Dresden I

Dresden I 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 158. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the southern part of the city of Dresden.^[1]

158 Dresden I
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Dresden I in 2025
State	Saxony
Population	302,100 (2019)
Electorate	228,643 (2021)
Major settlements	Dresden (partial)
Area	81.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	AfD
Member	Thomas Ladzinski
Elected	2025

Dresden I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Markus Reichel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Thomas Ladzinski of the AfD.

Geography

Dresden I is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Ortsamtsbereiche of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis from the independent city of Dresden.^[1]

History

Dresden I was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 318 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 160. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 159. From the 2025 election, it has been number 158.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Ost and Süd from the city of Dresden. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1990	318	Dresden I	Dresden city (only Ost and Süd Stadtbezirke)
1994
1998
2002	160		Dresden city (only Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche)
2005
2009
2013	159
2017
2021
2025	158

Members

The constituency was first represented by Hans Geisler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, when he was succeeded by Christa Reichard from 1994 to 2005. Andreas Lämmel was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. He was succeeded by Markus Reichel in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1990	Hans Geisler	CDU	48.9
	1994	Christa Reichard	CDU	47.7
	1998			38.2
	2002			33.8
	2005	Andreas Lämmel	CDU	37.0
	2009			36.6
	2013			42.6
	2017			24.6
	2021	Markus Reichel	CDU	21.1
	2025	Thomas Ladzinski	AfD	29.4

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Dresden I[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Thomas Ladzinski		53,853	29.4	10.6	50,387	27.4	9.5
	CDU	N Markus Reichel		50,040	27.3	6.3	36,585	19.9	4.5
	Left	Funda Römer		26,086	14.2	4.6	25,444	13.8	3.3
	SPD	Rasha Nasr		21,456	11.7	2.9	18,241	9.9	9.1
	Greens	Kassem Taher Saleh		19,898	10.9	1.3	22,544	12.2	3.0
	BSW						15,470	8.4	New
	FDP	Torsten Herbst		6,230	3.4	6.9	7,082	3.8	8.4
	Volt	Terence Koch		3,482	1.9	New	2,269	1.2	0.7
	Tierschutzpartei						1,960	1.1	0.6
	FW						1,507	0.8	0.8
	PARTEI						1,130	0.6	0.8
	BD	Frank Anton		2,020	1.1	New	679	0.4	New
	Pirates						451	0.2	0.5
	Humanists						234	0.1	0.1
	MLPD						87	<0.1	0.0
Informal votes				1,857			852
Total valid votes				183,065			184,070
Turnout				184,922	82.1	2.9
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	3,813	2.1	N/A

