1973 Philippine martial law referendum information
Referendum on continuation of President Marcos's policies
For broader coverage of this topic, see Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
July 1973 Philippine constitutional plebiscite
July 27–28, 1973
Do you want President Marcos to continue beyond 1973 and finish the reforms he has initiated under the martial law?
Outcome
Proposal carried
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
18,052,016
90.67%
No
1,856,744
9.33%
Total votes
19,908,760
100.00%
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The 1973 Philippine martial law referendum was a national referendum in which the citizens' assemblies voted for:
The ratification of the 1973 Constitution
The suspension of the convening of the Interim National Assembly provided in the transitory provisions of the 1973 Constitution
The continuation of martial law
The referendum was set from July 27 to July 28, 1973.
This referendum was marred with controversy. It is contested that there could not have been any valid referendum held from January 10 to January 15, 1973. Observers noted that many of the claimed 35,000 citizens' assemblies never met and voting was by show of hands.[1][2]
^Schirmer, Daniel B.; Shalom, Stephen Roskamm (1987). The Philippines Reader: A history of Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Dictatorship and Resistance. South End Press. p. 191. Philippine Martial Law referendum, 1973.
^Celoza, Albert F. (1997). Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines: The Political Economy of Authoritarianism. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 9780275941376.
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