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67 Börde – Salzlandkreis
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Börde – Salzlandkreis in 2025
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Population	260,500 (2019)
Electorate	215,532 (2021)
Major settlements	Bernburg Staßfurt Oschersleben
Area	3,170.95 km
Current electoral district
Created	2009
Party	SPD
Member	Franziska Kersten
Elected	2021

Börde – Salzlandkreis 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 67. It is located in northern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the district of Börde and part of Salzlandkreis.

Börde – Salzlandkreis was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Franziska Kersten of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Geography

Börde – Jerichower Land is located in northern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the districts of Börde as well as the municipalities of Bernburg, Hecklingen, Könnern, Nienburg, and Staßfurt and the collective municipalities of Egelner Mulde and Saale-Wipper from the Salzlandkreis district.

History

Börde – Salzlandkreis, originally Börde – Jerichower Land, was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Elbe-Havel-Gebiet and Börde. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 68 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 67. Until the 2025 election, it comprised the districts of Börde and Jerichower Land.

Members

The constituency was represented by Manfred Behrens of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its formation until 2021. Franziska Kersten won it for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Börde – Jerichower Land
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	%	±%
	SPD	Franziska Kersten		38,520	26.2	6.3	39,043	26.6	10.3
	CDU	Gerry Weber		36,652	25.0	12.8	32,720	22.3	9.9
	AfD	Jan Schmidt		29,843	20.3		29,604	20.1	1.3
	Left	David Schliesing		12,785	8.7	11.6	12,426	8.5	8.1
	FDP	Mathias Schulte		11,817	8.1	0.5	13,589	9.2	1.5
	Greens	Thomas Schlenker		6,184	4.2	1.8	7,267	4.9	2.1
	FW	André Futh		3,704	2.5	2.8	2,737	1.9	0.5
	Tierschutzallianz	Marcel Nakoinz		3,014	2.1		1,909	1.3	0.1
	dieBasis	Bettina Graf		2,258	1.5		2,182	1.5
	Tierschutzpartei	Carina Hansen		1,969	1.3		1,966	1.3
	PARTEI						1,130	0.8	0.1
	Gartenpartei						831	0.6	0.0
	Pirates						454	0.3
	NPD						372	0.3	0.6
	Volt						229	0.2
	du.						176	0.1
	Humanists						136	0.1
	MLPD						118	0.1	0.0
	ÖDP						74	0.1
Informal votes				1,774			1,557
Total valid votes				146,746			146,963
Turnout				148,520	68.9	0.7
	SPD gain from CDU		Majority	1,868	1.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Börde – Jerichower Land
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 Manfred Behrens		55,110	37.8	6.8	47,566	32.1	11.1
	Left	Kerstin Auerbach		29,616	20.3	1.1	24,555	16.6	5.1
	SPD	Franziska Kersten		29,174	20.0	3.1	24,053	16.2	3.3
	AfD						27,905	18.8	15.0
	FDP	Christiane Fuchs		11,080	7.6	4.9	11,413	7.7	4.8
	NPD	Nick-Oliver Machts		9,619	6.6		1,330	0.9	1.2
	FW	Ines Busse		7,809	5.4	3.3	2,074	1.4	0.2
	Greens	Max Schirmer		3,540	2.4	0.2	4,236	2.9	0.2
	Tierschutzallianz						2,137	1.4
	PARTEI						1,313	0.9
	MG						784	0.5
	BGE						358	0.2
	DiB						213	0.1
	MLPD						151	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				4,551			2,411
Total valid votes				145,948			148,088
Turnout				150,499	68.2	6.0
	CDU hold		Majority	25,494	17.5	4.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Börde – Jerichower Land
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 Manfred Behrens		61,890	44.6	11.9	60,207	43.2	11.7
	SPD	Waltraud Wolff		32,118	23.1	0.7	27,279	19.6	1.7
	Left	Thomas Waldheim		29,759	21.4	7.3	30,235	21.7	8.9
	AfD						5,380	3.9
	Pirates	Andrea Bogner		4,224	3.0		2,556	1.8	0.5
	FDP	Jens Ackermann		3,686	2.7	7.1	3,995	2.9	7.9
	Greens	Thomas Schlenker		3,611	2.6	0.9	4,281	3.1	1.2
	NPD						2,903	2.1
	FW	Rolf Wegener		2,854	2.1		1,630	1.2
	Independent	Thomas Buch		696	0.6
	PRO						458	0.3
	ÖDP						232	0.2
	MLPD						170	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,976			2,488
Total valid votes				138,838			139,326
Turnout				141,814	62.2	1.1
	CDU hold		Majority	29,772	21.5	17.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Börde – Jerichower Land
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	Manfred Behrens		46,686	32.7	4.6	45,060	31.5	4.8
	Left	Thomas Waldheim		41,040	28.7	5.6	43,781	30.6	5.5
	SPD	Waltraud Wolff		31,994	20.4	15.3	25,606	17.9	16.1
	FDP	Jens Ackermann		13,914	9.7	4.5	15,368	10.7	3.3
	Greens	Christoph Erdmenger		5,041	3.5	1.2	6,081	4.3	0.9
	NPD	Stefan Träger		3,446	2.4	0.4	3,033	2.1	0.2
	Pirates						3,320	2.3
	Independent	Uwe Lehmann		733	0.5
	DVU						461	0.3
	MLPD						331	0.2	0.0
Informal votes				3,411			3,224
Total valid votes				142,854			143,041
Turnout				146,265	61.1	9.9
	CDU win new seat		Majority	5,646	4.0

References

1. ^ "Constituency Börde – Salzlandkreis". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Börde – Jerichower Land". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
4. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
5. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land
6. Results for Börde – Jerichower Land

v t e Electoral districts of Saxony-Anhalt in the German Bundestag
Current	Altmark – Jerichower Land Börde – Salzlandkreis Harz Magdeburg Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg Halle Burgenland – Saalekreis Mansfeld
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See also	List of Bundestag constituencies Elections in Germany

• Federal electoral districts in Saxony-Anhalt
• 2009 establishments in Germany
• Constituencies established in 2009