Bautzen I
Bautzen 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 156. It is located in eastern Saxony, comprising most of the Bautzen district.[1]
156 Bautzen I | |
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electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Bautzen I in 2013 | |
State | Saxony |
Population | 259,300 (2015) |
Electorate | 213,990 (2017) |
Major settlements | Bautzen Hoyerswerda Radeberg |
Area | 2,224.9 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 2009 |
Party | AfD |
Member | Karsten Hilse |
Elected | 2017 |
Bautzen I was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Karsten Hilse of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]
Geography
Bautzen I is located in eastern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Bautzen district excluding the municipalities of Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau.[1]
History
Bautzen I was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Kamenz – Hoyerswerda – Großenhain and Bautzen – Weißwasser. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 157 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 156. Its borders have not changed since its creation.
Members
The constituency was first represented by Maria Michalk of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2017. Karsten Hilse of the AfD was elected in 2017.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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2009 | Maria Michalk | CDU | 42.3 | |
2013 | 49.2 | |||
2017 | Karsten Hilse | AfD | 33.2 |
Election results
2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bautzen I[3] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | Karsten Hilse | 52,770 | 33.2 | 52,041 | 32.8 | ![]() | |||
CDU | Roland Ermer | 48,579 | 30.6 | ![]() |
42,995 | 27.1 | ![]() | ||
Left | Caren Lay | 24,221 | 15.2 | ![]() |
22,597 | 14.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Uta Strewe | 15,836 | 10.0 | ![]() |
14,378 | 9.1 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Torsten Herbst | 9,247 | 5.8 | ![]() |
12,122 | 7.6 | ![]() | ||
FW | Günter Hutschalik | 3,562 | 2.2 | ![]() |
2,569 | 1.6 | ![]() | ||
Green | Jens Bitzka | 3,247 | 2.0 | ![]() |
3,768 | 2.4 | ![]() | ||
NPD | 2,371 | 1.5 | ![]() | ||||||
Tierschutzpartei | 2,171 | 1.4 | |||||||
PARTEI | 1,356 | 0.9 | |||||||
Independent | Andreas Lutz Richter | 779 | 0.5 | ||||||
Pirates | 602 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||||||
BGE | 559 | 0.4 | |||||||
ÖDP | 435 | 0.3 | |||||||
DiB | 312 | 0.2 | |||||||
BüSo | Christoph Tobias Mzingisi Faku | 635 | 0.4 | 233 | 0.1 | ![]() | |||
V-Partei³ | 195 | 0.1 | |||||||
MLPD | 138 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,443 | 2,477 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 158,876 | 158,842 | |||||||
Turnout | 161,319 | 75.4 | ![]() |
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AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 4,191 | 2.6 |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bautzen I[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
74,794 | 49.2 | ![]() |
69,335 | 45.6 | ![]() | ||
Left | Caren Lay | 32,452 | 21.3 | ![]() |
30,290 | 19.9 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Ilko Keßler | 17,268 | 11.4 | ![]() |
18,502 | 12.2 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 10,811 | 7.1 | |||||||
NPD | Holger Szymanski | 7,270 | 4.8 | ![]() |
6,271 | 4.1 | ![]() | ||
FW | Ralf Zeidler | 4,517 | 3.0 | 3,470 | 2.3 | ||||
FDP | Reiner Deutschmann | 3,948 | 2.6 | ![]() |
4,723 | 3.1 | ![]() | ||
Green | Sten Jacobson | 3,709 | 2.4 | ![]() |
4,249 | 2.8 | ![]() | ||
Pirates | Marion Nawroth | 3,035 | 2.0 | 3,109 | 2.0 | ||||
Independent | Nitzsche | 2,986 | 2.0 | ||||||
Independent | Merz | 2,024 | 1.3 | ||||||
PRO | 905 | 0.6 | |||||||
BüSo | 202 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
MLPD | 146 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 3,252 | 3,242 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 152,003 | 152,013 | |||||||
Turnout | 155,255 | 69.4 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 42,342 | 27.9 | ![]() |
2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bautzen I[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Maria Michalk | 64,325 | 42.3 | ![]() |
59,103 | 38.8 | ![]() | ||
Left | Caren Lay | 38,241 | 25.1 | ![]() |
37,144 | 24.4 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Reiner Deutschmann | 17,755 | 11.7 | ![]() |
20,969 | 13.8 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Ilko Keßler | 16,870 | 11.1 | ![]() |
18,906 | 12.4 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Mario Ertel | 8,363 | 5.5 | ![]() |
7,597 | 5.0 | ![]() | ||
Green | Cordula Ratajczak | 6,505 | 4.3 | ![]() |
6,431 | 4.2 | ![]() | ||
BüSo | 1,268 | 0.8 | ![]() | ||||||
REP | 527 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||||||
MLPD | 448 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,907 | 2,573 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 152,059 | 152,393 | |||||||
Turnout | 154,966 | 65.2 | ![]() |
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CDU win new seat | Majority | 26,084 | 17.2 |
References
- "Constituency Bautzen I". Federal Returning Officer.
- "Results for Bautzen I". Federal Returning Officer.
- Results for Bautzen I
- Results for Bautzen I
- Results for Bautzen I