1947 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

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.

1947 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

March 11, 1947
To vote for the approval of the proposed amendment, the voter shall write the word "Yes" in the blank space after the question; to vote for the rejection thereof, he shall write the word "No".
Outcome	Proposal approved
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,743,981 88.52% No 226,238 11.48% Total votes 1,970,219 100.00%

The amendment was approved by 1,743,981 votes, with 226,238 votes cast against.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
Yes		1,743,981	88.52
Against		226,238	11.48
Total		1,970,219	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,096,683	–
Source: Kerkvliet

1947 Philippine constitutional plebiscite results (excluding invalid votes)
Yes 1,743,981 (88.5%)
▲ 50%

By province/city

Province/City	Yes	No	Electorate
Abra	9,864	231	12,681
Agusan	12,360	1,294	23,156
Albay	31,876	3,185	58,900
Antique	17,555	2,643	35,611
Bacolod	7,159	439	15,610
Baguio	2,052	401	5,442
Bataan	13,403	867	21,509
Batanes	1,829	41	2,841
Batangas	31,178	11,758	96,973
Bohol	55,802	8,112	88,200
Bukidnon	3,736	308	7,602
Bulacan	33,181	17,010	91,684
Cagayan	39,231	1,898	50,171
Camarines Norte	7,371	1,706	18,325
Camarines Sur	41,583	4,770	71,176
Capiz	40,430	1,745	72,429
Catanduanes	6,187	2,978	15,648
Cavite	40,329	1,466	53,122
Cavite City	3,314	280	8,218
Cebu	90,058	8,046	159,029
Cebu City	13,744	1,867	30,756
Cotabato	34,693	1,123	50,944
Davao	16,730	2,454	27,068
Davao City	7,990	1,608	18,461
Ilocos Norte	25,380	3,018	42,140
Ilocos Sur	34,505	2,223	55,991
Iloilo	91,946	5,112	137,897
Iloilo City	12,206	978	23,086
Isabela	20,611	1,365	30,647
La Union	26,861	3,121	43,501
Laguna	19,328	9,158	59,938
Lanao	86,142	4,518	100,837
Leyte	100,258	7,596	145,832
Manila	44,832	16,313	141,791
Marinduque	10,224	1,134	15,371
Masbate	14,706	1,090	28,342
Mindoro	13,557	2,034	28,057
Misamis Occidental	17,437	4,022	34,246
Misamis Oriental	16,077	4,347	34,574
Mountain Province	14,778	821	24,330
Negros Occidental	114,477	2,695	150,062
Negros Oriental	31,575	2,547	48,939
Nueva Ecija	33,833	6,439	83,635
Nueva Vizcaya	10,939	138	13,331
Palawan	9,305	618	15,816
Pampanga	35,375	4,103	90,778
Pangasinan	92,011	23,531	167,633
Quezon	34,582	6,637	71,373
Quezon City	3,293	841	10,632
Rizal	38,376	18,049	106,181
Romblon	9,299	532	14,946
Samar	75,575	1,278	92,687
San Pablo	3,480	2,454	10,904
Sorsogon	34,648	1,185	45,205
Sulu	21,782	182	27,190
Surigao	20,623	2,781	36,577
Tagaytay	634	12	752
Tarlac	22,583	3,628	48,602
Zambales	13,908	1,017	26,476
Zamboanga	14,571	3,407	28,962
Zamboanga City	12,262	1,084	20,866
Total	1,743,981	226,238	3,096,683
Source: Kerkvliet