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1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

FieldValue
date14 May 1935
countryThe Philippines
flag_year1919
title⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?
imageSigning_the_Constitution_of_the_Philippine_Commonwealth,_23_March_1935.jpg
caption*23 March 1935*: Seated, left to right: George H. Dern, Secretary of War; President Franklin D. Roosevelt, signing the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippine Senate.
yes1,213,046
no44,963
total1,258,009
electorate1,935,972

A constitutional plebiscite held in the Philippines on 14 May 1935 ratified the 1935 Philippine Constitution which established the Philippine Commonwealth. The constitution had been written in 1934 by the Constitutional Convention of 1934.

The Tydings–McDuffie Act of the United States Government detailed the steps required for the Philippines to become independent of the United States. A previous act, the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act, had been rejected by the Philippine Congress.

The constitution was approved by 96% of voters, and was replaced by the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines.

This is also the first vote in the Philippines participated by women. 200,000 women were estimated to have took part. However the new 1935 Constitution abolished women's suffrage granted through Act No. 4112 of 1933 which was never exercised for a regular election. Women's suffrage was later granted at the 1937 plebiscite.

Question

Results

Results by province

Province/CityYesNo**Total**
Abra**9,806**161
Agusan**6,655**163
Albay**39,200**1,084
Antique**13,255**407
Bataan**13,403**165
Batanes**606**582
Batangas**45,771**561
Baguio**557**181
Bohol**33,260**2,229
Bukidnon**1,380**122
Bulacan**46,972**666
Cagayan**19,146**3,355
Camarines Norte**10,994**82
Camarines Sur**28,648**890
Capiz**27,258**153
Cavite**22,189**456
Cebu**51,623**1,712
Cotabato**10,653**510
Davao**4,261**2,232
Ilocos Norte**23,790**1,367
Ilocos Sur**21,551**2,141
Iloilo**65,990**741
Isabela**15,348**2,253
La Union**19,783**1,880
Laguna**43,354**646
Lanao**1,710**1,559
Leyte**67,108**1,225
Manila**48,628**1,197
Marinduque**9,213**136
Masbate**11,891**159
Mindoro**9,034**293
Misamis Occidental**13,035**112
Misamis Oriental**16,285**326
Mountain Province**1,710**1,559
Negros Occidental**55,670**1,039
Negros Oriental**19,805**522
Nueva Ecija**39,983**864
Nueva Vizcaya**4,820**713
Palawan**4,686**868
Pampanga**29,011**1,276
Pangasinan**78,886**3,588
Rizal**56,389**690
Romblon**5,811**352
Samar**34,549**933
Sorsogon**31,736**106
Sulu**1,435**374
Surigao**12,581**814
Tarlac**20,346**898
Tayabas**38,617**728
Zambales**9.968**366
Zamboanga**14,202**595
**1,213,046**44,963
Source: Bureau of Printing

References

References

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  2. Benitez, Conrado. (1935). "The New Philippine Constitution". Pacific Affairs.
  3. Kalaw, Maximo M.. (1935). "The New Constitution of the Philippine Commonwealth". Foreign Affairs.
  4. (27 December 1936). "Philippine Women Seek Vote; 300,000 Must Register Approval at April Plebiscite As a Requisite to Obtaining the Franchise". New York Times.
  5. (25 August 1935). "Filipino Fight on for Vote: Suffrage, Joyfully Hailed, Is Being Shunted From Political Scene.". New York Times.
  6. (2021). "Manuel L. Quezon and the Filipino women's suffrage movement of 1937". UP College of Mass Communication.
  7. (10 May 1937). "The Philippines: Votes for Women". Time.
  8. Section 6, Act No. 4200
  9. (1935). "The Philippine Statistical Review". Bureau of Printing.
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