Mansfeld (electoral district)

Mansfeld 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 74. It is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the Mansfeld-Südharz district and most of the Saalekreis district.[1]

Not to be confused with Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency).
74 Mansfeld
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mansfeld in 2013
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Population246,700 (2015)
Electorate207,103 (2017)
Area2,305.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberTorsten Schweiger
Elected2017

Mansfeld was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Torsten Schweiger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Mansfeld is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Mansfeld-Südharz district and the Saalekreis district excluding the municipalities of Bad Dürrenberg, Braunsbedra, Kabelsketal, Landsberg, Leuna, Petersberg, and Schkopau.[1]

History

Mansfeld was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Mansfelder Land. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 295 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 75. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 74.

Originally, it comprised the districts of Eisleben, Hettstedt, and Sangerhausen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Sangerhausen and Mansfelder Land as well as the municipality of Querfurt and the municipal associations of Bad Lauchstädt, Oberes Geiseltal, and Weida-Land from Merseburg-Querfurt district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 295 Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen
  • Eisleben district
  • Hettstedt district
  • Sangerhausen district
1994
1998
2002 75 Mansfelder Land
2005
2009 Mansfeld
2013 74
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Heinz Rother of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Frederick Schulze from 1994 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998, and Silvia Schmidt served until 2009. Harald Koch of The Left was elected representative in 2009. The CDU's candidate Uda Heller won it in 2013 and served a single term. Torsten Schweiger of the CDU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Heinz Rother CDU 44.0
1994 Frederick Schulze CDU 43.6
1998 Silvia Schmidt SPD 41.4
2002 39.8
2005 32.8
2009 Harald Koch LINKE 35.2
2013 Uda Heller CDU 41.9
2017 Torsten Schweiger CDU 31.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mansfeld[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 Torsten Schweiger 42,725 31.0 10.9 39,751 28.8 12.4
AfD Uwe Scheidemann 32,864 23.9 32,982 23.9 19.8
Left Alexander Sorge 24,863 18.1 9.5 23,909 17.3 8.4
SPD Katrin Budde 20,864 15.2 2.9 19,835 14.4 2.8
FDP Andreas Silbersack 11,091 8.1 6.2 11,236 8.1 5.2
Green Katharina Schultheis 3,647 2.6 0.2 3,250 2.4 0.4
Tierschutzallianz 2,074 1.5
NPD Henry Kurt Lippold 1,217 0.9 2.4 1,297 0.9 1.7
PARTEI   1,195 0.9
FW   1,161 0.8 0.2
MG 446 0.3
BGE   414 0.3
Independent Adrian Mauson 386 0.3
DiB 204 0.1
MLPD   178 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,566 2,291
Total Valid votes 137,657 127,932
Turnout 140,223 67.7 6.6
CDU hold Majority 9,861 7.1 7.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mansfeld[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 Uda Heller 54,705 41.9 9.8 53,869 41.2 11.7
Left N Harald Koch 35,982 27.6 7.6 33,613 25.7 9.2
SPD Andreas Schmidt 23,560 18.1 0.8 22,399 17.1 1.5
AfD   5,378 4.1
NPD Volkmar Neugebauer 4,277 3.3 0.0 3,478 2.7 0.1
Green Norbert Jung 3,193 2.4 1.6 3,637 2.8 0.9
Pirates Christian Kunze 3,123 2.4 2,235 1.7 0.2
FDP Harald Oster 2,458 1.9 6.2 3,837 2.9 7.9
FW Julia Erika Gudrun Löser 2,232 1.7 1,403 1.1
Independent Chris Pap 881 0.7
PRO 485 0.4
MLPD   200 0.2 0.1
ÖDP   160 0.1
Informal votes 2,572 2,289
Total Valid votes 130,411 130,694
Turnout 132,983 61.1 2.1
CDU gain from Left Majority 18,723 14.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mansfeld[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 % ±%
Left Harald Koch 47,051 35.2 8.2 46,802 34.9 6.7
CDU Uda Heller 43,014 32.2 3.9 39,645 29.6 5.0
SPD N Silvia Schmidt 23,028 17.2 15.7 21,030 15.7 15.0
FDP Elke Weckner-Lömm 10,818 8.1 2.4 14,574 10.9 1.8
Green Gesine Haerting 5,465 4.1 2.0 4,977 3.7 0.7
NPD Judith Rothe 4,337 3.2 0.1 3,713 2.8 0.4
Pirates   2,623 2.0
DVU   407 0.3
MLPD   331 0.2 0.1
Informal votes 3,127 2,738
Total Valid votes 133,713 134,102
Turnout 136,840 59.0 11.8
Left gain from SPD Majority 4,037 3.0

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

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