Leipzig I

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]

152 Leipzig I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Leipzig I in 2013
StateSaxony
Population275,200 (2015)
Electorate220,654 (2017)
Major settlementsLeipzig (partial)
Area169.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberJens Lehmann
Elected2017

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
1990 309 Leipzig I
  • Leipzig city (only Mitte, Nord, Nord-Ost, and West Stadtbezirke)
1994
1998
2002 153
  • Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke)
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 %
1990 Hermann Pohler CDU 39.1
1994 43.4
1998 Rainer Fornahl SPD 38.7
2002 40.7
2005 33.0
2009 Bettina Kudla CDU 33.3
2013 40.0
2017 Jens Lehmann CDU 27.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Leipzig 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Jens Lehmann 43,919 27.5 12.5 37,622 23.5 13.4
AfD Christoph Neumann 32,702 20.5 33,291 20.8 14.7
Left Franziska Riekewald 31,132 19.5 3.9 31,137 19.5 1.8
SPD Daniela Kolbe 26,330 16.5 5.2 20,674 12.9 5.6
FDP Marcus Viefeld 9,074 5.7 4.0 13,565 8.5 5.5
Green Volker Holzendorf 8,735 5.5 0.2 11,300 7.1 0.1
PARTEI Tom Rodig 4,173 2.6 3,205 2.0
Tierschutzpartei   2,877 1.8
FW Robert Baier 1,876 1.2 1,443 0.9 0.1
NPD   1,169 0.7 1.6
Independent Ralf Detlef Kohl 956 0.6
BGE   876 0.5
Pirates   850 0.5 2.7
DiB 770 0.5
V-Partei³ 333 0.2
ÖDP   330 0.2
MLPD   247 0.2 0.0
BüSo Madeleine Fellauer 550 0.3 1.0 241 0.2 0.1
SGP Endrik Bastian 334 0.2
Informal votes 1,626 1,477
Total Valid votes 159,781 159,930
Turnout 161,407 73.1 7.4
CDU hold Majority 11,217 7.0 9.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Leipzig 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Bettina Kudla 54,566 40.0 6.7 50,481 36.9 6.9
Left Barbara Höll 31,923 23.4 3.1 29,122 21.3 4.2
SPD Daniela Kolbe 29,511 21.6 2.2 25,286 18.5 0.5
Green Stefanie Gruner 7,683 5.6 1.3 9,466 6.9 2.0
AfD   8,394 6.1
NPD Klaus Ufer 4,489 3.3 0.0 3,246 2.4 0.9
Pirates Florian Bokor 4,043 3.0 4,362 3.2
FDP Marcus Viefeld 2,307 1.7 7.5 4,028 2.9 9.9
FW   1,309 1.0
PRO 489 0.4
BüSo Andreas Trost 1,877 1.4 0.1 408 0.3 0.6
MLPD   203 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,028 1,633
Total Valid votes 136,399 136,794
Turnout 138,427 65.8 1.6
CDU hold Majority 22,643 16.6 9.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Leipzig 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Bettina Kudla 42,704 33.3 4.0 38,471 30.0 4.2
Left Barbara Höll 34,015 26.6 2.7 32,762 25.5 3.0
SPD Daniela Kolbe 24,866 19.4 13.6 23,070 18.0 14.0
FDP Marcus Viefeld 11,781 9.2 4.0 16,478 12.8 4.8
Green Friedbert Striewe 8,856 6.9 3.0 11,474 8.9 2.4
NPD Jens Pühse 4,202 3.3 0.3 4,225 3.3 0.3
BüSo Xenia Biereichelt 1,691 1.3 0.7 1,197 0.9 0.4
REP   340 0.3 0.0
MLPD   294 0.2 0.1
Informal votes 1,719 1,523
Total Valid votes 128,115 128,311
Turnout 129,834 64.1 9.6
CDU gain from SPD Majority 8,689 6.7

References
  1. "Constituency Leipzig I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Leipzig I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Leipzig I
  4. Results for Leizpig I
  5. Results for Leipzig I
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