Leipzig I

Federal electoral district of Germany

151 Leipzig I

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Leipzig I in 2025

State| Saxony
Population| 293,100 (2019)
Electorate| 224,100 (2021)
Major settlements| Leipzig (partial)
Area| 169.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1990
Party| CDU
Member| Jens Lehmann
Elected| 2017, 2021

Leipzig I 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 151. It is located in northwestern Saxony, comprising the northern part of the city of Leipzig.[1]

Leipzig I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Jens Lehmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

## Geography

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Leipzig I is located in northwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city districts (Stadtbezirke) of Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost from the independent city of Leipzig.[1]

## History

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Leipzig I was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 309 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 153. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 152. From the 2025 election, it has been number 151.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, Nord, Nord-Ost, and West from the independent city of Leipzig. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1990 | 309  | Leipzig I  |

* Leipzig city (only Mitte, Nord, Nord-Ost, and West Stadtbezirke)

1994
1998
2002 | 153  |

* Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke)

2005
2009
2013 | 152
2017
2021
2025 | 151

## Members

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The constituency was first represented by Hermann Pohler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by Rainer Fornahl of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and served until 2009, when it was won Bettina Kudla of the CDU. Jens Lehmann of the CDU was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1990 | Hermann Pohler | CDU | 39.1
1994 | 43.4
| 1998 | Rainer Fornahl | SPD | 38.7
2002 | 40.7
2005 | 33.0
| 2009 | Bettina Kudla | CDU | 33.3
2013 | 40.0
| 2017 | Jens Lehmann | CDU | 27.5
2021 | 20.5

