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 | |
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electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Mittelsachsen in 2013 | |
State | Saxony |
Population | 246,800 (2015) |
Electorate | 201,629 (2017) |
Major settlements | Freiberg Döbeln Frankenberg |
Area | 1,675.1 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 2009 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Veronika Bellmann |
Elected | 2009, 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 | % | |
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2009 | Veronika Bellmann | CDU | 43.6 | |
2013 | 51.9 | |||
2017 | 32.4 |
Election results
2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mittelsachsen[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 | ![]() |
48,230 | 32.4 | ![]() |
41,189 | 27.7 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Heiko Hessenkemper | 46,827 | 31.5 | 46,522 | 31.2 | ![]() | |||
Left | Falk Neubert | 20,785 | 14.0 | ![]() |
21,582 | 14.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Simone Raatz | 17,782 | 12.0 | ![]() |
14,487 | 9.7 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Philipp Hartewig | 8,652 | 5.8 | ![]() |
11,767 | 7.9 | ![]() | ||
Green | Matthias Wagner | 4,626 | 3.1 | ![]() |
4,112 | 2.8 | ![]() | ||
NPD | 1,967 | 1.3 | ![]() | ||||||
Tierschutzpartei | 1,960 | 1.3 | |||||||
FW | 1,549 | 1.0 | ![]() | ||||||
PARTEI | 1,442 | 1.0 | |||||||
Pirates | 651 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||||||
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 | ![]() | |||
MLPD | 154 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,974 | 1,759 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 148,674 | 148,889 | |||||||
Turnout | 150,648 | 74.7 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 1,403 | 0.9 | ![]() |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mittelsachsen[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 | ![]() |
74,209 | 51.9 | ![]() |
64,971 | 45.3 | ![]() | ||
Left | Lothar Schmidt | 29,079 | 20.3 | ![]() |
29,525 | 20.6 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Simone Raatz | 22,079 | 15.4 | ![]() |
19,070 | 13.3 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 8,997 | 6.3 | |||||||
NPD | Heidelore Karsten | 6,702 | 4.7 | ![]() |
5,305 | 3.7 | ![]() | ||
Green | Sebastian Tröbs | 4,583 | 3.2 | ![]() |
4,703 | 3.3 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Marco Weißbach | 3,203 | 2.2 | ![]() |
4,933 | 3.4 | ![]() | ||
Pirates | Stephan Pschera | 3,131 | 2.2 | 3,042 | 2.1 | ||||
FW | 1,848 | 1.3 | |||||||
PRO | 634 | 0.4 | |||||||
BüSo | 207 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
MLPD | 139 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,592 | 2,204 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 142,986 | 143,374 | |||||||
Turnout | 145,578 | 69.1 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 45,130 | 31.6 | ![]() |
2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mittelsachsen[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 | Veronika Bellmann | 61,579 | 43.6 | ![]() |
54,525 | 38.5 | ![]() | ||
Left | Lothar Schmidt | 32,744 | 23.2 | ![]() |
34,630 | 24.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Simone Raatz | 20,800 | 14.7 | ![]() |
18,677 | 13.2 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Sandro Dierbeck | 14,032 | 9.9 | ![]() |
19,726 | 13.9 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Peter Naumann | 6,320 | 4.5 | ![]() |
6,200 | 4.4 | ![]() | ||
Green | Claudia Glanz | 5,921 | 4.2 | ![]() |
6,208 | 4.4 | ![]() | ||
BüSo | 803 | 0.6 | ![]() | ||||||
REP | 483 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||||||
MLPD | 315 | 0.2 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,294 | 2,123 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 141,396 | 141,567 | |||||||
Turnout | 143,690 | 64.4 | ![]() |
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CDU win new seat | Majority | 28,835 | 20.4 |
References
- "Constituency Mittelsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.
- "Results for Mittelsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.
- Results for Mittelsachsen
- Results for Mittelsachsen
- Results for Mittelsachsen