Görlitz (electoral district)

Görlitz 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 157. It is located in eastern Saxony, comprising the Görlitz district.[1]

157 Görlitz
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Görlitz in 2013
StateSaxony
Population260,000 (2015)
Electorate213,021 (2017)
Major settlementsGörlitz
Zittau
Weißwasser
Area2,111.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyAfD
MemberTino Chrupalla
Elected2017

Görlitz was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Tino Chrupalla of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]

Geography

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

History

Görlitz was created in 1990, then known as Görlitz – Zittau – Niesky. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Löbau-Zittau – Görlitz – Niesky. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 315 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 157. In the 2009 election, it was number 158. Since 2013, it has been number 157.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Görlitz and the districts of Landkreis Görlitz, Zittau, and Niesky. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Görlitz and the district of Löbau-Zittau, as well as the municipalities of Markersdorf, Niesky, Reichenbach, and Rothenburg, and the Verwaltungsverband of Weißer Schöps/Neiße from the district of Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Georg Janovsky of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 2002. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Michael Kretschmer from 2002 to 2017. Tino Chrupalla of the AfD was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Georg Janovsky CDU 53.5
1994 56.9
1998 41.8
2002 Michael Kretschmer CDU 40.6
2005 38.5
2009 42.4
2013 49.6
2017 Tino Chrupalla AfD 32.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Görlitz[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 Tino Chrupalla 49,834 32.4 50,551 32.9 24.7
CDU N Michael Kretschmer 48,256 31.4 18.2 41,000 26.7 17.4
Left Thorsten Ahrens 20,853 13.6 6.2 21,534 14.0 5.6
SPD Thomas Jurk 16,801 10.9 4.3 14,249 9.3 3.3
FDP Christine Schlagehan 7,661 5.0 3.4 10,810 7.0 4.2
Green Joachim Schulze 4,995 3.3 0.1 4,476 2.9 0.5
FW Steffen Große 3,521 2.3 2,464 1.6 0.1
NPD   2,337 1.5 2.7
Tierschutzpartei   2,285 1.5
PARTEI   1,444 0.9
BGE   658 0.4
Pirates   516 0.3 1.8
ÖDP   368 0.2
BüSo Ilias Papadopulos 1,722 1.1 0.3 362 0.2 0.2
DiB 290 0.2
V-Partei³ 248 0.2
MLPD   128 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,446 2,369
Total Valid votes 153,643 153,720
Turnout 156,089 73.3 4.9
AfD gain from CDU Majority 1,578 1.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Görlitz[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 Michael Kretschmer 74,204 49.6 7.2 66,106 44.1 6.7
Left Ilja Seifert 29,550 19.7 4.6 29,380 19.6 5.0
SPD Thomas Jurk 22,741 15.2 3.6 18,839 12.6 0.1
AfD   12,331 8.2
NPD Per Lennart Aae 8,323 5.6 0.2 6,360 4.2 1.2
Green Joachim Schulze 5,045 3.4 1.7 5,044 3.4 1.4
Pirates Manfred Stöckert 3,878 2.6 3,259 2.2
FDP Daniel Breutmann 2,442 1.6 7.8 4,185 2.8 10.3
FW   2,577 1.7
BüSo Siegmar John 2,069 1.4 0.5 685 0.5 1.0
BGD Eleonore Rau 1,431 1.0
PRO 1,023 0.7
MLPD   172 0.1 0.2
Informal votes 3,261 2,983
Total Valid votes 149,683 149,961
Turnout 152,944 68.4 5.7
CDU hold Majority 44,654 29.9 11.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Görlitz[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 Michael Kretschmer 62,338 42.4 4.9 55,015 37.4 5.4
Left Ilja Seifert 35,786 24.3 0.4 36,231 24.6 0.1
SPD Wolfgang Gunkel 17,005 11.6 7.5 18,569 12.6 8.4
FDP Toralf Einsle 13,935 9.5 2.8 19,223 13.1 3.9
NPD Per Lennart Aae 7,842 5.3 1.4 8,035 5.5 0.6
Green Joachim Schulze 7,381 5.0 1.2 7,004 4.8 1.1
BüSo Siegmar John 2,700 1.8 0.3 2,117 1.4 0.6
REP   540 0.4 0.0
MLPD   413 0.3 0.1
Informal votes 2,750 2,590
Total Valid votes 146,987 147,147
Turnout 149,737 62.7 11.6
CDU hold Majority 26,552 18.1 5.3

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

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