1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

November 2025 14 May 1935 The Philippines 1919 ⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto? Signing_the_Constitution_of_the_Philippine_Commonwealth,_23_March_1935.jpg 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. 1,213,046 44,963 1,258,009 1,935,972 Act No. 4200 A constitutional plebiscite held in the Philippines on 14 May 1935 ratified the 1935 Philippine Constitution which established the Philippine Commonwealth.Philippines, 14 May 1935: Constitution Direct Democracy deBenitez Conrado 1935 The New Philippine Constitution https://www.jstor.org/stable/2751242 Pacific Affairs 8 4 428–432 10.2307/2751242 0030-851X subscription Kalaw Maximo M. 1935 The New Constitution of the Philippine Commonwealth https://www.jstor.org/stable/20020226 Foreign Affairs 13 4 687–694 10.2307/20020226 0015-7120 subscription The constitution had been written in 1934 by the Constitutional Convention of 1934. thumb|Gold In-Laid Chest (Repository of 1935 Philippine Constitution) displayed at Quezon Museum in Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City, Philippines 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 in which women participated. 200,000 women were estimated to have taken part.Smithmanila Robert Aura Philippine Women Seek Vote; 300,000 Must Register Approval at April Plebiscite As a Requisite to Obtaining the Franchise https://www.nytimes.com/1936/12/27/archives/philippine-women-seek-vote-300000-must-register-approval-at-april.html 11 November 2025 New York Times 27 December 1936Smith Robert Aura Filipino Fight on for Vote: Suffrage, Joyfully Hailed, Is Being Shunted From Political Scene. https://www.nytimes.com/1935/08/25/archives/filipino-women-fight-on-for-vote-suffrage-joyfully-hailed-is-being.html 11 November 2025 New York Times 25 August 1935 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.Alporha Veronica C. Manuel L. Quezon and the Filipino women's suffrage movement of 1937 Plaridel 2021 6 10.52518/2021-08valpor https://www.plarideljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Early-View_2021-Alporha_2.pdf 2 January 2024 UP College of Mass Communication The Philippines: Votes for Women https://time.com/archive/6757015/the-philippines-votes-for-women/ 9 November 2025 Time 10 May 1937 en Question ⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto? ⁠⁠¿Vota Vd. en favor de la ratificación de la Constitución de Filipinas, con la Ordenanza adscrita a la misma?Section 6, Act No. 4200 Results ⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto? 1213046 44963 1935972 Yes No 1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite Yes 1,213,046 #fff green No 44,963 #fff red Results by province Province/CityYesNoAbra9,806161Agusan6,655163Albay39,2001,084Antique13,255407Bataan13,403165Batanes606582Batangas45,771561Baguio557181Bohol33,2602,229Bukidnon1,380122Bulacan46,972666Cagayan19,1463,355Camarines Norte10,99482Camarines Sur28,648890Capiz27,258153Cavite22,189456Cebu51,6231,712Cotabato10,653510Davao4,2612,232Ilocos Norte23,7901,367Ilocos Sur21,5512,141Iloilo65,990741Isabela15,3482,253La Union19,7831,880Laguna43,354646Lanao1,7101,559Leyte67,1081,225Manila48,6281,197Marinduque9,213136Masbate11,891159Mindoro9,034293Misamis Occidental13,035112Misamis Oriental16,285326Mountain Province1,7101,559Negros Occidental55,6701,039Negros Oriental19,805522Nueva Ecija39,983864Nueva Vizcaya4,820713Palawan4,686868Pampanga29,0111,276Pangasinan78,8863,588Rizal56,389690Romblon5,811352Samar34,549933Sorsogon31,736106Sulu1,435374Surigao12,581814Tarlac20,346898Tayabas38,617728Zambales9.968366Zamboanga14,202595Total1,213,04644,963Source: Bureau of PrintingThe Philippine Statistical Review Bureau of Printing 1935 2 131 See also 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election References Category:1935 referendums Category:1935 in the Philippines Category:Constitutional referendums in the Philippines Category:Presidency of Manuel L. Quezon