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
StateSaxony
Population258,400 (2015)
Electorate215,616 (2017)
Major settlementsGrimma
Markkleeberg
Borna
Area1,651.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberKatharina Landgraf
Elected2005, 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
2005
2009 Leipzig-Land
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

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

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

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

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