Nordsachsen (English: North Saxony) 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 150. It is located in northern Saxony, comprising the district of Nordsachsen.[1]
150 Nordsachsen | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Nordsachsen in 2025 | |
State | Saxony |
Population | 197,700 (2019) |
Electorate | 161,279 (2021) |
Major settlements | Delitzsch Torgau Schkeuditz |
Area | 2,028.6 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1990 |
Party | AfD |
Member | René Bochmann |
Elected | 2021 |
Nordsachsen was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by René Bochmann of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]
Geography
editNordsachsen is located in northern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the district of Nordsachsen.[1]
History
editNordsachsen was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 308 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 152. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 151. From the 2025 election, it has been number 150.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Delitzsch, Eilenburg, Torgau, and Wurzen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as well as the municipalities of Hirschstein, Riesa, Stauchitz, Strehla, and Zeithain from the Riesa-Großenhain district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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1990 | 308 | Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen |
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1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 152 | Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa |
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2005 | |||
2009 | Nordsachsen |
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2013 | 151 | ||
2017 | |||
2021 | |||
2025 | 150 |
Members
editThe constituency was first represented by Angelika Pfeiffer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by Richard Schuhmann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and served until 2002, when it was won Manfred Kolbe of the CDU. Marian Wendt was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. René Bochmann won the constituency for the AfD in 2021.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1990 | Angelika Pfeiffer | CDU | 48.2 | |
1994 | 49.3 | |||
1998 | Richard Schuhmann | SPD | 35.2 | |
2002 | Manfred Kolbe | CDU | 38.7 | |
2005 | 36.5 | |||
2009 | 40.9 | |||
2013 | Marian Wendt | CDU | 45.6 | |
2017 | 32.8 | |||
2021 | René Bochmann | AfD | 27.8 |
Election results
edit2021 election
editFederal election (2021): Nordsachsen[3] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | René Bochmann | 32,702 | 27.8 | 1.0 | 32,066 | 27.2 | 0.4 | ||
CDU | Christiane Schenderlein | 26,883 | 22.8 | 10.0 | 23,000 | 19.5 | 9.9 | ||
SPD | Rüdiger Kleinke | 22,257 | 18.9 | 5.0 | 24,732 | 21.0 | 8.5 | ||
FDP | Martin Richter | 10,251 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 12,476 | 10.6 | 2.7 | ||
Left | Philipp Rubach | 9,446 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 8,868 | 7.5 | 7.2 | ||
Greens | Denis Korn | 5,883 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 5,462 | 4.6 | 2.0 | ||
FW | Chris Daiser | 4,707 | 4.0 | 3,346 | 2.8 | 1.7 | |||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 2,311 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||||||
PARTEI | Karsten Gutjahr | 2,069 | 1.8 | 1,333 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |||
dieBasis | Doreen Klinger | 1,716 | 1.5 | 1,363 | 1.2 | ||||
Independent | Sandro Oschkinat | 1,112 | 0.9 | ||||||
Gesundheitsforschung | 598 | 0.5 | |||||||
NPD | 473 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ||||||
Pirates | 404 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||||||
The III. Path | 268 | 0.2 | |||||||
ÖDP | Uta Strenger | 416 | 0.4 | 240 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||
Independent | Sven Asmus | 223 | 0.2 | ||||||
Team Todenhöfer | 196 | 0.2 | |||||||
Volt | 170 | 0.1 | |||||||
Humanists | 137 | 0.1 | |||||||
DKP | 89 | 0.1 | |||||||
Bündnis C | 88 | 0.1 | |||||||
MLPD | 76 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
V-Partei3 | 61 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,541 | 1,449 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 117,665 | 117,757 | |||||||
Turnout | 119,206 | 73.9 | 1.8 | ||||||
AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 5,819 | 5.0 |
2017 election
editFederal election (2017): Nordsachsen[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Marian Wendt | 38,207 | 32.8 | 12.8 | 34,321 | 29.4 | 15.5 | ||
AfD | Detlev Spangenberg | 31,244 | 26.8 | 31,301 | 26.9 | 20.7 | |||
Left | Susanna Karawanskij | 20,028 | 17.2 | 4.6 | 17,173 | 14.7 | 5.9 | ||
SPD | Rüdiger Kleinke | 16,248 | 14.0 | 6.4 | 14,519 | 12.5 | 2.9 | ||
FDP | Christoph Waitz | 7,641 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 9,189 | 7.9 | 5.2 | ||
Greens | Jörg Bornack | 3,070 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3,021 | 4.6 | 0.3 | ||
NPD | 1,789 | 1.5 | 2.3 | ||||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 1,714 | 1.5 | |||||||
FW | 1,273 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
PARTEI | 891 | 0.8 | |||||||
Pirates | 397 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ||||||
BGE | 340 | 0.3 | |||||||
ÖDP | 167 | 0.1 | |||||||
DiB | 155 | 0.1 | |||||||
V-Partei³ | 154 | 0.1 | |||||||
MLPD | 99 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
BüSo | 60 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,732 | 1,607 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 116,438 | 116,563 | |||||||
Turnout | 118,170 | 72.1 | 5.7 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 6,963 | 6.0 | 17.8 |
2013 election
editFederal election (2013): Nordsachsen[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Marian Wendt | 49,906 | 45.6 | 4.7 | 49,473 | 44.9 | 9.3 | ||
Left | Susanna Karawanskij | 23,843 | 21.8 | 4.0 | 22,696 | 20.6 | 5.1 | ||
SPD | Heiko Wittig | 22,316 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 16,970 | 15.4 | 0.3 | ||
AfD | 6,762 | 6.1 | |||||||
NPD | Jens Gatter | 5,572 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 4,272 | 3.9 | 0.8 | ||
Greens | Bernd Brandtner | 3,399 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3,144 | 2.9 | 1.6 | ||
FDP | Jutta Kreitz | 2,276 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 2,912 | 2.6 | 10.1 | ||
Pirates | Henny Kellner | 2,149 | 2.0 | 2,141 | 1.9 | ||||
FW | 1,158 | 1.1 | |||||||
PRO | 394 | 0.4 | |||||||
BüSo | 137 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ||||||
MLPD | 104 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,610 | 1,908 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 109,461 | 110,163 | |||||||
Turnout | 112,071 | 66.4 | 5.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 26,063 | 23.8 | 8.6 |
2009 election
editFederal election (2009): Nordsachsen[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Manfred Kolbe | 44,147 | 40.9 | 4.0 | 38,440 | 35.6 | 4.6 | ||
Left | Peter Porsch | 27,760 | 25.7 | 2.8 | 27,765 | 25.7 | 1.5 | ||
SPD | Jens Kabisch | 15,860 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 16,927 | 15.7 | 9.8 | ||
FDP | Rainer Horbas | 10,611 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 13,747 | 12.7 | 3.8 | ||
NPD | Mirko Beier | 5,108 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 5,069 | 4.7 | 0.2 | ||
Greens | Peter Hettlich | 4,357 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 4,783 | 4.4 | 1.0 | ||
BüSo | 583 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ||||||
REP | 381 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ||||||
MLPD | 261 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,785 | 1,672 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 107,843 | 107,956 | |||||||
Turnout | 109,628 | 61.4 | 12.9 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 16,387 | 15.2 | 4.9 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituency Nordsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ "Results for Nordsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ Results for Nordsachsen
- ^ Results for Nordsachsen
- ^ Results for Nordsachsen
- ^ Results for Nordsachsen