Constituency Leipzig VIII
| Constituency 12: Leipzig VIII | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| state | Saxony |
| region | City of Leipzig |
| Constituency number | 12 |
| Eligible voters | 52,039 |
| voter turnout | 65.0% |
| Election date | October 14, 1990 |
| Constituency representative | |
| Surname | |
| Political party | CDU |
| Voting share | 38.3% |
The constituency of Leipzig VIII was a state electoral district for the state elections in Saxony in 1990 , the first state election after the re-establishment of the state of Saxony. It had constituency number 12. For the state elections in 1994 , the constituency structure was changed as a result of the district reform, and the number of constituencies was reduced from 80 to 60. The area of the constituency of Leipzig VIII became part of one of the six constituencies in the city of Leipzig.
The constituency area comprised the city district West II with the residential districts 730 to 755.
Results
The 1990 state election took place on October 14, 1990 and had the following results for the Leipzig VIII constituency:
| Direct candidate | Party (abbreviation) |
First votes (%) |
Second votes (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THERE | - | 0.4 | |
| Volker Schimpff | CDU | 38.3 | 39.0 |
| Chr. L | - | 0.1 | |
| DBU | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| DSU | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| FDP | 6.1 | 6.2 | |
| LL-PDS | 16.1 | 15.2 | |
| NPD | - | 0.5 | |
| FORUM | 10.1 | 8.1 | |
| RAP | - | 0.1 | |
| SHB | - | 0.1 | |
| SPD | 26.0 | 27.6 |
52,039 people were eligible to vote. The turnout was 65.0%. 2.0% of the votes cast were invalid. Volker Schimpff (CDU) was elected as a direct candidate with 38.3% of all valid votes.