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 | |
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electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Leipzig II in 2013 | |
State | Saxony |
Population | 285,200 (2015) |
Electorate | 227,718 (2017) |
Major settlements | Leipzig (partial) |
Area | 128.0 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1990 |
Party | LINKE |
Member | Sören Pellmann |
Elected | 2017 |
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 |
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1990 | 310 | Leipzig II |
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1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 154 |
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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 | % | |
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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] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Sören Pellmann | 43,948 | 25.3 | ![]() |
39,058 | 22.5 | ![]() | ||
CDU | ![]() |
42,778 | 24.6 | ![]() |
38,111 | 21.9 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Siegbert Droese | 25,968 | 15.0 | 27,774 | 16.0 | ![]() | |||
SPD | Jens Katzek | 23,787 | 13.7 | ![]() |
22,725 | 13.1 | ![]() | ||
Green | Monika Lazar | 17,273 | 9.9 | ![]() |
18,154 | 10.4 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Friedrich Vosberg | 10,052 | 5.8 | ![]() |
14,866 | 8.6 | ![]() | ||
PARTEI | Mathias Haschke | 5,191 | 3.0 | ![]() |
4,203 | 2.4 | |||
Tierschutzpartei | 2,555 | 1.5 | |||||||
FW | Karsten Kietz | 2,034 | 1.2 | 1,302 | 0.7 | ![]() | |||
BGE | 1,175 | 0.7 | |||||||
Pirates | Ute Elisabeth Gabelmann | 1,325 | 0.8 | ![]() |
967 | 0.6 | ![]() | ||
DiB | 884 | 0.5 | |||||||
NPD | 678 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||||||
V-Partei³ | 499 | 0.2 | |||||||
Independent | Frank Roeder | 493 | 0.3 | ||||||
ÖDP | 376 | 0.2 | |||||||
MLPD | Gudrun Kimmerle | 407 | 0.2 | 258 | 0.1 | ![]() | |||
BüSo | Karsten Werner | 380 | 0.2 | ![]() |
199 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||
Informal votes | 1,562 | 1,414 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 173,636 | 173,784 | |||||||
Turnout | 175,198 | 76.9 | ![]() |
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Left gain from CDU | Majority | 1,170 | 0.7 |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Leipzig II[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 | ![]() |
52,077 | 34.3 | ![]() |
49,553 | 32.6 | ![]() | ||
Left | Mike Nagler | 37,750 | 24.9 | ![]() |
34,302 | 22.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Wolfgang Tiefensee | 35,515 | 23.4 | ![]() |
28,778 | 18.9 | ![]() | ||
Green | Monika Lazar | 13,732 | 9.0 | ![]() |
17,075 | 11.2 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 7,702 | 5.1 | |||||||
Pirates | Sebastian Czich | 3,914 | 2.6 | 5,897 | 3.9 | ||||
NPD | Matthias Koch | 3,096 | 2.0 | ![]() |
2,207 | 1.5 | ![]() | ||
PARTEI | Mathias Haschke | 2,347 | 1.5 | ||||||
FDP | Holger Krahmer | 2,237 | 1.5 | ![]() |
4,583 | 3.0 | ![]() | ||
FW | 1,137 | 0.7 | |||||||
PRO | 383 | 0.3 | |||||||
BüSo | Karsten Werner | 1,192 | 0.8 | ![]() |
349 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | 221 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,075 | 1,748 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 151,860 | 152,187 | |||||||
Turnout | 153,935 | 70.0 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 14,327 | 9.4 | ![]() |
2009 election
Federal election (2009): Leipzig II[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 | Thomas Feist | 41,101 | 28.8 | ![]() |
37,304 | 26.1 | ![]() | ||
Left | Mike Nagler | 36,117 | 25.3 | ![]() |
36,431 | 25.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Wolfgang Tiefensee | 32,841 | 23.0 | ![]() |
26,133 | 18.3 | ![]() | ||
Green | Monika Lazar | 17,345 | 12.2 | ![]() |
20,998 | 14.7 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Cornelius Janßen | 10,505 | 7.4 | ![]() |
16,983 | 11.9 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Holger Odenthal | 3,094 | 2.2 | ![]() |
3,119 | 2.2 | ![]() | ||
BüSo | Karsten Werner | 1,674 | 1.2 | ![]() |
1,203 | 0.8 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | 376 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||||||
REP | 248 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,904 | 1,786 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 142,677 | 142,795 | |||||||
Turnout | 144,581 | 67.9 | ![]() |
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CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 4,984 | 3.5 |
References
- "Constituency Leipzig II". Federal Returning Officer.
- "Results for Leipzig II". Federal Returning Officer.
- Results for Leipzig II
- Results for Leizpig II
- Results for Leipzig II