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 | |
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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 km2 |
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 |
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1990 | 318 | Dresden I |
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1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 160 |
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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 | % | |
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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] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
44,388 | 24.6 | ![]() |
44,104 | 24.4 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Jens Maier | 40,380 | 22.4 | 41,812 | 23.1 | ![]() | |||
Left | Katja Kipping | 37,936 | 21.0 | ![]() |
31,004 | 17.1 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Christian Avenarius | 23,906 | 13.2 | ![]() |
19,246 | 10.6 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Robert Malorny | 13,590 | 7.5 | ![]() |
18,610 | 10.3 | ![]() | ||
Green | Thomas Löser | 11,765 | 6.5 | ![]() |
13,936 | 7.7 | ![]() | ||
PARTEI | Sören Tobias Hinze | 3,680 | 2.0 | 3,022 | 1.7 | ||||
Tierschutzpartei | 2,203 | 1.2 | |||||||
FW | 1,371 | 0.8 | ![]() | ||||||
Pirates | Jörg Smuda | 1,861 | 1.0 | ![]() |
1,209 | 0.7 | ![]() | ||
ÖDP | Joachim Guzy | 1,481 | 0.8 | 1,002 | 0.6 | ||||
NPD | Dietmar Grahl | 991 | 0.5 | ![]() |
1,284 | 0.7 | ![]() | ||
BGE | 811 | 0.4 | |||||||
DiB | 700 | 0.4 | |||||||
V-Partei³ | 329 | 0.2 | |||||||
BüSo | Michael Gründler | 669 | 0.4 | ![]() |
320 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | 155 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,202 | 1,731 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 180,647 | 181,118 | |||||||
Turnout | 182,849 | 78.6 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 4,008 | 2.2 | ![]() |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Dresden I[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
72,537 | 42.6 | ![]() |
68,192 | 39.8 | ![]() | ||
Left | Katja Kipping | 42,599 | 25.0 | ![]() |
32,505 | 19.0 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Ines Vogel | 25,321 | 14.9 | ![]() |
26,440 | 15.4 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 11,814 | 6.9 | |||||||
Green | Ulrike Bürgel | 10,429 | 6.1 | ![]() |
13,517 | 7.9 | ![]() | ||
Pirates | Sebastian Harmel | 5,217 | 3.1 | 6,086 | 3.6 | ||||
NPD | Frank Hartmut Krien | 5,196 | 3.0 | ![]() |
3,888 | 2.3 | ![]() | ||
FW | Joachim Guzy | 4,316 | 2.5 | 2,413 | 1.4 | ||||
FDP | Johannes Lohmeyer | 3,305 | 1.9 | ![]() |
5,243 | 3.1 | ![]() | ||
BüSo | Michael Gründler | 1,180 | 0.7 | ![]() |
457 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||
PRO | 402 | 0.2 | |||||||
Independent | Werner Klawun | 265 | 0.2 | ||||||
MLPD | 179 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,802 | 2,031 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 170,365 | 171,136 | |||||||
Turnout | 173,167 | 74.2 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 29,938 | 17.6 | ![]() |
2009 election
Federal election (2009): Dresden I[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
56,749 | 36.6 | ![]() |
53,247 | 34.3 | ![]() | ||
Left | Katja Kipping | 37,180 | 24.0 | ![]() |
34,171 | 22.0 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Marlies Volkmer | 25,959 | 16.7 | ![]() |
24,373 | 15.7 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Johannes Lohmeyer | 14,818 | 9.5 | ![]() |
20,574 | 13.2 | ![]() | ||
Green | Dietrich Herrmann | 13,668 | 8.8 | ![]() |
16,961 | 10.9 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Brigitte Lauterbach | 3,851 | 2.5 | ![]() |
3,980 | 2.6 | ![]() | ||
BüSo | Marcus Kührt | 1,575 | 1.0 | ![]() |
1,563 | 1.0 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Hartmut Richter | 801 | 0.5 | ||||||
Independent | Gotthard Häupl | 612 | 0.4 | ||||||
MLPD | 297 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||||||
REP | 281 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,007 | 1,773 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 155,213 | 155,447 | |||||||
Turnout | 157,220 | 68.2 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 19,569 | 12.6 | ![]() |
References
- "Constituency Dresden I". Federal Returning Officer.
- "Results for Dresden I". Federal Returning Officer.
- Results for Dresden I
- Results for Dresden I
- Results for Dresden I