1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscite explained

1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
Question:Are you in favor of increasing the number of congressmen from 120 to 180?
Country:The Philippines
Flag Year:1936
Date:November 14, 1967
Yes:737,997
No:3,299,485
Total:4,037,482
Electorate:9,744,604
Outcome:Proposal rejected
Map:1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscite on the increasing of the number of congressional seats.png
Map Size:300px
Notes:Yes:
No:
Question:Are you in favor of allowing members of Congress to serve in the coming Constitutional Convention without forfeiting their seats?
Yes:652,127
No:3,286,879
Total:3,939,006
Electorate:9,744,604
Outcome:Proposal rejected
Map:1967 Philippine constitutional plebiscite on the retainment of congressmen for the constitutional convention.png
Map Size:300px
Notes:Yes:
No:

A constitutional referendum was held in the Philippines on 14 November 1967. On 16 March 1967 Congress decided that a Constitutional Convention would be elected in 1971. In preparation for the election, two amendments to the constitution were proposed beforehand. Voters were asked whether they approved of two amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines; one to increase the number of members of the House of Representatives from 120 to 180, and one to allow members of Congress to be elected to Constitutional Conventions without giving up their Congress seats.[1] A petition seeking to stop the referendum was filed before the Supreme Court, but was dismissed five days before the referendum.[2] [3] Both proposals were rejected by voters.

A Constitutional Convention was subsequently elected on 10 November 1970, and began work on a new constitution on 6 January 1971. A draft was published on 29 November 1972 and put to a referendum on 15 January 1973.[4]

Results

On enlarging the House of Representatives

By province/city

Province/CityYesNoTotal
Abra2,21611,82714,043
Agusan22,05514,83736,892
Aklan1,97130,61432,585
Albay3,27859,91763,195
Angeles2,5007,0359,535
Antique99237,78938,781
Bacolod3,67416,88320,557
Bago2,1234,1996,322
Baguio1,93110,38712,318
Basilan2,1964,6676,863
Bataan3,17023,89227,062
Batanes2621,7702,032
Batangas6,554102,670109,224
Benguet1,15017,04918,199
Bohol5,78182,49088,271
Bukidnon4,28120,98425,265
Bulacan13,246110,733123,979
Butuan11,4958,93520,430
Cabanatuan2,1119,24811,359
Cadiz1,7942,3264,120
Cagayan7,81844,94052,758
Cagayan de Oro4,29512,15416,449
Calbayog3,5224,6628,184
Caloocan7,95221,09029,042
