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 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

ChoiceVotes%
For12,09695.73
Against5404.27
Total12,636100.00
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

ChoiceVotes%
Siquijor4,62340.94
Larena3,95835.05
Lazi2,44421.64
Maria1481.31
San Juan850.75
Enrique Villanueva350.31
Total11,293100.00
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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
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