1998 Cordillera autonomy plebiscite

Cordillera Autonomous Region creation plebiscite, 1998

March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 134,847 30.90% No 301,593 69.10% Valid votes 436,440 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 436,440 100.00%
Results by locality

The Cordillera Autonomous Region plebiscite was held on March 7, 1998 asked if they wanted to be autonomous region under Republic Act No. 8438. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao.

Results

Majority of Cordillera voters rejected the plan to be an autonomous region. For them, it will affect their families, livelihood, and cause terrorism due to Conrado Balweg and the New People's Army (NPA).

Only Apayao voted for autonomy, but due to the Supreme Court decision in 1990 disallowing an autonomous region composed of only one province, the autonomous region was not created. Because of the plebiscite, President Fidel V. Ramos amended the autonomous region proposal to a regular administrative region before he finished his term of office.

Per locality

Summary of results

Locality	For		Against		Total
	Total	%	Total	%
Abra	22,684	36.2%	39,897	63.8%	62,581
Apayao	23,201	75.0%	7,741	25.0%	30,942
Baguio City	19,205	14.4%	114,043	85.6%	133,248
Benguet	15,345	18.0%	69,823	82.0%	85,168
Ifugao	16,417	47.0%	18,476	53.0%	34,893
Kalinga	21,841	46.0%	25,631	54.0%	47,472
Mountain Province	16,154	38.3%	25,982	61.7%	42,136
Turnout					436,440

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections