Vogtlandkreis (electoral district)

Vogtlandkreis 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 166. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising the Vogtlandkreis district.[1]

166 Vogtlandkreis
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Vogtlandkreis in 2013
StateSaxony
Population232,300 (2015)
Electorate193,081 (2017)
Major settlementsPlauen
Reichenbach im Vogtland
Auerbach
Area1,412.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberYvonne Magwas
Elected2017

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

Geography

Vogtlandkreis is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Vogtlandkreis district.[1]

History

Vogtlandkreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Vogtland – Plauen. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 328 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 168. In the 2009 election, it was number 167. Since 2013, it has been number 166.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Plauen and the districts of Reichenbach, Landkreis Plauen, Auerbach, and Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Plauen and the Vogtlandkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 328 Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz
  • Reichenbach district
  • Plauen city
  • Landkreis Plauen district
  • Auerbach district
  • Oelsnitz district
1994
1998
2002 168 Vogtland – Plauen
2005
2009 167 Vogtlandkreis
2013 166
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Bertram Wieczorek of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Rudolf Braun until 1998. Rolf Schwanitz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency in 1998. Robert Hochbaum regained it for the CDU in 2002 and served until 2017. Yvonne Magwas of the CDU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Bertram Wieczorek CDU 48.7
1994 Rudolf Braun CDU 48.5
1998 Rolf Schwanitz SPD 37.7
2002 Robert Hochbaum CDU 35.0
2005 36.1
2009 40.9
2013 48.3
2017 Yvonne Magwas CDU 35.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Vogtlandkreis[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 Yvonne Magwas 49,104 35.0 13.3 42,604 30.2 14.0
AfD Ulrich Lupart 36,428 26.0 37,217 26.4 19.8
Left Maik Schwarz 21,809 15.5 4.1 22,578 16.0 4.2
SPD Eric Holtschke 15,538 11.1 9.6 16,043 11.4 4.6
FDP Uwe Geisler 7,836 5.6 3.0 10,154 7.2 4.4
Green Oliver Bittmann 5,292 3.8 1.2 4,266 3.0 0.3
Independent Roberto Gottfried Rink 4,348 3.1
Tierschutzpartei   2,046 1.5
PARTEI   1,495 1.1
NPD   1,437 1.0 2.1
FW   1,299 0.9 0.2
Pirates   415 0.3 1.6
BGE   355 0.3
ÖDP   311 0.2
DiB 255 0.2
V-Partei³ 163 0.1
MLPD   144 0.1 0.0
BüSo 79 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,420 1,914
Total Valid votes 140,355 140,861
Turnout 142,775 73.9 5.2
CDU hold Majority 12,676 9.0 18.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Vogtlandkreis[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 Robert Hochbaum 65,743 48.3 7.4 60,466 44.2 7.6
SPD Benjamin Zabel 28,172 20.7 4.8 21,885 16.0 1.0
Left Janina Pfau 26,707 19.6 5.3 27,617 20.2 5.9
AfD   9,095 6.7
NPD Arne Schimmer 5,693 4.2 0.5 4,322 3.2 0.4
Green Agnes Russo 3,540 2.6 1.7 4,569 3.3 1.7
FDP Martin Treeck 3,533 2.6 6.9 3,836 2.8 9.7
Pirates Kai Grünler 2,746 2.0 2,603 1.9
FW   1,537 1.1
PRO 488 0.4
BüSo 148 0.1 0.5
MLPD   129 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,656 2,095
Total Valid votes 136,134 136,695
Turnout 138,790 68.7 4.5
CDU hold Majority 37,571 27.6 11.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Vogtlandkreis[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 Robert Hochbaum 55,128 40.9 4.8 49,522 36.7 6.6
Left Janina Pfau 33,586 24.9 2.6 35,235 26.1 3.1
SPD Rolf Schwanitz 21,393 15.9 9.4 20,227 15.0 10.2
FDP Joachim Günther 12,755 9.5 2.9 16,882 12.5 2.2
Green Thomas Pinkert 5,849 4.3 0.9 6,781 5.0 1.2
NPD Hartmut Krien 4,908 3.6 1.1 4,772 3.5 1.1
PBC Steve Körner 1,290 1.0 0.6
BüSo 815 0.6 0.4
REP   569 0.4 0.2
MLPD   251 0.2 0.1
Informal votes 2,421 2,276
Total Valid votes 134,909 135,054
Turnout 137,330 64.3 10.7
CDU hold Majority 21,542 16.0 5.1

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

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