153 Leipzig II
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Leipzig II in 2013
State	Saxony
Population	300,000 (2019)
Electorate	231,178 (2021)
Major settlements	Leipzig (partial)
Area	128.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	LINKE
Member	Sören Pellmann
Elected	2017, 2021

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]

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.

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 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Left	Y Sören Pellmann		40,938	22.8	2.5	26,472	14.7	7.8
	Greens	Paula Piechotta		32,995	18.4	8.4	38,264	21.3	10.8
	SPD	Nadja Sthamer		29,731	16.6	2.9	37,634	20.9	7.9
	CDU	Jessica Heller		29,538	16.5	8.2	23,561	13.1	8.8
	AfD	Siegbert Droese		20,667	11.5	3.4	20,213	11.2	4.7
	FDP	Peter Jess		13,271	7.4	1.6	17,439	9.7	1.1
	Tierschutzpartei						3,489	1.9	0.5
	PARTEI	Thomas Kumbernuß		4,374	2.4	0.6	3,307	1.8	0.6
	dieBasis	Matti Rabold		2,786	1.6		2,564	1.4
	FW	André Soudah		2,591	1.4	0.3	2,188	1.2	0.5
	Pirates	Thomas Köhler		923	0.5	0.2	881	0.5	0.1
	Volt						717	0.4
	Team Todenhöfer						589	0.3
	Gesundheitsforschung						438	0.2
	ÖDP	Tobias Kretschmer		635	0.4		383	0.2	0.0
	Humanists	Jonas Lehn		573	0.3		402	0.2
	V-Partei3						353	0.2	0.1
	NPD						218	0.1	0.3
	MLPD	Philipp Gäbel		273	0.2	0.1	197	0.1	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	1.3
	Left hold		Majority	7,943	4.4	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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Left	Sören Pellmann		43,948	25.3	0.5	39,058	22.5	0.1
	CDU	N Thomas Feist		42,778	24.6	9.7	38,111	21.9	10.6
	AfD	Siegbert Droese		25,968	15.0		27,774	16.0	10.9
	SPD	Jens Katzek		23,787	13.7	9.7	22,725	13.1	5.8
	Greens	Monika Lazar		17,273	9.9	0.9	18,154	10.4	0.8
	FDP	Friedrich Vosberg		10,052	5.8	4.3	14,866	8.6	5.5
	PARTEI	Mathias Haschke		5,191	3.0	1.4	4,203	2.4
	Tierschutzpartei						2,555	1.5
	FW	Karsten Kietz		2,034	1.2		1,302	0.7	0.0
	BGE						1,175	0.7
	Pirates	Ute Elisabeth Gabelmann		1,325	0.8	1.8	967	0.6	3.3
	DiB						884	0.5
	NPD						678	0.4	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	0.0
	BüSo	Karsten Werner		380	0.2	0.6	199	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				1,562			1,414
Total Valid votes				173,636			173,784
Turnout				175,198	76.9	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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Thomas Feist		52,077	34.3	5.5	49,553	32.6	6.4
	Left	Mike Nagler		37,750	24.9	0.5	34,302	22.5	3.0
	SPD	Wolfgang Tiefensee		35,515	23.4	0.4	28,778	18.9	0.6
	Greens	Monika Lazar		13,732	9.0	3.1	17,075	11.2	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	0.1	2,207	1.5	0.7
	PARTEI	Mathias Haschke		2,347	1.5
	FDP	Holger Krahmer		2,237	1.5	5.9	4,583	3.0	8.9
	FW						1,137	0.7
	PRO						383	0.3
	BüSo	Karsten Werner		1,192	0.8	0.4	349	0.2	0.6
	MLPD						221	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,075			1,748
Total Valid votes				151,860			152,187
Turnout				153,935	70.0	2.1
	CDU hold		Majority	14,327	9.4	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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Thomas Feist		41,101	28.8	3.2	37,304	26.1	2.9
	Left	Mike Nagler		36,117	25.3	2.8	36,431	25.5	3.0
	SPD	Wolfgang Tiefensee		32,841	23.0	12.3	26,133	18.3	14.2
	Greens	Monika Lazar		17,345	12.2	5.0	20,998	14.7	4.7
	FDP	Cornelius Janßen		10,505	7.4	2.6	16,983	11.9	4.3
	NPD	Holger Odenthal		3,094	2.2	0.2	3,119	2.2	0.0
	BüSo	Karsten Werner		1,674	1.2	0.4	1,203	0.8	0.4
	MLPD						376	0.3	0.1
	REP						248	0.2	0.0
Informal votes				1,904			1,786
Total Valid votes				142,677			142,795
Turnout				144,581	67.9	7.5
	CDU gain from SPD		Majority	4,984	3.5

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