South Sudanese general election, 2010

Regional elections were held in South Sudan between 11 and 15 April 2010 as part of the Sudanese general elections. The result was a victory for Salva Kiir of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, who received almost 93% of the vote.^[1]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Salva Kiir	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%
Sources: Sudan Tribune

Votes 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		Votes	%	Seats
	Sudan People's Liberation Movement			160
	Sudan People's Liberation Movement - Democratic Change			2
	National Congress			1
	Independents			7
Total				170
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. FACTBOX: Sudan presidential election results Sudan Tribune, 27 April 2010