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Leipzig 3

Leipzig 3 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 27. It is within the city of Leipzig.

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27: Leipzig 3
Electoral district
for the Landtag of Saxony
Leipzig 3 in 2024
DistrictLeipzig
Electorate51,596 (2024)
Major settlementsCity-district Nord excluding the sub-districts of Seehausen and Wiederitzsch, and sub-district of Zentrum-Nord (Mitte)
Current electoral district
PartyCDU
MemberWolf-Dietrich Rost1

Leipzig 3 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 27. It is within the city of Leipzig.2

Geography

The constituency comprises the district of Nord excluding the sub-districts of Seehausen and Wiederitzsch, and the sub-district of Zentrum-Nord of district Mitte within the City of Leipzig.

There were 51,596 eligible voters in 2024.3

Members

Election Member Party %
2014 Andreas Nowak CDU 31.3
2019 28.3
2024 Wolf-Dietrich Rost 29.8

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Leipzig 34
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 Wolf-Dietrich Rost 11,556 29.8 Increase 3.5 11,084 28.5 Increase 1.2
AfD Christoph Neumann 7,036 18.1 Increase 2.1 6,645 17.1 Increase 1.6
Greens P. Maria Cagali Sejdi 5,987 15.4 Decrease 2.3 4,655 12.0 Decrease 7.2
SPD Bettina van Suntum 4,516 11.6 Decrease 0.8 5,374 13.8 Increase 3.1
BSW Sascha Jecht 3,565 9.2 4,174 10.7
Left Cornelia Falken 3,452 8.9 Decrease 8.3 3,640 9.4 Decrease 3.1
PARTEI Oliver Gaden 1,125 2.9 Increase 2.5 615 1.6 Decrease 1.2
FW Jochen Reitstätter 919 2.4 Decrease 1.8 696 1.8 Decrease 0.9
FDP Robin Schaluschke 633 1.6 Decrease 3.6 574 1.5 Decrease 3.4
APT   443 1.1
Freie Sachsen   282 0.7
Pirates   175 0.5
V-Partei3   150 0.4
BD   102 0.3
dieBasis   92 0.2
Values   67 0.2
ÖDP   49 0.1
Bündnis C   36 0.1
BüSo   32 0.1
Informal votes 308 212
Total valid votes 38,789 38,885
Turnout 39,097 75.8 Increase 13.9
CDU hold Majority 4,520 11.7

2019 election

State election (2019): Leipzig 35
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 Andreas Nowak 10,722 28.3 Decrease 3.0 11,026 29.0 Decrease 3.9
AfD Petra Böhme 9,944 26.3 Increase 17.8 9,501 25.0 Increase 16.2
Left Adam Bednarsky 7,842 20.7 Decrease 9.2 5,737 15.1 Decrease 11.5
Greens Petra Cagalj Sejdi 3,160 8.3 Increase 3.3 3,340 8.8 Increase 3.4
SPD Waltra Heinke 3,002 7.9 Decrease 7.7 3,607 9.5 Decrease 5.6
FDP Friedrich Vosberg 1,517 4.0 Increase 0.9 1,303 3.4 Increase 0.4
FW Monika Baier 1,400 3.7 Increase 2.6 1,003 2.6 Increase 1.8
APT   783 2.1 Increase 0.8
PARTEI   666 1.8 Increase 1.3
Verjüngungsforschung   230 0.6
NPD   170 0.4 Decrease 3.8
The Blue Party   149 0.4
Pirates   137 0.4 Decrease 0.6
Humanists   93 0.2
ÖDP   80 0.2
Awakening of German Patriots - Central Germany   62 0.2
DKP   61 0.2
BüSo Birigtta Gündler 262 0.7 Increase 0.3 59 0.2 Steady
PDV   43 0.1
Informal votes 576 375
Total valid votes 37,849 38,050
Turnout 38,425 58.9 Increase 18.7
CDU hold Majority 778 2.0 Increase 0.6

2014 election

State election (2014): Leipzig 36
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 Andreas Nowak 8,081 31.3 8,496 32.9
Left 7,721 29.9 6,869 26.6
SPD 4,022 15.6 3,906 15.1
AfD 2,206 8.5 2,272 8.8
Greens 1,284 5.0 1,395 5.4
NPD 957 3.7 1,082 4.2
FDP 805 3.1 768 3.0
APT   342 1.3
Pirates 356 1.4 258 1.0
FW 295 1.1 200 0.8
PARTEI   130 0.5
BüSo 105 0.4 60 0.2
Pro Germany Citizens' Movement   50 0.2
DSU   34 0.1
Informal votes 380 350
Total valid votes 25,832 25,862
Turnout 26,212 40.2 Decrease 14.4
CDU win new seat Majority 360 1.4
References

References

  1. "Elected Member for Leipzig 3". Landtag of Saxony. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. "Saxony Electoral Districts". Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. "Saxony Electoral Districts". Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  4. https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/2024-09-01-LT-DE-SN/charts/wahlkreis-detail/WK027-40.shtml
  5. https://www.wahlen.sachsen.de/landtagswahl-2019-wahlergebnisse.php?_ptabs=%7B%22%23tab-stimmenverteilung%22%3A1%7D&wahlkreis=29
  6. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/landtagswahl-2014-wahlergebnisse.php?_ptabs=%7B%22%23tab-stimmenverteilung%22%3A1%7D&_cp=&wahlkreis=29
See also

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