Börde – Jerichower Land

Börde – Jerichower 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 67. It is located in northern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the districts of Börde and Jerichower Land.[1]

67 Börde – Jerichower Land
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Börde – Jerichower Land in 2013
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Population260,500 (2019)
Electorate215,532 (2021)
Major settlementsBurg bei Magdeburg
Oschersleben
Haldensleben
Area3,944.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartySPD
MemberFranziska Kersten
Elected2021

Börde – Jerichower Land was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Franziska Kersten of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Börde – Jerichower Land is located in northern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Börde and Jerichower Land.[1]

History

Börde – Jerichower Land was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Elbe-Havel-Gebiet and Börde. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 68 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 67. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was represented by Manfred Behrens of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its formation until 2021. Franziska Kersten won it for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
2009 Manfred Behrens CDU 32.7
2013 44.6
2017 37.8
2021 Franziska Kersten SPD 26.2

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Börde – Jerichower 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Franziska Kersten 38,520 26.2 Increase 6.3 39,043 26.6 Increase 10.3
CDU Gerry Weber 36,652 25.0 Decrease 12.8 32,720 22.3 Decrease 9.9
AfD Jan Schmidt 29,843 20.3 29,604 20.1 Increase 1.3
Left David Schliesing 12,785 8.7 Decrease 11.6 12,426 8.5 Decrease 8.1
FDP Mathias Schulte 11,817 8.1 Increase 0.5 13,589 9.2 Increase 1.5
Greens Thomas Schlenker 6,184 4.2 Increase 1.8 7,267 4.9 Increase 2.1
FW André Futh 3,704 2.5 Decrease 2.8 2,737 1.9 Increase 0.5
Tierschutzallianz Marcel Nakoinz 3,014 2.1 1,909 1.3 Decrease 0.1
dieBasis Bettina Graf 2,258 1.5 2,182 1.5
Tierschutzpartei Carina Hansen 1,969 1.3 1,966 1.3
PARTEI   1,130 0.8 Decrease 0.1
Gartenpartei 831 0.6 Steady 0.0
Pirates   454 0.3
NPD   372 0.3 Decrease 0.6
Volt   229 0.2
du.   176 0.1
Humanists   136 0.1
MLPD   118 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   74 0.1
Informal votes 1,774 1,557
Total Valid votes 146,746 146,963
Turnout 148,520 68.9 Increase 0.7
SPD gain from CDU Majority 1,868 1.2

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Börde – Jerichower 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Manfred Behrens 55,110 37.8 Decrease 6.8 47,566 32.1 Decrease 11.1
Left Kerstin Auerbach 29,616 20.3 Decrease 1.1 24,555 16.6 Decrease 5.1
SPD Franziska Kersten 29,174 20.0 Decrease 3.1 24,053 16.2 Decrease 3.3
AfD   27,905 18.8 Increase 15.0
FDP Christiane Fuchs 11,080 7.6 Increase 4.9 11,413 7.7 Increase 4.8
NPD Nick-Oliver Machts 9,619 6.6 1,330 0.9 Decrease 1.2
FW Ines Busse 7,809 5.4 Increase 3.3 2,074 1.4 Increase 0.2
Greens Max Schirmer 3,540 2.4 Decrease 0.2 4,236 2.9 Decrease 0.2
Tierschutzallianz 2,137 1.4
PARTEI   1,313 0.9
MG 784 0.5
BGE   358 0.2
DiB 213 0.1
MLPD   151 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 4,551 2,411
Total Valid votes 145,948 148,088
Turnout 150,499 68.2 Increase 6.0
CDU hold Majority 25,494 17.5 Decrease 4.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Börde – Jerichower 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Manfred Behrens 61,890 44.6 Increase 11.9 60,207 43.2 Increase 11.7
SPD Waltraud Wolff 32,118 23.1 Increase 0.7 27,279 19.6 Increase 1.7
Left Thomas Waldheim 29,759 21.4 Decrease 7.3 30,235 21.7 Decrease 8.9
AfD   5,380 3.9
Pirates Andrea Bogner 4,224 3.0 2,556 1.8 Decrease 0.5
FDP Jens Ackermann 3,686 2.7 Decrease 7.1 3,995 2.9 Decrease 7.9
Greens Thomas Schlenker 3,611 2.6 Decrease 0.9 4,281 3.1 Decrease 1.2
NPD   2,903 2.1
FW Rolf Wegener 2,854 2.1 1,630 1.2
Independent Thomas Buch 696 0.6
PRO 458 0.3
ÖDP   232 0.2
MLPD   170 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,976 2,488
Total Valid votes 138,838 139,326
Turnout 141,814 62.2 Increase 1.1
CDU hold Majority 29,772 21.5 Increase 17.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Börde – Jerichower 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Manfred Behrens 46,686 32.7 Increase 4.6 45,060 31.5 Increase 4.8
Left Thomas Waldheim 41,040 28.7 Increase 5.6 43,781 30.6 Increase 5.5
SPD Waltraud Wolff 31,994 20.4 Decrease 15.3 25,606 17.9 Decrease 16.1
FDP Jens Ackermann 13,914 9.7 Increase 4.5 15,368 10.7 Increase 3.3
Greens Christoph Erdmenger 5,041 3.5 Increase 1.2 6,081 4.3 Increase 0.9
NPD Stefan Träger 3,446 2.4 Decrease 0.4 3,033 2.1 Decrease 0.2
Pirates   3,320 2.3
Independent Uwe Lehmann 733 0.5
DVU   461 0.3
MLPD   331 0.2 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,411 3,224
Total Valid votes 142,854 143,041
Turnout 146,265 61.1 Decrease 9.9
CDU win new seat Majority 5,646 4.0

References
  1. "Constituency Börde – Jerichower Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Börde – Jerichower Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
  4. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
  5. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
  6. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land

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