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2010 Southern Sudanese general election

Regional election in Sudan

2010 Southern Sudanese general election

Regional election in Sudan

FieldValue
countrySouthern Sudan
flag_year2011
election_date11–15 April 2010
registered4,539,835
next_election2026 South Sudanese general election
next_year2026
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_namePresidential election
typepresidential
turnout61.98%
image1Salva Kiir-3, by Stein Ove Korneliussen.jpg
candidate1Salva Kiir Mayardit
party1Sudan People's Liberation Movement
popular_vote1**2,616,613**
percentage1**92.99%**
image23x4.svg
candidate2Lam Akol
party2SPLM–DC
popular_vote2197,217
percentage27.01%
titlePresident
posttitleElected President
after_electionSalva Kiir Mayardit
after_partySudan People's Liberation Movement
map_image2010 South Sudanese presidential election by state.svg
map_captionResults by region or municipality
**Kiir**:
module{{Infobox legislative election
embedyes
election_nameParliamentary election
seats_for_electionAll 170 seats in the Legislative Assembly
majority_seats86
noleaderyes
nopercentageyes
first_electionyes
party1Sudan People's Liberation Movement
leader1Xavier Zablah Bukele
seats1161
party2SPLM–Democratic Change
leader2Carlos García Saade
seats21
party3National Congress Party (Sudan)
leader3Nelson Guardado
seats31
party4Independents
leader4
seats47

Kiir:

Regional elections were held in Southern Sudan between 11 and 15 April 2010 as part of the Sudanese general election. The result was a victory for Salva Kiir of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, who received almost 93% of the vote. The winners of these elections would later continue in office upon South Sudan's independence after a referendum in 2011.

As of 2025, these are the last South Sudanese elections.

Electoral system

The President was elected using the two-round system; if no candidate gained a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off would have been held.

The 170 seats of the Legislative Assembly were elected by three methods:

  • 102 seats (60%) were elected by First-past-the-post.
  • 43 seats (25%) reserved for women were elected by closed list proportional representation with 4% electoral threshold.
  • 25 seats (15%) unreserved were elected by the same system.

Results

President

By state

Results by state.
Salva Kiir
SPLMLam Akol
SPLM-DCMarginTotal VotesState#%#%#%#
W. Bahr el Ghazal137,07090.51%14,3699.49%151,439
Lakes247,58697.73%5,7402.27%253,326
N. Bahr el Ghazal256,20897.10%7,6562.90%263,864
Warrap522,12699.61%2,0460.39%524,172
Unity149,12881.46%33,93218.54%183,060
Jonglei234,89793.82%15,4866.18%250,383
Upper Nile199,29674.75%67,30925.25%266,605
C. Equatoria227,15189.29%27,25810.71%254,409
E. Equatoria487,09098.02%9,8311.98%496,921
W. Equatoria156,06191.99%13,5908.01%169,651
Sources: [National Electoral Commission](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115944/http://nec.org.sd/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/09/NEC-preliminary-report-2010-elections.pdf)

Legislative Assembly

References

References

  1. [http://www.sudantribune.com/FACTBOX-Sudan-presidential,34901 FACTBOX: Sudan presidential election results] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-06-29 Sudan Tribune, 27 April 2010)
  2. [http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2145/ Election for President] IFES
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115944/http://nec.org.sd/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/09/NEC-preliminary-report-2010-elections.pdf] National Electoral Commission
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