Dresden II – Bautzen II
Dresden II – Bautzen 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 160. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the northern and western part of the city of Dresden and a small part of the Bautzen district.[1]
160 Dresden II – Bautzen II | |
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electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Dresden II – Bautzen II in 2013 | |
State | Saxony |
Population | 296,400 (2015) |
Electorate | 235,464 (2017) |
Major settlements | Dresden (partial) Radeberg |
Area | 417.7 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1990 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Arnold Vaatz |
Elected | 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 |
Dresden II – Bautzen II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 1998, it has been represented by Arnold Vaatz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]
Geography
Dresden II – Bautzen II is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau from the Bautzen district as well as the entirety of the independent city of Dresden excluding the Ortsamtsbereiche of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis.[1]
History
Dresden II – Bautzen II was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Dresden II. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Dresden II – Meißen I. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 319 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 161. Since 2013, it has been number 160.
Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, Nord, and West from the city of Dresden. In the 2002 and 2005 elections it comprised the municipalities of Coswig, Radebeul, Radeburg, Moritzburg, Niederau, and Weinböhla from the Meißen district, as well as the entirety of the city of Dresden excluding the Stadtbezirke of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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1990 | 319 | Dresden II |
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1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 161 | Dresden II – Meißen I | |
2005 | |||
2009 | Dresden II – Bautzen II |
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2013 | 160 | ||
2017 | |||
2021 |
Members
The constituency was first represented by Johannes Nitsch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Arnold Vaatz was elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1990 | Johannes Nitsch | CDU | 46.5 | |
1994 | 46.9 | |||
1998 | Arnold Vaatz | CDU | 37.1 | |
2002 | 37.0 | |||
2005 | 35.2 | |||
2009 | 36.4 | |||
2013 | 41.8 | |||
2017 | 25.5 |
Election results
2017 election
Federal election (2017): Dresden II – Bautzen II[3] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
47,185 | 25.5 | ![]() |
42,792 | 23.1 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Anka Willms | 41,202 | 22.3 | 43,126 | 23.3 | ![]() | |||
Left | Tilo Kießling | 32,397 | 17.5 | ![]() |
32,040 | 17.3 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Richard Kaniewski | 20,593 | 11.1 | ![]() |
17,977 | 9.7 | ![]() | ||
Green | Stephan Kühn | 15,839 | 8.6 | ![]() |
16,588 | 9.0 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Christoph Blödner | 12,843 | 7.0 | ![]() |
17,684 | 9.6 | ![]() | ||
PARTEI | Steffen Retzlaff | 4,997 | 2.7 | 3,850 | 2.1 | ||||
Tierschutzpartei | 2,530 | 1.4 | |||||||
FW | Astrid Beier | 2,768 | 1.5 | ![]() |
1,927 | 1.0 | ![]() | ||
Pirates | Martin Schulte-Wissermann | 2,697 | 1.5 | ![]() |
1,501 | 0.8 | ![]() | ||
ÖDP | Sebastian Andreas Högen | 2,141 | 1.2 | 1,100 | 0.6 | ||||
NPD | Jens Baur | 1,160 | 0.6 | ![]() |
1,372 | 0.7 | ![]() | ||
BGE | 1,041 | 0.6 | |||||||
DiB | 758 | 0.4 | |||||||
V-Partei³ | 404 | 0.2 | |||||||
BüSo | Brigitta Gründler | 499 | 0.3 | ![]() |
219 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | Günter Slave | 372 | 0.2 | ![]() |
255 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||
Informal votes | 2,125 | 1,654 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 184,693 | 185,164 | |||||||
Turnout | 186,818 | 79.3 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 5,983 | 3.2 | ![]() |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Dresden II – Bautzen II[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 | ![]() |
71,227 | 41.8 | ![]() |
66,092 | 38.6 | ![]() | ||
Left | Tilo Kießling | 32,588 | 19.1 | ![]() |
31,059 | 18.1 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Thomas Blümel | 25,150 | 14.8 | ![]() |
23,943 | 14.0 | ![]() | ||
Green | Stephan Kühn | 16,650 | 9.8 | ![]() |
16,304 | 9.5 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 11,930 | 7.0 | |||||||
Pirates | Anna Katharina Vogelgesang | 7,841 | 4.6 | 7,508 | 4.4 | ||||
FW | Steffen Große | 6,216 | 3.6 | 3,250 | 1.9 | ||||
NPD | Jens Baur | 5,849 | 3.4 | ![]() |
4,590 | 2.7 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Matteo Böhme | 3,471 | 2.0 | ![]() |
5,405 | 3.2 | ![]() | ||
PRO | 439 | 0.3 | |||||||
BüSo | Marco Hebestadt | 852 | 0.5 | ![]() |
400 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | Günter Paul Slave | 554 | 0.3 | ![]() |
273 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||
Informal votes | 3,091 | 2,296 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 170,398 | 171,193 | |||||||
Turnout | 173,489 | 73.6 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 38,639 | 22.7 | ![]() |
2009 election
Federal election (2009): Dresden II – Bautzen II[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 | ![]() |
55,401 | 36.4 | ![]() |
51,621 | 33.8 | ![]() | ||
Left | Klaus Sühl | 29,679 | 19.5 | ![]() |
30,870 | 20.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Ines Vogel | 22,268 | 14.6 | ![]() |
21,518 | 14.1 | ![]() | ||
Green | Stephan Kühn | 18,871 | 12.4 | ![]() |
19,978 | 13.1 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Jan Mücke | 18,204 | 12.0 | ![]() |
21,783 | 14.3 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Jens Baur | 4,389 | 2.9 | ![]() |
4,501 | 2.9 | ![]() | ||
BüSo | Toni Kästner | 1,597 | 1.0 | ![]() |
1,569 | 1.0 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Lukas Welke | 1,436 | 0.9 | ||||||
MLPD | Günter Paul Slave | 436 | 0.3 | ![]() |
391 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||
REP | 366 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,328 | 2,012 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 152,281 | 152,597 | |||||||
Turnout | 154,609 | 66.9 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 25,722 | 16.9 | ![]() |
References
- "Constituency Dresden II – Bautzen II". Federal Returning Officer.
- "Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II". Federal Returning Officer.
- Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II
- Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II
- Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II