2010 Southern Sudanese general election
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| Registered | 4,539,835 | |||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 61.98% | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Results by region or municipality Kiir: 70-80% 80-90% 90%+ | ||||||||||||||||
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All 170 seats in the Legislative Assembly 86 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Constitution |
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 after a referendum in 2011.
As of 2025, these are the last South Sudanese elections.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Salva Kiir Mayardit | Sudan People's Liberation Movement | 2,616,613 | 92.99 | |
| Lam Akol | Sudan People's Liberation Movement–Democratic Change | 197,217 | 7.01 | |
| Total | 2,813,830 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 2,813,830 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,539,835 | 61.98 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||
By state

| Salva Kiir SPLM | Lam Akol SPLM-DC | Margin | Total Votes | ||||
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| State | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
| W. Bahr el Ghazal | 137,070 | 90.51% | 14,369 | 9.49% | 151,439 | ||
| Lakes | 247,586 | 97.73% | 5,740 | 2.27% | 253,326 | ||
| N. Bahr el Ghazal | 256,208 | 97.10% | 7,656 | 2.90% | 263,864 | ||
| Warrap | 522,126 | 99.61% | 2,046 | 0.39% | 524,172 | ||
| Unity | 149,128 | 81.46% | 33,932 | 18.54% | 183,060 | ||
| Jonglei | 234,897 | 93.82% | 15,486 | 6.18% | 250,383 | ||
| Upper Nile | 199,296 | 74.75% | 67,309 | 25.25% | 266,605 | ||
| C. Equatoria | 227,151 | 89.29% | 27,258 | 10.71% | 254,409 | ||
| E. Equatoria | 487,090 | 98.02% | 9,831 | 1.98% | 496,921 | ||
| W. Equatoria | 156,061 | 91.99% | 13,590 | 8.01% | 169,651 | ||
| Sources: National Electoral Commission | |||||||
Legislative Assembly
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Sudan People's Liberation Movement | 161 | |||
| Sudan People's Liberation Movement–Democratic Change | 1 | |||
| National Congress Party | 1 | |||
| Independents | 7 | |||
| Total | 170 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,539,835 | – | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission | ||||
References
- ^ FACTBOX: Sudan presidential election results Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Sudan Tribune, 27 April 2010




