Leipzig I
152 Leipzig I | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Leipzig I in 2013 | |
State | Saxony |
Population | 275,200 (2015) |
Electorate | 220,654 (2017) |
Major settlements | Leipzig (partial) |
Area | 169.8 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1990 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Jens Lehmann |
Elected | 2017 |
Leipzig I is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 152. It is located in northwestern Saxony, comprising the northern part of the city of Leipzig.[1]
Leipzig I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Jens Lehmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]
Geography
Leipzig I is located in northwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city districts (Stadtbezirke) of Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost from the independent city of Leipzig.[1]
History
Leipzig I was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 309 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 153. Since 2013, it has been number 152.
Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, Nord, Nord-Ost, and West from the independent city of Leipzig. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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1990 | 309 | Leipzig I |
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1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 153 |
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2005 | |||
2009 | |||
2013 | 152 | ||
2017 | |||
2021 |
Members
The constituency was first represented by Hermann Pohler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by Rainer Fornahl of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and served until 2009, when it was won Bettina Kudla of the CDU. Jens Lehmann of the CDU was elected in 2017.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 1990 | Hermann Pohler | CDU | 39.1 |
1994 | 43.4 | |||
rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color| | 1998 | Rainer Fornahl | SPD | 38.7 |
2002 | 40.7 | |||
2005 | 33.0 | |||
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2009 | Bettina Kudla | CDU | 33.3 |
2013 | 40.0 | |||
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2017 | Jens Lehmann | CDU | 27.5 |
Election results
2017 election
Federal election (2017): Leipzig I[3] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Jens Lehmann | 43,919 | 27.5 | ![]() |
37,622 | 23.5 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Christoph Neumann | 32,702 | 20.5 | 33,291 | 20.8 | ![]() | |||
Left | Franziska Riekewald | 31,132 | 19.5 | ![]() |
31,137 | 19.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Daniela Kolbe | 26,330 | 16.5 | ![]() |
20,674 | 12.9 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Marcus Viefeld | 9,074 | 5.7 | ![]() |
13,565 | 8.5 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Volker Holzendorf | 8,735 | 5.5 | ![]() |
11,300 | 7.1 | ![]() | ||
PARTEI | Tom Rodig | 4,173 | 2.6 | 3,205 | 2.0 | ||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 2,877 | 1.8 | |||||||
FW | Robert Baier | 1,876 | 1.2 | 1,443 | 0.9 | ![]() | |||
NPD | 1,169 | 0.7 | ![]() | ||||||
Independent | Ralf Detlef Kohl | 956 | 0.6 | ||||||
BGE | 876 | 0.5 | |||||||
Pirates | 850 | 0.5 | ![]() | ||||||
DiB | 770 | 0.5 | |||||||
V-Partei³ | 333 | 0.2 | |||||||
ÖDP | 330 | 0.2 | |||||||
MLPD | 247 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||||||
BüSo | Madeleine Fellauer | 550 | 0.3 | ![]() |
241 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||
SGP | Endrik Bastian | 334 | 0.2 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,626 | 1,477 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 159,781 | 159,930 | |||||||
Turnout | 161,407 | 73.1 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 11,217 | 7.0 | ![]() |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Leipzig I[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
54,566 | 40.0 | ![]() |
50,481 | 36.9 | ![]() | ||
Left | Barbara Höll | 31,923 | 23.4 | ![]() |
29,122 | 21.3 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Daniela Kolbe | 29,511 | 21.6 | ![]() |
25,286 | 18.5 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Stefanie Gruner | 7,683 | 5.6 | ![]() |
9,466 | 6.9 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 8,394 | 6.1 | |||||||
NPD | Klaus Ufer | 4,489 | 3.3 | ![]() |
3,246 | 2.4 | ![]() | ||
Pirates | Florian Bokor | 4,043 | 3.0 | 4,362 | 3.2 | ||||
FDP | Marcus Viefeld | 2,307 | 1.7 | ![]() |
4,028 | 2.9 | ![]() | ||
FW | 1,309 | 1.0 | |||||||
PRO | 489 | 0.4 | |||||||
BüSo | Andreas Trost | 1,877 | 1.4 | ![]() |
408 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | 203 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,028 | 1,633 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 136,399 | 136,794 | |||||||
Turnout | 138,427 | 65.8 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 22,643 | 16.6 | ![]() |
2009 election
Federal election (2009): Leipzig I[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Bettina Kudla | 42,704 | 33.3 | ![]() |
38,471 | 30.0 | ![]() | ||
Left | Barbara Höll | 34,015 | 26.6 | ![]() |
32,762 | 25.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Daniela Kolbe | 24,866 | 19.4 | ![]() |
23,070 | 18.0 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Marcus Viefeld | 11,781 | 9.2 | ![]() |
16,478 | 12.8 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Friedbert Striewe | 8,856 | 6.9 | ![]() |
11,474 | 8.9 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Jens Pühse | 4,202 | 3.3 | ![]() |
4,225 | 3.3 | ![]() | ||
BüSo | Xenia Biereichelt | 1,691 | 1.3 | ![]() |
1,197 | 0.9 | ![]() | ||
REP | 340 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||||||
MLPD | 294 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,719 | 1,523 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 128,115 | 128,311 | |||||||
Turnout | 129,834 | 64.1 | ![]() |
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CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 8,689 | 6.7 |
References
- ^ a b "Constituency Leipzig I". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ "Results for Leipzig I". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ Results for Leipzig I
- ^ Results for Leizpig I
- ^ Results for Leipzig I