A constitutional referendum was held in the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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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; 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 entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
from 120 to 180, and one to allow members of Congress
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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, 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 (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
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
Agusan was a province of the Philippines. It was created on August 20, 1907, by Provincial Government Act No. 1693, and dissolved on November 14, 1967, by Republic Act No. 4979.
History
Prior to its creation as an independent province, Agus ...
to two provinces,
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Agusan; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte''; tl, Hilagang Agusan), is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Cabadb ...
and
Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur ( ceb, Habagatang Agusan; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Sur''; tl, Timog Agusan), is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Pros ...
, 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 th ...
was also held on this day. While the government lost the plebiscite, the ruling
Nacionalista Party won six of the eight seats contested in the election.
References
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