1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites

Philippines 1936 June 18, 1940 On creating a bicameral legislature For 79.14 Against 20.86 On having president and vice president re-elected For 81.67 Against 18.33 On creating a Commission on Elections For 77.95 Against 22.05 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 Are you in favor of creating a bicameral Congress composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives? 1043712 275184 Question #1 of the 1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites Yes 1,043,712 #fff green No 275,184 #fff red By province/city Province/CityYesNoAbra10,469389Agusan7,8983,187Albay17,1548,431Antique10,8672,643Bacolod5,490829Baguio4,478324Bataan5,8702,790Batanes1,889125Batangas24,5866,163Bohol29,5397,283Bukidnon2,3861,983Bulacan23,66310,801Cagayan13,0984,620Camarines Norte5,2522,302Camarines Sur21,8604,709Capiz18,3833,224Cavite4,9925,042Cavite City809967Cebu35,87519,220Cebu City4,8597,135Cotabato10,0883,613Davao4,9344,146Davao City1,6642,892Ilocos Norte13,3398,129Ilocos Sur14,0415,370Iloilo57,1085,360Iloilo City4,1471,667Isabela20,8682,349La Union12,7413,857Laguna40,2504,420Lanao46,7432,338Leyte53,54517,017Manila25,66712,059Marinduque2,6383,558Masbate9,9561,211Mindoro9,8231,247Misamis Occidental11,3102,844Misamis Oriental7,7897,877Mountain Province7,1102,268Negros Occidental108,2356,555Negros Oriental17,4713,722Nueva Ecija28,4378,784Nueva Vizcaya2,3491,451Palawan3,2701,992Pampanga18,9846,388Pangasinan45,31913,076Quezon City2,109239Rizal39,1379,721Romblon3,6461,528Samar44,4476,231San Pablo9,65614Sorsogon30,5572,422Sulu10,372788Surigao7,0608,124Tagaytay3652Tarlac11,5426,311Tayabas32,9287,444Zambales11,9381,444Zamboanga6,9513,065Zamboanga City5,7611,494Total1,043,712275,184 On having president and vice president re-elected Are you in favor of allowing the president and vice president to serve for four years, with re-election of one term? 1072039 240632 Question #2 of the 1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites Yes 1,072,039 #fff green No 240,632 #fff red By province/city Province/CityYesNoAbra10,494353Agusan7,8992,956Albay18,5057,020Antique11,2952,204Bacolod5,530799Baguio4,539261Bataan6,2142,399Batanes1,647104Batangas25,8124,902Bohol30,0177,187Bukidnon2,5631,840Bulacan24,7949,574Cagayan13,8383,854Camarines Norte5,6951,825Camarines Sur22,6073,771Capiz18,9622,782Cavite5,7764,296Cavite City908852Cebu37,97118,653Cebu City5,1196,881Cotabato10,6082,928Davao5,4923,540Davao City1,8392,703Ilocos Norte14,1637,252Ilocos Sur14,1584,606Iloilo57,4054,698Iloilo City4,1641,553Isabela20,8601,922La Union13,2843,273Laguna39,5233,819Lanao46,9921,831Leyte53,73616,219Manila27,6219,731Marinduque3,4152,806Masbate10,0751,043Mindoro10,221834Misamis Occidental11,3282,740Misamis Oriental7,9877,644Mountain Province7,7651,625Negros Occidental108,3325,972Negros Oriental17,7383,357Nueva Ecija29,4537,595Nueva Vizcaya2,4991,291Palawan3,6661,575Pampanga19,9105,329Pangasinan47,32210,652Quezon City2,139198Rizal40,7977,805Romblon3,8781,246Samar45,2345,646San Pablo9,64823Sorsogon30,9422,031Sulu10,443709Surigao8,3106,821Tagaytay3670Tarlac12,2195,518Tayabas32,8876,439Zambales12,2231,142Zamboanga7,4652,520Zamboanga City5,7461,483Total1,072,039240,632 On creating a Commission on Elections Are you in favor of creating a Commission on Elections? 1017606 287923 Question #3 of the 1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites Yes 1,017,606 #fff green No 287,923 #fff red By province/city Province/CityYesNoAbra10,486365Agusan5,2765,361Albay17,6237,999Antique11,0512,428Bacolod5,531780Baguio4,535260Bataan5,4993,060Batanes1,857130Batangas24,3346,292Bohol28,8497,874Bukidnon2,3671,986Bulacan23,12211,125Cagayan13,2104,341Camarines Norte5,4021,998Camarines Sur21,6515,432Capiz18,9052,903Cavite5,0624,878Cavite City822910Cebu37,57418,785Cebu City4,8437,096Cotabato10,4123,209Davao5,0953,872Davao City1,7112,787Ilocos Norte13,3128,001Ilocos Sur14,1045,052Iloilo57,2344,872Iloilo City4,1641,647Isabela20,2532,479La Union12,3443,795Laguna35,2577,978Lanao45,4013,585Leyte45,05423,314Manila25,47611,567Marinduque2,2133,897Masbate9,8591,195Mindoro9,8661,146Misamis Occidental11,0742,979Misamis Oriental7,5437,256Mountain Province6,4761,947Negros Occidental107,2137,231Negros Oriental17,5043,548Nueva Ecija28,6248,476Nueva Vizcaya1,3762,399Palawan3,2741,923Pampanga18,5886,419Pangasinan45,57012,330Quezon City2,090253Rizal38,3979,938Romblon3,5911,506Samar44,2686,262San Pablo7,5431,750Sorsogon30,1872,558Sulu10,440703Surigao7,1827,927Tagaytay3670Tarlac11,6725,954Tayabas31,3497,808Zambales11,7671,258Zamboanga4,9192,180Zamboanga City6,8382,919Total1,017,606287,923 See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections External links Official website of the Commission on Elections Category:1940 in the Philippines Category:1940 referendums Category:Constitutional referendums in the Philippines Category:Presidency of Manuel L. 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