1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite

1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite

November 8, 1971
Creation of Siquijor
For   95.73% Against   4.27%
Capital of Siquijor
Siquijor   40.94% Larena   35.05% Lazi   21.64% Others   2.37%

The 1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite was a plebiscite held in the Philippines 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]

Results

Creation of Siquijor province

Summary

Choice		Votes	%
For		12,096	95.73
Against		540	4.27
Total		12,636	100.00
Source: Government Printing Office [2]

By municipality

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 [2]

Siquijor's capital

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.

Summary

Choice		Votes	%
Siquijor		4,623	40.94
Larena		3,958	35.05
Lazi		2,444	21.64
Maria		148	1.31
San Juan		85	0.75
Enrique Villanueva		35	0.31
Total		11,293	100.00
Source: Government Printing Office [2]

By municipality

Choice	Siquijor		Larena		Lazi		Maria		San Juan		Enrique Villanueva		Total
Municipality	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%	Total	%
Enrique Villanueva	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 [2]

References

1. Republic Act No. 6398 (17 September 1971), An Act separating the subprovince of Siquijor from the province of Oriental Negros and establishing it as an independent province, archived from the original on 2008-05-29
2. Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Election Was Held on November 8, 1971. Manila, Philippines: Government Printing Office. 1973.