# Burgenland – Saalekreis

Burgenland – Saalekreis 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 72. It is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the Burgenlandkreis distinct and eastern parts of the Saalekreis district.
Burgenland – Saalekreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2009 to 2025, it has been represented by Dieter Stier of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it is been represented by Martin Reichardt of the AfD.

## Geography

Burgenland – Saalekreis is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Burgenlandkreis district and the municipalities of Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, Merseburg, and Schkopau from Saalekreis district.

## History

Burgenland – Saalekreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Zeitz – Hohenmölsen – Naumburg – Nebra. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Burgenland. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 294 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 74. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 73. From the 2025 election, it has been number 72.
Originally, it comprised the districts of Zeitz, Hohenmölsen, Naumburg, and Nebra. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election, but without the municipality of Merseburg. Merseburg was acquired ahead of the 2025 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1990 | 294 | Zeitz – Hohenmölsen – Naumburg – Nebra | Zeitz district Hohenmölsen district Naumburg district Nebra district |
| 1994 | 294 | Zeitz – Hohenmölsen – Naumburg – Nebra | Zeitz district Hohenmölsen district Naumburg district Nebra district |
| 1998 | 294 | Zeitz – Hohenmölsen – Naumburg – Nebra | Zeitz district Hohenmölsen district Naumburg district Nebra district |
| 2002 | 74 | Burgenland | Burgenlandkreis district Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, and Schkopau municipalities) |
| 2005 | 74 | Burgenland | Burgenlandkreis district Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, and Schkopau municipalities) |
| 2009 | 74 | Burgenland – Saalekreis | Burgenlandkreis district Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, and Schkopau municipalities) |
| 2013 | 73 | Burgenland – Saalekreis | Burgenlandkreis district Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, and Schkopau municipalities) |
| 2017 | 73 | Burgenland – Saalekreis | Burgenlandkreis district Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, and Schkopau municipalities) |
| 2021 | 73 | Burgenland – Saalekreis | Burgenlandkreis district Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, and Schkopau municipalities) |
| 2025 | 72 | Burgenland – Saalekreis | Burgenlandkreis district Saalekreis district (only Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Leuna, Merseburg, and Schkopau municipalities) |

## Members

The constituency was first represented by Harald Schreiber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Margarete Späte from 1994 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998, and Eckhart Lewering served until 2005, followed by Maik Reichel until 2009. Dieter Stier of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1990 | Harald Schreiber | CDU | 45.5 |
| 1994 | Margarete Späte | CDU | 43.6 |
| 1998 | Eckhart Lewering | SPD | 38.6 |
| 2002 | Eckhart Lewering | SPD | 35.5 |
| 2005 | Maik Reichel | SPD | 31.6 |
| 2009 | Dieter Stier | CDU | 33.0 |
| 2013 | Dieter Stier | CDU | 44.8 |
| 2017 | Dieter Stier | CDU | 34.0 |
| 2021 | Dieter Stier | CDU | 26.3 |

## Election results
### 2025

Federal election (2025): Burgenland – Saalekreis :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Martin Reichardt | Martin Reichardt | 69,071 | 44.4 | 18.7 | 66,134 | 42.3 | 17.7 |
| | CDU | N Dieter Stier | N Dieter Stier | 37,716 | 24.2 | 1.7 | 29,389 | 18.8 | 2.4 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 18,090 | 11.6 | New |
| | SPD | Norman Steigleder | Norman Steigleder | 15,652 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 14,168 | 9.1 | 13.9 |
| | Left | Michael Scholz | Michael Scholz | 17,032 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 13,524 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | Moritz Eichelmann | Moritz Eichelmann | 4,615 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 5,127 | 3.3 | 6.9 |
| | Greens | Enrico Gemsa | Enrico Gemsa | 3,751 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 4,583 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| | FW | Rebecca Resch | Rebecca Resch | 6,312 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2,381 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Matthias Sanftleben | Matthias Sanftleben | 1,428 | 0.9 | New | | | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,261 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 1,010 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| | BD | | | | | | 430 | 0.3 | New |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,771 | | | 1,142 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 155,577 | | | 156,206 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,348 | 77.3 | 9.5 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 31,355 | 20.2 | N/A | | | |

