1973 Philippine martial law referendum

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July 1973 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
July 27–28, 1973
Do you want President Marcos to continue beyond 1973 and finish the reforms he has initiated under the martial law?
OutcomeProposal carried
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes18,052,01690.67%
Light brown x.svgNo1,856,7449.33%
Total votes19,908,760100.00%

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

Contents

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

Controversy

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

Do you want President Marcos to continue beyond 1973 and finish the reforms he has initiated under the martial law?
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes18,052,01690.67
No1,856,7449.33
Total votes19,908,760100.00
Source: Bureau of the Census and Statistics [3]
1973 Philippine martial law referendum results (excluding invalid votes)
Yes
18,052,016 (90.7%)

50%

By province/city

Province/City YesNo
Votes%Votes%
Abra 74,74099.831260.17
Agusan del Norte 60,70893.074,5236.93
Agusan del Sur 100,67494.166,2455.84
Aklan 139,75098.102,7081.90
Albay 306,23990.1433,4969.86
Angeles 106,32099.109630.90
Antique 119,17287.7516,63312.25
Bacolod 165,68196.595,8563.41
Bago 42,29396.111,7133.89
Baguio 66,11990.746,7499.26
Bais 20,99694.731,1695.27
Basilan 37,23390.234,0339.77
Bataan 124,40795.286,1614.72
Batanes 5,76696.941823.06
Batangas 353,65185.0662,13614.94
Batangas City 54,68181.9212,07218.08
Benguet 89,85990.869,0369.14
Bohol 306,09694.7117,0845.29
Bukidnon 192,55985.0633,81514.94
Bulacan 474,31586.5673,65113.44
Butuan 69,76291.506,4788.50
Cabanatuan 57,38992.634,5667.37
Cadiz 46,11397.841,0192.16
Cagayan 295,42995.6813,3404.32
Cagayan de Oro 72,18977.8420,55622.16
Calbayog 30,93273.1511,35526.85
Caloocan 217,58787.3131,61212.69
Camarines Norte 119,08190.5112,4849.49
Camarines Sur 68,11391.925,9878.08
Camiguin 25,13495.921,0704.08
Canlaon 12,00496.044953.96
Capiz 157,15594.219,6655.79
Catanduanes 77,04597.741,7822.26
Cavite 256,44995.5411,9814.46
Cavite City 48,48793.323,4676.67
Cebu 427,43788.6554,73111.35
Cebu City 220,55182.6846,20717.32
Cotabato 260,89795.8811,2054.12
Cotabato City 35,48783.497,01915.51
Dagupan 50,13597.351,3672.66
Danao 29,39899.9870.02
Dapitan 6,67496.512413.49
Davao City 419,03089.2650,06610.74
Davao del Norte 268,74092.6221,4147.38
Davao del Sur 208,65494.8911,2425.11
Davao Oriental 121,92789.1214,88810.88
Dipolog 27,12390.003,01410.00
Dumaguete 27,30781.306,28018.70
Eastern Samar 33,27970.9713,61129.03
General Santos 16,82384.952,98115.05
Gingoog 29,14289.913,26910.09
Ifugao 37,64991.373,5568.63
Iligan 56,70090.2446,1319.76
Ilocos Norte 169,26399.695340.31
Ilocos Sur 206,61695.978,6864.03
Iloilo 261,60895.6711,8464.33
Iloilo City 111,31494.796,1155.21
Iriga 27,43295.381,3294.62
Isabela 281,83899.441,6000.56
Kalinga-Apayao 73,82098.371,2241.63
La Carlota 22,88199.092110.91
La Union 208,54997.515,3172.49
Laguna 333,26992.6826,3357.32
Lanao del Norte 156,78791.9613,7068.04
Lanao del Sur 370,61898.684,9491.32
Laoag 38,29996.641,3303.36
Lapu-Lapu City 39,25999.392420.61
Legazpi City 45,34695.202,2844.80
Leyte 300,74892.9022,9957.10
Lipa 51,10591.244,9098.76
Lucena 35,23586.875,32713.13
Mandaue 40,69694.372,4275.63
Manila 913,76583.57179,61116.43
Marawi 40,34088.615,18511.39
Marinduque 96,59691.179,3608.83
Masbate 197,16790.9819,5579.02
Misamis Occidental 78,40687.8310,86312.17
Misamis Oriental 129,51881.8128,79018.19
Mountain Province 32,39394.331,9465.67
Naga 37,93084.496,96415.51
Negros Occidental 376,72197.768,6462.24
Negros Oriental 220,96389.2626,57610.74
Northern Samar 139,99791.6512,7488.35
Nueva Ecija 352,82094.6419,9825.36
Nueva Vizcaya 94,96894.565,4605.44
Occidental Mindoro 36,75796.591,2963.41
Olongapo 91,81089.8810,34010.12
Oriental Mindoro 150,37583.6629,36416.34
Ormoc 44,65096.311,7113.69
Oroquieta 16,36876.135,13323.87
Ozamiz 27,16783.415,40516.59
Pagadian 21,59570.449,06229.56
Palawan 16,76281.423,82418.58
Palayan 8,16898.191541.85
Pampanga 408,69495.7618,0904.24
Pangasinan 680,99699.513,3570.49
Pasay 155,22591.5514,3208.45
Puerto Princesa 1,04690.021169.98
Quezon 384,06087.0157,33912.99
Quezon City 541,35583.26108,80916.74
Quirino 26,85190.242,9049.76
Rizal 1,093,38486.59169,38413.41
Romblon 60,06977.5117,43022.49
Roxas 35,40290.733,6199.27
Samar 137,22181.5631,02818.44
San Carlos, Negros Occidental 37,04885.886,08914.12
San Carlos, Pangasinan 45,60899.9880.02
San Jose 26,84289.393,18510.61
San Pablo 55,13587.477,89812.53
Silay 39,55197.211,1352.79
Siquijor 29,63586.294,71013.71
Sorsogon 178,23290.8817,8949.12
South Cotabato 171,01289.8619,29110.14
Southern Leyte 112,73389.9512,60110.05
Sulu 69,24084.3712,82315.63
Surigao City 33,72192.162,8687.84
Surigao del Norte 100,69993.716,7566.29
Surigao del Sur 119,13093.408,4126.60
Tacloban 38,59091.103,7728.90
Tagaytay 6,85198.421101.58
Tagbilaran 20,49392.021,7777.98
Tangub 11,76885.392,01314.61
Tarlac 299,98396.3810,6253.42
Toledo 43,63898.636081.37
Trece Martires 2,98293.981916.02
Zambales 122,67596.055,0483.95
Zamboanga City 93,00988.3212,29911.68
Zamboanga del Norte 130,83390.8613,1639.14
Zamboanga del Sur 167,30572.8762,29227.13
Total18,052,01690.671,856,7449.33
Source: Bureau of the Census and Statistics [3]

See also

References

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