Philippine constitutional plebiscites, 1940

A plebiscite on June 18, 1940 to ratify the following amendments to the Constitution: tenure of the President and the Vice-President was four years with reelection for another term; establishment of a bicameral Congress 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

Establishment of a bicameral legislature

Choice	Votes	%
1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscite (Legislative)
Yes	1,043,712	79.14
No	275,184	20.86
Total votes	1,318,896	100.00

Presidential term limit extension

Choice	Votes	%
1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscite (Executive)
Yes	1,072,039	81.67
No	240,632	18.33
Total votes	1,312,671	100.00

Creation of a Commission on Elections

Choice	Votes	%
1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscite (COMELEC)
Yes	1,017,606	77.95
No	287,923	22.05
Total votes	1,305,529	100.00

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections

Elections and referendums in the Philippines

Presidential elections	1935 1941 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1981 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016

Senate elections	1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1941 1946 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 Special elections

House elections	1898 1907 1909 1912 1916 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1935 1938 1941 1943 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1978 1984 1987 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 Special elections

Constitutional Conventions	1934 1970

Local elections	1895 1899 1905 1909 1912 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1941 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1980 1988 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016

Referendums	1935 1937 1939 1940 1947 1967 1973 (Jan) 1973 (Jul) 1975 1976 1977 1981 (Apr) 1981 (Jun) 1984 1987

See also: Local elections and referendums in the Philippines

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