The 1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite was a plebiscite 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.
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The plebiscite was held on November 8, 1971, and the results were announced on February 22, 1972.[2]
ResultsEdit
Creation of Siquijor provinceEdit
SummaryEdit
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 12,096 | 95.73 | |
| Against | 540 | 4.27 | |
| Total | 12,636 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Government Printing Office[2] | |||
By municipalityEdit
| Municipality | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Villanueva | 591 | 72 |
| Larena | 2,467 | 174 |
| Lazi | 2,386 | 49 |
| Maria | 1,657 | 52 |
| San Juan | 1,177 | 102 |
| Siquijor | 3,818 | 91 |
| Total | 12,096 | 540 |
| Source: Government Printing Office[2] | ||
Siquijor's capitalEdit
SummaryEdit
| 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 municipalityEdit
| Municipality | Siquijor | Larena | Lazi | Maria | San Juan | Enrique Villanueva |
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| Enrique Villanueva | 116 | 353 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Larena | 13 | 2,487 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lazi | 28 | 22 | 2,203 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maria | 49 | 873 | 192 | 147 | 1 | 0 |
| San Juan | 806 | 118 | 37 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| Siquijor | 3,611 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4,623 | 3,958 | 2,444 | 148 | 85 | 35 |
| Source: Government Printing Office[2] | ||||||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d e 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.