Nordsachsen (electoral district)

150 Nordsachsen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Nordsachsen in 2025
StateSaxony
Population197,700 (2019)
Electorate161,279 (2021)
Major settlementsDelitzsch
Torgau
Schkeuditz
Area2,028.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyAfD
MemberRené Bochmann
Elected2021

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]

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

Nordsachsen is located in northern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the district of Nordsachsen.[1]

History

Nordsachsen 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
1990 308 Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen
  • Delitzsch district
  • Eilenburg district
  • Torgau district
  • Wurzen district
1994
1998
2002 152 Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa
2005
2009 Nordsachsen
2013 151
2017
2021
2025 150

Members

The 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 %
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

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Nordsachsen[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD René Bochmann 32,702 27.8 Increase 1.0 32,066 27.2 Increase 0.4
CDU Christiane Schenderlein 26,883 22.8 Decrease 10.0 23,000 19.5 Decrease 9.9
SPD Rüdiger Kleinke 22,257 18.9 Increase 5.0 24,732 21.0 Increase 8.5
FDP Martin Richter 10,251 8.7 Increase 2.1 12,476 10.6 Increase 2.7
Left Philipp Rubach 9,446 8.0 Decrease 9.2 8,868 7.5 Decrease 7.2
Greens Denis Korn 5,883 5.0 Increase 2.4 5,462 4.6 Increase 2.0
FW Chris Daiser 4,707 4.0 3,346 2.8 Increase 1.7
Tierschutzpartei   2,311 2.0 Increase 0.5
PARTEI Karsten Gutjahr 2,069 1.8 1,333 1.1 Increase 0.4
dieBasis Doreen Klinger 1,716 1.5 1,363 1.2
Independent Sandro Oschkinat 1,112 0.9
Gesundheitsforschung   598 0.5
The Homeland   473 0.4 Decrease 1.1
Pirates   404 0.3 Steady 0.0
The III. Path   268 0.2
ÖDP Uta Strenger 416 0.4 240 0.2 Increase 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 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   61 0.1 Increase 0.1
Informal votes 1,541 1,449
Total valid votes 117,665 117,757
Turnout 119,206 73.9 Increase 1.8
AfD gain from CDU Majority 5,819 5.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Nordsachsen[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Marian Wendt 38,207 32.8 Decrease 12.8 34,321 29.4 Decrease 15.5
AfD Detlev Spangenberg 31,244 26.8 31,301 26.9 Increase 20.7
Left Susanna Karawanskij 20,028 17.2 Decrease 4.6 17,173 14.7 Decrease 5.9
SPD Rüdiger Kleinke 16,248 14.0 Decrease 6.4 14,519 12.5 Decrease 2.9
FDP Christoph Waitz 7,641 6.6 Increase 4.5 9,189 7.9 Increase 5.2
Greens Jörg Bornack 3,070 2.6 Decrease 0.5 3,021 4.6 Decrease 0.3
The Homeland   1,789 1.5 Decrease 2.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,714 1.5
FW   1,273 1.1 Steady 0.0
PARTEI   891 0.8
Pirates   397 0.3 Decrease 1.6
BGE   340 0.3
ÖDP   167 0.1
DiB 155 0.1
V-Partei³ 154 0.1
MLPD   99 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo 60 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 1,732 1,607
Total valid votes 116,438 116,563
Turnout 118,170 72.1 Increase 5.7
CDU hold Majority 6,963 6.0 Decrease 17.8


2013 election

Federal election (2013): Nordsachsen[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Marian Wendt 49,906 45.6 Increase 4.7 49,473 44.9 Increase 9.3
Left Susanna Karawanskij 23,843 21.8 Decrease 4.0 22,696 20.6 Decrease 5.1
SPD Heiko Wittig 22,316 20.4 Increase 5.7 16,970 15.4 Decrease 0.3
AfD   6,762 6.1
The Homeland Jens Gatter 5,572 5.1 Increase 0.4 4,272 3.9 Decrease 0.8
Greens Bernd Brandtner 3,399 3.1 Decrease 0.9 3,144 2.9 Decrease 1.6
FDP Jutta Kreitz 2,276 2.1 Decrease 7.8 2,912 2.6 Decrease 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 Decrease 0.4
MLPD   104 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,610 1,908
Total valid votes 109,461 110,163
Turnout 112,071 66.4 Increase 5.0
CDU hold Majority 26,063 23.8 Increase 8.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Nordsachsen[6]
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 Manfred Kolbe 44,147 40.9 Increase 4.0 38,440 35.6 Increase 4.6
Left Peter Porsch 27,760 25.7 Increase 2.8 27,765 25.7 Increase 1.5
SPD Jens Kabisch 15,860 14.7 Decrease 11.9 16,927 15.7 Decrease 9.8
FDP Rainer Horbas 10,611 9.8 Increase 4.7 13,747 12.7 Increase 3.8
The Homeland Mirko Beier 5,108 4.7 Decrease 0.3 5,069 4.7 Decrease 0.2
Greens Peter Hettlich 4,357 4.0 Increase 1.8 4,783 4.4 Increase 1.0
BüSo 583 0.5 Increase 0.1
REP   381 0.4 Steady 0.0
MLPD   261 0.2 Increase 0.1
Informal votes 1,785 1,672
Total valid votes 107,843 107,956
Turnout 109,628 61.4 Decrease 12.9
CDU hold Majority 16,387 15.2 Increase 4.9

References

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Nordsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Nordsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Nordsachsen
  4. ^ Results for Nordsachsen
  5. ^ Results for Nordsachsen
  6. ^ Results for Nordsachsen