2010 Southern Sudanese general election

2010 Southern Sudanese general election
Registered	4,539,835
	Presidential election
Turnout	61.98%
	Results by region or municipality; Kiir: 70-80% 80-90% 90%+
	Elected President ; Salva Kiir Mayardit; SPLM
	Parliamentary election
	All 170 seats in the Legislative Assembly; 86 seats needed for a majority
SPLM	161
SPLM–Democratic Change	1
National Congress	1
Independents	7

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.

Results edit


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Salva Kiir Mayardit	Sudan People's Liberation Movement	2,616,613	92.99
	Lam Akol	SPLM–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

Results by state.

	Salva Kiir SPLM		Lam Akol SPLM-DC		Margin		Total Votes
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


Party		Seats
	Sudan People's Liberation Movement	161
	SPLM–Democratic Change	1
	National Congress	1
	Independents	7
Total		170

Source: National Electoral Commission