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Leipzig I[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 Jens Lehmann | 34,107  | 20.5  |  7.0  | 24,953  | 15.0  |  8.5
| SPD | Holger Mann | 33,588  | 20.2  |  3.7  | 34,748  | 20.9  |  8.0
| AfD | Christoph Neumann | 26,450  | 15.9  |  4.5  | 25,891  | 15.6  |  5.3
| Left | Nina Treu  | 25,436  | 15.3  |  4.2  | 20,884  | 12.6  |  6.9
| Greens | Marie Müser  | 19,778  | 11.9  |  6.4  | 25,848  | 15.5  |  8.5
| FDP | René Hobusch  | 13,397  | 8.1  |  2.4  | 17,660  | 10.6  |  2.1
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 3,800  | 2.3  |  0.5
| PARTEI | Katharina Subat  | 4,242  | 2.6  |  0.1  | 3,021  | 1.8  |  0.2
| FW | Thomas Weidinger  | 3,296  | 2.0  |  0.8  | 2,645  | 1.6  |  0.7
| dieBasis | Kerry Cherki  | 2,275  | 1.4  |  | 2,204  | 1.3  |
| Independent | Ronald Härtlein  | 1,014  | 0.6  |  |
| Pirates |  | 833  | 0.5  |  0.0
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 693  | 0.4  |
| Volt |  | 660  | 0.4  |
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 656  | 0.4  |
| Humanists | Kristina Weidner  | 896  | 0.5  |  | 427  | 0.3  |
| Independent | Ralf Kohl  | 623  | 0.4  |  |
| ÖDP | Rahel Wehemeyer-Blum  | 497  | 0.3  |  | 306  | 0.2  |  0.0
| NPD |  | 303  | 0.2  |  0.5
| V-Partei3 |  | 242  | 0.1  |  0.1
| The III. Path |  | 183  | 0.1  |
| Bündnis C |  | 160  | 0.1  |
| MLPD | Gudrun Kimmerle  | 283  | 0.2  |  | 153  | 0.1  |  0.1
| Independent | Karl-Heinz Hummitzsch  | 193  | 0.1  |  |
| DKP |  | 149  | 0.1  |
| Independent | Martin Bayer  | 52  | 0.0  |  |
Informal votes  | 1,569  |  |  | 1,277  |  |
Total valid votes | 166,127  |  |  | 166,419  |  |
Turnout | 167,696  | 74.8  |  1.7  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 519  | 0.3  |  6.7  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Leipzig I[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 | Jens Lehmann | 43,919  | 27.5  |  12.5  | 37,622  | 23.5  |  13.4
| AfD | Christoph Neumann | 32,702  | 20.5  |  | 33,291  | 20.8  |  14.7
| Left | Franziska Riekewald  | 31,132  | 19.5  |  3.9  | 31,137  | 19.5  |  1.8
| SPD | Daniela Kolbe | 26,330  | 16.5  |  5.2  | 20,674  | 12.9  |  5.6
| FDP | Marcus Viefeld  | 9,074  | 5.7  |  4.0  | 13,565  | 8.5  |  5.5
| Greens | Volker Holzendorf  | 8,735  | 5.5  |  0.2  | 11,300  | 7.1  |  0.1
| PARTEI | Tom Rodig  | 4,173  | 2.6  |  | 3,205  | 2.0  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,877  | 1.8  |
| FW | Robert Baier  | 1,876  | 1.2  |  | 1,443  | 0.9  |  0.1
| NPD |  | 1,169  | 0.7  |  1.6
| Independent | Ralf Detlef Kohl  | 956  | 0.6  |  |
| BGE |  | 876  | 0.5  |
| Pirates |  | 850  | 0.5  |  2.7
| DiB |  | 770  | 0.5  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 333  | 0.2  |
| ÖDP |  | 330  | 0.2  |
| MLPD |  | 247  | 0.2  |  0.0
| BüSo | Madeleine Fellauer  | 550  | 0.3  |  1.0  | 241  | 0.2  |  0.1
| SGP | Endrik Bastian  | 334  | 0.2  |  |
Informal votes  | 1,626  |  |  | 1,477  |  |
Total valid votes | 159,781  |  |  | 159,930  |  |
Turnout | 161,407  | 73.1  |  7.4  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 11,217  | 7.0  |  9.6  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Leipzig I[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 Bettina Kudla | 54,566  | 40.0  |  6.7  | 50,481  | 36.9  |  6.9
| Left | Barbara Höll  | 31,923  | 23.4  |  3.1  | 29,122  | 21.3  |  4.2
| SPD | Daniela Kolbe | 29,511  | 21.6  |  2.2  | 25,286  | 18.5  |  0.5
| Greens | Stefanie Gruner  | 7,683  | 5.6  |  1.3  | 9,466  | 6.9  |  2.0
| AfD |  | 8,394  | 6.1  |
| NPD | Klaus Ufer  | 4,489  | 3.3  |  0.0  | 3,246  | 2.4  |  0.9
| Pirates | Florian Bokor  | 4,043  | 3.0  |  | 4,362  | 3.2  |
| FDP | Marcus Viefeld  | 2,307  | 1.7  |  7.5  | 4,028  | 2.9  |  9.9
| FW |  | 1,309  | 1.0  |
| PRO |  | 489  | 0.4  |
| BüSo | Andreas Trost  | 1,877  | 1.4  |  0.1  | 408  | 0.3  |  0.6
| MLPD |  | 203  | 0.1  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 2,028  |  |  | 1,633  |  |
Total valid votes | 136,399  |  |  | 136,794  |  |
Turnout | 138,427  | 65.8  |  1.6  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 22,643  | 16.6  |  9.9  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Leipzig I[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 | Bettina Kudla | 42,704  | 33.3  |  4.0  | 38,471  | 30.0  |  4.2
| Left | Barbara Höll  | 34,015  | 26.6  |  2.7  | 32,762  | 25.5  |  3.0
| SPD | Daniela Kolbe | 24,866  | 19.4  |  13.6  | 23,070  | 18.0  |  14.0
| FDP | Marcus Viefeld  | 11,781  | 9.2  |  4.0  | 16,478  | 12.8  |  4.8
| Greens | Friedbert Striewe  | 8,856  | 6.9  |  3.0  | 11,474  | 8.9  |  2.4
| NPD | Jens Pühse  | 4,202  | 3.3  |  0.3  | 4,225  | 3.3  |  0.3
| BüSo | Xenia Biereichelt  | 1,691  | 1.3  |  0.7  | 1,197  | 0.9  |  0.4
| REP |  | 340  | 0.3  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 294  | 0.2  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 1,719  |  |  | 1,523  |  |
Total valid votes | 128,115  |  |  | 128,311  |  |
Turnout | 129,834  | 64.1  |  9.6  |
| CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 8,689  | 6.7  |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Leipzig I". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Leipzig I". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Leipzig I
4. ^ Results for Leipzig I
5. ^ Results for Leizpig I
6. ^ Results for Leipzig I

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