Nordsachsen (electoral district)

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150 Nordsachsen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
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Nordsachsen in 2025
State Saxony
Population197,700 (2019)
Electorate161,279 (2021)
Major settlements Delitzsch
Torgau
Schkeuditz
Area2,028.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
Party AfD
Member René Bochmann
Elected 2021

Nordsachsen ( English: North Saxony) 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 150. It is located in northern Saxony, comprising the district of Nordsachsen. [1]

Contents

Nordsachsen was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by René Bochmann of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). [2]

Geography

Nordsachsen is located in northern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the district of Nordsachsen. [1]

History

Nordsachsen was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 308 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 152. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 151. From the 2025 election, it has been number 150.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Delitzsch, Eilenburg, Torgau, and Wurzen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as well as the municipalities of Hirschstein, Riesa, Stauchitz, Strehla, and Zeithain from the Riesa-Großenhain district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1990 308Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen
  • Delitzsch district
  • Eilenburg district
  • Torgau district
  • Wurzen district
1994
1998
2002 152Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa
2005
2009 Nordsachsen
2013 151
2017
2021
2025 150

Members

The constituency was first represented by Angelika Pfeiffer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by Richard Schuhmann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and served until 2002, when it was won Manfred Kolbe of the CDU. Marian Wendt was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. René Bochmann won the constituency for the AfD in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1990 Angelika Pfeiffer CDU 48.2
1994 49.3
1998 Richard Schuhmann SPD 35.2
2002 Manfred Kolbe CDU 38.7
2005 36.5
2009 40.9
2013 Marian Wendt CDU 45.6
2017 32.8
2021 René Bochmann AfD 27.8

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Nordsachsen [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 René Bochmann 32,70227.8Increase2.svg 1.032,06627.2Increase2.svg 0.4
CDU Christiane Schenderlein 26,88322.8Decrease2.svg 10.023,00019.5Decrease2.svg 9.9
SPD Rüdiger Kleinke22,25718.9Increase2.svg 5.024,73221.0Increase2.svg 8.5
FDP Martin Richter10,2518.7Increase2.svg 2.112,47610.6Increase2.svg 2.7
Left Philipp Rubach9,4468.0Decrease2.svg 9.28,8687.5Decrease2.svg 7.2
Greens Denis Korn5,8835.0Increase2.svg 2.45,4624.6Increase2.svg 2.0
FW Chris Daiser4,7074.03,3462.8Increase2.svg 1.7
Tierschutzpartei  2,3112.0Increase2.svg 0.5
PARTEI Karsten Gutjahr2,0691.81,3331.1Increase2.svg 0.4
dieBasis Doreen Klinger1,7161.51,3631.2
Independent Sandro Oschkinat1,1120.9
Gesundheitsforschung  5980.5
NPD  4730.4Decrease2.svg 1.1
Pirates  4040.3Steady2.svg 0.0
The III. Path  2680.2
ÖDP Uta Strenger4160.42400.2Increase2.svg 0.1
Independent Sven Asmus2230.2
Team Todenhöfer  1960.2
Volt  1700.1
Humanists  1370.1
DKP  890.1
Bündnis C  880.1
MLPD  760.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  610.1Increase2.svg 0.1
Informal votes1,5411,449
Total valid votes117,665117,757
Turnout 119,20673.9Increase2.svg 1.8
AfD gain from CDU Majority5,8195.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Nordsachsen [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 Marian Wendt 38,20732.8Decrease2.svg 12.834,32129.4Decrease2.svg 15.5
AfD Detlev Spangenberg 31,24426.831,30126.9Increase2.svg 20.7
Left Susanna Karawanskij 20,02817.2Decrease2.svg 4.617,17314.7Decrease2.svg 5.9
SPD Rüdiger Kleinke16,24814.0Decrease2.svg 6.414,51912.5Decrease2.svg 2.9
FDP Christoph Waitz7,6416.6Increase2.svg 4.59,1897.9Increase2.svg 5.2
Greens Jörg Bornack3,0702.6Decrease2.svg 0.53,0214.6Decrease2.svg 0.3
NPD  1,7891.5Decrease2.svg 2.3
Tierschutzpartei  1,7141.5
FW  1,2731.1Steady2.svg 0.0
PARTEI  8910.8
Pirates  3970.3Decrease2.svg 1.6
BGE  3400.3
ÖDP  1670.1
DiB 1550.1
V-Partei³ 1540.1
MLPD  990.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 600.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes1,7321,607
Total valid votes116,438116,563
Turnout 118,17072.1Increase2.svg 5.7
CDU holdMajority6,9636.0Decrease2.svg 17.8


2013 election

Federal election (2013): Nordsachsen [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 Marian Wendt 49,90645.6Increase2.svg 4.749,47344.9Increase2.svg 9.3
Left Susanna Karawanskij23,84321.8Decrease2.svg 4.022,69620.6Decrease2.svg 5.1
SPD Heiko Wittig22,31620.4Increase2.svg 5.716,97015.4Decrease2.svg 0.3
AfD  6,7626.1
NPD Jens Gatter5,5725.1Increase2.svg 0.44,2723.9Decrease2.svg 0.8
Greens Bernd Brandtner3,3993.1Decrease2.svg 0.93,1442.9Decrease2.svg 1.6
FDP Jutta Kreitz2,2762.1Decrease2.svg 7.82,9122.6Decrease2.svg 10.1
Pirates Henny Kellner2,1492.02,1411.9
FW  1,1581.1
PRO 3940.4
BüSo 1370.1Decrease2.svg 0.4
MLPD  1040.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,6101,908
Total valid votes109,461110,163
Turnout 112,07166.4Increase2.svg 5.0
CDU holdMajority26,06323.8Increase2.svg 8.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Nordsachsen [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 Manfred Kolbe44,14740.9Increase2.svg 4.038,44035.6Increase2.svg 4.6
Left Peter Porsch27,76025.7Increase2.svg 2.827,76525.7Increase2.svg 1.5
SPD Jens Kabisch15,86014.7Decrease2.svg 11.916,92715.7Decrease2.svg 9.8
FDP Rainer Horbas10,6119.8Increase2.svg 4.713,74712.7Increase2.svg 3.8
NPD Mirko Beier5,1084.7Decrease2.svg 0.35,0694.7Decrease2.svg 0.2
Greens Peter Hettlich4,3574.0Increase2.svg 1.84,7834.4Increase2.svg 1.0
BüSo 5830.5Increase2.svg 0.1
REP  3810.4Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  2610.2Increase2.svg 0.1
Informal votes1,7851,672
Total valid votes107,843107,956
Turnout 109,62861.4Decrease2.svg 12.9
CDU holdMajority16,38715.2Increase2.svg 4.9

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