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.FACTBOX: Sudan presidential election results Sudan Tribune, 27 April 2010 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.
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.Election for President IFES
The 170 seats of the Legislative Assembly were elected by three methods: National Electoral Commission 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
By state
Salva KiirSPLM Lam AkolSPLM-DC Margin Total Votes State # % # % # % #W. Bahr el Ghazal 137,070 90.51% 14,369 9.49% 151,439Lakes 247,586 97.73% 5,740 2.27% 253,326N. Bahr el Ghazal 256,208 97.10% 7,656 2.90% 263,864Warrap 522,126 99.61% 2,046 0.39% 524,172Unity 149,128 81.46% 33,932 18.54% 183,060Jonglei 234,897 93.82% 15,486 6.18% 250,383Upper Nile 199,296 74.75% 67,309 25.25% 266,605C. Equatoria 227,151 89.29% 27,258 10.71% 254,409E. Equatoria 487,090 98.02% 9,831 1.98% 496,921W. Equatoria 156,061 91.99% 13,590 8.01% 169,651Sources: National Electoral Commission
Legislative Assembly
See also 2010 Sudanese general election in Jonglei 2010 Sudanese gubernatorial elections 2010 Darfurian amalgamation referendum 2011 Southern Sudanese independence referendum
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