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Leipzig 8

Leipzig 8 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 32. It is within the city of Leipzig. The constituency was created for the 2024 election.

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32: Leipzig 8
Electoral district
for the Landtag of Saxony
Leipzig 8 in 2024
DistrictLeipzig
Electorate61,649 (2024)
Major settlementsCity-district Nordeast, sub-districts Volkmarsdorf and Anger-Crottendorf (East), and sub-districts of Seehausen and Wiederitzsch (North)
Current electoral district
PartyCDU
MemberHolger Gasse1

Leipzig 8 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 32. It is within the city of Leipzig.2 The constituency was created for the 2024 election.

Geography

The constituency comprises the district of Nordeast, the East sub-districts of Volkmarsdorf and Anger-Crottendorf, and the North sub-districts of Seehausen and Wiederitzsch within the City of Leipzig.

There were 61,649 eligible voters in 2024.3

Members

Election Member Party %
2024 Holger Gasse CDU 32.0

Election results

2024 election

Changes are compared to notional results based on the new district.

State election (2024): Leipzig 84
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 13,691 32.0 Increase 4.6 11,436 26.7 Decrease 0.2
AfD Holger Hentschel 10,845 25.4 Increase 2.4 10,202 23.8 Increase 1.6
Left Uwe Fiedler 6,490 15.2 Decrease 4.0 5,965 13.9 Decrease 1.9
BSW Michael Chelius 3,596 8.4 4,506 10.5
Greens Ulrike Gebhardt 3,310 7.7 Decrease 5.0 3,503 8.2 Decrease 4.8
SPD Irena Rudolph-Kokot 2,873 6.7 Decrease 2.2 3,864 9.0 Increase 0.2
FW C. Friedrich Föster 910 2.1 Decrease 0.6 671 1.6 Decrease 0.6
FDP Daniel Eich 645 1.5 Decrease 1.8 410 1.0 Decrease 2.6
Independent Ralf Detlef Kohl 382 0.9
PARTEI   668 1.6 Decrease 1.2
APT   543 1.3
Freie Sachsen   497 1.2
Pirates   172 0.4
V-Partei3   110 0.3
BD   90 0.2
dieBasis   64 0.1
Values   57 0.1
ÖDP   53 0.1
BüSo   31 0.1
Bündnis C   23 0.1
Informal votes 448 325
Total valid votes 42,742 42,865
Turnout 43,190 70.1
CDU win new seat Majority 2,846 6.6
References

References

  1. "Elected Member for Leipzig 8". 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/WK032-38.shtml
See also

See also