| Date: | November 8, 1971 |
| Part1 Subject: | Creation of Siquijor |
| Part1 Choice1: | For |
| Part1 Percentage1: | 95.73 |
| Part1 Choice2: | Against |
| Part1 Percentage2: | 4.27 |
| Part2 Subject: | Capital of Siquijor |
| Part2 Choice1: | Siquijor |
| Part2 Percentage1: | 40.94 |
| Part2 Choice2: | Larena |
| Part2 Percentage2: | 35.05 |
| Part2 Choice3: | Lazi |
| Part2 Percentage3: | 21.64 |
| Part2 Choice4: | Others |
| Part2 Percentage4: | 2.37 |
The 1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the separation of the sub-province of Siquijor from the province of Negros Oriental in order to become its own province as stipulated in Republic Act No. 6398 that was passed on September 17, 1971.[1] A plebiscite on selecting the capital of the new province was also held simultaneously.
The plebiscite was held on November 8, 1971, and the results were announced on February 22, 1972.[2]
| Municipality | Yes | No | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | Total | % | |||
| Enrique Villanueva | 591 | 89.14% | 72 | 10.86% | 663 | |
| Larena | 2,467 | 93.41% | 174 | 6.59% | 2,641 | |
| Lazi | 2,386 | 97.99% | 49 | 2.01% | 2,435 | |
| Maria | 1,657 | 96.96% | 52 | 3.04% | 1,709 | |
| San Juan | 1,177 | 92.03% | 102 | 7.97% | 1,279 | |
| Siquijor | 3,818 | 97.67% | 91 | 2.33% | 3,909 | |
| Total | 12,096 | 95.73% | 540 | 4.27% | 12,636 | |
| Source: Government Printing Office | ||||||
In this multiple-choice referendum, the voting was done under one round, or via first-past-the-post. Larena, the erstwhile capital of the sub-province, was defeated by the municipality of Siquijor to become the capital of the new province.
| Choice | Siquijor | Larena | Lazi | Maria | San Juan | Enrique Villanueva | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | ||
| 116 | 65.17% | 22 | 12.36% | 6 | 3.37% | 1 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 33 | 18.54% | 178 | ||
| Larena | 806 | 24.45% | 2,487 | 75.46% | 3 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,296 | |
| Lazi | 28 | 1.08% | 353 | 13.65% | 2,203 | 85.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.08% | 2,586 | |
| Maria | 49 | 3.88% | 873 | 69.18% | 192 | 15.21% | 147 | 11.65% | 1 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,262 | |
| San Juan | 13 | 5.16% | 118 | 46.83% | 37 | 14.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 84 | 33.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 252 | |
| Siquijor | 3,611 | 97.10% | 105 | 2.82% | 3 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,719 | |
| Total | 4,623 | 40.94% | 3,958 | 35.05% | 2,444 | 21.64% | 148 | 1.31% | 85 | 0.75% | 35 | 0.31% | 11,293 | |
| Source: Government Printing Office | ||||||||||||||