Leipzig-Land

Leipzig-Land 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 154. It is located in northwestern Saxony, comprising the Landkreis Leipzig district.[1]

154 Leipzig-Land
electoral district for the Bundestag
Leipzig-Land in 2013
State	Saxony
Population	258,400 (2015)
Electorate	215,616 (2017)
Major settlements	Grimma Markkleeberg Borna
Area	1,651.4 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	CDU
Member	Katharina Landgraf
Elected	2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Leipzig-Land was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2005, it has been represented by Katharina Landgraf of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Leipzig-Land is located in northwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Landkreis Leipzig district.[1]

History

Leipzig-Land was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Leipzig-Land – Borna – Geithain. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Leipziger Land – Muldentalkreis. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 311 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 155. Since 2013, it has been number 154.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Landkreis Leipzig, Borna, and Geithain. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Leipziger Land and Muldentalkreis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1990	311	Leipzig-Land – Borna – Geithain	Landkreis Leipzig district Borna district Geithain district
1994
1998
2002	155	Leipziger Land – Muldentalkreis	Leipziger Land district Muldentalkreis district
2005
2009		Leipzig-Land	Landkreis Leipzig district
2013	154
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Rolf Rau of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Jürgen Wieczorek of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won it in 1998 and served until 2005. Katharina Landgraf was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1990	Rolf Rau	CDU	51.7
	1994			49.6
	1998	Jürgen Wieczorek	SPD	37.6
	2002			39.7
	2005	Katharina Landgraf	CDU	34.9
	2009			41.7
	2013			51.3
	2017			34.1

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Leipzig-Land[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	Katharina Landgraf		54,152	34.1	17.2	47,944	30.1	15.7
	AfD	Lars Herrmann		45,563	28.7		42,823	26.9	20.5
	Left	Axel Troost		24,801	15.6	5.8	23,368	14.7	5.3
	SPD	Markus Bergforth		18,221	11.5	4.4	18,139	11.4	3.8
	FDP	Katja Tavernaro		10,048	6.3	4.4	12,859	8.1	5.2
	Green	Gerd Lippold		6,219	3.9	0.6	5,157	3.2	0.0
	Tierschutzpartei						2,298	1.4
	NPD						1,793	1.1	1.9
	FW						1,580	1.0	0.0
	PARTEI						1,366	0.9
	BGE						510	0.3
	Pirates						505	0.3	1.6
	DiB						297	0.2
	ÖDP						251	0.2
	V-Partei³						233	0.1
	MLPD						168	0.1	0.0
	BüSo						100	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,317			1,930
Total Valid votes				159,004			159,391
Turnout				161,321	74.8	6.1
	CDU hold		Majority	8,589	5.4	24.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Leipzig-Land[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	Katharina Landgraf		76,273	51.3	9.6	68,348	45.8	9.1
	Left	Axel Troost		31,865	21.4	1.2	29,716	19.9	3.9
	SPD	Harald Redepenning		23,542	15.8	0.2	22,681	15.2	0.8
	AfD						9,562	6.4
	NPD	Maik Scheffler		6,066	4.1	0.0	4,513	3.0	0.9
	Green	Tommy Penk		4,905	3.3	1.3	4,899	3.3	1.9
	Pirates	Andreas Vogt		3,199	2.2		2,905	1.9
	FDP	Steve Görnitz		2,890	1.9	8.2	4,292	2.9	10.3
	FW						1,485	1.0
	PRO						495	0.3
	BüSo						172	0.1	0.6
	MLPD						137	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				2,797			2,332
Total Valid votes				148,740			149,205
Turnout				131,537	68.8	4.5
	CDU hold		Majority	44,408	29.9	10.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Leipzig-Land[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	Katharina Landgraf		60,969	41.7	6.9	53,735	36.7	5.9
	Left	Axel Troost		33,044	22.6	1.0	34,826	23.8	1.1
	SPD	Daniel Werner		23,471	16.1	13.5	23,354	16.0	10.5
	FDP	Christoph Waitz		14,799	10.1	4.6	19,240	13.2	3.9
	Green	Leon Wolff		6,745	4.6	2.3	7,533	5.1	1.1
	NPD	Marcus Müller		5,988	4.1	0.4	5,751	3.9	0.4
	Independent	Uwe Teske		1,090	0.7
	BüSo						1,032	0.7	0.2
	REP						462	0.3	0.0
	MLPD						375	0.3	0.1
Informal votes				2,283			2,081
Total Valid votes				146,106			146,308
Turnout				148,389	64.2	11.7
	CDU hold		Majority	27,925	19.1	13.9

References

1. "Constituency Leipzig-Land". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Leipzig-Land". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Leipzig-Land
4. Results for Leipzig-Land
5. Results for Leipzig-Land