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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/CityYesNo**Total**
Abra**10,469**389
Agusan**7,898**3,187
Albay**17,154**8,431
Antique**10,867**2,643
Bacolod**5,490**829
Baguio**4,478**324
Bataan**5,870**2,790
Batanes**1,889**125
Batangas**24,586**6,163
Bohol**29,539**7,283
Bukidnon**2,386**1,983
Bulacan**23,663**10,801
Cagayan**13,098**4,620
Camarines Norte**5,252**2,302
Camarines Sur**21,860**4,709
Capiz**18,383**3,224
Cavite4,992**5,042**
Cavite City809**967**
Cebu**35,875**19,220
Cebu City4,859**7,135**
Cotabato**10,088**3,613
Davao**4,934**4,146
Davao City1,664**2,892**
Ilocos Norte**13,339**8,129
Ilocos Sur**14,041**5,370
Iloilo**57,108**5,360
Iloilo City**4,147**1,667
Isabela**20,868**2,349
La Union**12,741**3,857
Laguna**40,250**4,420
Lanao**46,743**2,338
Leyte**53,545**17,017
Manila**25,667**12,059
Marinduque2,638**3,558**
Masbate**9,956**1,211
Mindoro**9,823**1,247
Misamis Occidental**11,310**2,844
Misamis Oriental7,789**7,877**
Mountain Province**7,110**2,268
Negros Occidental**108,235**6,555
Negros Oriental**17,471**3,722
Nueva Ecija**28,437**8,784
Nueva Vizcaya**2,349**1,451
Palawan**3,270**1,992
Pampanga**18,984**6,388
Pangasinan**45,319**13,076
Quezon City**2,109**239
Rizal**39,137**9,721
Romblon**3,646**1,528
Samar**44,447**6,231
San Pablo9,65614
Sorsogon**30,557**2,422
Sulu**10,372**788
Surigao7,060**8,124**
Tagaytay**365**2
Tarlac**11,542**6,311
Tayabas**32,928**7,444
Zambales**11,938**1,444
Zamboanga**6,951**3,065
Zamboanga City**5,761**1,494
**1,043,712**275,184

On having president and vice president re-elected

By province/city

Province/CityYesNo**Total**
Abra**10,494**353
Agusan**7,899**2,956
Albay**18,505**7,020
Antique**11,295**2,204
Bacolod**5,530**799
Baguio**4,539**261
Bataan**6,214**2,399
Batanes**1,647**104
Batangas**25,812**4,902
Bohol**30,017**7,187
Bukidnon**2,563**1,840
Bulacan**24,794**9,574
Cagayan**13,838**3,854
Camarines Norte**5,695**1,825
Camarines Sur**22,607**3,771
Capiz**18,962**2,782
Cavite**5,776**4,296
Cavite City**908**852
Cebu**37,971**18,653
Cebu City5,119**6,881**
Cotabato**10,608**2,928
Davao**5,492**3,540
Davao City1,839**2,703**
Ilocos Norte**14,163**7,252
Ilocos Sur**14,158**4,606
Iloilo**57,405**4,698
Iloilo City**4,164**1,553
Isabela**20,860**1,922
La Union**13,284**3,273
Laguna**39,523**3,819
Lanao**46,992**1,831
Leyte**53,736**16,219
Manila**27,621**9,731
Marinduque**3,415**2,806
Masbate**10,075**1,043
Mindoro**10,221**834
Misamis Occidental**11,328**2,740
Misamis Oriental**7,987**7,644
Mountain Province**7,765**1,625
Negros Occidental**108,332**5,972
Negros Oriental**17,738**3,357
Nueva Ecija**29,453**7,595
Nueva Vizcaya**2,499**1,291
Palawan**3,666**1,575
Pampanga**19,910**5,329
Pangasinan**47,322**10,652
Quezon City**2,139**198
Rizal**40,797**7,805
Romblon**3,878**1,246
Samar45,2345,646
San Pablo**9,648**23
Sorsogon**30,942**2,031
Sulu**10,443**709
Surigao**8,310**6,821
Tagaytay**367**0
Tarlac**12,219**5,518
Tayabas**32,887**6,439
Zambales**12,223**1,142
Zamboanga**7,465**2,520
Zamboanga City**5,746**1,483
**1,072,039**240,632

On creating a Commission on Elections

By province/city

Province/CityYesNo**Total**
Abra**10,486**365
Agusan5,276**5,361**
Albay**17,623**7,999
Antique**11,051**2,428
Bacolod**5,531**780
Baguio**4,535**260
Bataan**5,499**3,060
Batanes**1,857**130
Batangas**24,334**6,292
Bohol**28,849**7,874
Bukidnon**2,367**1,986
Bulacan**23,122**11,125
Cagayan**13,210**4,341
Camarines Norte**5,402**1,998
Camarines Sur**21,651**5,432
Capiz**18,905**2,903
Cavite**5,062**4,878
Cavite City822**910**
Cebu**37,574**18,785
Cebu City4,843**7,096**
Cotabato**10,412**3,209
Davao**5,095**3,872
Davao City1,711**2,787**
Ilocos Norte**13,312**8,001
Ilocos Sur**14,104**5,052
Iloilo**57,234**4,872
Iloilo City**4,164**1,647
Isabela**20,253**2,479
La Union**12,344**3,795
Laguna**35,257**7,978
Lanao**45,401**3,585
Leyte**45,054**23,314
Manila**25,476**11,567
Marinduque2,213**3,897**
Masbate**9,859**1,195
Mindoro**9,866**1,146
Misamis Occidental**11,074**2,979
Misamis Oriental**7,543**7,256
Mountain Province**6,476**1,947
Negros Occidental**107,213**7,231
Negros Oriental**17,504**3,548
Nueva Ecija**28,624**8,476
Nueva Vizcaya1,376**2,399**
Palawan**3,274**1,923
Pampanga**18,588**6,419
Pangasinan**45,570**12,330
Quezon City**2,090**253
Rizal**38,397**9,938
Romblon**3,591**1,506
Samar**44,268**6,262
San Pablo**7,543**1,750
Sorsogon**30,187**2,558
Sulu**10,440**703
Surigao7,182**7,927**
Tagaytay**367**0
Tarlac**11,672**5,954
Tayabas**31,349**7,808
Zambales**11,767**1,258
Zamboanga**4,919**2,180
Zamboanga City**6,838**2,919
**1,017,606**287,923
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