1947 referendum
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".
[ 1] Outcome Proposal approved Results Choice
Votes % Yes 1,743,981 No 226,238 Total votes 1,970,219 100.00%
A plebiscite was held in thePhilippines on March 11, 1947,[ 2] Constitution of the Philippines , as required by theBell 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.[ 3]
Choice Votes % Yes 1,743,981 88.52 Against 226,238 11.48 Total 1,970,219 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,096,683 – Source: Kerkvliet[ 3]
1947 Philippine constitutional plebiscite results (excluding invalid votes) Yes ▲
Province /City Yes No Electorate Abra 9,864 231 12,681 Agusan 12,360 1,294 23,156 Albay 31,876 3,185 58,900 Antique 17,555 2,643 35,611 Bacolod 7,159 439 15,610 Baguio 2,052 401 5,442 Bataan 13,403 867 21,509 Batanes 1,829 41 2,841 Batangas 31,178 11,758 96,973 Bohol 55,802 8,112 88,200 Bukidnon 3,736 308 7,602 Bulacan 33,181 17,010 91,684 Cagayan 39,231 1,898 50,171 Camarines Norte 7,371 1,706 18,325 Camarines Sur 41,583 4,770 71,176 Capiz 40,430 1,745 72,429 Catanduanes 6,187 2,978 15,648 Cavite 40,329 1,466 53,122 Cavite City 3,314 280 8,218 Cebu 90,058 8,046 159,029 Cebu City 13,744 1,867 30,756 Cotabato 34,693 1,123 50,944 Davao 16,730 2,454 27,068 Davao City 7,990 1,608 18,461 Ilocos Norte 25,380 3,018 42,140 Ilocos Sur 34,505 2,223 55,991 Iloilo 91,946 5,112 137,897 Iloilo City 12,206 978 23,086 Isabela 20,611 1,365 30,647 La Union 26,861 3,121 43,501 Laguna 19,328 9,158 59,938 Lanao 86,142 4,518 100,837 Leyte 100,258 7,596 145,832 Manila 44,832 16,313 141,791 Marinduque 10,224 1,134 15,371 Masbate 14,706 1,090 28,342 Mindoro 13,557 2,034 28,057 Misamis Occidental 17,437 4,022 34,246 Misamis Oriental 16,077 4,347 34,574 Mountain Province 14,778 821 24,330 Negros Occidental 114,477 2,695 150,062 Negros Oriental 31,575 2,547 48,939 Nueva Ecija 33,833 6,439 83,635 Nueva Vizcaya 10,939 138 13,331 Palawan 9,305 618 15,816 Pampanga 35,375 4,103 90,778 Pangasinan 92,011 23,531 167,633 Quezon 34,582 6,637 71,373 Quezon City 3,293 841 10,632 Rizal 38,376 18,049 106,181 Romblon 9,299 532 14,946 Samar 75,575 1,278 92,687 San Pablo 3,480 2,454 10,904 Sorsogon 34,648 1,185 45,205 Sulu 21,782 182 27,190 Surigao 20,623 2,781 36,577 Tagaytay 634 12 752 Tarlac 22,583 3,628 48,602 Zambales 13,908 1,017 26,476 Zamboanga 14,571 3,407 28,962 Zamboanga City 12,262 1,084 20,866 Total 1,743,981 226,238 3,096,683 Source: Kerkvliet
^ "R.A. 73" .The Lawphil Project .^ Mill, Edward William (1947).Department of State Bulletin, June 29, 1947 . U.S. Department of State. p. 1275. ^a b Kerkvliet, Benedict John (1972).Peasant Rebellion in the Philippines . University of Wisconsin.
