2001 Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite

The Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the creation of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay from Zamboanga del Sur province in the Philippines. The plebiscite was held on February 22, 2001, and the results were announced on February 26, 2001.[1] The plebiscite was supervised and officiated by the COMELEC pursuant to Resolution No. 3577.[2]

Results
Plebiscite for the approval of Republic Act 8973[1]
Choice Votes %
Yes 141,035 70.04
No 60,332 29.96
Total votes 201,367 100.00

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 8973, Ipil was designated as the capital of the new province.[3]

Notes
  1. Roel Pareño (27 February 2001). "Zamboanga Sibugay is new province". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "Proclamation No. 8, s. 2001". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8973". lgu.ph. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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