Plebiscites were held on June 18, 1940 in the
Philippines to ratify the following amendments to the Constitution: the extension of the tenure of the President and the Vice-President to four years with
reelection for another term; the establishment of a
bicameralCongress of the Philippines, with the
Senate as the upper house and the
House of Representatives as the lower house; and the creation of an independent
Commission on Elections composed of three members to supervise all elections and plebiscites.
Results
On creating a bicameral legislature
Are you in favor of creating a bicameral Congress composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,043,712
79.14
No
275,184
20.86
Total votes
1,318,896
100.00
Question #1 of the 1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites results (excluding invalid votes)
Plebiscites were held on June 18, 1940 in the
Philippines to ratify the following amendments to the Constitution: the extension of the tenure of the President and the Vice-President to four years with
reelection for another term; the establishment of a
bicameralCongress of the Philippines, with the
Senate as the upper house and the
House of Representatives as the lower house; and the creation of an independent
Commission on Elections composed of three members to supervise all elections and plebiscites.
Results
On creating a bicameral legislature
Are you in favor of creating a bicameral Congress composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,043,712
79.14
No
275,184
20.86
Total votes
1,318,896
100.00
Question #1 of the 1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites results (excluding invalid votes)