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
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 km^2
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	%
	2009	Veronika Bellmann	CDU	43.6
	2013			51.9
	2017			32.4

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Mittelsachsen[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	Veronika Bellmann		48,230	32.4	19.5	41,189	27.7	17.7
	AfD	Heiko Hessenkemper		46,827	31.5		46,522	31.2	25.0
	Left	Falk Neubert		20,785	14.0	6.4	21,582	14.5	6.1
	SPD	Simone Raatz		17,782	12.0	3.5	14,487	9.7	3.6
	FDP	Philipp Hartewig		8,652	5.8	3.6	11,767	7.9	4.5
	Green	Matthias Wagner		4,626	3.1	0.1	4,112	2.8	0.5
	NPD						1,967	1.3	2.4
	Tierschutzpartei						1,960	1.3
	FW						1,549	1.0	0.2
	PARTEI						1,442	1.0
	Pirates						651	0.4	1.7
	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	0.1
	MLPD						154	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				1,974			1,759
Total Valid votes				148,674			148,889
Turnout				150,648	74.7	5.6
	CDU hold		Majority	1,403	0.9	30.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Mittelsachsen[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	Veronika Bellmann		74,209	51.9	8.3	64,971	45.3	6.8
	Left	Lothar Schmidt		29,079	20.3	2.8	29,525	20.6	3.9
	SPD	Simone Raatz		22,079	15.4	0.7	19,070	13.3	0.1
	AfD						8,997	6.3
	NPD	Heidelore Karsten		6,702	4.7	0.2	5,305	3.7	0.7
	Green	Sebastian Tröbs		4,583	3.2	1.0	4,703	3.3	1.1
	FDP	Marco Weißbach		3,203	2.2	7.7	4,933	3.4	10.5
	Pirates	Stephan Pschera		3,131	2.2		3,042	2.1
	FW						1,848	1.3
	PRO						634	0.4
	BüSo						207	0.1	0.4
	MLPD						139	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,592			2,204
Total Valid votes				142,986			143,374
Turnout				145,578	69.1	4.7
	CDU hold		Majority	45,130	31.6	11.2

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Mittelsachsen[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	Veronika Bellmann		61,579	43.6	4.7	54,525	38.5	5.6
	Left	Lothar Schmidt		32,744	23.2	1.5	34,630	24.5	1.5
	SPD	Simone Raatz		20,800	14.7	6.6	18,677	13.2	8.4
	FDP	Sandro Dierbeck		14,032	9.9	1.6	19,726	13.9	3.1
	NPD	Peter Naumann		6,320	4.5	1.4	6,200	4.4	1.3
	Green	Claudia Glanz		5,921	4.2	1.9	6,208	4.4	1.1
	BüSo						803	0.6	0.0
	REP						483	0.3	0.1
	MLPD						315	0.2	0.1
Informal votes				2,294			2,123
Total Valid votes				141,396			141,567
Turnout				143,690	64.4	12.0
	CDU win new seat		Majority	28,835	20.4

References

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