2010 Sudanese gubernatorial elections explained

Election Name:2010 Sudanese gubernatorial elections
Country:Sudan
Type:legislative
Seats For Election:24 of Sudan's 25 governorships
Flag Year:1960
Ongoing:no
Map Size:320px
Party1:National Congress (Sudan)
Seats Before1:14
Seats After1:14
Leader1:Omar al-Bashir
Party2:Sudan People's Liberation Movement
Seats Before2:10
Seats After2:9
Seat Change2:1
Leader2:Salva Kiir
Party3:Independent
Seats Before3:0
Seats After3:1
Seat Change3:1
Leader3:Bangassi Joseph Mario Bakosoro
1Data3:0

The Sudanese gubernatorial elections took place on 11–15 April 2010, alongside the wider Sudanese general election, to elect the Governors of the states of Sudan.

The election produced few unexpected upsets, with NCP candidates winning all Northern States, and SPLM candidates winning all of Sudan's Southern States with the notable exception of Western Equatoria; where an Independent candidate unseated the incumbent SPLM Governor.

Changes to the constitution in January 2015 meant that Governors are now appointed by the President, as opposed to being directly elected.[1]

The only state not to hold elections was South Kordofan, where elections were delayed due to disagreement over disputes arising from the 2008 census.[2]

Votes by State

Statealign=center colspan=1 Winning Partyalign=center colspan=1 Margin (%)align=center colspan=1 Details
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCP
NCP
S. KordofanElection delayedDetails
NCP 36.57 Details
NCP Details
NCP 32.52 Details
NCP
SPLM
SPLM
SPLM
SPLM
SPLM 33.21 Details
SPLM Details
SPLM
SPLM
SPLM
Independent 3.23 Details
Sources: National Electoral Commission

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sudan constitution 2005. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920113457/https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Sudan_2005.pdf?lang=en . 2016-09-20 .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-11-08 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001719/http://www.sudantribune.com/IMG/pdf/Unfinished_Business-_South_Kordofan_s_State_Elections-3.pdf . dead .