Dessau – Wittenberg

Dessau – Wittenberg 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 70. It is located in eastern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the city of Dessau-Roßlau and the district of Wittenberg.[1]

70 Dessau – Wittenberg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Dessau – Wittenberg in 2013
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Population211,400 (2015)
Electorate177,005 (2017)
Major settlementsDessau-Roßlau
Wittenberg
Area2,175.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartyCDU
MemberSepp Müller
Elected2017

Magdeburg was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Sepp Müller of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Dessau – Wittenberg is located in eastern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau as well as the district of Wittenberg.[1]

History

Dessau – Wittenberg was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Elbe-Havel-Gebiet and Anhalt. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 71 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 70. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Ulrich Petzold of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2017. Sepp Müller of the CDU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
2009 Ulrich Petzold CDU 36.0
2013 44.6
2017 Sepp Müller CDU 35.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Dessau – Wittenberg[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 Sepp Müller 42,781 35.2 9.3 38,751 31.8 10.7
AfD Andreas Mrosek 23,520 19.4 14.7 24,327 20.0 14.9
Left Jörg Schindler 22,086 18.2 3.7 21,102 17.3 5.5
SPD Stefan Maria Stader 14,806 12.2 5.1 17,360 14.3 2.8
FDP Jörg Schnurre 6,051 5.0 3.7 8,940 7.3 4.9
Green Steffi Lemke 5,607 4.6 0.3 4,299 3.5 0.4
FW Angela Schwarz 3,717 3.1 1.2 2,006 1.6 0.2
Independent Tobias Dieter Ulbrich 1,666 1.4
Tierschutzallianz 1,572 1.3
NPD Danilo Wessel 1,165 1.0 1.4 1,205 1.0 1.4
PARTEI   1,094 0.9
MG 429 0.4
BGE   364 0.3
DiB 168 0.1
MLPD   127 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,067 1,722
Total Valid votes 121,399 121,744
Turnout 123,466 69.8 4.8
CDU hold Majority 19,261 15.8 6.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Dessau – Wittenberg[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 Ulrich Petzold 53,048 44.6 8.6 50,633 42.5 10.9
Left Jörg Schindler 26,015 21.9 8.7 27,136 22.8 8.4
SPD Arne Lietz 20,545 17.3 1.1 20,354 17.1 0.8
AfD Arndt Klapproth 5,575 4.7 6,050 5.1
Green Steffi Lemke 5,196 4.4 0.2 4,703 4.0 1.1
NPD Thomas Lindemann 2,814 2.4 0.1 2,799 2.4 0.2
FW Michael Marks 2,234 1.9 1,728 1.5
Pirates Sandra Tiedtke 2,053 1.7 2,160 1.8 0.7
FDP Norbert Hentschke 1,489 1.3 6.1 2,892 2.4 8.0
PRO 327 0.3
ÖDP   145 0.1
MLPD   120 0.1 0.2
Informal votes 1,836 1,758
Total Valid votes 118,969 119,047
Turnout 120,805 65.0 2.7
CDU hold Majority 27,033 22.7 17.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Dessau – Wittenberg[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 Ulrich Petzold 43,424 36.0 5.2 38,247 31.7 6.0
Left Jörg Schindler 36,809 30.5 7.1 37,709 31.2 6.0
SPD Engelbert Wistuba 22,187 18.4 15.5 19,739 16.3 15.5
FDP Manfred Bähr 8,810 7.3 2.7 12,614 10.4 1.7
Green Stefan Krabbes 5,004 4.1 1.3 6,131 5.1 0.7
Pirates   3,000 2.5
NPD Thomas Lindemann 2,928 2.4 0.0 2,627 2.2 0.1
Independent Peter Fitzek 878 0.7
DVU   428 0.4
MLPD Klaus Fuchs 544 0.5 0.0 317 0.3 0.2
Informal votes 2,348 2,120
Total Valid votes 120,584 120,812
Turnout 122,932 62.3 10.5
CDU win new seat Majority 6,615 5.5

References
  1. "Constituency Dessau – Wittenberg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Dessau – Wittenberg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Dessau – Wittenberg
  4. Results for Dessau – Wittenberg
  5. Results for Dessau – Wittenberg
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