1981 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
1981 referendum
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A national plebiscite and local plebiscites were held on April 7, 1981 in the Philippines.[1] The plebiscite was set to amend the following revisions made by the Interim Batasang Pambansa, pursuant to Batasang Pambansa Blg. 122:[2]
- Call for the establishment of a modified parliamentary system, amending for this purpose Articles VII, VIII and IX of the Philippine Constitution
- Institute electoral reforms
- Provides that a natural-born citizen of the Philippines who has lost his Philippine citizenship may be a transferee of private land, for use by him as residence
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April 7, 1981
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| Changing the form of government | |
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| Certain prohibitions on elective officials | |
| Allowing natural-born citizens who lost citizenship to own land | |
Also were held in certain areas the creation of three municipalities in Bohol, South Cotabato and Zamboanga del Norte:
- For the creation of the new municipality of Bien Unido, Bohol, from certain barangays of Alibon and Trinidad, Bohol[3]
- For the creation of the new municipality of Sto. Niño, South Cotabato from certain barangays of Banga and Norala, South Cotabato[4]
- For the creation of the new municipality of Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte, from certain Barangays of Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte[5]
Results
The majority of the Filipino people voted "Yes" to the terms and constitutional amendments.[2]
On changing the form of government
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 13,847,765 | 79.53 | |
| No | 3,564,675 | 20.47 | |
| Total | 17,412,440 | 100.00 | |
| Question #1 of the 1981 Philippine constitutional plebiscite results (excluding invalid votes) | |
|---|---|
| Yes 13,847,765 (79.5%) |
No 3,564,675 (20.5%) |
| ▲ 50% | |
On prohibiting elective officials from being appointed, limiting participation to two largest parties only, and prohibiting party-switching
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 13,774,799 | 78.95 | |
| No | 3,672,644 | 21.05 | |
| Total | 17,447,443 | 100.00 | |
| Question #2 of the 1981 Philippine constitutional plebiscite results (excluding invalid votes) | |
|---|---|
| Yes 13,774,799 (79%) |
No 3,672,644 (21%) |
| ▲ 50% | |
On allowing erstwhile natural-born citizens who lost citizenship to own land
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 13,382,300 | 77.55 | |
| No | 3,874,416 | 22.45 | |
| Total | 17,256,716 | 100.00 | |
| Question #3 of the 1981 Philippine constitutional plebiscite results (excluding invalid votes) | |
|---|---|
| Yes 13,382,300 (77.5%) |
No 3,874,416 (22.5%) |
| ▲ 50% | |