Börde – Jerichower Land

Börde – Jerichower 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 67. It is located in northern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the districts of Börde and Jerichower Land.[1]

67 Börde – Jerichower Land
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Börde – Jerichower Land in 2013
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Population265,200 (2015)
Electorate220,786 (2017)
Major settlementsBurg bei Magdeburg
Oschersleben
Haldensleben
Area3,943.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartyCDU
MemberManfred Behrens
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Börde – Jerichower Land was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Manfred Behrens of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Börde – Jerichower Land is located in northern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Börde and Jerichower Land.[1]

History

Börde – Jerichower Land was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Elbe-Havel-Gebiet and Börde. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 68 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 67. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been represented by Manfred Behrens of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its formation.

Election Member Party %
2009 Manfred Behrens CDU 32.7
2013 44.6
2017 37.8

Election results

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Manfred Behrens 55,110 37.8 6.8 47,566 32.1 11.1
Left Kerstin Auerbach 29,616 20.3 1.1 24,555 16.6 5.1
SPD Franziska Kersten 29,174 20.0 3.1 24,053 16.2 3.3
AfD   27,905 18.8 15.0
FDP Christiane Fuchs 11,080 7.6 4.9 11,413 7.7 4.8
NPD Nick-Oliver Machts 9,619 6.6 1,330 0.9 1.2
FW Ines Busse 7,809 5.4 3.3 2,074 1.4 0.2
Green Max Schirmer 3,540 2.4 0.2 4,236 2.9 0.2
Tierschutzallianz 2,137 1.4
PARTEI   1,313 0.9
MG 784 0.5
BGE   358 0.2
DiB 213 0.1
MLPD   151 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 4,551 2,411
Total Valid votes 145,948 148,088
Turnout 150,499 68.2 6.0
CDU hold Majority 25,494 17.5 4.0

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Manfred Behrens 61,890 44.6 11.9 60,207 43.2 11.7
SPD Waltraud Wolff 32,118 23.1 0.7 27,279 19.6 1.7
Left Thomas Waldheim 29,759 21.4 7.3 30,235 21.7 8.9
AfD   5,380 3.9
Pirates Andrea Bogner 4,224 3.0 2,556 1.8 0.5
FDP Jens Ackermann 3,686 2.7 7.1 3,995 2.9 7.9
Green Thomas Schlenker 3,611 2.6 0.9 4,281 3.1 1.2
NPD   2,903 2.1
FW Rolf Wegener 2,854 2.1 1,630 1.2
Independent Thomas Buch 696 0.6
PRO 458 0.3
ÖDP   232 0.2
MLPD   170 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,976 2,488
Total Valid votes 138,838 139,326
Turnout 141,814 62.2 1.1
CDU hold Majority 29,772 21.5 17.5

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Manfred Behrens 46,686 32.7 4.6 45,060 31.5 4.8
Left Thomas Waldheim 41,040 28.7 5.6 43,781 30.6 5.5
SPD Waltraud Wolff 31,994 20.4 15.3 25,606 17.9 16.1
FDP Jens Ackermann 13,914 9.7 4.5 15,368 10.7 3.3
Green Christoph Erdmenger 5,041 3.5 1.2 6,081 4.3 0.9
NPD Stefan Träger 3,446 2.4 0.4 3,033 2.1 0.2
Pirates   3,320 2.3
Independent Uwe Lehmann 733 0.5
DVU   461 0.3
MLPD   331 0.2 0.0
Informal votes 3,411 3,224
Total Valid votes 142,854 143,041
Turnout 146,265 61.1 9.9
CDU win new seat Majority 5,646 4.0

References
  1. "Constituency Börde – Jerichower Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Börde – Jerichower Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
  4. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
  5. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land

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