Leipzig-Land

Last updated
154 Leipzig-Land
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 154-2013.svg
Leipzig-Land in 2013
State Saxony
Population258,100 (2019)
Electorate212,853 (2021)
Major settlements Grimma
Markkleeberg
Borna
Area1,651.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
Party AfD
Member Edgar Naujok
Elected 2021

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]

Contents

Leipzig-Land was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Edgar Naujok of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). [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.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1990 311Leipzig-Land – Borna – Geithain
  • Landkreis Leipzig district
  • Borna district
  • Geithain district
1994
1998
2002 155Leipziger 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 of the CDU was representative from 2005 to 2021. Edgar Naujok won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
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
2021 Edgar Naujok AfD 24.6

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
AfD Edgar Naujok 39,34824.6Decrease2.svg 4.138,45824.0Decrease2.svg 2.9
CDU Georg‑Ludwig von Breitenbuch39,06624.4Decrease2.svg 9.732,71120.4Decrease2.svg 9.7
SPD Franziska Mascheck 31,98920.0Increase2.svg 8.534,10421.3Increase2.svg 9.9
FDP Olaf Winne15,6989.8Increase2.svg 3.518,32211.4Increase2.svg 3.4
Left Julia Schramm12,6727.9Decrease2.svg 7.712,3627.7Decrease2.svg 7.0
Green Matthias Vialon8,0565.0Increase2.svg 1.19,3815.8Increase2.svg 2.6
FW Denise Wendt6,0813.83,9732.5Increase2.svg 1.5
Tierschutzpartei  3,0991.9Increase2.svg 0.5
PARTEI Sabine Küchler3,1872.01,7431.1Increase2.svg 0.2
dieBasis Christian Toloczyki3,1452.02,4031.5
Gesundheitsforschung  8970.6
Independent Daniel Zimmet5190.3
Pirates  4960.3Steady2.svg 0.0
NPD  4610.3Decrease2.svg 0.8
Volt  3790.2
Team Todenhöfer  3730.2
The Third Path  3280.2
ÖDP Harald Vauk4800.32780.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis C  1860.1
Humanists  1750.1
V-Partei3  1160.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
DKP  1150.1
MLPD  870.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,0421,836
Total Valid votes160,241160,447
Turnout 162,28376.2Increase2.svg 1.4
AfD gain from CDU Majority2820.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Katharina Landgraf 54,15234.1Decrease2.svg 17.247,94430.1Decrease2.svg 15.7
AfD Lars Herrmann 45,56328.742,82326.9Increase2.svg 20.5
Left Axel Troost24,80115.6Decrease2.svg 5.823,36814.7Decrease2.svg 5.3
SPD Markus Bergforth18,22111.5Decrease2.svg 4.418,13911.4Decrease2.svg 3.8
FDP Katja Tavernaro10,0486.3Increase2.svg 4.412,8598.1Increase2.svg 5.2
Green Gerd Lippold6,2193.9Increase2.svg 0.65,1573.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Tierschutzpartei  2,2981.4
NPD  1,7931.1Decrease2.svg 1.9
FW  1,5801.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PARTEI  1,3660.9
BGE  5100.3
Pirates  5050.3Decrease2.svg 1.6
DiB 2970.2
ÖDP  2510.2
V-Partei³ 2330.1
MLPD  1680.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 1000.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,3171,930
Total Valid votes159,004159,391
Turnout 161,32174.8Increase2.svg 6.1
CDU holdMajority8,5895.4Decrease2.svg 24.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Katharina Landgraf 76,27351.3Increase2.svg 9.668,34845.8Increase2.svg 9.1
Left Axel Troost 31,86521.4Decrease2.svg 1.229,71619.9Decrease2.svg 3.9
SPD Harald Redepenning23,54215.8Decrease2.svg 0.222,68115.2Decrease2.svg 0.8
AfD  9,5626.4
NPD Maik Scheffler6,0664.1Steady2.svg 0.04,5133.0Decrease2.svg 0.9
Green Tommy Penk4,9053.3Decrease2.svg 1.34,8993.3Decrease2.svg 1.9
Pirates Andreas Vogt3,1992.22,9051.9
FDP Steve Görnitz2,8901.9Decrease2.svg 8.24,2922.9Decrease2.svg 10.3
FW  1,4851.0
PRO 4950.3
BüSo 1720.1Decrease2.svg 0.6
MLPD  1370.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
Informal votes2,7972,332
Total Valid votes148,740149,205
Turnout 131,53768.8Increase2.svg 4.5
CDU holdMajority44,40829.9Increase2.svg 10.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Leipzig-Land [6]
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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Katharina Landgraf 60,96941.7Increase2.svg 6.953,73536.7Increase2.svg 5.9
Left Axel Troost 33,04422.6Increase2.svg 1.034,82623.8Increase2.svg 1.1
SPD Daniel Werner23,47116.1Decrease2.svg 13.523,35416.0Decrease2.svg 10.5
FDP Christoph Waitz14,79910.1Increase2.svg 4.619,24013.2Increase2.svg 3.9
Green Leon Wolff6,7454.6Increase2.svg 2.37,5335.1Increase2.svg 1.1
NPD Marcus Müller5,9884.1Decrease2.svg 0.45,7513.9Decrease2.svg 0.4
Independent Uwe Teske1,0900.7
BüSo 1,0320.7Increase2.svg 0.2
REP  4620.3Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  3750.3Increase2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,2832,081
Total Valid votes146,106146,308
Turnout 148,38964.2Decrease2.svg 11.7
CDU holdMajority27,92519.1Increase2.svg 13.9

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