Mittelsachsen (electoral district)

Mittelsachsen 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 161. It is located in central Saxony, comprising most of the Mittelsachsen district.[1]

161 Mittelsachsen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mittelsachsen in 2013
StateSaxony
Population246,800 (2015)
Electorate201,629 (2017)
Major settlementsFreiberg
Döbeln
Frankenberg
Area1,675.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartyCDU
MemberVeronika Bellmann
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Mittelsachsen was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Veronika Bellmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Mittelsachsen is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Mittelsachsen district excluding the municipalities of Claußnitz, Erlau, Geringswalde, Hartmannsdorf, Königshain-Wiederau, Lichtenau, Lunzenau, Penig, and Wechselburg and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burgstädt and Rochlitz.[1]

History

Mittelsachsen was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Döbeln – Mittweida – Meißen II and Freiberg – Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 162 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 161. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been represented by Veronika Bellmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation.

Election Member Party %
2009 Veronika Bellmann CDU 43.6
2013 51.9
2017 32.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mittelsachsen[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 Veronika Bellmann 48,230 32.4 19.5 41,189 27.7 17.7
AfD Heiko Hessenkemper 46,827 31.5 46,522 31.2 25.0
Left Falk Neubert 20,785 14.0 6.4 21,582 14.5 6.1
SPD Simone Raatz 17,782 12.0 3.5 14,487 9.7 3.6
FDP Philipp Hartewig 8,652 5.8 3.6 11,767 7.9 4.5
Green Matthias Wagner 4,626 3.1 0.1 4,112 2.8 0.5
NPD   1,967 1.3 2.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,960 1.3
FW   1,549 1.0 0.2
PARTEI   1,442 1.0
Pirates   651 0.4 1.7
ÖDP   350 0.2
BGE   346 0.2
DiB 253 0.2
V-Partei³ 174 0.1
BüSo Matthias Stoll 1,772 1.2 384 0.3 0.1
MLPD   154 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 1,974 1,759
Total Valid votes 148,674 148,889
Turnout 150,648 74.7 5.6
CDU hold Majority 1,403 0.9 30.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mittelsachsen[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 Veronika Bellmann 74,209 51.9 8.3 64,971 45.3 6.8
Left Lothar Schmidt 29,079 20.3 2.8 29,525 20.6 3.9
SPD Simone Raatz 22,079 15.4 0.7 19,070 13.3 0.1
AfD   8,997 6.3
NPD Heidelore Karsten 6,702 4.7 0.2 5,305 3.7 0.7
Green Sebastian Tröbs 4,583 3.2 1.0 4,703 3.3 1.1
FDP Marco Weißbach 3,203 2.2 7.7 4,933 3.4 10.5
Pirates Stephan Pschera 3,131 2.2 3,042 2.1
FW   1,848 1.3
PRO 634 0.4
BüSo 207 0.1 0.4
MLPD   139 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,592 2,204
Total Valid votes 142,986 143,374
Turnout 145,578 69.1 4.7
CDU hold Majority 45,130 31.6 11.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mittelsachsen[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 Veronika Bellmann 61,579 43.6 4.7 54,525 38.5 5.6
Left Lothar Schmidt 32,744 23.2 1.5 34,630 24.5 1.5
SPD Simone Raatz 20,800 14.7 6.6 18,677 13.2 8.4
FDP Sandro Dierbeck 14,032 9.9 1.6 19,726 13.9 3.1
NPD Peter Naumann 6,320 4.5 1.4 6,200 4.4 1.3
Green Claudia Glanz 5,921 4.2 1.9 6,208 4.4 1.1
BüSo 803 0.6 0.0
REP   483 0.3 0.1
MLPD   315 0.2 0.1
Informal votes 2,294 2,123
Total Valid votes 141,396 141,567
Turnout 143,690 64.4 12.0
CDU win new seat Majority 28,835 20.4

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

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