Chemnitz (electoral district)

Chemnitz 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 162. It is located in western Saxony, comprising the city of Chemnitz.[1]

162 Chemnitz
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Chemnitz in 2013
StateSaxony
Population248,600 (2015)
Electorate195,929 (2017)
Major settlementsChemnitz
Area221.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberFrank Heinrich
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Chemnitz was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2009, it has been represented by Frank Heinrich of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Chemnitz is located in western Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the independent city of Chemnitz.[1]

History

Chemnitz was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Chemnitz I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 323 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 164. In the 2009 election, it was number 163. Since 2013, it has been number 162.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte-Nord, West, and Süd I from the independent city of Chemnitz. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 323 Chemnitz I
  • Chemnitz city (only Mitte-Nord, West, and Süd I Stadtbezirke)
1994
1998
2002 164 Chemnitz
2005
2009 163
2013 162
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Rudolf Meinl of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by Jelena Hoffmann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998. She was succeeded by fellow SPD member Detlef Müller in the 2005 election. Frank Heinrich of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Rudolf Meinl CDU 43.1
1994 43.1
1998 Jelena Hoffmann SPD 32.4
2002 35.0
2005 Detlef Müller SPD 28.4
2009 Frank Heinrich CDU 34.1
2013 41.7
2017 26.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Chemnitz[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 % ±%
CDU Y Frank Heinrich 38,653 26.6 15.1 36,270 24.9 14.1
AfD Nico Köhler 34,958 24.0 35,456 24.3 18.3
Left Michael Leutert 28,213 19.4 4.5 28,010 19.2 3.9
SPD Detlef Müller 22,413 15.4 5.5 17,373 11.9 5.6
FDP Frank Müller-Rosentritt 9,535 6.6 4.5 12,184 8.4 5.5
Green Meike Roden 6,157 4.2 0.6 6,818 4.7 0.7
PARTEI Paul Thomas Vogel 3,432 2.4 1.2 2,746 1.9
Tierschutzpartei   2,042 1.4
NPD   1,149 0.8 1.5
FW   1,068 0.7 0.1
Pirates Toni Rotter 1,403 1.0 1.1 874 0.6 1.9
BGE   478 0.3
DiB 407 0.3
ÖDP   308 0.2
V-Partei³ 277 0.2
BüSo Stephan Hochstein 789 0.5 255 0.2 0.0
MLPD   156 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 1,665 1,347
Total Valid votes 145,553 145,871
Turnout 147,218 75.1 7.6
CDU hold Majority 3,695 2.6 15.3

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Chemnitz[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 Y Frank Heinrich 55,909 41.7 7.5 52,380 38.9 8.4
Left Michael Leutert 31,992 23.8 4.0 31,014 23.1 5.5
SPD Detlef Müller 28,101 20.9 0.8 23,558 17.5 0.4
AfD   8,138 6.0
Green Petra Zais 6,475 4.8 1.2 7,168 5.3 1.8
NPD Ines Schreiber 4,661 3.5 0.6 3,135 2.3 0.4
Pirates Toni Rotter 2,808 2.1 3,298 2.5
FDP Kristian Reinhold 2,724 2.0 7.0 3,865 2.9 9.9
PARTEI Tobias Göthert 1,505 1.1
FW   1,081 0.8
PRO 537 0.4
MLPD   184 0.1 0.1
BüSo 170 0.1 0.5
Informal votes 1,701 1,348
Total Valid votes 134,175 134,528
Turnout 135,876 67.5 1.3
CDU hold Majority 23,917 17.9 11.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Chemnitz[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 Frank Heinrich 45,876 34.1 6.1 41,081 30.5 6.2
Left Michael Leutert 37,433 27.9 1.3 38,448 28.6 2.2
SPD N Detlef Müller 27,060 20.1 8.3 22,991 17.1 9.6
FDP Robin John 12,106 9.0 2.1 17,147 12.7 2.9
Green Petra Zais 8,109 6.0 2.3 9,524 7.1 1.6
NPD Jörg Schubert 3,800 2.8 0.1 3,651 2.7 0.5
BüSo 813 0.6 0.1
REP   537 0.4 1.3
MLPD   305 0.2 0.1
Informal votes 1,716 1,603
Total Valid votes 134,384 134,497
Turnout 136,100 66.2 9.9
CDU gain from SPD Majority 8,443 6.2

References
  1. "Constituency Chemnitz". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Chemnitz". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Chemnitz
  4. Results for Chemnitz
  5. Results for Chemnitz

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