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
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Leipzig II in 2013
StateSaxony
Population300,000 (2019)
Electorate231,178 (2021)
Major settlementsLeipzig (partial)
Area128.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyLINKE
MemberSören Pellmann
Elected2017, 2021

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. 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
1990 310 Leipzig 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

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.

Election Member Party  %
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

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Green tickY Sören Pellmann 40,938 22.8 Decrease 2.5 26,472 14.7 Decrease 7.8
Greens Paula Piechotta 32,995 18.4 Increase 8.4 38,264 21.3 Increase 10.8
SPD Nadja Sthamer 29,731 16.6 Increase 2.9 37,634 20.9 Increase 7.9
CDU Jessica Heller 29,538 16.5 Decrease 8.2 23,561 13.1 Decrease 8.8
AfD Siegbert Droese 20,667 11.5 Decrease 3.4 20,213 11.2 Decrease 4.7
FDP Peter Jess 13,271 7.4 Increase 1.6 17,439 9.7 Increase 1.1
Tierschutzpartei   3,489 1.9 Increase 0.5
PARTEI Thomas Kumbernuß 4,374 2.4 Decrease 0.6 3,307 1.8 Decrease 0.6
dieBasis Matti Rabold 2,786 1.6 2,564 1.4
FW André Soudah 2,591 1.4 Increase 0.3 2,188 1.2 Increase 0.5
Pirates Thomas Köhler 923 0.5 Decrease 0.2 881 0.5 Decrease 0.1
Volt   717 0.4
Team Todenhöfer   589 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung   438 0.2
ÖDP Tobias Kretschmer 635 0.4 383 0.2 Steady 0.0
Humanists Jonas Lehn 573 0.3 402 0.2
V-Partei3   353 0.2 Decrease 0.1
NPD   218 0.1 Decrease 0.3
MLPD Philipp Gäbel 273 0.2 Decrease 0.1 197 0.1 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   192 0.1
DKP   177 0.1
Independent Ulrika Schöllner 164 0.1
The III. Path   159 0.1
Informal votes 1,421 1,043
Total Valid votes 179,459 179,837
Turnout 180,880 78.2 Increase 1.3
Left hold Majority 7,943 4.4 Increase 3.7

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Sören Pellmann 43,948 25.3 Increase 0.5 39,058 22.5 Decrease 0.1
CDU Red XN Thomas Feist 42,778 24.6 Decrease 9.7 38,111 21.9 Decrease 10.6
AfD Siegbert Droese 25,968 15.0 27,774 16.0 Increase 10.9
SPD Jens Katzek 23,787 13.7 Decrease 9.7 22,725 13.1 Decrease 5.8
Greens Monika Lazar 17,273 9.9 Increase 0.9 18,154 10.4 Decrease 0.8
FDP Friedrich Vosberg 10,052 5.8 Increase 4.3 14,866 8.6 Increase 5.5
PARTEI Mathias Haschke 5,191 3.0 Increase 1.4 4,203 2.4
Tierschutzpartei   2,555 1.5
FW Karsten Kietz 2,034 1.2 1,302 0.7 Steady 0.0
BGE   1,175 0.7
Pirates Ute Elisabeth Gabelmann 1,325 0.8 Decrease 1.8 967 0.6 Decrease 3.3
DiB 884 0.5
NPD   678 0.4 Decrease 1.1
V-Partei³ 499 0.2
Independent Frank Roeder 493 0.3
ÖDP   376 0.2
MLPD Gudrun Kimmerle 407 0.2 258 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo Karsten Werner 380 0.2 Decrease 0.6 199 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 1,562 1,414
Total Valid votes 173,636 173,784
Turnout 175,198 76.9 Increase 6.8
Left gain from CDU Majority 1,170 0.7

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Thomas Feist 52,077 34.3 Increase 5.5 49,553 32.6 Increase 6.4
Left Mike Nagler 37,750 24.9 Decrease 0.5 34,302 22.5 Decrease 3.0
SPD Wolfgang Tiefensee 35,515 23.4 Increase 0.4 28,778 18.9 Increase 0.6
Greens Monika Lazar 13,732 9.0 Decrease 3.1 17,075 11.2 Decrease 3.5
AfD   7,702 5.1
Pirates Sebastian Czich 3,914 2.6 5,897 3.9
NPD Matthias Koch 3,096 2.0 Decrease 0.1 2,207 1.5 Decrease 0.7
PARTEI Mathias Haschke 2,347 1.5
FDP Holger Krahmer 2,237 1.5 Decrease 5.9 4,583 3.0 Decrease 8.9
FW   1,137 0.7
PRO 383 0.3
BüSo Karsten Werner 1,192 0.8 Decrease 0.4 349 0.2 Decrease 0.6
MLPD   221 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,075 1,748
Total Valid votes 151,860 152,187
Turnout 153,935 70.0 Increase 2.1
CDU hold Majority 14,327 9.4 Increase 5.9

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Thomas Feist 41,101 28.8 Increase 3.2 37,304 26.1 Increase 2.9
Left Mike Nagler 36,117 25.3 Increase 2.8 36,431 25.5 Increase 3.0
SPD Wolfgang Tiefensee 32,841 23.0 Decrease 12.3 26,133 18.3 Decrease 14.2
Greens Monika Lazar 17,345 12.2 Increase 5.0 20,998 14.7 Increase 4.7
FDP Cornelius Janßen 10,505 7.4 Increase 2.6 16,983 11.9 Increase 4.3
NPD Holger Odenthal 3,094 2.2 Decrease 0.2 3,119 2.2 Steady 0.0
BüSo Karsten Werner 1,674 1.2 Increase 0.4 1,203 0.8 Increase 0.4
MLPD   376 0.3 Increase 0.1
REP   248 0.2 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,904 1,786
Total Valid votes 142,677 142,795
Turnout 144,581 67.9 Decrease 7.5
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,984 3.5

Notes

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