Camarines Norte1,77031,80033,570
Camarines Sur48,26739,20787,474
Camiguin1,3155,4086,723
Canlaon3477621,109
Capiz2,01428,57430,588
Catanduanes71317,42018,133
Cavite9,84234,46544,307
Cavite City1,8126,5418,353
Cebu22,57784,496107,073
Cebu City10,02236,15946,181
Cotabato20,55447,67668,230
Cotabato City1,5473,5225,069
Dagupan1,66012,53814,198
Danao2,9622,1945,156
Dapitan2,4882,0784,566
Davao City9,29420,95030,244
Davao del Norte8,05128,00236,053
Davao del Sur8,00320,47928,482
Davao Oriental4,06817,49221,560
Dumaguete8116,4597,270
Eastern Samar3,93026,28530,215
Gingoog1,1514,5015,652
Ifugao4314,1764,607
Iligan1,9209,40411,324
Ilocos Norte5,89239,05844,950
Ilocos Sur8,04341,99750,040
Iloilo5,998119,947125,945
Iloilo City2,83830,69433,532
Isabela21,71939,02860,747
Kalinga-Apayao1,7398,71310,452
La Carlota1,0134,1095,122
La Union4,31955,56159,880
Laguna10,31564,83375,148
Lanao del Norte4,97821,80226,780
Lanao del Sur36,5678,84445,411
Laoag99111,35012,341
Lapu-Lapu1,4404,3605,800
Legazpi85410,71611,570
Leyte10,91285,73896,650
Lipa1,10010,84311,943
Lucena1,3867,5258,911
Manila29,438172,177201,615
Marawi6,6258527,477
Marinduque82617,03117,857
Masbate14,75117,52732,278
Misamis Occidental2,13731,72533,862
Misamis Oriental6,16221,59627,758
Mountain Province7488,3919,139
Naga4,6464,3398,985
Negros Occidental21,50254,10675,608
Negros Oriental7,06338,70745,770
Northern Samar20,5669,45830,024
Nueva Ecija11,90084,14596,045
Nueva Vizcaya3,17624,86828,044
Occidental Mindoro1,72515,18816,913
Olongapo1,3957,6819,076
Oriental Mindoro2,78334,42837,211
Ormoc6158,3478,962
Ozamiz51310,96411,477
Palawan2,06121,20323,264
Palayan22287309
Pampanga10,61964,53875,157
Pangasinan16,962188,703205,665
Pasay5,41322,70428,117
Quezon17,42094,456111,876
Quezon City15,09651,19566,291
Rizal39,342142,374181,716
Romblon1,01320,27021,283
Roxas6305,2815,911
San Carlos, Negros Occidental5,1811,4476,628
San Carlos, Pangasinan63113,43414,065
San Pablo2,78611,77914,565
Silay8634,5255,388
Sorsogon2,70851,23353,941
South Cotabato9,52829,12038,648
Southern Leyte2,38929,88332,272
Sulu10,58817,92428,512
Surigao del Norte3,46328,30731,770
Surigao del Sur2,92626,94429,870
Tacloban1,0109,49310,503
Tagaytay2268141,040
Tagbilaran2825,0955,377
Tangub1323,3373,469
Tarlac7,97262,36170,333
Toledo1,1463,0934,239
Trece Martires37249286
Western Samar8,56318,05026,613
Zambales3,00331,65934,662
Zamboanga City4,4217,81712,238
Zamboanga del Norte7,87320,53828,411
Zamboanga del Sur15,10033,03848,138
Total737,9973,299,4854,037,482
Source: Congress[5]

