1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
{{infobox referendum
|date=14 May 1935
|country=The Philippines
|flag_year=1919
|title=Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?
|image=Signing_the_Constitution_of_the_Philippine_Commonwealth,_23_March_1935.jpg
|caption=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.
|yes=1,213,046
|no=44,963
|total=1,258,009
|electorate=1,935,972
}}
{{Politics of the Philippines}}
{{wikisource| Act No. 4200}}
A constitutional plebiscite held in the Philippines on 14 May 1935 ratified the 1935 Philippine Constitution which established the Philippine Commonwealth.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=ph011935 Philippines, 14 May 1935: Constitution] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} The constitution had been written in 1934 by the Constitutional Convention of 1934.
File:Gold_In-Laid_Chest_(Repository_of_1935_Constitution).jpg, 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
{{blockquote|Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?}}
{{blockquote|¿Vota Vd. en favor de la ratificación de la Constitución de Filipinas, con la Ordenanza adscrita a la misma?Section 6, Act No. 4200}}
Results
{{Referendum
| title = Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?
| yes = 1,213,046
| yespct = 96.43
| no = 44,963
| nopct = 3.57
| noicons =
| valid =
| validpct =
| invalid =
| invalidpct =
| total =
| turnoutpct =
| turnoutneeded =
| electorate = 1,935,972
| source =
| option1 =Yes
| option2 =No
}}
{{Referendum bar
| title = 1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
| text1 = Yes
| vote1 = 1,213,046
| textcolor1 = #fff
| background1 = green
| text2 = No
| vote2 = 44,963
| textcolor2 = #fff
| background2 = red
}}
= Results by province =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%"
! width="150px" align="left" |Province/City ! width="100px" align="center" style="background: #E9E9E9" |Yes ! width="100px" align="center" style="background: #E9E9E9" |No |
| align="left" |Abra
|9,806 |161 |
| align="left" |Agusan
|6,655 |163 |
| align="left" |Albay
|39,200 |1,084 |
| align="left" |Antique
|13,255 |407 |
| align="left" |Bataan
|13,403 |165 |
| align="left" |Batanes
|606 |582 |
| align="left" |Batangas
|45,771 |561 |
| align="left" |Baguio
|557 |181 |
| align="left" |Bohol
|33,260 |2,229 |
| align="left" |Bukidnon
|1,380 |122 |
| align="left" |Bulacan
|46,972 |666 |
| align="left" |Cagayan
|19,146 |3,355 |
| align="left" |Camarines Norte
|10,994 |82 |
| align="left" |Camarines Sur
|28,648 |890 |
| align="left" |Capiz
|27,258 |153 |
| align="left" |Cavite
|22,189 |456 |
| align="left" |Cebu
|51,623 |1,712 |
| align="left" |Cotabato
|10,653 |510 |
| align="left" |Davao
|4,261 |2,232 |
| align="left" |Ilocos Norte
|23,790 |1,367 |
| align="left" |Ilocos Sur
|21,551 |2,141 |
| align="left" |Iloilo
|65,990 |741 |
| align="left" |Isabela
|15,348 |2,253 |
| align="left" |La Union
|19,783 |1,880 |
| align="left" |Laguna
|43,354 |646 |
| align="left" |Lanao
|1,710 |1,559 |
| align="left" |Leyte
|67,108 |1,225 |
| align="left" |Manila
|48,628 |1,197 |
| align="left" |Marinduque
|9,213 |136 |
| align="left" |Masbate
|11,891 |159 |
| align="left" |Mindoro
|9,034 |293 |
| align="left" |Misamis Occidental
|13,035 |112 |
| align="left" |Misamis Oriental
|16,285 |326 |
| align="left" |Mountain Province
|1,710 |1,559 |
| align="left" |Negros Occidental
|55,670 |1,039 |
| align="left" |Negros Oriental
|19,805 |522 |
| align="left" |Nueva Ecija
|39,983 |864 |
| align="left" |Nueva Vizcaya
|4,820 |713 |
| align="left" |Palawan
|4,686 |868 |
| align="left" |Pampanga
|29,011 |1,276 |
| align="left" |Pangasinan
|78,886 |3,588 |
| align="left" |Rizal
|56,389 |690 |
| align="left" |Romblon
|5,811 |352 |
| align="left" |Samar
|34,549 |933 |
| align="left" |Sorsogon
|31,736 |106 |
| align="left" |Sulu
|1,435 |374 |
| align="left" |Surigao
|12,581 |814 |
| align="left" |Tarlac
|20,346 |898 |
| align="left" |Tayabas
|38,617 |728 |
| align="left" |Zambales
|9.968 |366 |
| align="left" |Zamboanga
|14,202 |595 |
| style="background:#E9E9E9"
! align="center" |Total |1,213,046 |44,963 |
| colspan="3" align="left" |Source: Bureau of Printing{{Cite book |title=The Philippine Statistical Review |publisher=Bureau of Printing |year=1935 |volume=2 |pages=131}} |
See also
References
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Category:1935 in the Philippines