2010 Southern Sudanese general election

2010 Southern Sudanese general election

11–15 April 2010 2026  →
Registered	4,539,835
Presidential election
Turnout	61.98%
Candidate Salva Kiir Mayardit Lam Akol Party SPLM SPLM–DC Popular vote 2,616,613 197,217 Percentage 92.99% 7.01%
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
Party Seats SPLM 161 SPLM–Democratic Change 1 National Congress 1 Independents 7 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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	%
	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

By state

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

Legislative Assembly

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

References

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