1965 Samar division plebiscite
| ||||||||||||||||
The 1965 Samar division plebiscite was a plebiscite on the division of the province of Samar into the provinces of Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Western Samar in accordance with Republic Act No. 4221 that was passed on June 19, 1965.[1] The plebiscite was held on November 9, 1965, and the results were announced on February 15, 1966.[2]
Results
From a total of 151,261 votes that were cast in the plebiscite, 135,259 votes or 89 percent of the total votes cast were for the division of the province of Samar into the provinces of Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Western Samar.[2]
The provisions of Republic Act No. 4221 went into effect following the election of the first officials of the new provinces on November 14, 1967.[2]
References
- ^ "Republic Act No. 4221 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 19 June 1965.
- ^ a b c Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Elections Were Held on November 9, 1965. Manila, Philippines: Bureau of Printing. 1967.
- v
- t
- e
Elections and referendums in Eastern Visayas
| Biliran |
|
|---|---|
| Eastern Samar |
|
| Leyte |
|
| Northern Samar |
|
| Ormoc |
|
| Samar |
|
| Southern Leyte |
|
| Tacloban |
|
- 1965
- 1992
- See also: Elections in the Philippines
- Bangsamoro
- Bicol Region
- Cagayan Valley
- Calabarzon
- Caraga
- Central Luzon
- Central Visayas
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Davao Region
- Eastern Visayas
- Ilocos Region
- Metro Manila
- Mimaropa
- Northern Mindanao
- Soccsksargen
- Western Visayas
- Zamboanga Peninsula
| |
|---|---|
| Local elections | |
| Autonomous regional elections | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Barangay elections | |
| Sangguniang Kabataan elections | |
| Regional-level plebiscites | |
| Provincial-level plebiscites |
|
| Municipal- and city-level plebiscites | |
| |