On Congress members becoming Constitutional Convention delegates

By province/city

Province/CityYesNoTotal
Abra2,23811,21713,455
Agusan21,37814,60135,979
Aklan2,08229,71131,793
Albay3,10458,55761,661
Angeles2,3997,0649,463
Antique1,16636,67437,840
Bacolod3,30717,03820,345
Bago1,9784,1926,170
Baguio1,94410,24912,193
Basilan1,8474,7384,585
Bataan3,07522,90625,981
Batanes2671,7251,992
Batangas6,392100,528106,920
Benguet1,22916,69317,922
Bohol5,67280,17485,846
Bukidnon4,25220,34824,600
Bulacan12,791108,632121,423
Butuan11,0598,75519,814
Cabanatuan2,0389,02711,065
Cadiz1,7802,3364,116
Cagayan7,52143,36050,881
Cagayan de Oro3,42612,70416,130
Calbayog3,1364,5767,712
Caloocan5,64323,38729,030
Camarines Norte1,99530,98832,983
Camarines Sur25,53157,42782,958
Camiguin1,1735,1986,371
Canlaon2408211,061
Capiz2,02827,21129,239
Catanduanes74016,86817,608
Cavite9,18434,32043,504
Cavite City1,7626,6178,379
Cebu19,56581,896101,461
Cebu City10,64734,75145,398
Cotabato17,69747,94065,637
Cotabato City1,2713,4904,761
Dagupan1,52312,40413,927
Danao3,0122,0935,015
Dapitan1,9312,4744,405
Davao City7,60322,21129,814
Davao del Norte7,32427,23134,555
Davao del Sur7,08920,35027,439
Davao Oriental3,68516,68320,368
Dumaguete8936,3437,236
Eastern Samar3,81426,01629,830
Gingoog9424,5875,529
Ifugao3464,2424,588
Iligan1,8639,47511,338
Ilocos Norte6,01337,91443,927
Ilocos Sur7,84541,25049,095
Iloilo5,769115,779121,548
Iloilo City2,93129,95632,887
Isabela16,28542,85559,140
Kalinga-Apayao1,5418,57710,118
La Carlota5434,7455,288
La Union4,34054,66659,006
Laguna9,92763,93473,861
Lanao del Norte4,65321,56726,220
Lanao del Sur30,14712,71742,864
Laoag1,06810,81811,886
Lapu-Lapu1,4234,1575,580
Legazpi84110,53911,380
Leyte10,37983,07393,452
Lipa1,06510,66811,733
Lucena1,2867,4898,775
Manila29,081171,352200,433
Marawi5,0331,5806,613
Marinduque87616,61517,491
Masbate11,51118,89630,407
Misamis Occidental2,38630,82033,206
Misamis Oriental6,34921,42827,777
Mountain Province7247,9448,668
Naga3,0115,8138,824
Negros Occidental18,11855,32273,440
Negros Oriental5,89539,35545,250
Northern Samar18,45510,93729,392
Nueva Ecija11,20782,31893,525
Nueva Vizcaya3,45324,20927,662
Occidental Mindoro1,79114,80616,597
Olongapo1,6507,4599,109
Oriental Mindoro2,63934,15836,797
Ormoc5998,3228,921
Ozamiz48610,61311,099
Palawan2,13420,59822,732
Palayan24273297
Pampanga10,23663,32973,565
Pangasinan16,539185,267201,806
Pasay5,19422,75527,949
Quezon15,06694,751109,817
Quezon City13,62252,38566,007
Rizal38,116141,654179,770
Romblon98619,80820,794
Roxas6885,0705,758
San Carlos, Negros Occidental2,5683,4055,973
San Carlos, Pangasinan59913,02813,627
San Pablo2,73211,67414,406
Silay7174,6575,374
Sorsogon2,73349,98152,714
South Cotabato8,75528,99737,752
Southern Leyte2,51928,81431,333
Sulu9,35018,00327,353
Surigao del Norte3,45228,58832,040
Surigao del Sur2,74825,74928,497
Tacloban9609,87010,830
Tagaytay1998281,027
Tagbilaran3135,0295,342
Tangub1123,2193,331
Tarlac8,05761,10569,162
Toledo1,1802,9164,096
Trece Martires40242282
Western Samar7,26317,90825,171
Zambales3,05329,15632,209
Zamboanga City2,2969,55911,855
Zamboanga del Norte6,05122,30028,351
Zamboanga del Sur12,94332,48245,425
Total652,1273,286,8793,939,006
Source: Congress

See also

The 1967 Agusan division plebiscite was also held on this day. Unlike the national plebiscite, the division of Agusan province to two provinces, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, was approved by the voters.

The 1967 Philippine Senate election was also held on this day. While the government lost the plebiscite, the ruling Nacionalista Party won six of the eight seats contested in the election.

The 1967 Philippine House of Representatives special elections were also held on this day. The Nacionalistas also won all five of the seats contested.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?id=ph011967&lang=en Philippines, 14 November 1967: Enlargement of the House from 120 to 180 seats
  2. Web site: G.R. No. L-28196 Gonzales v. COMELEC . LawPhil Project, Arellano Law Foundation.
  3. http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/18183 Gonzales v Comelec
  4. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=ph011973 Philippines, 15 January 1973: Constitution
  5. Book: Proceedings and Debates of the Sixth Congress Volume III February 20 - March 1, 1968 - Joint Session: Joint Session of Congress to canvass the returns and certify the result of the plebiscite held on November 14, 1967. . 1968 . Manila, Philippines . 3–5.