Leipzig-Land

153 Leipzig-Land
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Leipzig-Land in 2013
State	Saxony
Population	258,100 (2019)
Electorate	212,853 (2021)
Major settlements	Grimma Markkleeberg Borna
Area	1,651.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
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 153. It is located in northwestern Saxony, comprising the Landkreis Leipzig district.^[1]

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. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 154. From the 2025 election, it has been number 153.

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.

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.

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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Edgar Naujok		39,348	24.6	4.1	38,458	24.0	2.9
	CDU	Georg‑Ludwig von Breitenbuch		39,066	24.4	9.7	32,711	20.4	9.7
	SPD	Franziska Mascheck		31,989	20.0	8.5	34,104	21.3	9.9
	FDP	Olaf Winne		15,698	9.8	3.5	18,322	11.4	3.4
	Left	Julia Schramm		12,672	7.9	7.7	12,362	7.7	7.0
	Greens	Matthias Vialon		8,056	5.0	1.1	9,381	5.8	2.6
	FW	Denise Wendt		6,081	3.8		3,973	2.5	1.5
	Tierschutzpartei						3,099	1.9	0.5
	PARTEI	Sabine Küchler		3,187	2.0		1,743	1.1	0.2
	dieBasis	Christian Toloczyki		3,145	2.0		2,403	1.5
	Gesundheitsforschung						897	0.6
	Independent	Daniel Zimmet		519	0.3
	Pirates						496	0.3	0.0
	NPD						461	0.3	0.8
	Volt						379	0.2
	Team Todenhöfer						373	0.2
	The III. Path						328	0.2
	ÖDP	Harald Vauk		480	0.3		278	0.2	0.0
	Bündnis C						186	0.1
	Humanists						175	0.1
	V-Partei3						116	0.1	0.1
	DKP						115	0.1
	MLPD						87	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,042			1,836
Total valid votes				160,241			160,447
Turnout				162,283	76.2	1.4
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	282	0.2

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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Katharina Landgraf		54,152	34.1	17.2	47,944	30.1	15.7
	AfD	Lars Herrmann		45,563	28.7		42,823	26.9	20.5
	Left	Axel Troost		24,801	15.6	5.8	23,368	14.7	5.3
	SPD	Markus Bergforth		18,221	11.5	4.4	18,139	11.4	3.8
	FDP	Katja Tavernaro		10,048	6.3	4.4	12,859	8.1	5.2
	Greens	Gerd Lippold		6,219	3.9	0.6	5,157	3.2	0.0
	Tierschutzpartei						2,298	1.4
	NPD						1,793	1.1	1.9
	FW						1,580	1.0	0.0
	PARTEI						1,366	0.9
	BGE						510	0.3
	Pirates						505	0.3	1.6
	DiB						297	0.2
	ÖDP						251	0.2
	V-Partei³						233	0.1
	MLPD						168	0.1	0.0
	BüSo						100	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,317			1,930
Total valid votes				159,004			159,391
Turnout				161,321	74.8	6.1
	CDU hold		Majority	8,589	5.4	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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Katharina Landgraf		76,273	51.3	9.6	68,348	45.8	9.1
	Left	Axel Troost		31,865	21.4	1.2	29,716	19.9	3.9
	SPD	Harald Redepenning		23,542	15.8	0.2	22,681	15.2	0.8
	AfD						9,562	6.4
	NPD	Maik Scheffler		6,066	4.1	0.0	4,513	3.0	0.9
	Greens	Tommy Penk		4,905	3.3	1.3	4,899	3.3	1.9
	Pirates	Andreas Vogt		3,199	2.2		2,905	1.9
	FDP	Steve Görnitz		2,890	1.9	8.2	4,292	2.9	10.3
	FW						1,485	1.0
	PRO						495	0.3
	BüSo						172	0.1	0.6
	MLPD						137	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				2,797			2,332
Total valid votes				148,740			149,205
Turnout				131,537	68.8	4.5
	CDU hold		Majority	44,408	29.9	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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Katharina Landgraf		60,969	41.7	6.9	53,735	36.7	5.9
	Left	Axel Troost		33,044	22.6	1.0	34,826	23.8	1.1
	SPD	Daniel Werner		23,471	16.1	13.5	23,354	16.0	10.5
	FDP	Christoph Waitz		14,799	10.1	4.6	19,240	13.2	3.9
	Greens	Leon Wolff		6,745	4.6	2.3	7,533	5.1	1.1
	NPD	Marcus Müller		5,988	4.1	0.4	5,751	3.9	0.4
	Independent	Uwe Teske		1,090	0.7
	BüSo						1,032	0.7	0.2
	REP						462	0.3	0.0
	MLPD						375	0.3	0.1
Informal votes				2,283			2,081
Total valid votes				146,106			146,308
Turnout				148,389	64.2	11.7
	CDU hold		Majority	27,925	19.1	13.9

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