Referendum on continuation of President Marcos's policies
July 1973 Philippine constitutional plebiscite Outcome Proposal carried Choice
Votes % Yes 18,052,016 No 1,856,744 Total votes 19,908,760 100.00%
The 1973 Philippine martial law referendum was a national referendum in which the citizens' assemblies voted for:
The ratification of the 1973 Constitution The suspension of the convening of the Interim National Assembly provided in the transitory provisions of the 1973 Constitution The continuation of martial law The referendum was set from July 27 to July 28, 1973.
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]
Do you want President Marcos to continue beyond 1973 and finish the reforms he has initiated under the martial law? Choice Votes % 18,052,016 90.67 No 1,856,744 9.33
1973 Philippine martial law referendum results (excluding invalid votes) Yes ▲
Province /City Yes No Votes % Votes % Abra 74,740 99.83 126 0.17 Agusan del Norte 60,708 93.07 4,523 6.93 Agusan del Sur 100,674 94.16 6,245 5.84 Aklan 139,750 98.10 2,708 1.90 Albay 306,239 90.14 33,496 9.86 Angeles 106,320 99.10 963 0.90 Antique 119,172 87.75 16,633 12.25 Bacolod 165,681 96.59 5,856 3.41 Bago 42,293 96.11 1,713 3.89 Baguio 66,119 90.74 6,749 9.26 Bais 20,996 94.73 1,169 5.27 Basilan 37,233 90.23 4,033 9.77 Bataan 124,407 95.28 6,161 4.72 Batanes 5,766 96.94 182 3.06 Batangas 353,651 85.06 62,136 14.94 Batangas City 54,681 81.92 12,072 18.08 Benguet 89,859 90.86 9,036 9.14 Bohol 306,096 94.71 17,084 5.29 Bukidnon 192,559 85.06 33,815 14.94 Bulacan 474,315 86.56 73,651 13.44 Butuan 69,762 91.50 6,478 8.50 Cabanatuan 57,389 92.63 4,566 7.37 Cadiz 46,113 97.84 1,019 2.16 Cagayan 295,429 95.68 13,340 4.32 Cagayan de Oro 72,189 77.84 20,556 22.16 Calbayog 30,932 73.15 11,355 26.85 Caloocan 217,587 87.31 31,612 12.69 Camarines Norte 119,081 90.51 12,484 9.49 Camarines Sur 68,113 91.92 5,987 8.08 Camiguin 25,134 95.92 1,070 4.08 Canlaon 12,004 96.04 495 3.96 Capiz 157,155 94.21 9,665 5.79 Catanduanes 77,045 97.74 1,782 2.26 Cavite 256,449 95.54 11,981 4.46 Cavite City 48,487 93.32 3,467 6.67 Cebu 427,437 88.65 54,731 11.35 Cebu City 220,551 82.68 46,207 17.32 Cotabato 260,897 95.88 11,205 4.12 Cotabato City 35,487 83.49 7,019 15.51 Dagupan 50,135 97.35 1,367 2.66 Danao 29,398 99.98 7 0.02 Dapitan 6,674 96.51 241 3.49 Davao City 419,030 89.26 50,066 10.74 Davao del Norte 268,740 92.62 21,414 7.38 Davao del Sur 208,654 94.89 11,242 5.11 Davao Oriental 121,927 89.12 14,888 10.88 Dipolog 27,123 90.00 3,014 10.00 Dumaguete 27,307 81.30 6,280 18.70 Eastern Samar 33,279 70.97 13,611 29.03 General Santos 16,823 84.95 2,981 15.05 Gingoog 29,142 89.91 3,269 10.09 Ifugao 37,649 91.37 3,556 8.63 Iligan 56,700 90.24 46,131 9.76 Ilocos Norte 169,263 99.69 534 0.31 Ilocos Sur 206,616 95.97 8,686 4.03 