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Leipzig 7

Leipzig 7 is an electoral constituency represented in the Landtag of Saxony. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 31. It is within the city of Leipzig.

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Electoral district
for the Landtag of Saxony
Leipzig 7 in 2024
DistrictLeipzig
Electorate46,264 (2024)
Major settlementsCity-district Nordwest, Alt-West sub-districts of Böhlitz-Ehrenberg and Burghausen-Rückmarsdorf, and Mitte sub-district of Zentrum-Nordwest
Current electoral district
PartyCDU
MemberRick Ulbricht1

Leipzig 7 is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Saxony. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 31. It is within the city of Leipzig.2

Geography

The constituency comprises the district of Nordwest, the Alt-West sub-districts of Böhlitz-Ehrenberg and Burghausen-Rückmarsdorf, and the Mitte sub-district of Zentrum-Nordwest within the City of Leipzig.

There were 46,264 eligible voters in 2024.3

Members

Election Member Party %
2014 Holger Gasse CDU 32.8
2019 26.3
2024 Rick Ulbricht 34.3

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Leipzig 74
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Rick Ulbricht 11,855 34.3 Increase 4.7 10,972 31.6 Increase 0.8
AfD Tobias Keller 8,902 25.7 Increase 3.2 8,360 24.1 Increase 2.1
SPD Michael Schmidt 3,616 10.5 Increase 1.2 3,750 10.8 Increase 1.3
BSW Regina Kästner 3,301 9.5 3,743 10.8
Greens Stanislav Elinson 2,797 8.1 Decrease 6.6 3,074 8.8 Decrease 4.6
Left Olga Naumov 2,509 7.3 Decrease 6.4 2,110 6.1 Decrease 4.4
FW Thomas Weidinger 974 2.8 Decrease 1.6 594 1.7 Decrease 1.0
FDP Alexander Gunkel 639 1.8 Decrease 3.1 450 1.3 Decrease 3.7
PARTEI   431 1.2 Decrease 0.6
APT   404 1.1
Freie Sachsen   372 1.1
Pirates   94 0.3
BD   89 0.3
V-Partei3   80 0.2
dieBasis   71 0.2
Values   69 0.2
ÖDP   41 0.1
BüSo   28 0.1
Bündnis C   27 0.1
Informal votes 391 225
Total valid votes 34,593 34,759
Turnout 34,984 75.6 Increase 16.4
CDU hold Majority 2,953 8.6

2019 election

State election (2019): Leipzig 75
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Holger Gasse 9,363 26.3 Decrease 6.5 9,264 26.0 Decrease 7.1
AfD Holger Hentschel 7,887 22.2 Increase 12.9 7,679 21.5 Increase 12.1
Left Franz Sodann 7,667 21.5 Decrease 4.6 6,165 17.3 Decrease 5.3
Greens Daniel Gerber 4,483 12.6 Increase 5.6 4,891 13.7 Increase 6.9
SPD Michael Schmidt 3,084 8.7 Decrease 5.3 3,107 8.7 Decrease 5.5
FDP Christof Kraus 1,082 3.0 Increase 0.4 1,214 3.4 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Julius Gonsior 941 2.6 968 2.7 Increase 1.5
FW Robert Baier 831 2.3 Increase 1.0 735 2.1 Increase 1.1
APT   680 1.9 Increase 0.4
Verjüngungsforschung   170 0.5
We are from Leipzig Ralf Detlef Kohl 159 0.4
Pirates   155 0.4 Decrease 1.2
NPD   134 0.4 Decrease 4.7
ÖDP   108 0.3
The Blue Party   105 0.3
Humanists   101 0.3
DKP   53 0.1
Awakening of German Patriots - Central Germany   50 0.1
BüSo Jürgen Scharf 99 0.3 Decrease 0.2 46 0.1 Decrease 0.2
PDV   30 0.1
Informal votes 364 305
Total valid votes 35,596 35,655
Turnout 35,960 59.3 Increase 20.9
CDU hold Majority 1,476 4.1 Decrease 2.6

2014 election

State election (2014): Leipzig 76
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Holger Gasse 7,172 32.8 7,252 33.1
Left 5,700 26.1 4,949 22.6
SPD 3,062 14.0 3,120 14.2
AfD 2,032 9.3 2,053 9.4
Greens 1,530 7.0 1,481 6.8
NPD 930 4.3 1,113 5.1
FDP 566 2.6 661 3.0
Pirates 393 1.8 351 1.6
APT   328 1.5
PARTEI   266 1.2
FW 289 1.3 211 1.0
BüSo 105 0.5 70 0.3
Freie Bürger Leipzig 77 0.4
DSU   31 0.1
Pro Germany Citizens' Movement   26 0.1
Informal votes 292 236
Total valid votes 21,856 21,912
Turnout 22,148 38.4 Decrease 11.3
CDU win new seat Majority 1,472 6.7
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