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
StateSaxony
Population294,400 (2015)
Electorate232,636 (2017)
Major settlementsDresden (partial)
Area81.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberAndreas Lämmel
Elected2005, 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y 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
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