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1947 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
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1947 Philippine constitutional plebiscite To vote for the approval of the proposed amendment, the voter shall write the word "Yes" in the blank space after the question; to vote for the rejection thereof, he shall write the word "No".R.A. 73 https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1946/ra_73_1946.html The Lawphil Project The Philippines 1936 March 11, 1947 1,743,981 226,238 1,970,219 Proposal approved
A plebiscite was held in the Philippines on March 11, 1947,Mill Edward William Department of State Bulletin, June 29, 1947 U.S. Department of State 1947 1275 which determined the approval of an amendment to the Constitution of the Philippines, as required by the Bell Trade Act, to provide parity rights between American and Philippine citizens.
The amendment was approved by 1,743,981 votes, with 226,238 votes cast against.Kerkvliet Benedict John Peasant Rebellion in the Philippines University of Wisconsin 1972
Results
Yes 1743981 Against 226238 3096683 KerkvlietKerkvliet Benedict John Peasant Rebellion in the Philippines University of Wisconsin 1972
1947 Philippine constitutional plebiscite Yes 1743981 #fff green No 226238 #fff red
By province/city
Province/CityYesNoElectorateAbra9,86423112,681Agusan12,3601,29423,156Albay31,8763,18558,900Antique17,5552,64335,611Bacolod7,15943915,610Baguio2,0524015,442Bataan13,40386721,509Batanes1,829412,841Batangas31,17811,75896,973Bohol55,8028,11288,200Bukidnon3,7363087,602Bulacan33,18117,01091,684Cagayan39,2311,89850,171Camarines Norte7,3711,70618,325Camarines Sur41,5834,77071,176Capiz40,4301,74572,429Catanduanes6,1872,97815,648Cavite40,3291,46653,122Cavite City3,3142808,218Cebu90,0588,046159,029Cebu City13,7441,86730,756Cotabato34,6931,12350,944Davao16,7302,45427,068Davao City7,9901,60818,461Ilocos Norte25,3803,01842,140Ilocos Sur34,5052,22355,991Iloilo91,9465,112137,897Iloilo City12,20697823,086Isabela20,6111,36530,647La Union26,8613,12143,501Laguna19,3289,15859,938Lanao86,1424,518100,837Leyte100,2587,596145,832Manila44,83216,313141,791Marinduque10,2241,13415,371Masbate14,7061,09028,342Mindoro13,5572,03428,057Misamis Occidental17,4374,02234,246Misamis Oriental16,0774,34734,574Mountain Province14,77882124,330Negros Occidental114,4772,695150,062Negros Oriental31,5752,54748,939Nueva Ecija33,8336,43983,635Nueva Vizcaya10,93913813,331Palawan9,30561815,816Pampanga35,3754,10390,778Pangasinan92,01123,531167,633Quezon34,5826,63771,373Quezon City3,29384110,632Rizal38,37618,049106,181Romblon9,29953214,946Samar75,5751,27892,687San Pablo3,4802,45410,904Sorsogon34,6481,18545,205Sulu21,78218227,190Surigao20,6232,78136,577Tagaytay63412752Tarlac22,5833,62848,602Zambales13,9081,01726,476Zamboanga14,5713,40728,962Zamboanga City12,2621,08420,866Total1,743,981226,2383,096,683Source: Kerkvliet
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