Harz (electoral district)

Harz 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 68. It is located in western Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the district of Harz.[1]

68 Harz
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Harz in 2013
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Population257,400 (2015)
Electorate215,607 (2017)
Major settlementsHalberstadt
Wernigerode
Aschersleben
Area2,339.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberHeike Brehmer
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

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

Geography

Harz is located in western Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Harz district as well as the municipalities of Aschersleben and Seeland from the Salzlandkreis district.[1]

History

Harz was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Harz and Vorharzgebiet. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 285 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 68. In the 2009 election, it was number 69. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 68.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Wernigerode, Oschersleben, and Halberstadt. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, and Wernigerode. It acquired its current configuration and borders in the 2009 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 285 Harz and Vorharzgebiet
  • Halberstadt district
  • Oschersleben district
  • Wernigerode district
1994
1998
2002 68 Harz
2005
2009 69
2013 68
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Monika Brudlewsky of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Tobias Marhold of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2005, followed by Andreas Steppuhn until 2009. Heike Brehmer of the CDU became representative in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Monika Brudlewsky CDU 43.7
1994 40.9
1998 Tobias Marhold SPD 44.1
2002 44.9
2005 Andreas Steppuhn SPD 33.8
2009 Heike Brehmer CDU 33.0
2013 46.0
2017 36.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Harz[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 Heike Brehmer 51,386 36.4 9.6 47,574 33.6 9.9
Left Evelyn Edler 27,104 19.2 3.8 25,069 17.7 5.2
SPD Eberhard Brecht[lower-alpha 1] 24,767 17.5 1.6 22,915 16.2 2.6
AfD Frank-Ronald Bischoff 22,792 16.1 23,860 16.9 13.1
FDP Denise Köcke 6,923 4.9 3.5 9,902 7.0 4.7
Green Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz 4,462 3.2 0.6 4,968 3.5 0.1
FW Dieter Kühn 3,253 2.3 1.5 1,648 1.2 0.5
Tierschutzallianz 2,176 1.5
PARTEI   1,344 0.9
NPD   868 0.6 1.4
MG 445 0.3
BGE   365 0.3
DiB 213 0.2
MLPD Frank Oettler 441 0.3 184 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,439 2,036
Total Valid votes 141,128 141,531
Turnout 143,567 66.6 7.7
CDU hold Majority 24,282 17.2 5.8

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Harz[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 Heike Brehmer 59,779 46.0 13.0 56,619 43.5 12.1
Left Elke Reinke 29,860 23.0 8.1 29,875 22.9 9.3
SPD Mario Hennig 24,875 19.1 1.2 24,407 18.7 1.6
AfD   4,924 3.8
Green Sabine Wetzel 4,928 3.8 1.7 4,716 3.6 1.4
NPD Michael Grunzel 3,304 2.5 0.2 2,651 2.0 0.3
Pirates Henning Lübbers 2,556 2.0 2,255 1.7 0.3
FDP Detlef Ebert 1,852 1.4 5.8 2,961 2.3 7.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,679 1.3
FW Ethel-Maria Muschalle-Höllbach 1,111 0.9 929 0.7
PRO 433 0.3
ÖDP   293 0.2
MLPD   136 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,595 2,340
Total Valid votes 129,944 130,199
Turnout 132,539 58.9 2.0
CDU hold Majority 29,919 23.0 21.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Harz[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 Heike Brehmer 46,632 33.0 6.0 44,402 31.3 6.4
Left Elke Reinke 43,952 31.1 4.8 45,676 32.2 5.9
SPD Andreas Steppuhn 28,732 20.3 14.0 24,320 17.2 16.7
FDP Wolfgang Döcke 10,236 7.2 1.9 13,274 9.4 2.0
Green Undine Kurth 7,791 5.5 1.7 7,141 5.0 1.2
NPD Matthias Heyder 3,862 2.7 0.2 3,277 2.3 0.2
Pirates   2,897 2.0
DVU   345 0.2
MLPD   309 0.2 0.0
Informal votes 3,135 2,699
Total Valid votes 141,205 141,641
Turnout 144,340 60.9 10.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority 2,680 1.9

Notes
  1. Brecht entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Burkhard Lischka in October 2019.

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

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