A constitutional referendum was held in the
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
on 14 November 1967. On 16 March 1967 Congress decided that a
Constitutional Convention would be elected in 1971. In preparation for the election, two amendments to the constitution were proposed beforehand.
[ Voters were asked whether they approved of two amendments to the ]Constitution of the Philippines
The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas'' or ''Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas'') is the Constitution, supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Philippine Constitution ...
; one to increase the number of members of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
from 120 to 180, and one to allow members of Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...
to be elected to Constitutional Conventions without giving up their Congress seats.[Philippines, 14 November 1967: Enlargement of the House from 120 to 180 seats]
Direct Democracy A petition seeking to stop the referendum was filed before the Supreme Court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
, but was dismissed five days before the referendum. Both proposals were rejected by voters.
A Constitutional Convention was subsequently elected on 10 November 1970, and began work on a new constitution on 6 January 1971. A draft was published on 29 November 1972 and put to a referendum
A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...
on 15 January 1973.Philippines, 15 January 1973: Constitution
Direct Democracy
Results
On enlarging the House of Representatives
By province/city
On Congress members becoming Constitutional Convention delegates
By province/city
See also
The
1967 Agusan division plebiscite was also held on this day. Unlike the national plebiscite, the division of
Agusan province to two provinces,
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte (; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte''; ), is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its ''de jure'' capital is the city of Cabadbaran with several government o ...
and
Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur (; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur''; ), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest ...
, was approved by the voters.
The
1967 Philippine Senate election
A senatorial election was held on November 14, 1967, in the Philippines. The 1967 election for the members of the Philippine Senate were also known as the 1967 midterm election, as the date where the elected candidates take office falls halfway t ...
was also held on this day. While the government lost the plebiscite, the ruling
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...
won six of the eight seats contested in the election.
The
1967 Philippine House of Representatives special elections
Five special elections (known as "by-elections" elsewhere) to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines, were held on November 14, 1967, along with the 1967 Philippine Senate election and t ...
were also held on this day. The Nacionalistas also won all five of the seats contested.
References
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