title: Leipzig I
text: # Leipzig I
  
  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 152. It is located in northwestern Saxony, comprising the northern part of the city of Leipzig.
  
  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).
  
  ## Geography
  
  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.
  
  ## History
  
  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. Since 2013, it has been number 152.
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1990 | 309 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Mitte, Nord, Nord-Ost, and West Stadtbezirke) |
  | 1994 | 309 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Mitte, Nord, Nord-Ost, and West Stadtbezirke) |
  | 1998 | 309 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Mitte, Nord, Nord-Ost, and West Stadtbezirke) |
  | 2002 | 153 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke) |
  | 2005 | 153 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke) |
  | 2009 | 153 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke) |
  | 2013 | 152 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke) |
  | 2017 | 152 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke) |
  | 2021 | 152 | Leipzig I | Leipzig city (only Alt-West, Nord, Nordost, Nordwest, and Ost Stadtbezirke) |
  
  ## Members
  
  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 | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1990 | Hermann Pohler | CDU | 39.1 |
  | 1994 | Hermann Pohler | CDU | 43.4 |
  | 1998 | Rainer Fornahl | SPD | 38.7 |
  | 2002 | Rainer Fornahl | SPD | 40.7 |
  | 2005 | Rainer Fornahl | SPD | 33.0 |
  | 2009 | Bettina Kudla | CDU | 33.3 |
  | 2013 | Bettina Kudla | CDU | 40.0 |
  | 2017 | Jens Lehmann | CDU | 27.5 |
  | 2021 | Jens Lehmann | CDU | 20.5 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Leipzig I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Jens Lehmann | Y Jens Lehmann | 34,107 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 24,953 | 15.0 | 8.5 |
  | | SPD | Holger Mann | Holger Mann | 33,588 | 20.2 | 3.7 | 34,748 | 20.9 | 8.0 |
  | | AfD | Christoph Neumann | Christoph Neumann | 26,450 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 25,891 | 15.6 | 5.3 |
  | | Left | Nina Treu | Nina Treu | 25,436 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 20,884 | 12.6 | 6.9 |
  | | Greens | Marie Müser | Marie Müser | 19,778 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 25,848 | 15.5 | 8.5 |
  | | FDP | René Hobusch | René Hobusch | 13,397 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 17,660 | 10.6 | 2.1 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 3,800 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
  | | PARTEI | Katharina Subat | Katharina Subat | 4,242 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 3,021 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
  | | FW | Thomas Weidinger | Thomas Weidinger | 3,296 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2,645 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
  | | dieBasis | Kerry Cherki | Kerry Cherki | 2,275 | 1.4 | | 2,204 | 1.3 | |
  | | Independent | Ronald Härtlein | 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 | Kristina Weidner | 896 | 0.5 | | 427 | 0.3 | |
  | | Independent | Ralf Kohl | Ralf Kohl | 623 | 0.4 | | | | |
  | | ÖDP | Rahel Wehemeyer-Blum | 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 | Gudrun Kimmerle | 283 | 0.2 | | 153 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Independent | Karl-Heinz Hummitzsch | Karl-Heinz Hummitzsch | 193 | 0.1 | | | | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 149 | 0.1 | |
  | | Independent | Martin Bayer | Martin Bayer | 52 | 0.0 | | | | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,569 | | | 1,277 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 166,127 | | | 166,419 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,696 | 74.8 | 1.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 519 | 0.3 | 6.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Leipzig I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Jens Lehmann | Jens Lehmann | 43,919 | 27.5 | 12.5 | 37,622 | 23.5 | 13.4 |
  | | AfD | Christoph Neumann | Christoph Neumann | 32,702 | 20.5 | | 33,291 | 20.8 | 14.7 |
  | | Left | Franziska Riekewald | Franziska Riekewald | 31,132 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 31,137 | 19.5 | 1.8 |
  | | SPD | Daniela Kolbe | Daniela Kolbe | 26,330 | 16.5 | 5.2 | 20,674 | 12.9 | 5.6 |
  | | FDP | Marcus Viefeld | Marcus Viefeld | 9,074 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 13,565 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
  | | Greens | Volker Holzendorf | Volker Holzendorf | 8,735 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 11,300 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | Tom Rodig | Tom Rodig | 4,173 | 2.6 | | 3,205 | 2.0 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,877 | 1.8 | |
  | | FW | Robert Baier | Robert Baier | 1,876 | 1.2 | | 1,443 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 1,169 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
  | | Independent | Ralf Detlef Kohl | 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 | Madeleine Fellauer | 550 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 241 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | SGP | Endrik Bastian | Endrik Bastian | 334 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,626 | | | 1,477 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 159,781 | | | 159,930 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,407 | 73.1 | 7.4 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 11,217 | 7.0 | 9.6 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Leipzig I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Bettina Kudla | Y Bettina Kudla | 54,566 | 40.0 | 6.7 | 50,481 | 36.9 | 6.9 |
  | | Left | Barbara Höll | Barbara Höll | 31,923 | 23.4 | 3.1 | 29,122 | 21.3 | 4.2 |
  | | SPD | Daniela Kolbe | Daniela Kolbe | 29,511 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 25,286 | 18.5 | 0.5 |
  | | Greens | Stefanie Gruner | Stefanie Gruner | 7,683 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 9,466 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 8,394 | 6.1 | |
  | | NPD | Klaus Ufer | Klaus Ufer | 4,489 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3,246 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
  | | Pirates | Florian Bokor | Florian Bokor | 4,043 | 3.0 | | 4,362 | 3.2 | |
  | | FDP | Marcus Viefeld | 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 | Andreas Trost | 1,877 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 408 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 203 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,028 | | | 1,633 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 136,399 | | | 136,794 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,427 | 65.8 | 1.6 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 22,643 | 16.6 | 9.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Leipzig I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Bettina Kudla | Bettina Kudla | 42,704 | 33.3 | 4.0 | 38,471 | 30.0 | 4.2 |
  | | Left | Barbara Höll | Barbara Höll | 34,015 | 26.6 | 2.7 | 32,762 | 25.5 | 3.0 |
  | | SPD | Daniela Kolbe | Daniela Kolbe | 24,866 | 19.4 | 13.6 | 23,070 | 18.0 | 14.0 |
  | | FDP | Marcus Viefeld | Marcus Viefeld | 11,781 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 16,478 | 12.8 | 4.8 |
  | | Greens | Friedbert Striewe | Friedbert Striewe | 8,856 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 11,474 | 8.9 | 2.4 |
  | | NPD | Jens Pühse | Jens Pühse | 4,202 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 4,225 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
  | | BüSo | Xenia Biereichelt | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,719 | | | 1,523 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 128,115 | | | 128,311 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,834 | 64.1 | 9.6 | | | |
  | | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 8,689 | 6.7 | | | | |
  