Quezon del Sur creation plebiscite, 2008
The Quezon del Sur creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the creation of the Province of Quezon del Sur from Quezon; the original Quezon province would have been renamed to "Quezon del Norte" had the plebiscite been approved by the residents of Quezon. The plebiscite was held on December 13, 2008 and the result was a slight majority rejecting the creation of the province.
Gumaca would have been the capital of Quezon del Sur, while Lucena would have been retained as Quezon del Norte's capital.
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Referendum question
The Quezon del Sur creation plebiscite was supervised and officiated by the COMELEC pursuant to Resolution No. 8553.
The question of the said plebiscite was:
DO YOU APPROVE OF THE CREATION OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEZON DEL SUR, WHICH SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF AGDANGAN, BUENAVISTA, CATANAUAN, GENERAL LUNA, MACALELON, MULANAY, PADRE BURGOS, PITOGO, SAN ANDRES, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN NARCISO, UNISAN, ALABAT, ATIMONAN, CALAUAG, GUINAYANGAN, GUMACA, LOPEZ, PEREZ, PLARIDEL, QUEZON AND TAGKAWAYAN, AND THE RENAMING OF THE MOTHER PROVINCE OF QUEZON INTO QUEZON DEL NORTE, WHICH SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BURDEOS, GENERAL NAKAR, INFANTA, JOMALIG, LUCBAN, MAUBAN, PAGBILAO, PANUKULAN, PATNANUNGAN, POLILLO, REAL, SAMPALOC, TAYABAS CITY, CANDELARIA, DOLORES, SAN ANTONIO, SARIAYA, TIAONG AND LUCENA CITY, PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9495 DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2007?
Results
| Plebiscite for the approval of Republic Act 9495 | ||
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| Choice | Votes | Percentage |
| No | 205,265 | 56.59% |
| Yes | 157,457 | 43.41% |
| Required majority | 50.00% | |
| Valid votes | 362,722 | 99.53% |
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,705 | 0.47% |
| Total votes | 364,427 | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | 37.89% | |
| Electorate | 957,199 | |
| Source: COMELEC report | ||
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