A plebiscite was held in the Philippines on March 11, 1947, which determined the approval of an amendment to the Constitution of the Philippines, as required by the Bell Trade Act, to provide parity rights between American and Philippine citizens.
The amendment was approved by 1,743,981 votes, with 226,238 votes cast against.
Results
By province/city Province/CityYesNoElectorateAbra9,86423112,681Agusan12,3601,29423,156Albay31,8763,18558,900Antique17,5552,64335,611Bacolod7,15943915,610Baguio2,0524015,442Bataan13,40386721,509Batanes1,829412,841Batangas31,17811,75896,973Bohol55,8028,11288,200Bukidnon3,7363087,602Bulacan33,18117,01091,684Cagayan39,2311,89850,171Camarines Norte7,3711,70618,325Camarines Sur41,5834,77071,176Capiz40,4301,74572,429Catanduanes6,1872,97815,648Cavite40,3291,46653,122Cavite City3,3142808,218Cebu90,0588,046159,029Cebu City13,7441,86730,756Cotabato34,6931,12350,944Davao16,7302,45427,068Davao City7,9901,60818,461Ilocos Norte25,3803,01842,140Ilocos Sur34,5052,22355,991Iloilo91,9465,112137,897Iloilo City12,20697823,086Isabela20,6111,36530,647La Union26,8613,12143,501Laguna19,3289,15859,938Lanao86,1424,518100,837Leyte100,2587,596145,832Manila44,83216,313141,791Marinduque10,2241,13415,371Masbate14,7061,09028,342Mindoro13,5572,03428,057Misamis Occidental17,4374,02234,246Misamis Oriental16,0774,34734,574Mountain Province14,77882124,330Negros Occidental114,4772,695150,062Negros Oriental31,5752,54748,939Nueva Ecija33,8336,43983,635Nueva Vizcaya10,93913813,331Palawan9,30561815,816Pampanga35,3754,10390,778Pangasinan92,01123,531167,633Quezon34,5826,63771,373Quezon City3,29384110,632Rizal38,37618,049106,181Romblon9,29953214,946Samar75,5751,27892,687San Pablo3,4802,45410,904Sorsogon34,6481,18545,205Sulu21,78218227,190Surigao20,6232,78136,577Tagaytay63412752Tarlac22,5833,62848,602Zambales13,9081,01726,476Zamboanga14,5713,40728,962Zamboanga City12,2621,08420,866Total1,743,981226,2383,096,683Source: Kerkvliet
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