Leipzig II

Leipzig II 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 153. It is located in northwestern Saxony, comprising the southern part of the city of Leipzig.[1]

153 Leipzig II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Leipzig II in 2013
StateSaxony
Population285,200 (2015)
Electorate227,718 (2017)
Major settlementsLeipzig (partial)
Area128.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyLINKE
MemberSören Pellmann
Elected2017

Leipzig II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Sören Pellmann of the The Left.[2]

Geography

Leipzig II is located in northwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city districts (Stadtbezirke) of Mitte, Süd, Südost, Südwest, and West from the independent city of Leipzig.[1]

History

Leipzig II was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 310 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 154. Since 2013, it has been number 153.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Süd-Ost, Süd, Süd-West, and West II from the independent city of Leipzig. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 310 Leipzig II
  • Leipzig city (only Süd-Ost, Süd, Süd-West, and West II Stadtbezirke)
1994
1998
2002 154
  • Leipzig city (only Mitte, Süd, Südost, Südwest, and West Stadtbezirke)
2005
2009
2013 153
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Gerhard Schulz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by Gunter Weißgerber of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and served until 2009, when it was won Thomas Feist of the CDU. Sören Pellmann of The Left was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Gerhard Schulz CDU 36.8
1994 36.1
1998 Gunter Weißgerber SPD 36.7
2002 39.9
2005 35.3
2009 Thomas Feist CDU 28.8
2013 34.3
2017 Sören Pellmann LINKE 25.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Leipzig II[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 % ±%
Left Sören Pellmann 43,948 25.3 0.5 39,058 22.5 0.1
CDU N Thomas Feist 42,778 24.6 9.7 38,111 21.9 10.6
AfD Siegbert Droese 25,968 15.0 27,774 16.0 10.9
SPD Jens Katzek 23,787 13.7 9.7 22,725 13.1 5.8
Green Monika Lazar 17,273 9.9 0.9 18,154 10.4 0.8
FDP Friedrich Vosberg 10,052 5.8 4.3 14,866 8.6 5.5
PARTEI Mathias Haschke 5,191 3.0 1.4 4,203 2.4
Tierschutzpartei   2,555 1.5
FW Karsten Kietz 2,034 1.2 1,302 0.7 0.0
BGE   1,175 0.7
Pirates Ute Elisabeth Gabelmann 1,325 0.8 1.8 967 0.6 3.3
DiB 884 0.5
NPD   678 0.4 1.1
V-Partei³ 499 0.2
Independent Frank Roeder 493 0.3
ÖDP   376 0.2
MLPD Gudrun Kimmerle 407 0.2 258 0.1 0.0
BüSo Karsten Werner 380 0.2 0.6 199 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 1,562 1,414
Total Valid votes 173,636 173,784
Turnout 175,198 76.9 6.8
Left gain from CDU Majority 1,170 0.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Leipzig II[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 Thomas Feist 52,077 34.3 5.5 49,553 32.6 6.4
Left Mike Nagler 37,750 24.9 0.5 34,302 22.5 3.0
SPD Wolfgang Tiefensee 35,515 23.4 0.4 28,778 18.9 0.6
Green Monika Lazar 13,732 9.0 3.1 17,075 11.2 3.5
AfD   7,702 5.1
Pirates Sebastian Czich 3,914 2.6 5,897 3.9
NPD Matthias Koch 3,096 2.0 0.1 2,207 1.5 0.7
PARTEI Mathias Haschke 2,347 1.5
FDP Holger Krahmer 2,237 1.5 5.9 4,583 3.0 8.9
FW   1,137 0.7
PRO 383 0.3
BüSo Karsten Werner 1,192 0.8 0.4 349 0.2 0.6
MLPD   221 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,075 1,748
Total Valid votes 151,860 152,187
Turnout 153,935 70.0 2.1
CDU hold Majority 14,327 9.4 5.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Leipzig II[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 Thomas Feist 41,101 28.8 3.2 37,304 26.1 2.9
Left Mike Nagler 36,117 25.3 2.8 36,431 25.5 3.0
SPD Wolfgang Tiefensee 32,841 23.0 12.3 26,133 18.3 14.2
Green Monika Lazar 17,345 12.2 5.0 20,998 14.7 4.7
FDP Cornelius Janßen 10,505 7.4 2.6 16,983 11.9 4.3
NPD Holger Odenthal 3,094 2.2 0.2 3,119 2.2 0.0
BüSo Karsten Werner 1,674 1.2 0.4 1,203 0.8 0.4
MLPD   376 0.3 0.1
REP   248 0.2 0.0
Informal votes 1,904 1,786
Total Valid votes 142,677 142,795
Turnout 144,581 67.9 7.5
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,984 3.5

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