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1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite
November 8, 1971
Creation of Siquijor
For
95.73%
Against
4.27%
Capital of Siquijor
Siquijor
40.94%
Larena
35.05%
Lazi
21.64%
Others
2.37%
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. A plebiscite on selecting the capital of the new province was also held simultaneously.
The plebiscite was held on November 8, 1971, and the results were announced on February 22, 1972.
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.
^ Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Election Was Held on November 8, 1971. Manila, Philippines: Government Printing Office. 1973.
Local elections and plebiscites in the Philippines