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Dresden I[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Markus Reichel		37,811	21.1	3.5	27,710	15.4	8.9
	Left	Katja Kipping		33,872	18.9	2.1	18,910	10.5	6.6
	AfD	Jens Maier		33,780	18.8	3.5	32,122	17.9	5.2
	SPD	Rasha Nasr		26,271	14.6	1.4	34,125	19.0	8.4
	FDP	Torsten Herbst		18,588	10.4	2.8	21,989	12.2	2.0
	Greens	Kassem Taher Saleh		17,137	9.5	3.0	27,369	15.2	7.5
	Tierschutzpartei						3,014	1.7	0.5
	FW						2,967	1.7	0.9
	PARTEI	Robert Küttner		3,684	2.1	0.0	2,568	1.4	0.2
	dieBasis	Constanze Grottker		2,527	1.4		2,645	1.5
	Pirates	Stephanie Henkel		2,011	1.1	0.1	1,313	0.7	0.1
	Volt						928	0.5
	Gesundheitsforschung						815	0.5
	Team Todenhöfer						769	0.4
	ÖDP	Markus Peter Taubert		1,164	0.6	0.2	760	0.4	0.1
	Humanists	Robert Ritter		763	0.4		495	0.3
	Independent	Marcus Fuchs		631	0.4
	Independent	Lothar Häupl		600	0.3
	Bündnis C	Janko Vieweg		477	0.3		359	0.2
	NPD						305	0.2	0.5
	V-Partei3						177	0.1	0.1
	The III. Path						150	0.1
	MLPD	Andrea Ebert		227	0.1		130	0.1	0.0
	DKP						106	0.1
Informal votes				1,577			1,394
Total valid votes				179,543			179,726
Turnout				181,120	79.2	0.6
	CDU hold		Majority	3,939	2.2	0.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Dresden I[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Andreas Lämmel		44,388	24.6	18.0	44,104	24.4	15.5
	AfD	Jens Maier		40,380	22.4		41,812	23.1	16.2
	Left	Katja Kipping		37,936	21.0	4.0	31,004	17.1	1.9
	SPD	Christian Avenarius		23,906	13.2	1.6	19,246	10.6	4.8
	FDP	Robert Malorny		13,590	7.5	5.6	18,610	10.3	7.2
	Greens	Thomas Löser		11,765	6.5	0.4	13,936	7.7	0.2
	PARTEI	Sören Tobias Hinze		3,680	2.0		3,022	1.7
	Tierschutzpartei						2,203	1.2
	FW						1,371	0.8	0.7
	Pirates	Jörg Smuda		1,861	1.0	2.0	1,209	0.7	2.9
	ÖDP	Joachim Guzy		1,481	0.8		1,002	0.6
	NPD	Dietmar Grahl		991	0.5	2.5	1,284	0.7	1.6
	BGE						811	0.4
	DiB						700	0.4
	V-Partei³						329	0.2
	BüSo	Michael Gründler		669	0.4	0.3	320	0.2	0.1
	MLPD						155	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,202			1,731
Total valid votes				180,647			181,118
Turnout				182,849	78.6	4.4
	CDU hold		Majority	4,008	2.2	15.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Dresden I[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Andreas Lämmel		72,537	42.6	6.0	68,192	39.8	5.6
	Left	Katja Kipping		42,599	25.0	1.1	32,505	19.0	3.0
	SPD	Ines Vogel		25,321	14.9	1.9	26,440	15.4	0.2
	AfD						11,814	6.9
	Greens	Ulrike Bürgel		10,429	6.1	2.7	13,517	7.9	3.0
	Pirates	Sebastian Harmel		5,217	3.1		6,086	3.6
	NPD	Frank Hartmut Krien		5,196	3.0	0.6	3,888	2.3	0.3
	FW	Joachim Guzy		4,316	2.5		2,413	1.4
	FDP	Johannes Lohmeyer		3,305	1.9	7.6	5,243	3.1	10.2
	BüSo	Michael Gründler		1,180	0.7	0.3	457	0.3	0.7
	PRO						402	0.2
	Independent	Werner Klawun		265	0.2
	MLPD						179	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,802			2,031
Total valid votes				170,365			171,136
Turnout				173,167	74.2	6.0
	CDU hold		Majority	29,938	17.6	5.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Dresden I[7]
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Andreas Lämmel		56,749	36.6	0.4	53,247	34.3	9.9
	Left	Katja Kipping		37,180	24.0	4.7	34,171	22.0	2.2
	SPD	Marlies Volkmer		25,959	16.7	15.4	24,373	15.7	12.2
	FDP	Johannes Lohmeyer		14,818	9.5	4.8	20,574	13.2	3.4
	Greens	Dietrich Herrmann		13,668	8.8	4.9	16,961	10.9	3.8
	NPD	Brigitte Lauterbach		3,851	2.5	0.1	3,980	2.6	0.0
	BüSo	Marcus Kührt		1,575	1.0	0.4	1,563	1.0	0.6
	Independent	Hartmut Richter		801	0.5
	Independent	Gotthard Häupl		612	0.4
	MLPD						297	0.2	0.1
	REP						281	0.2	0.1
Informal votes				2,007			1,773
Total valid votes				155,213			155,447
Turnout				157,220	68.2	4.1
	CDU hold		Majority	19,569	12.6	7.7

2005 election

Due to the death of NPD candidate Kerstin Lorenz, voting in Dresden I was delayed for two weeks, taking place on 2 October 2005.^[8]

Federal election (2005): Dresden I[9]
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Andreas Lämmel		57,925	37.0	3.2	38,202	24.4	6.1
	SPD	Marlies Volkmer		50,314	32.1	0.9	43,726	27.9	4.9
	Left	Katja Kipping		30,113	19.2	1.6	30,907	19.7	2.0
	FDP	Peggy Bellmann		7,365	4.7	0.8	26,034	16.6	9.6
	Greens	Stephan Kühn		6,156	3.9	1.6	11,108	7.1	0.8
	NPD	Franz Schönhuber		3,776	2.4		4,010	2.6	1.8
	AGFG						895	0.6
	BüSo	Katarzyna Kruczkowski		938	0.6		693	0.4	0.1
	PBC						435	0.3	0.0
	REP						196	0.1	0.6
	SGP						196	0.1
	MLPD						147	0.1
Informal votes				1,850			1,888
Total valid votes				156,587			156,549
Turnout				158,437	72.3	3.7
	CDU hold		Majority	7,611	4.9	2.4

2002 election

Federal election (2002): Dresden I[10]
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Christa Reichard		54,939	33.8		49,385	30.5
	SPD	Marlies Volkmer		50,815	31.3		53,336	32.9
	PDS	Christine Ostrowski		33,915	20.9		28,776	17.7
	Greens	Antje Hermenau		9,000	5.5		12,776	7.9
	FDP	Ingo Liermann		8,968	5.5		11,419	7.0
	Schill						1,845	1.1
	GRAUEN	Joachim Wauer		1,791	1.1		1,394	0.9
	Independent	Horst Oertel		1,759	1.1
	NPD						1,267	0.8
	REP						1,084	0.7
	Independent	Gerald Herrmann		772	0.5
	BüSo	Ronny Leibelt		571	0.4		510	0.3
	PBC						407	0.3
Informal votes				2,394			2,725
Total valid votes				162,530			162,199
Turnout				164,924	75.9
	CDU hold		Majority	4,124	2.5