Burgenland – Saalekreis

Federal electoral district of Germany

72 Burgenland – Saalekreis

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Burgenland – Saalekreis in 2025

State| Saxony-Anhalt
Population| 225,700 (2019)
Electorate| 184,352 (2021)
Major settlements| Weißenfels
Merseburg
Naumburg
Area| 1,753.27 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1990
Party| CDU
Member| Dieter Stier
Elected| 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Burgenland – Saalekreis 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 72. It is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the Burgenlandkreis distinct and eastern parts of the Saalekreis district.[1]

Burgenland – Saalekreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2009, it has been represented by Dieter Stier of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

## Geography

[edit]

Burgenland – Saalekreis is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Burgenlandkreis district and the municipalities of Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, Merseburg, and Schkopau from Saalekreis district.[1]

## History

[edit]

Burgenland – Saalekreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Zeitz – Hohenmölsen – Naumburg – Nebra. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Burgenland. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 294 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 74. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 73. From the 2025 election, it has been number 72.

Originally, it comprised the districts of Zeitz, Hohenmölsen, Naumburg, and Nebra. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election, but without the municipality of Merseburg. Merseburg was acquired ahead of the 2025 election.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

|
|
|

1990 | 294  | Zeitz – Hohenmölsen – Naumburg – Nebra  |

* Zeitz district
* Hohenmölsen district
* Naumburg district
* Nebra district

1994
1998
2002 | 74  | Burgenland  |

* Burgenlandkreis district
* Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, and Schkopau municipalities)

2005
2009 | Burgenland – Saalekreis
2013 | 73
2017
2021
2025 | 72  |

* Burgenlandkreis district
* Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, Merseburg, and Schkopau municipalities)

## Members

[edit]

The constituency was first represented by Harald Schreiber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Margarete Späte from 1994 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998, and Eckhart Lewering served until 2005, followed by Maik Reichel until 2009. Dieter Stier of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

|
|
|

| 1990 | Harald Schreiber | CDU | 45.5
| 1994 | Margarete Späte | CDU | 43.6
| 1998 | Eckhart Lewering | SPD | 38.6
2002 | 35.5
| 2005 | Maik Reichel | SPD | 31.6
| 2009 | Dieter Stier | CDU | 33.0
2013 | 44.8
2017 | 34.0
2021 | 26.3

## Election results

[edit]

### 2021

[edit]

Federal election (2021): Burgenland – Saalekreis[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  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Dieter Stier | 32,649  | 26.3  |  7.3  | 26,535  | 21.3  |  8.6
| AfD | Martin Reichardt | 32,328  | 26.0  |  2.7  | 31,000  | 24.9  |  0.3
| SPD | Jens Wojtyscha  | 27,165  | 21.9  |  8.7  | 28,460  | 22.8  |  9.6
| Left | Birke Bull-Bischoff | 12,419  | 10.0  |  6.9  | 10,630  | 8.5  |  7.8
| FDP | Carsten Sonntag  | 11,764  | 9.5  |  2.8  | 12,785  | 10.3  |  2.4
| Greens | Martina Hoffmann  | 4,207  | 3.4  |  0.9  | 5,002  | 4.0  |  1.4
| dieBasis | Jens Jahr  | 3,761  | 3.0  |  | 2,647  | 2.1  |
| FW |  | 1,629  | 1.3  |  0.0
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,507  | 1.2  |
| Tierschutzallianz |  | 1,184  | 1.0  |  0.4
| PARTEI |  | 1,006  | 0.8  |  0.1
| Gartenpartei  |  | 761  | 0.6  |  0.3
| The Homeland |  | 412  | 0.3  |  0.8
| Pirates |  | 404  | 0.3  |
| Volt |  | 158  | 0.1  |
| du. |  | 156  | 0.1  |
| Humanists |  | 121  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 99  | 0.1  |  0.0
| ÖDP |  | 83  | 0.1  |
Informal votes  | 1,573  |  |  | 1,287  |  |
Total valid votes | 124,293  |  |  | 124,579  |  |
Turnout | 125,866  | 68.3  |  0.2  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 321  | 0.3  |  9.9  |

### 2017

[edit]

