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
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Dresden II – Bautzen II in 2013
StateSaxony
Population296,400 (2015)
Electorate235,464 (2017)
Major settlementsDresden (partial)
Radeberg
Area417.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberArnold Vaatz
Elected1998, 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
1990 319 Dresden II
  • Dresden city (only Mitte, Nord, and West Stadtbezirke)
1994
1998
2002 161 Dresden II – Meißen I
2005
2009 Dresden II – Bautzen II
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 %
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]
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 Arnold Vaatz 47,185 25.5 16.3 42,792 23.1 15.5
AfD Anka Willms 41,202 22.3 43,126 23.3 16.3
Left Tilo Kießling 32,397 17.5 1.6 32,040 17.3 0.8
SPD Richard Kaniewski 20,593 11.1 3.6 17,977 9.7 4.3
Green Stephan Kühn 15,839 8.6 1.2 16,588 9.0 0.6
FDP Christoph Blödner 12,843 7.0 4.9 17,684 9.6 6.4
PARTEI Steffen Retzlaff 4,997 2.7 3,850 2.1
Tierschutzpartei   2,530 1.4
FW Astrid Beier 2,768 1.5 2.1 1,927 1.0 0.9
Pirates Martin Schulte-Wissermann 2,697 1.5 3.1 1,501 0.8 3.6
ÖDP Sebastian Andreas Högen 2,141 1.2 1,100 0.6
NPD Jens Baur 1,160 0.6 2.8 1,372 0.7 1.9
BGE   1,041 0.6
DiB 758 0.4
V-Partei³ 404 0.2
BüSo Brigitta Gründler 499 0.3 0.2 219 0.1 0.1
MLPD Günter Slave 372 0.2 0.1 255 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,125 1,654
Total Valid votes 184,693 185,164
Turnout 186,818 79.3 5.7
CDU hold Majority 5,983 3.2 19.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Dresden II – Bautzen 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 Arnold Vaatz 71,227 41.8 5.4 66,092 38.6 4.8
Left Tilo Kießling 32,588 19.1 0.4 31,059 18.1 2.1
SPD Thomas Blümel 25,150 14.8 0.1 23,943 14.0 0.1
Green Stephan Kühn 16,650 9.8 2.6 16,304 9.5 3.6
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 0.6 4,590 2.7 0.3
FDP Matteo Böhme 3,471 2.0 9.9 5,405 3.2 11.1
PRO 439 0.3
BüSo Marco Hebestadt 852 0.5 0.5 400 0.2 0.8
MLPD Günter Paul Slave 554 0.3 0.0 273 0.2 0.1
Informal votes 3,091 2,296
Total Valid votes 170,398 171,193
Turnout 173,489 73.6 6.7
CDU hold Majority 38,639 22.7 5.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Dresden II – Bautzen 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 Y Arnold Vaatz 55,401 36.4 2.2 51,621 33.8 5.0
Left Klaus Sühl 29,679 19.5 0.3 30,870 20.2 0.4
SPD Ines Vogel 22,268 14.6 10.9 21,518 14.1 10.4
Green Stephan Kühn 18,871 12.4 4.9 19,978 13.1 3.9
FDP Jan Mücke 18,204 12.0 4.5 21,783 14.3 3.3
NPD Jens Baur 4,389 2.9 1.4 4,501 2.9 1.1
BüSo Toni Kästner 1,597 1.0 0.1 1,569 1.0 0.3
Independent Lukas Welke 1,436 0.9
MLPD Günter Paul Slave 436 0.3 0.0 391 0.3 0.0
REP   366 0.2 0.0
Informal votes 2,328 2,012
Total Valid votes 152,281 152,597
Turnout 154,609 66.9 10.5
CDU hold Majority 25,722 16.9 8.2

References
  1. "Constituency Dresden II – Bautzen II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II
  4. Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II
  5. Results for Dresden II – Bautzen II
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