Iloilo 261,608 95.67 11,846 4.33 Iloilo City 111,314 94.79 6,115 5.21 Iriga 27,432 95.38 1,329 4.62 Isabela 281,838 99.44 1,600 0.56 Kalinga-Apayao 73,820 98.37 1,224 1.63 La Carlota 22,881 99.09 211 0.91 La Union 208,549 97.51 5,317 2.49 Laguna 333,269 92.68 26,335 7.32 Lanao del Norte 156,787 91.96 13,706 8.04 Lanao del Sur 370,618 98.68 4,949 1.32 Laoag 38,299 96.64 1,330 3.36 Lapu-Lapu City 39,259 99.39 242 0.61 Legazpi City 45,346 95.20 2,284 4.80 Leyte 300,748 92.90 22,995 7.10 Lipa 51,105 91.24 4,909 8.76 Lucena 35,235 86.87 5,327 13.13 Mandaue 40,696 94.37 2,427 5.63 Manila 913,765 83.57 179,611 16.43 Marawi 40,340 88.61 5,185 11.39 Marinduque 96,596 91.17 9,360 8.83 Masbate 197,167 90.98 19,557 9.02 Misamis Occidental 78,406 87.83 10,863 12.17 Misamis Oriental 129,518 81.81 28,790 18.19 Mountain Province 32,393 94.33 1,946 5.67 Naga 37,930 84.49 6,964 15.51 Negros Occidental 376,721 97.76 8,646 2.24 Negros Oriental 220,963 89.26 26,576 10.74 Northern Samar 139,997 91.65 12,748 8.35 Nueva Ecija 352,820 94.64 19,982 5.36 Nueva Vizcaya 94,968 94.56 5,460 5.44 Occidental Mindoro 36,757 96.59 1,296 3.41 Olongapo 91,810 89.88 10,340 10.12 Oriental Mindoro 150,375 83.66 29,364 16.34 Ormoc 44,650 96.31 1,711 3.69 Oroquieta 16,368 76.13 5,133 23.87 Ozamiz 27,167 83.41 5,405 16.59 Pagadian 21,595 70.44 9,062 29.56 Palawan 16,762 81.42 3,824 18.58 Palayan 8,168 98.19 154 1.85 Pampanga 408,694 95.76 18,090 4.24 Pangasinan 680,996 99.51 3,357 0.49 Pasay 155,225 91.55 14,320 8.45 Puerto Princesa 1,046 90.02 116 9.98 Quezon 384,060 87.01 57,339 12.99 Quezon City 541,355 83.26 108,809 16.74 Quirino 26,851 90.24 2,904 9.76 Rizal 1,093,384 86.59 169,384 13.41 Romblon 60,069 77.51 17,430 22.49 Roxas 35,402 90.73 3,619 9.27 Samar 137,221 81.56 31,028 18.44 San Carlos, Negros Occidental 37,048 85.88 6,089 14.12 San Carlos, Pangasinan 45,608 99.98 8 0.02 San Jose 26,842 89.39 3,185 10.61 San Pablo 55,135 87.47 7,898 12.53 Silay 39,551 97.21 1,135 2.79 Siquijor 29,635 86.29 4,710 13.71 Sorsogon 178,232 90.88 17,894 9.12 South Cotabato 171,012 89.86 19,291 10.14 Southern Leyte 112,733 89.95 12,601 10.05 Sulu 69,240 84.37 12,823 15.63 Surigao City 33,721 92.16 2,868 7.84 Surigao del Norte 100,699 93.71 6,756 6.29 Surigao del Sur 119,130 93.40 8,412 6.60 Tacloban 38,590 91.10 3,772 8.90 Tagaytay 6,851 98.42 110 1.58 Tagbilaran 20,493 92.02 1,777 7.98 Tangub 11,768 85.39 2,013 14.61 Tarlac 299,983 96.38 10,625 3.42 Toledo 43,638 98.63 608 1.37 Trece Martires 2,982 93.98 191 6.02 Zambales 122,675 96.05 5,048 3.95 Zamboanga City 93,009 88.32 12,299 11.68 Zamboanga del Norte 130,833 90.86 13,163 9.14 Zamboanga del Sur 167,305 72.87 62,292 27.13 Total 18,052,016 90.67 1,856,744 9.33 Source: Bureau of the Census and Statistics[ 3]
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