* 1937 – The Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage ; over 90 % would vote in the affirmative.

A new Constitution was approved by plebiscite characterized by the absence of registration lists, on September 11, 1980, and General Pinochet became president of the republic for an 8-year term.

__NOTOC__The current Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile, approved by Chilean voters in a controversial and tightly controlled plebiscite on September 11, 1980, under the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, partially effective March 11, 1981, fully effective 11 March 1990 and amended considerably on August 17, 1989 ( via referendum ) and on September 22, 2005 ( legislatively ), and also in 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, replaced the earlier constitution of 1925.

After the plebiscite, several modifications to the Constitution were agreed and subjected to referendum, among them a simplification on the mechanism of future modification.

Napoleon I's nephew, Napoleon III, resurrected the title of emperor on 2 December 1852, after establishing the Second French Empire in a presidential coup, subsequently approved by a plebiscite.

A constitutional amendment to this end was defeated as part of a May 1999 plebiscite, but discussions between the executive and legislative branches continue on how to achieve this objective.

Hoover mediated between Chile and Peru to solve a conflict on the sovereignty of Arica and Tacna, that in 1883 by the Treaty of Ancón had been awarded to Chile for ten years, to be followed by a plebiscite that had never happened.

King George II was asked to leave the country, and on 25 March 1924, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaimed the Second Hellenic Republic, ratified by plebiscite a month later.

The Convention approved a new " Constitution of the Year III " on 17 August 1795 ; it was ratified by a national plebiscite and took effect on 26 September 1795.

* 1905 – Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden, a vote that is confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.

* 1960 – Hendrik Verwoerd announces a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic.

A plebiscite took place on 20 March 1921, with 59. 6 percent ( around 500, 000 ) of the votes cast in favour of joining Germany, but Poland claimed the conditions surrounding it had been unfair.

However, in August 1974, Spain formally acknowledged the 1966 United Nations ( UN ) resolution calling for a referendum on the future status of Western Sahara and requested that a plebiscite be conducted under UN supervision.

After the war, the League of Nations held the East Prussian plebiscite on 11 July 1920 to determine if the people of the southern districts of East Prussia wanted to remain within East Prussia or to join the Second Polish Republic. The German side terrorized the local population before the plebiscite using violence, Polish organisations and activists were harassed by German militias, and those actions included attacks and murder of Polish activists ; Masurs who supported voting for Poland were singled out and subjected to terror and repressions

After the plebiscite in German areas of Masuria attacks on Polish population commenced by German mobs and Polish priests and politicians were driven from their homes After the plebiscite at least 10, 000 Poles had to flee German held Masuria to Poland

", where he defined the nation as a " daily referendum " ( frequently translated ' daily plebiscite ") dependent on the will of its people to continue living together ".

* 1866 – A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, occurred three days before, on October 19.

In 1967, the Legislative Assembly tested political interests of the Puerto Rican people by passing a plebiscite Act that allowed a vote on the status of Puerto Rico.

This constituted the first plebiscite by the Legislature for a choice on three political status options.

It was signed as an agreement between the two countries on October 23, 1954 as one of the Paris Pacts, but a plebiscite held on October 23, 1955 rejected it by 67. 7 %.

* October 2 – A plebiscite held in Rome supports, by 133, 681 votes to 1, 507, the annexation of the city by Italy.

Following a plebiscite, Northern Cameroons became part of Nigeria in May 1961 and Southern Cameroons joined the Republic of Cameroon in October 1961.

In October Hughes held a plebiscite to try to gain approval for conscription, but the plebiscite was narrowly defeated.

Rome and Latium were annexed to the Kingdom of Italy as a result of a plebiscite the following October.

Rome and Latium were annexed to the Kingdom of Italy after a plebiscite held on October 2.

The results of this plebiscite were accepted by decree of October 9.

In a letter sent to Maharajah Hari Singh on 27 October 1947, the then Governor-General of India, Lord Mountbatten accepted the accession with a remark, “ it is my Government's wish that as soon as law and order have been restored in Kashmir and her soil cleared of the invader the question of the State's accession should be settled by a reference to the people .” Lord Mountbatten ’ s remark and the offer made by the Government of India to conduct a plebiscite or referendum to determine the future status of Kashmir led to a dispute between India and Pakistan regarding the legality of the accession of Kashmir to India.

In October Hughes held a national plebiscite for conscription, but it was narrowly defeated.

Five months later, on 21 October, a plebiscite sealed the annexation of Noto to Piedmont.

Its inclusion in the treaty had been no more than a diplomatic device to save the face of the emperor Napoleon III ; Prussia had from the first no intention of surrendering an inch of the territory that had been conquered ; the outcome of the Franco-German War made it unnecessary to pretend that the plebiscite might occur ; and by the Treaty of Vienna of October 11, 1878, the clause relating to the plebiscite was formally abrogated with the assent of Austria.

On5 October 1920, Denmark's first commemorative stamps, a set of three pictorials, marked the reunion of northern Schleswig with Denmark following a plebiscite.

A plebiscite to determine local residents ' views led to the creation of the Shire of Knox on 9 October 1963, which was proclaimed on 16 November 1963 by the Governor of Victoria.

In October 2011, Governor Luis Fortuño set August 12, 2012 to hold the first part of a two-step status plebiscite.

The outcome of the plebiscite held on 10 October, was 22, 025 votes ( 59. 1 % of the total cast ) in favor of adhesion to Austria and 15, 279 ( 40. 9 %) in favor of annexation by the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

COMELEC Resolution No. 8682 in connection with the November 25, 2009 plebiscite to ratify the conversion of the municipality of Dasmariñas province of Cavite into a component city pursuant to Republic Act 9723 dated October 15, 2009.

The first plebiscite was held on 28 October 1916 and narrowly rejected conscription with a margin of 49 % for and 51 % against.

The plebiscite of 28 October 1916 asked Australians: Are you in favour of the Government having, in this grave emergency, the same compulsory powers over citizens in regard to requiring their military service, for the term of this War, outside the Commonwealth, as it now has in regard to military service within the Commonwealth?

On October 20, the Rusyns produced a resolution more or less in favor of a plebiscite concerning the entirety of Carpathorus becoming part of Hungary.

On October 22 of the same year a plebiscite declared Caltanissetta part of the new Kingdom of Italy.

This constitution was approved by a plebiscite in 1919, in which less than 5 % of the population voted.

* Independence Day, honors the 2006 plebiscite that indicated that 55. 5 % of Montenegrins were in favor of becoming a sovereign nation.

* February 5 – Kashmir Day On February 5, 1964, India backed out of its promise to hold plebiscite in disputed territory of Kashmir.

In the plebiscite 5, 336 votes were given to remain in Germany with 15 votes for Poland.

The plebiscite, held on November 5, 1940, resulted in the voters recommending statehood for Hawaii.

The plebiscite on the Constitution of Ireland is passed by 56. 5 % of voters.