1940 Philippine constitutional plebiscites

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 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[]

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
Required majority	50.00
Total votes	1,318,896	100.00

On having president and vice president re-elected[]

Are you in favor of allowing the president and vice president to serve for four years, with re-election of one term?

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,072,039	81.67
No	240,632	18.33
Required majority	50.00
Total votes	1,312,671	100.00

On creating a Commission on Elections[]

Are you in favor of creating a Commission on Elections?

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,017,606	77.95
No	287,923	22.05
Required majority	50.00
Total votes	1,305,529	100.00

See also[]

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections

External links[]

• Official website of the Commission on Elections