2010 Southern Sudanese general election

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.[1] The winners of these elections would later continue in office upon South Sudan's independence following the referendum in 2011.

2010 Southern Sudanese general election

11–15 April 2010
Registered4,539,835
Presidential election
Turnout61.98%
 
Candidate Salva Kiir Mayardit Lam Akol
Party SPLM SPLM–DC
Popular vote 2,616,613 197,217
Percentage 92.99% 7.01%

Elected President

Salva Kiir Mayardit
SPLM

Parliamentary election

All 170 seats in the Legislative Assembly
86 seats needed for a majority
Party Seats
SPLM 161
SPLM–Democratic Change 1
National Congress 1
Independents 7

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Salva Kiir MayarditSudan People's Liberation Movement2,616,61392.99
Lam AkolSPLM–Democratic Change197,2177.01
Total2,813,830100.00
Total votes2,813,830
Registered voters/turnout4,539,83561.98
Source: National Electoral Commission

By state

Results by state.
Salva Kiir
SPLM
Lam Akol
SPLM-DC
Margin Total Votes
State #  % #  % #  % #
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

Legislative Assembly

PartySeats
Sudan People's Liberation Movement161
SPLM–Democratic Change1
National Congress1
Independents7
Total170
Source: National Electoral Commission

References

  1. FACTBOX: Sudan presidential election results Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Sudan Tribune, 27 April 2010
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