Leipzig II

Last updated
152 Leipzig II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 152-2025.svg
Leipzig II in 2025
State Saxony
Population300,000 (2019)
Electorate231,178 (2021)
Major settlements Leipzig (partial)
Area128.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
Party LINKE
Member Sören Pellmann
Elected 2017, 2021

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

Contents

Leipzig II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Sören Pellmann of 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. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 153. From the 2025 election, it has been number 152.

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.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1990 310Leipzig 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
2025 152

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 who represented it until 2009, when it was won by Thomas Feist of the CDU. Sören Pellmann of The Left was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
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
2021 22.8

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
Left Green check.svgY Sören Pellmann 71,80936.8Increase2.svg 14.046,69223.9Increase2.svg 9.2
AfD Christoph Neumann36,54718.7Increase2.svg 7.236,42418.7Increase2.svg 7.4
Greens Paula Piechotta 19,95410.2Decrease2.svg 8.231,71716.2Decrease2.svg 5.0
CDU Dietmar Link31,27216.0Decrease2.svg 0.430,75215.8Increase2.svg 2.7
SPD Nadja Sthamer 16,6108.5Decrease2.svg 8.121,93011.2Decrease2.svg 9.7
BSW Eric Recke10,1135.2New13,8197.1New
FDP Peter Jess3,9872.0Decrease2.svg 5.46,1293.1Decrease2.svg 6.6
Tierschutzpartei  1,9891.0Decrease2.svg 0.9
Volt  1,8470.9Increase2.svg 0.5
FW Matthias Binner2,0051.0Decrease2.svg 0.41,4820.8Decrease2.svg 0.5
PARTEI Josephine Jannack2,0591.1Decrease2.svg 1.41,4650.8Decrease2.svg 1.1
BD Alexej Trunow3940.2New3370.2New
Pirates  2960.2Decrease2.svg 0.3
Humanists Caspar Schneiders4070.2Decrease2.svg 0.12550.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD  96<0.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes823750
Total valid votes195,157195,230
Turnout 195,98084.2Increase2.svg 6.0
Left holdMajority35,26218.1Increase2.svg 13.7

2021 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
Left Green check.svgY Sören Pellmann 40,93822.8Decrease2.svg 2.526,47214.7Decrease2.svg 7.8
Greens Paula Piechotta 32,99518.4Increase2.svg 8.438,26421.3Increase2.svg 10.8
SPD Nadja Sthamer 29,73116.6Increase2.svg 2.937,63420.9Increase2.svg 7.9
CDU Jessica Heller29,53816.5Decrease2.svg 8.223,56113.1Decrease2.svg 8.8
AfD Siegbert Droese20,66711.5Decrease2.svg 3.420,21311.2Decrease2.svg 4.7
FDP Peter Jess13,2717.4Increase2.svg 1.617,4399.7Increase2.svg 1.1
Tierschutzpartei  3,4891.9Increase2.svg 0.5
PARTEI Thomas Kumbernuß4,3742.4Decrease2.svg 0.63,3071.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
dieBasis Matti Rabold2,7861.62,5641.4
FW André Soudah2,5911.4Increase2.svg 0.32,1881.2Increase2.svg 0.5
Pirates Thomas Köhler9230.5Decrease2.svg 0.28810.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
Volt  7170.4
Team Todenhöfer  5890.3
Gesundheitsforschung  4380.2
ÖDP Tobias Kretschmer6350.43830.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists Jonas Lehn5730.34020.2
V-Partei3  3530.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
The Homeland  2180.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
MLPD Philipp Gäbel2730.2Decrease2.svg 0.11970.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis C  1920.1
DKP  1770.1
Independent Ulrika Schöllner1640.1
The III. Path  1590.1
Informal votes1,4211,043
Total valid votes179,459179,837
Turnout 180,88078.2Increase2.svg 1.3
Left holdMajority7,9434.4Increase2.svg 3.7

2017 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
Left Sören Pellmann 43,94825.3Increase2.svg 0.539,05822.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
CDU Red x.svgN Thomas Feist42,77824.6Decrease2.svg 9.738,11121.9Decrease2.svg 10.6
AfD Siegbert Droese 25,96815.027,77416.0Increase2.svg 10.9
SPD Jens Katzek23,78713.7Decrease2.svg 9.722,72513.1Decrease2.svg 5.8
Greens Monika Lazar 17,2739.9Increase2.svg 0.918,15410.4Decrease2.svg 0.8
FDP Friedrich Vosberg10,0525.8Increase2.svg 4.314,8668.6Increase2.svg 5.5
PARTEI Mathias Haschke5,1913.0Increase2.svg 1.44,2032.4
Tierschutzpartei  2,5551.5
FW Karsten Kietz2,0341.21,3020.7Steady2.svg 0.0
BGE  1,1750.7
Pirates Ute Elisabeth Gabelmann1,3250.8Decrease2.svg 1.89670.6Decrease2.svg 3.3
DiB 8840.5
The Homeland  6780.4Decrease2.svg 1.1
V-Partei³ 4990.2
Independent Frank Roeder4930.3
ÖDP  3760.2
MLPD Gudrun Kimmerle4070.22580.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo Karsten Werner3800.2Decrease2.svg 0.61990.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes1,5621,414
Total valid votes173,636173,784
Turnout 175,19876.9Increase2.svg 6.8
Left gain from CDU Majority1,1700.7

2013 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Thomas Feist 52,07734.3Increase2.svg 5.549,55332.6Increase2.svg 6.4
Left Mike Nagler37,75024.9Decrease2.svg 0.534,30222.5Decrease2.svg 3.0
SPD Wolfgang Tiefensee 35,51523.4Increase2.svg 0.428,77818.9Increase2.svg 0.6
Greens Monika Lazar 13,7329.0Decrease2.svg 3.117,07511.2Decrease2.svg 3.5
AfD  7,7025.1
Pirates Sebastian Czich3,9142.65,8973.9
The Homeland Matthias Koch3,0962.0Decrease2.svg 0.12,2071.5Decrease2.svg 0.7
PARTEI Mathias Haschke2,3471.5
FDP Holger Krahmer2,2371.5Decrease2.svg 5.94,5833.0Decrease2.svg 8.9
FW  1,1370.7
PRO 3830.3
BüSo Karsten Werner1,1920.8Decrease2.svg 0.43490.2Decrease2.svg 0.6
MLPD  2210.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,0751,748
Total valid votes151,860152,187
Turnout 153,93570.0Increase2.svg 2.1
CDU holdMajority14,3279.4Increase2.svg 5.9

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Leipzig II [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 Thomas Feist 41,10128.8Increase2.svg 3.237,30426.1Increase2.svg 2.9
Left Mike Nagler36,11725.3Increase2.svg 2.836,43125.5Increase2.svg 3.0
SPD Wolfgang Tiefensee 32,84123.0Decrease2.svg 12.326,13318.3Decrease2.svg 14.2
Greens Monika Lazar 17,34512.2Increase2.svg 5.020,99814.7Increase2.svg 4.7
FDP Cornelius Janßen10,5057.4Increase2.svg 2.616,98311.9Increase2.svg 4.3
The Homeland Holger Odenthal3,0942.2Decrease2.svg 0.23,1192.2Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo Karsten Werner1,6741.2Increase2.svg 0.41,2030.8Increase2.svg 0.4
MLPD  3760.3Increase2.svg 0.1
REP  2480.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,9041,786
Total valid votes142,677142,795
Turnout 144,58167.9Decrease2.svg 7.5
CDU gain from SPD Majority4,9843.5

Notes

    References

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