The 1971 Siquijor creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the separation of the sub-province of Siquijor from the province of Negros Oriental in order to become its own province as stipulated in Republic Act No. 6398 that was passed on September 17, 1971.[1] A plebiscite on selecting the capital of the new province was also held simultaneously.
The plebiscite was held on November 8, 1971, and the results were announced on February 22, 1972.[2]
In this multiple-choice referendum, the voting was done under one round, or via first-past-the-post. Larena, the erstwhile capital of the sub-province, was defeated by the municipality of Siquijor to become the capital of the new province.
^ abcdeReport of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Election Was Held on November 8, 1971. Manila, Philippines: Government Printing Office. 1973.
