Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II 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 163. It is located in western Saxony, comprising parts of the Erzgebirgskreis, Mittelsachsen, and Zwickau districts.[1]

163 Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II in 2013
StateSaxony
Population219,200 (2015)
Electorate183,483 (2017)
Major settlementsLimbach-Oberfrohna
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Zwönitz
Area902.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartyCDU
MemberMarco Wanderwitz
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Marco Wanderwitz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II is located in western Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Hohndorf, Jahnsdorf, Neukirchen, Oelsnitz, Thalheim, and Zwönitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burkhardtsdorf, Lugau, and Stollberg from Erzgebirgskreis district; the municipalities of Claußnitz, Erlau, Geringswalde, Hartmannsdorf, Königshain-Wiederau, Lichtenau, Lunzenau, Penig, and Wechselburg and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burgstädt and Rochlitz from Mittelsachsen district; and the municipalities of Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg from Zwickau district.[1]

History

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Chemnitzer Land – Stollberg and Döbeln – Mittweida – Meißen II. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 164 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 163. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been represented by Marco Wanderwitz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation.

Election Member Party %
2009 Marco Wanderwitz CDU 41.2
2013 49.6
2017 35.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II[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 Marco Wanderwitz 48,012 35.1 14.4 41,947 30.6 14.7
AfD Ulrich Oehme 36,388 26.6 36,746 26.8 19.5
Left Jörn Wunderlich 23,174 17.0 4.9 20,972 15.3 4.7
SPD Ronny Kienert 14,142 10.3 5.3 14,524 10.6 3.9
FDP Kristian Reinhold 10,345 7.6 5.3 10,542 7.7 5.0
Green André Oehler 4,609 3.4 0.3 3,850 2.8 0.4
FW   1,838 1.3 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,830 1.3
NPD   1,686 1.2 2.0
PARTEI   1,471 1.1
Pirates   513 0.4 1.5
BGE   349 0.3
ÖDP   289 0.2
DiB 265 0.2
V-Partei³ 172 0.1
MLPD   103 0.1 0.0
BüSo 86 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,221 1,708
Total Valid votes 136,670 137,183
Turnout 138,891 75.7 5.4
CDU hold Majority 11,624 8.5 19.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II[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 Marco Wanderwitz 65,157 49.6 8.3 59,939 45.3 7.7
Left Jörn Wunderlich 28,783 21.9 3.4 26,434 20.0 5.5
SPD Simone Violka 20,517 15.6 0.9 19,178 14.5 0.1
AfD   9,636 7.3
NPD Gitta Schüßler 6,205 4.7 0.7 4,307 3.3 0.5
Green Dan Fehlberg 4,874 3.7 0.4 4,282 3.2 1.3
FDP Manfred Stefan Frünke 3,006 2.3 8.5 3,594 2.7 10.2
Pirates Christian Peters 2,903 2.2 2,522 1.9
FW   1,760 1.3
PRO 504 0.4
BüSo 158 0.1 0.5
MLPD   121 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 3,115 2,125
Total Valid votes 131,445 132,435
Turnout 134,560 70.2 4.5
CDU hold Majority 36,374 27.7 11.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II[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 Marco Wanderwitz 54,065 41.2 2.2 49,258 37.5 5.3
Left Jörn Wunderlich 33,133 25.3 3.1 33,488 25.5 2.8
SPD Simone Violka 19,247 14.7 9.3 19,114 14.6 9.1
FDP Konrad Felber 14,092 10.7 4.7 16,968 12.9 3.1
Green Stefan Boxler 5,360 4.1 1.8 5,946 4.5 1.1
NPD Frank Rohleder 5,229 4.0 1.2 4,975 3.8 1.1
BüSo 829 0.6 0.3
REP   463 0.4 0.6
MLPD   281 0.2 0.1
Informal votes 2,151 1,955
Total Valid votes 131,126 131,322
Turnout 133,277 65.7 11.4
CDU win new seat Majority 30,932 15.9

References
  1. "Constituency Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
  4. Results for Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
  5. Results for Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
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