### 2021

Federal election (2021): Burgenland – Saalekreis :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Dieter Stier | Y Dieter Stier | 32,649 | 26.3 | 7.3 | 26,535 | 21.3 | 8.6 |
| | AfD | Martin Reichardt | Martin Reichardt | 32,328 | 26.0 | 2.7 | 31,000 | 24.9 | 0.3 |
| | SPD | Jens Wojtyscha | Jens Wojtyscha | 27,165 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 28,460 | 22.8 | 9.6 |
| | Left | Birke Bull-Bischoff | Birke Bull-Bischoff | 12,419 | 10.0 | 6.9 | 10,630 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| | FDP | Carsten Sonntag | Carsten Sonntag | 11,764 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 12,785 | 10.3 | 2.4 |
| | Greens | Martina Hoffmann | Martina Hoffmann | 4,207 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 5,002 | 4.0 | 1.4 |
| | dieBasis | Jens Jahr | Jens Jahr | 3,761 | 3.0 | | 2,647 | 2.1 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 1,629 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,507 | 1.2 | |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 1,184 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,006 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | Gartenpartei | | | | | | 761 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 412 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 404 | 0.3 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 158 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 156 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 99 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 83 | 0.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,573 | | | 1,287 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 124,293 | | | 124,579 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125,866 | 68.3 | 0.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 321 | 0.3 | 9.9 | | | |

### 2017

Federal election (2017): Burgenland – Saalekreis :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Dieter Stier | Y Dieter Stier | 43,254 | 33.6 | 11.3 | 38,678 | 29.9 | 12.9 |
| | AfD | Uwe Gewiese | Uwe Gewiese | 30,112 | 23.4 | | 31,781 | 24.6 | 20.3 |
| | Left | Birke Bull-Bischoff | Birke Bull-Bischoff | 21,819 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 21,042 | 16.3 | 7.5 |
| | SPD | Hans-Jürgen Schmidt | Hans-Jürgen Schmidt | 16,930 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 17,098 | 13.2 | 3.1 |
| | FDP | Eiko Precht | Eiko Precht | 8,538 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 10,132 | 7.8 | 5.1 |
| | FW | Ronny Schneider | Ronny Schneider | 3,495 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1,687 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | Greens | Miriam Matz | Miriam Matz | 3,198 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3,366 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 1,768 | 1.4 | |
| | The Homeland | Steffen Thiel | Steffen Thiel | 1,569 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 1,470 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,127 | 0.9 | |
| | MG | | | | | | 407 | 0.3 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 315 | 0.2 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 207 | 0.2 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 134 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,304 | | | 2,007 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 128,915 | | | 129,212 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,219 | 68.5 | 6.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 13,142 | 10.2 | 8.9 | | | |

### 2013

Federal election (2013): Burgenland – Saalekreis :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Dieter Stier | Y Dieter Stier | 54,544 | 44.8 | 11.8 | 52,194 | 42.8 | 11.0 |
| | Left | Roland Claus | Roland Claus | 31,300 | 25.7 | 6.0 | 28,933 | 23.7 | 8.1 |
| | SPD | Florian Hüfner | Florian Hüfner | 18,791 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 19,850 | 16.3 | 0.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 5,234 | 4.3 | |
| | The Homeland | Hans Püschel | Hans Püschel | 4,854 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3,920 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| | Greens | Dieter Kmietczyk | Dieter Kmietczyk | 4,760 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3,732 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| | FW | Günther Weiße | Günther Weiße | 2,581 | 2.1 | | 1,695 | 1.4 | |
| | Pirates | Manfred Dott | Manfred Dott | 2,488 | 2.0 | | 2,097 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| | FDP | Florian Hüfner | Florian Hüfner | 1,879 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 3,374 | 2.8 | 8.6 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 475 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Erich Jaschkowski | Erich Jaschkowski | 442 | 0.4 | | | | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 192 | 0.2 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 151 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,170 | | | 1,962 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 121,639 | | | 121,847 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,809 | 61.6 | 2.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 23,244 | 19.1 | 17.8 | | | |

### 2009

Federal election (2009): Burgenland – Saalekreis :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Dieter Stier | Dieter Stier | 41,281 | 33.0 | 3.6 | 39,777 | 31.8 | 5.8 |
| | Left | Roland Claus | Roland Claus | 39,610 | 31.7 | 5.5 | 39,876 | 31.9 | 5.3 |
| | SPD | N Maik Reichel | N Maik Reichel | 23,592 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 19,513 | 15.6 | 14.0 |
| | FDP | Wolf-Henry Dreblow | Wolf-Henry Dreblow | 11,224 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 14,153 | 11.3 | 2.3 |
| | The Homeland | Andreas Karl | Andreas Karl | 4,399 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 3,792 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| | Greens | Jochen Dreetz | Jochen Dreetz | 3,950 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 4,740 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,541 | 2.0 | |
| | Independent | Erich Jaschkowski | Erich Jaschkowski | 912 | 0.7 | | | | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 380 | 0.3 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 257 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,535 | | | 2,474 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 124,968 | | | 125,029 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,503 | 59.6 | 10.6 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 1,671 | 1.3 | | | | |