The 1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the separation of the sub-province of Siquijor from the province of Negros Oriental in order to become its own province as stipulated in Republic Act No. 6398 that was passed on September 17, 1971.[1] A plebiscite on selecting the capital of the new province was also held simultaneously.
1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite|
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Siquijor |
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40.94% |
Larena |
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35.05% |
Lazi |
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21.64% |
Others |
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2.37% |
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The plebiscite was held on November 8, 1971, and the results were announced on February 22, 1972.[2]
Creation of Siquijor province
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Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 12,096 | 95.73 |
Against | 540 | 4.27 |
Total | 12,636 | 100.00 |
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Source: Government Printing Office[2] |
Municipality
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Yes
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No
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Total
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Total
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%
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Total
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%
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Enrique Villanueva
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591
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89.14%
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72
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10.86%
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663
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Larena
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2,467
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93.41%
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174
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6.59%
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2,641
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Lazi
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2,386
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97.99%
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49
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2.01%
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2,435
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Maria
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1,657
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96.96%
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52
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3.04%
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1,709
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San Juan
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1,177
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92.03%
|
102
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7.97%
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1,279
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Siquijor
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3,818
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97.67%
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91
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2.33%
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3,909
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Total
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12,096
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95.73%
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540
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4.27%
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12,636
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Source: Government Printing Office[2]
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In this multiple-choice referendum, the voting was done under one round, or via first-past-the-post. Larena, the erstwhile capital of the sub-province, was defeated by the municipality of Siquijor to become the capital of the new province.
Choice
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Siquijor
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Larena
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Lazi
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Maria
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San Juan
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Enrique Villanueva
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Total
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Municipality
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Total
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%
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Total
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%
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Total
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%
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Total
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%
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Total
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%
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Total
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%
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Enrique Villanueva
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116
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65.17%
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22
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12.36%
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6
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3.37%
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1
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0.56%
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0
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0.00%
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33
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18.54%
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178
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Larena
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806
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24.45%
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2,487
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75.46%
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3
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0.09%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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3,296
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Lazi
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28
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1.08%
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353
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13.65%
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2,203
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85.19%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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2
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0.08%
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2,586
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Maria
|
49
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3.88%
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873
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69.18%
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192
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15.21%
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147
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11.65%
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1
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0.08%
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0
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0.00%
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1,262
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San Juan
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13
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5.16%
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118
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46.83%
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37
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14.68%
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0
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0.00%
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84
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33.33%
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0
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0.00%
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252
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Siquijor
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3,611
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97.10%
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105
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2.82%
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3
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0.08%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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3,719
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Total
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4,623
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40.94%
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3,958
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35.05%
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2,444
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21.64%
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148
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1.31%
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85
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0.75%
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35
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0.31%
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11,293
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Source: Government Printing Office[2]
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