1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

1935 Philippine constitutional plebiscite

14 May 1935

⁠Do you vote for the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines, with the Ordinance appended thereto?
23 March 1935: Seated, left to right: George H. Dern, Secretary of War; President Franklin D. Roosevelt, signing the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippine Senate.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,213,046 96.43%
No 44,963 3.57%
Valid votes 1,258,009 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,258,009 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,935,972 64.98%

A constitutional plebiscite held in the Philippines on 14 May 1935 ratified the 1935 Philippine Constitution which established the Philippine Commonwealth.[1] The constitution had been written in 1934 by the Constitutional Convention of 1934.

Gold In-Laid Chest (Repository of 1935 Philippine Constitution) displayed at Quezon Museum in Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City, Philippines

The Tydings–McDuffie Act of the United States Government detailed the steps required for the Philippines to become independent of the United States. A previous act, the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act, had been rejected by the Philippine Congress.

The constitution was approved by 96% of voters, and was replaced by the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines.

  1. ^ Philippines, 14 May 1935: Constitution Direct Democracy (in German)