1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

1935 referendum

1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

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|  | 14 May 1935 |

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⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?

23 March 1935: Seated, left to right: George H. Dern, Secretary of War; President Franklin D. Roosevelt, signing the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippine Senate.

Results

Choice

| Votes  | %

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Yes | 1,213,046 | 96.43%
No | 44,963  | 3.57%
Valid votes  | 1,258,009  | 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes  | 0  | 0.00%
Total votes | 1,258,009 | 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout | 1,935,972  | 64.98%

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English Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Act No. 4200

A constitutional plebiscite held in the Philippines on 14 May 1935 ratified the 1935 Philippine Constitution which established the Philippine Commonwealth.[1] The constitution had been written in 1934 by the Constitutional Convention of 1934.

Gold In-Laid Chest (Repository of 1935 Philippine Constitution) displayed at Quezon Museum in Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City, Philippines

The Tydings–McDuffie Act of the United States Government detailed the steps required for the Philippines to become independent of the United States. A previous act, the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act, had been rejected by the Philippine Congress.

The constitution was approved by 96% of voters, and was replaced by the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines.

## Question

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> ⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?

> ⁠⁠¿Vota Vd. en favor de la ratificación de la Constitución de Filipinas, con la Ordenanza adscrita a la misma?[2]

## Results

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⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?  Choice  | Votes  | %

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Yes  | 1,213,046 | 96.43
No  | 44,963  | 3.57
Total votes | 1,258,009 | 100.00
Registered voters/turnout  | 1,935,972  |
1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite results (excluding invalid votes)

Yes
1,213,046 (96.4%) |

50%

### Results by province

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Province/City | Yes  | No

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Abra | 9,806 | 161
Agusan | 6,655 | 163
Albay | 39,200 | 1,084
Antique | 13,255 | 407
Bataan | 13,403 | 165
Batanes | 606 | 582
Batangas | 45,771 | 561
Baguio | 557 | 181
Bohol | 33,260 | 2,229
Bukidnon | 1,380 | 122
Bulacan | 46,972 | 666
Cagayan | 19,146 | 3,355
Camarines Norte | 10,994 | 82
Camarines Sur | 28,648 | 890
Capiz | 27,258 | 153
Cavite | 22,189 | 456
Cebu | 51,623 | 1,712
Cotabato | 10,653 | 510
Davao | 4,261 | 2,232
Ilocos Norte | 23,790 | 1,367
Ilocos Sur | 21,551 | 2,141
Iloilo | 65,990 | 741
Isabela | 15,348 | 2,253
La Union | 19,783 | 1,880
Laguna | 43,354 | 646
Lanao | 1,710 | 1,559
Leyte | 67,108 | 1,225
Manila | 48,628 | 1,197
Marinduque | 9,213 | 136
Masbate | 11,891 | 159
Mindoro | 9,034 | 293
Misamis Occidental | 13,035 | 112
Misamis Oriental | 16,285 | 326
Mountain Province | 1,710 | 1,559
Negros Occidental | 55,670 | 1,039
Negros Oriental | 19,805 | 522
Nueva Ecija | 39,983 | 864
Nueva Vizcaya | 4,820 | 713
Palawan | 4,686 | 868
Pampanga | 29,011 | 1,276
Pangasinan | 78,886 | 3,588
Rizal | 56,389 | 690
Romblon | 5,811 | 352
Samar | 34,549 | 933
Sorsogon | 31,736 | 106
Sulu | 1,435 | 374
Surigao | 12,581 | 814
Tarlac | 20,346 | 898
Tayabas | 38,617 | 728
Zambales | 9.968 | 366
Zamboanga | 14,202 | 595
Total | 1,213,046 | 44,963
Source: Bureau of Printing[3]

## See also

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* 1934 Philippine Constitutional Convention election

## References

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1. ^ Philippines, 14 May 1935: Constitution Direct Democracy (in German)
2. ^ Section 6, Act No. 4200
3. ^ The Philippine Statistical Review. Vol. 2\. Bureau of Printing. 1935. p. 131.

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