Federal election (2017): Burgenland – Saalekreis[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 Dieter Stier | 43,254  | 33.6  |  11.3  | 38,678  | 29.9  |  12.9
| AfD | Uwe Gewiese  | 30,112  | 23.4  |  | 31,781  | 24.6  |  20.3
| Left | Birke Bull-Bischoff | 21,819  | 16.9  |  8.8  | 21,042  | 16.3  |  7.5
| SPD | Hans-Jürgen Schmidt  | 16,930  | 13.1  |  2.3  | 17,098  | 13.2  |  3.1
| FDP | Eiko Precht  | 8,538  | 6.6  |  5.1  | 10,132  | 7.8  |  5.1
| FW | Ronny Schneider  | 3,495  | 2.7  |  0.6  | 1,687  | 1.3  |  0.1
| Greens | Miriam Matz  | 3,198  | 2.5  |  1.4  | 3,366  | 2.6  |  0.5
| Tierschutzallianz  |  | 1,768  | 1.4  |
| The Homeland | Steffen Thiel  | 1,569  | 1.2  |  2.8  | 1,470  | 1.1  |  2.1
| PARTEI |  | 1,127  | 0.9  |
| MG  |  | 407  | 0.3  |
| BGE |  | 315  | 0.2  |
| DiB |  | 207  | 0.2  |
| MLPD |  | 134  | 0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,304  |  |  | 2,007  |  |
Total valid votes | 128,915  |  |  | 129,212  |  |
Turnout | 131,219  | 68.5  |  6.9  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 13,142  | 10.2  |  8.9  |

### 2013

[edit]

Federal election (2013): Burgenland – Saalekreis[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 Dieter Stier | 54,544  | 44.8  |  11.8  | 52,194  | 42.8  |  11.0
| Left | Roland Claus | 31,300  | 25.7  |  6.0  | 28,933  | 23.7  |  8.1
| SPD | Florian Hüfner  | 18,791  | 15.4  |  3.4  | 19,850  | 16.3  |  0.7
| AfD |  | 5,234  | 4.3  |
| The Homeland | Hans Püschel  | 4,854  | 4.0  |  0.5  | 3,920  | 3.2  |  0.2
| Greens | Dieter Kmietczyk  | 4,760  | 3.9  |  0.8  | 3,732  | 3.1  |  0.7
| FW | Günther Weiße  | 2,581  | 2.1  |  | 1,695  | 1.4  |
| Pirates | Manfred Dott  | 2,488  | 2.0  |  | 2,097  | 1.7  |  0.3
| FDP | Florian Hüfner  | 1,879  | 1.5  |  7.4  | 3,374  | 2.8  |  8.6
| PRO |  | 475  | 0.4  |
| Independent | Erich Jaschkowski  | 442  | 0.4  |  |
| ÖDP |  | 192  | 0.2  |
| MLPD |  | 151  | 0.1  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 2,170  |  |  | 1,962  |  |
Total valid votes | 121,639  |  |  | 121,847  |  |
Turnout | 123,809  | 61.6  |  2.0  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 23,244  | 19.1  |  17.8  |

### 2009

[edit]

Federal election (2009): Burgenland – Saalekreis[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 | Dieter Stier | 41,281  | 33.0  |  3.6  | 39,777  | 31.8  |  5.8
| Left | Roland Claus | 39,610  | 31.7  |  5.5  | 39,876  | 31.9  |  5.3
| SPD | N Maik Reichel  | 23,592  | 18.9  |  12.7  | 19,513  | 15.6  |  14.0
| FDP | Wolf-Henry Dreblow  | 11,224  | 9.0  |  3.3  | 14,153  | 11.3  |  2.3
| The Homeland | Andreas Karl  | 4,399  | 3.5  |  1.1  | 3,792  | 3.0  |  1.2
| Greens | Jochen Dreetz  | 3,950  | 3.2  |  1.0  | 4,740  | 3.8  |  0.5
| Pirates |  | 2,541  | 2.0  |
| Independent | Erich Jaschkowski  | 912  | 0.7  |  |
| DVU |  | 380  | 0.3  |
| MLPD |  | 257  | 0.2  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 2,535  |  |  | 2,474  |  |
Total valid votes | 124,968  |  |  | 125,029  |  |
Turnout | 127,503  | 59.6  |  10.6  |
| CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 1,671  | 1.3  |  |

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Constituency Burgenland – Saalekreis". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Burgenland – Saalekreis". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Burgenland – Saalekreis
4. ^ Results for Burgenland – Saalekreis
5. ^ Results for Burgenland – Saalekreis
6. ^ Results for Burgenland – Saalekreis

* v
* t
* e

Electoral districts of Saxony-Anhalt in the German Bundestag

Current|

* Altmark – Jerichower Land
* Börde – Salzlandkreis
* Harz
* Magdeburg
* Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg
* Halle
* Burgenland – Saalekreis
* Mansfeld

Other states|

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bavaria‎
* Berlin
* Bremen
* Brandenburg
* Hamburg‎
* Hesse
* Lower Saxony
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* North Rhine-Westphalia
* Rhineland-Palatinate‎
* Saarland
* Saxony‎
* Schleswig-Holstein
* Thuringia‎

See also|

* List of Bundestag constituencies
* Elections in Germany

*[No.]: Constituency number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template