2010 Southern Sudanese general election

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. The winners of these elections would later continue in office upon South Sudan's independence after a referendum in 2011.

2010 Southern Sudanese general election

11–15 April 2010
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.

As of 2025, these are the last South Sudanese elections.

Electoral system

The President was elected using the two-round system; if no candidate gained a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off would have been held.

The 170 seats of the Legislative Assembly were elected by three methods:

• 102 seats (60%) were elected by First-past-the-post.
• 43 seats (25%) reserved for women were elected by closed list proportional representation with 4% electoral threshold.
• 25 seats (15%) unreserved were elected by the same system.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	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

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			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

See also

• 2010 Sudanese general election in Jonglei
• 2010 Sudanese gubernatorial elections
• 2010 Darfurian amalgamation referendum
• 2011 Southern Sudanese independence referendum