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".
OutcomeProposal 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.

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