Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly

Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Established	2005
Disbanded	2011
Preceded by	People's Regional Assembly
Succeeded by	Transitional National Legislature of South Sudan
Leadership
Speaker	James Wani Igga (last)
Structure
Seats	170
Political groups	Sudan People's Liberation Movement (161)   Sudan People's Liberation Movement–Democratic Change (1)   National Congress Party (1)   Independents (7)
Elections
Last election	11–15 April 2010
Meeting place
Ministries Complex Juba Southern Sudan
Website
Government of Southern Sudan

The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly was established in 2005 by the interim constitution of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region. ^[1] Pending elections in 2010, all 170 members were appointed according to the following formula as per the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA): 70% of seats to SPLM, 15% to NCP, and 15% to other parties. ^[2] The Assembly met in Juba, The capital of Southern Sudan and Central Equatoria State. ^[3]

The last and arguably most historic sitting of the Assembly took place on 9 July 2011 at approximately 1.30 pm (Juba time) when the Declaration of Independence of South Sudan was read by the Rt. Hon. James Wani Igga, Speaker of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly. It was read at an open parliamentary session (sitting number 27-2011) of the Assembly in front of a large assembled audience at the Dr. John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan. ^{[4] [5]}

Following the independence of the Republic of South Sudan, a new legislature was established in terms of the country's constitution. It together with the Council of States of South Sudan is the new National Legislature of South Sudan.

Latest elections

Main article: 2010 Sudanese general election

President

Presidential Election results by state.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Omar Hassan al-Bashir	National Congress Party	6,901,694	68.24
	Yasir Arman	Sudan People's Liberation Movement	2,193,826	21.69
	Abdallah Deng Nhial	Popular Congress Party	396,139	3.92
	Hatim Al-Sir	Democratic Unionist Party	195,668	1.93
	Sadiq al-Mahdi	Umma Party	96,868	0.96
	Kamil Idris	Independent	77,132	0.76
	Mahmood Ahmed Jeha	Independent	71,708	0.71
	Mubarak al-Fadil	Umma Reform and Renewal Party	49,402	0.49
	Munir Sheikh El-din Jallab	New National Democratic Party	40,277	0.40
	Abdel-Aziz Khalid	Sudanese National Alliance	34,592	0.34
	Fatima Abdel Mahmoud	Sudanese Socialist Democratic Union	30,562	0.30
	Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud	Sudanese Communist Party	26,442	0.26
Total			10,114,310	100.00
Total votes			10,114,310	–
Registered voters/turnout			16,281,841	62.12
Source: National Electoral Commission

Legislative Assembly

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly by party

Party	Acronym	Leader	MPs
Sudan People's Liberation Movement	SPLM	Dr. Ann Itto (for Southern sector)	112
National Congress	NCP	Riek Gai Kok (for Southern sector) [6]	25
Union of Sudan African Parties 1	USAP 1	Joseph Ukel	7
Union of Sudan African Parties 2	USAP 2	James Elioba Sururu	4
United Democratic Sudan Forum	UDSF	N/A	4
South Sudan Democratic Forum	SSDF	Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro	4
United Democratic Front	UDF	Peter Abdrhaman Sule	4
Sudan African National Union	SANU	Dr. Toby Maduot	4
South Sudan Defense Force	SSDF	Paulino Matip Nhial	3
Appointed Members	N/A	N/A	3
Sudan People's Liberation Movement - Democratic Change	SPLM-DC	Lam Akol	4

Speakers

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
James Wani Igga	2005	2011	Speaker of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly [7]

See also

• National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan
• National Legislature of South Sudan

References

1. "The Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, 2005" (PDF). Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. See also: "The Interim National Constitution of the Republic of Sudan, 2005" (PDF). Sudan Embassy, Berlin, Germany. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19.
2. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement between The Government of The Republic of The Sudan and The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Sudan People's Liberation Army (from reliefweb.int)
3. Government of Southern Sudan
4. Broadcast of Declaration of Independence (part 1)
5. Broadcast of Declaration of Independence (part 2)
6. Sudan Vision "Are South Sudanese under GoSS Ready to Forgive, Reconcile and Coexist"; Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
7. Kuyok, Kuyok Abol (4 September 2015). South Sudan: The Notable Firsts. ISBN   9781504943468.