Erzgebirgskreis I

Erzgebirgskreis I 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 164. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising most of the Erzgebirgskreis district.[1]

164 Erzgebirgskreis I
electoral district for the Bundestag
Erzgebirgskreis I in 2013
State	Saxony
Population	267,500 (2015)
Electorate	220,917 (2017)
Major settlements	Aue-Bad Schlema Annaberg-Buchholz Marienberg
Area	1,560.9 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	2009
Party	CDU
Member	Alexander Krauß
Elected	2017

Erzgebirgskreis I was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Alexander Krauß of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Erzgebirgskreis I is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Erzgebirgskreis district excluding the municipalities of Hohndorf, Jahnsdorf, Neukirchen, Oelsnitz, Thalheim, and Zwönitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burkhardtsdorf, Lugau, and Stollberg.[1]

History

Erzgebirgskreis I was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Bundestagswahlkreis Freiberg – Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis and Annaberg – Aue-Schwarzenberg. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 165 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 164. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Günter Baumann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2017. Alexander Krauß of the CDU was elected in 2017.

Election		Member	Party	%
	2009	Günter Baumann	CDU	40.3
	2013			50.2
	2017	Alexander Krauß	CDU	34.7

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Erzgebirgskreis I[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Alexander Krauß		56,716	34.7	15.5	50,759	31.0	15.1
	AfD	Karsten Teubner		49,465	30.2		47,952	29.2	21.6
	Left	Klaus Tischendorf		24,808	15.2	5.4	23,090	14.1	5.3
	SPD	Sören Wittig		14,707	9.0	3.1	15,452	9.4	3.2
	FDP	Tino Günther		11,820	7.2	0.7	12,106	7.4	3.7
	Green	Sebastian Walter		4,334	2.6	0.5	3,661	2.2	0.3
	NPD						2,727	1.7	2.4
	Tierschutzpartei						2,354	1.4
	FW						2,343	1.4	0.2
	PARTEI						1,424	0.9
	Pirates						531	0.3	1.6
	BGE						493	0.3
	ÖDP						378	0.2
	DiB						269	0.2
	V-Partei³						213	0.1
	MLPD						121	0.1	0.0
	BüSo						98	0.1	0.1
	Independent	Jörg Held		1,702	1.0
Informal votes				3,149			2,730
Total Valid votes				163,552			163,971
Turnout				166,701	75.5	5.9
	CDU hold		Majority	7,251	4.5	25.1

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Erzgebirgskreis I[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Günter Baumann		79,318	50.2	9.9	73,098	46.0	7.5
	Left	Andrea Schrutek		32,472	20.6	3.1	30,741	19.4	5.9
	SPD	Wolfgang Gunkel		19,143	12.1	1.2	20,114	12.7	0.7
	AfD						12,119	7.6
	FDP	Heinz-Peter Haustein		10,246	6.5	8.7	5,828	3.7	10.4
	NPD	David Schröer		8,425	5.3	0.3	6,398	4.0	1.0
	Green	Bert Meyer		5,051	3.2	0.6	3,964	2.5	1.3
	Pirates	Sebastian Hacker		3,263	2.1		3,008	1.9
	FW						2,551	1.6
	PRO						613	0.4
	BüSo						183	0.1	0.6
	MLPD						133	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				3,800			2,968
Total Valid votes				157,918			158,750
Turnout				161,718	69.6	5.1
	CDU hold		Majority	36,846	29.6	13.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Erzgebirgskreis I[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Günter Baumann		63,211	40.3	1.8	60,413	38.5	5.1
	Left	Andrea Schrutek		37,166	23.7	2.7	39,545	25.2	2.7
	FDP	Heinz-Peter Haustein		23,820	15.2	5.2	22,051	14.1	3.4
	SPD	Sebastian Vogel		17,168	11.0	8.1	18,846	12.0	8.2
	NPD	Ulrich Pätzold		7,930	5.1	1.5	7,876	5.0	1.4
	Green	Hartmut Kahl		5,896	3.8	1.8	5,919	3.8	1.1
	Independent	Markus Peuschel		1,580	1.0
	BüSo						1,157	0.7	0.2
	REP						618	0.4	0.1
	MLPD						373	0.2	0.1
Informal votes				2,884			2,857
Total Valid votes				156,771			156,798
Turnout				159,655	64.5	12.4
	CDU win new seat		Majority	26,045	16.6

References

1. "Constituency Erzgebirgskreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Erzgebirgskreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Erzgebirgskreis I
4. Results for Erzgebirgskreis I
5. Results for Erzgebirgskreis I