Dresden I

Dresden 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 159. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the southern part of the city of Dresden.[1]

159 Dresden I
electoral district for the Bundestag
Dresden I in 2013
State	Saxony
Population	294,400 (2015)
Electorate	232,636 (2017)
Major settlements	Dresden (partial)
Area	81.5 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	CDU
Member	Andreas Lämmel
Elected	2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Dresden I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2005, it has been represented by Andreas Lämmel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Dresden I is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Ortsamtsbereiche of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis from the independent city of Dresden.[1]

History

Dresden I was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 318 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 160. Since 2013, it has been number 159.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Ost and Süd from the city of Dresden. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1990	318	Dresden I	Dresden city (only Ost and Süd Stadtbezirke)
1994
1998
2002	160		Dresden city (only Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche)
2005
2009
2013	159
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Hans Geisler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, when he was succeeded by Christa Reichard from 1994 to 2005. Andreas Lämmel was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1990	Hans Geisler	CDU	48.9
	1994	Christa Reichard	CDU	47.7
	1998			38.2
	2002			33.8
	2005	Andreas Lämmel	CDU	37.0
	2009			36.6
	2013			42.6
	2017			24.6

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Dresden I[3]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Andreas Lämmel		44,388	24.6	18.0	44,104	24.4	15.5
	AfD	Jens Maier		40,380	22.4		41,812	23.1	16.2
	Left	Katja Kipping		37,936	21.0	4.0	31,004	17.1	1.9
	SPD	Christian Avenarius		23,906	13.2	1.6	19,246	10.6	4.8
	FDP	Robert Malorny		13,590	7.5	5.6	18,610	10.3	7.2
	Green	Thomas Löser		11,765	6.5	0.4	13,936	7.7	0.2
	PARTEI	Sören Tobias Hinze		3,680	2.0		3,022	1.7
	Tierschutzpartei						2,203	1.2
	FW						1,371	0.8	0.7
	Pirates	Jörg Smuda		1,861	1.0	2.0	1,209	0.7	2.9
	ÖDP	Joachim Guzy		1,481	0.8		1,002	0.6
	NPD	Dietmar Grahl		991	0.5	2.5	1,284	0.7	1.6
	BGE						811	0.4
	DiB						700	0.4
	V-Partei³						329	0.2
	BüSo	Michael Gründler		669	0.4	0.3	320	0.2	0.1
	MLPD						155	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,202			1,731
Total Valid votes				180,647			181,118
Turnout				182,849	78.6	4.4
	CDU hold		Majority	4,008	2.2	15.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Dresden I[4]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Andreas Lämmel		72,537	42.6	6.0	68,192	39.8	5.6
	Left	Katja Kipping		42,599	25.0	1.1	32,505	19.0	3.0
	SPD	Ines Vogel		25,321	14.9	1.9	26,440	15.4	0.2
	AfD						11,814	6.9
	Green	Ulrike Bürgel		10,429	6.1	2.7	13,517	7.9	3.0
	Pirates	Sebastian Harmel		5,217	3.1		6,086	3.6
	NPD	Frank Hartmut Krien		5,196	3.0	0.6	3,888	2.3	0.3
	FW	Joachim Guzy		4,316	2.5		2,413	1.4
	FDP	Johannes Lohmeyer		3,305	1.9	7.6	5,243	3.1	10.2
	BüSo	Michael Gründler		1,180	0.7	0.3	457	0.3	0.7
	PRO						402	0.2
	Independent	Werner Klawun		265	0.2
	MLPD						179	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,802			2,031
Total Valid votes				170,365			171,136
Turnout				173,167	74.2	6.0
	CDU hold		Majority	29,938	17.6	5.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Dresden I[5]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Andreas Lämmel		56,749	36.6	0.4	53,247	34.3	9.9
	Left	Katja Kipping		37,180	24.0	4.7	34,171	22.0	2.2
	SPD	Marlies Volkmer		25,959	16.7	15.4	24,373	15.7	12.2
	FDP	Johannes Lohmeyer		14,818	9.5	4.8	20,574	13.2	3.4
	Green	Dietrich Herrmann		13,668	8.8	4.9	16,961	10.9	3.8
	NPD	Brigitte Lauterbach		3,851	2.5	0.1	3,980	2.6	0.0
	BüSo	Marcus Kührt		1,575	1.0	0.4	1,563	1.0	0.6
	Independent	Hartmut Richter		801	0.5
	Independent	Gotthard Häupl		612	0.4
	MLPD						297	0.2	0.1
	REP						281	0.2	0.1
Informal votes				2,007			1,773
Total Valid votes				155,213			155,447
Turnout				157,220	68.2	4.1
	CDU hold		Majority	19,569	12.6	7.7

References

1. "Constituency Dresden I". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Dresden I". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Dresden I
4. Results for Dresden I
5. Results for Dresden I