1973 Philippine martial law referendum explained

July 1973 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
Question:Do you want President Marcos to continue beyond 1973 and finish the reforms he has initiated under the martial law?
Country:The Philippines
Flag Year:1936
Date:July 27–28, 1973
Yes:18,052,016
No:1,856,744
Total:19,908,760
Outcome:Proposal carried

The 1973 Philippine martial law referendum was a national referendum in which the citizens' assemblies voted for:

The referendum was set from July 27 to July 28, 1973.

This referendum was marred with controversy. It is contested that there could not have been any valid referendum held from January 10 to January 15, 1973. Observers noted that many of the claimed 35,000 citizens' assemblies never met and voting was by show of hands.[1] [2]

Results

By province/city

Province/CityYesNo
Votes%Votes%
Abra74,74099.831260.17
Agusan del Norte60,70893.074,5236.93
Agusan del Sur100,67494.166,2455.84
Aklan139,75098.102,7081.90
Albay306,23990.1433,4969.86
Angeles106,32099.109630.90
Antique119,17287.7516,63312.25
Bacolod165,68196.595,8563.41
Bago42,29396.111,7133.89
Baguio66,11990.746,7499.26
Bais20,99694.731,1695.27
Basilan37,23390.234,0339.77
Bataan124,40795.286,1614.72
Batanes5,76696.941823.06
Batangas353,65185.0662,13614.94
Batangas City54,68181.9212,07218.08
Benguet89,85990.869,0369.14
Bohol306,09694.7117,0845.29
Bukidnon192,55985.0633,81514.94
Bulacan474,31586.5673,65113.44
Butuan69,76291.506,4788.50
Cabanatuan57,38992.634,5667.37
Cadiz46,11397.841,0192.16
Cagayan295,42995.6813,3404.32
Cagayan de Oro72,18977.8420,55622.16
Calbayog30,93273.1511,35526.85
Caloocan217,58787.3131,61212.69
Camarines Norte119,08190.5112,4849.49
Camarines Sur68,11391.925,9878.08
Camiguin25,13495.921,0704.08
Canlaon12,00496.044953.96
Capiz157,15594.219,6655.79
Catanduanes77,04597.741,7822.26
Cavite256,44995.5411,9814.46
Cavite City48,48793.323,4676.67
Cebu427,43788.6554,73111.35
Cebu City220,55182.6846,20717.32
Cotabato260,89795.8811,2054.12
Cotabato City35,48783.497,01915.51
Dagupan50,13597.351,3672.66
Danao29,39899.9870.02
Dapitan6,67496.512413.49
Davao City419,03089.2650,06610.74
Davao del Norte268,74092.6221,4147.38
Davao del Sur208,65494.8911,2425.11
Davao Oriental121,92789.1214,88810.88
Dipolog27,12390.003,01410.00
Dumaguete27,30781.306,28018.70
Eastern Samar33,27970.9713,61129.03
General Santos16,82384.952,98115.05
Gingoog29,14289.913,26910.09
Ifugao37,64991.373,5568.63
Iligan56,70090.2446,1319.76
Ilocos Norte169,26399.695340.31
Ilocos Sur206,61695.978,6864.03
Iloilo261,60895.6711,8464.33
Iloilo City111,31494.796,1155.21
Iriga27,43295.381,3294.62
Isabela281,83899.441,6000.56
Kalinga-Apayao73,82098.371,2241.63
La Carlota22,88199.092110.91
La Union208,54997.515,3172.49
Laguna333,26992.6826,3357.32
Lanao del Norte156,78791.9613,7068.04
Lanao del Sur370,61898.684,9491.32
Laoag38,29996.641,3303.36
Lapu-Lapu City39,25999.392420.61
Legazpi City45,34695.202,2844.80
Leyte300,74892.9022,9957.10
Lipa51,10591.244,9098.76
Lucena35,23586.875,32713.13
Mandaue40,69694.372,4275.63
Manila913,76583.57179,61116.43
Marawi40,34088.615,18511.39
Marinduque96,59691.179,3608.83
Masbate197,16790.9819,5579.02
Misamis Occidental78,40687.8310,86312.17
Misamis Oriental129,51881.8128,79018.19
Mountain Province32,39394.331,9465.67
Naga37,93084.496,96415.51
Negros Occidental376,72197.768,6462.24
Negros Oriental220,96389.2626,57610.74
Northern Samar139,99791.6512,7488.35
Nueva Ecija352,82094.6419,9825.36
Nueva Vizcaya94,96894.565,4605.44
Occidental Mindoro36,75796.591,2963.41
Olongapo91,81089.8810,34010.12
Oriental Mindoro150,37583.6629,36416.34
Ormoc44,65096.311,7113.69
Oroquieta16,36876.135,13323.87
Ozamiz27,16783.415,40516.59
Pagadian21,59570.449,06229.56
Palawan16,76281.423,82418.58
Palayan8,16898.191541.85
Pampanga408,69495.7618,0904.24
Pangasinan680,99699.513,3570.49
Pasay155,22591.5514,3208.45
Puerto Princesa1,04690.021169.98
Quezon384,06087.0157,33912.99
Quezon City541,35583.26108,80916.74
Quirino26,85190.242,9049.76
Rizal1,093,38486.59169,38413.41
Romblon60,06977.5117,43022.49
Roxas35,40290.733,6199.27
Samar137,22181.5631,02818.44
San Carlos, Negros Occidental37,04885.886,08914.12
San Carlos, Pangasinan45,60899.9880.02
San Jose26,84289.393,18510.61
San Pablo55,13587.477,89812.53
Silay39,55197.211,1352.79
Siquijor29,63586.294,71013.71
Sorsogon178,23290.8817,8949.12
South Cotabato171,01289.8619,29110.14
Southern Leyte112,73389.9512,60110.05
Sulu69,24084.3712,82315.63
Surigao City33,72192.162,8687.84
Surigao del Norte100,69993.716,7566.29
Surigao del Sur119,13093.408,4126.60
Tacloban38,59091.103,7728.90
Tagaytay6,85198.421101.58
Tagbilaran20,49392.021,7777.98
Tangub11,76885.392,01314.61
Tarlac299,98396.3810,6253.42
Toledo43,63898.636081.37
Trece Martires2,98293.981916.02
Zambales122,67596.055,0483.95
Zamboanga City93,00988.3212,29911.68
Zamboanga del Norte130,83390.8613,1639.14
Zamboanga del Sur167,30572.8762,29227.13
Total18,052,01690.671,856,7449.33
Source: Bureau of the Census and Statistics[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Philippines Reader: A history of Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Dictatorship and Resistance. Schirmer. Daniel B.. Shalom. Stephen Roskamm. 1987. South End Press. registration. 191. Philippine Martial Law referendum, 1973..
  2. Book: Celoza, Albert F.. Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines: The Political Economy of Authoritarianism. 1997. Praeger Publishers. 9780275941376.
  3. Book: Journal of Philippine Statistics . Bureau of the Census and Statistics . 1973 . 24 . 109–110 . 1.