocos Norte14,1637,252
Ilocos Sur14,1584,606
Iloilo57,4054,698
Iloilo City4,1641,553
Isabela20,8601,922
La Union13,2843,273
Laguna39,5233,819
Lanao46,9921,831
Leyte53,73616,219
Manila27,6219,731
Marinduque3,4152,806
Masbate10,0751,043
Mindoro10,221834
Misamis Occidental11,3282,740
Misamis Oriental7,9877,644
Mountain Province7,7651,625
Negros Occidental108,3325,972
Negros Oriental17,7383,357
Nueva Ecija29,4537,595
Nueva Vizcaya2,4991,291
Palawan3,6661,575
Pampanga19,9105,329
Pangasinan47,32210,652
Quezon City2,139198
Rizal40,7977,805
Romblon3,8781,246
Samar45,2345,646
San Pablo9,64823
Sorsogon30,9422,031
Sulu10,443709
Surigao8,3106,821
Tagaytay3670
Tarlac12,2195,518
Tayabas32,8876,439
Zambales12,2231,142
Zamboanga7,4652,520
Zamboanga City5,7461,483
1,072,039240,632

On creating a Commission on Elections

By province/city

Province/CityYesNoTotal
Abra10,486365
Agusan5,2765,361
Albay17,6237,999
Antique11,0512,428
Bacolod5,531780
Baguio4,535260
Bataan5,4993,060
Batanes1,857130
Batangas24,3346,292
Bohol28,8497,874
Bukidnon2,3671,986
Bulacan23,12211,125
Cagayan13,2104,341
Camarines Norte5,4021,998
Camarines Sur21,6515,432
Capiz18,9052,903
Cavite5,0624,878
Cavite City822910
Cebu37,57418,785
Cebu City4,8437,096
Cotabato10,4123,209
Davao5,0953,872
Davao City1,7112,787
Ilocos Norte13,3128,001
Ilocos Sur14,1045,052
Iloilo57,2344,872
Iloilo City4,1641,647
Isabela20,2532,479
La Union12,3443,795
Laguna35,2577,978
Lanao45,4013,585
Leyte45,05423,314
Manila25,47611,567
Marinduque2,2133,897
Masbate9,8591,195
Mindoro9,8661,146
Misamis Occidental11,0742,979
Misamis Oriental7,5437,256
Mountain Province6,4761,947
Negros Occidental107,2137,231
Negros Oriental17,5043,548
Nueva Ecija28,6248,476
Nueva Vizcaya1,3762,399
Palawan3,2741,923
Pampanga18,5886,419
Pangasinan45,57012,330
Quezon City2,090253
Rizal38,3979,938
Romblon3,5911,506
Samar44,2686,262
San Pablo7,5431,750
Sorsogon30,1872,558
Sulu10,440703
Surigao7,1827,927
Tagaytay3670
Tarlac11,6725,954
Tayabas31,3497,808
Zambales11,7671,258
Zamboanga4,9192,180
Zamboanga City6,8382,919
1,017,606287,923
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