Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (electoral district)

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 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 158. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.[1]

158 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in 2013
StateSaxony
Population247,499 (2015)
Electorate202,580 (2017)
Major settlementsFreital
Pirna
Heidenau
Area1,654.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created2002
PartyIndependent
MemberFrauke Petry
Elected2017

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Frauke Petry, who was elected as a member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). She has been an independent politician since September 2017.[2]

Geography

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.[1]

History

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was created in 2002, then known as Sächsische Schweiz – Weißeritzkreis. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 159 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 158.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Sächsische Schweiz and Weißeritzkreis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Election No. Name Borders
2002 159 Sächsische Schweiz – Weißeritzkreis
2005
2009 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
2013 158
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Klaus Brähmig of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2002 to 2017. Frauke Petry of the AfD was elected in 2017. She left the party prior to the first sitting of the Bundestag, and has since sat as an independent.

Election Member Party %
2002 Klaus Brähmig CDU 46.2
2005 40.9
2009 45.1
2013 50.2
2017 Frauke Petry[lower-alpha 1] AfD 37.4
Ind.

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 % ±%
AfD Frauke Petry 57,554 37.4 54,749 35.5 27.6
CDU N Klaus Brähmig 44,354 28.8 21.4 39,581 25.6 20.3
Left André Hahn 22,614 14.7 4.4 19,708 12.8 4.4
SPD Klaus Wolframm 11,100 7.2 3.5 12,040 7.8 3.1
FDP Lothar Ferdinand Brandau 9,933 6.5 4.6 12,795 8.3 5.1
Green Ines Kummer 4,575 3.0 0.0 4,643 3.0 0.6
NPD   2,875 1.9 3.2
FW   2,186 1.4 1.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,975 1.3
PARTEI   1,278 0.8
BGE   533 0.3
Pirates   483 0.3 1.7
ÖDP   456 0.3
BüSo Doris Kamke 2,319 1.5 0.5 437 0.3 0.1
Independent Roland Hoyer 1,450 0.9
DiB 300 0.2
V-Partei³ 217 0.1
MLPD   119 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,443 1,967
Total Valid votes 153,899 154,375
Turnout 156,342 77.2 6.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 13,200 8.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 Klaus Brähmig 72,644 50.2 5.1 66,673 46.0 5.7
Left André Hahn 27,571 19.0 1.3 24,848 17.1 3.7
SPD Klaus Wolframm 15,442 10.7 1.0 15,865 10.9 1.1
AfD   11,417 7.9
NPD Johannes Müller 9,625 6.6 0.9 7,370 5.1 0.5
FW Diana Sartor 8,382 5.8 4,705 3.2
Green Heidi Meißner 4,244 2.9 1.7 5,158 3.6 1.7
Pirates Tilo Schneider 2,779 1.9 2,980 2.1
FDP Thomas Richter 2,628 1.8 9.2 4,655 3.2 11.1
PRO 670 0.5
BüSo Brigitta Gründler 1,456 1.0 0.5 522 0.4 0.8
MLPD   112 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,656 2,452
Total Valid votes 144,771 144,975
Turnout 147,427 71.0 5.5
CDU hold Majority 45,073 31.2 6.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 Klaus Brähmig 62,530 45.1 4.1 56,001 40.3 5.2
Left Monika Knoche 28,233 20.3 0.8 28,970 20.8 1.1
SPD Klaus Wolframm 16,194 11.7 8.2 16,725 12.0 8.1
FDP Thomas Richter 15,292 11.0 3.8 19,910 14.3 3.5
NPD Olaf Rose 7,983 5.8 2.0 7,717 5.6 1.5
Green Heinz Grass 6,378 4.6 1.1 7,346 5.3 1.1
BüSo Rico Schulz 2,150 1.5 0.3 1,621 1.2 0.4
REP   412 0.3 0.1
MLPD   258 0.2 0.0
Informal votes 2,454 2,254
Total Valid votes 138,760 138,960
Turnout 141,214 65.5 12.1
CDU hold Majority 34,297 24.8 3.7

Notes
  1. Petry was elected for the AfD, but left the party in September 2017.

References
  1. "Constituency Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
  4. Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
  5. Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
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