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
StateSaxony
Population256,600 (2019)
Electorate210,941 (2021)
Major settlementsAue-Bad Schlema
Annaberg-Buchholz
Marienberg
Area1,560.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartyAfD
MemberThomas Dietz
Elected2021

Erzgebirgskreis I was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Thomas Dietz of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[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. He was succeeded by Alexander Krauß in 2017. Thomas Dietz won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
2009 Günter Baumann CDU 40.3
2013 50.2
2017 Alexander Krauß CDU 34.7
2021 Thomas Dietz AfD 31.7

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Thomas Dietz 50,571 31.7 Increase 1.5 48,794 30.6 Increase 1.3
CDU Red XN Alexander Krauß 40,550 25.4 Decrease 9.3 31,340 19.6 Decrease 11.3
SPD Silvio Heider 23,650 14.8 Increase 5.8 28,848 18.1 Increase 8.6
Left Clara Bünger[lower-alpha 1] 12,787 8.0 Decrease 7.2 12,078 7.6 Decrease 6.5
FDP Ulrike Harzer 11,914 7.5 Increase 0.2 16,210 10.2 Increase 2.8
FW Andreas Schmiedel 8,210 5.1 5,079 3.2 Increase 1.8
Greens Sebastian Walter 4,001 2.5 Decrease 0.1 5,194 3.3 Increase 1.0
Tierschutzpartei   2,966 1.9 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Carsten Staat 2,422 1.5 1,650 1.0 Increase 0.2
dieBasis Grit Weiß 2,313 1.5 1,958 1.2
Bündnis C Simon Haustein 2,069 1.3 1,940 1.2
NPD   914 0.6 Decrease 1.1
Gesundheitsforschung   673 0.4
Pirates   397 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   323 0.2
The III. Path   291 0.2
ÖDP   256 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Volt   248 0.2
V-Partei3 Jennifer Schilling 520 0.3 166 0.1 Steady 0.0
Independent Sandro Reichel 488 0.3
Humanists   150 0.1
DKP   102 0.1
MLPD   58 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,261 2,121
Total Valid votes 159,495 159,635
Turnout 161,756 76.7 Increase 1.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 10,021 6.3

2017 election
Federal election (2017): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Alexander Krauß 56,716 34.7 Decrease 15.5 50,759 31.0 Decrease 15.1
AfD Karsten Teubner 49,465 30.2 47,952 29.2 Increase 21.6
Left Klaus Tischendorf 24,808 15.2 Decrease 5.4 23,090 14.1 Decrease 5.3
SPD Sören Wittig 14,707 9.0 Decrease 3.1 15,452 9.4 Decrease 3.2
FDP Tino Günther 11,820 7.2 Increase 0.7 12,106 7.4 Increase 3.7
Greens Sebastian Walter 4,334 2.6 Decrease 0.5 3,661 2.2 Decrease 0.3
NPD   2,727 1.7 Decrease 2.4
Tierschutzpartei   2,354 1.4
FW   2,343 1.4 Decrease 0.2
PARTEI   1,424 0.9
Pirates   531 0.3 Decrease 1.6
BGE   493 0.3
ÖDP   378 0.2
DiB 269 0.2
V-Partei³ 213 0.1
MLPD   121 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo 98 0.1 Decrease 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 Increase 5.9
CDU hold Majority 7,251 4.5 Decrease 25.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Günter Baumann 79,318 50.2 Increase 9.9 73,098 46.0 Increase 7.5
Left Andrea Schrutek 32,472 20.6 Decrease 3.1 30,741 19.4 Decrease 5.9
SPD Wolfgang Gunkel 19,143 12.1 Increase 1.2 20,114 12.7 Increase 0.7
AfD   12,119 7.6
FDP Heinz-Peter Haustein 10,246 6.5 Decrease 8.7 5,828 3.7 Decrease 10.4
NPD David Schröer 8,425 5.3 Increase 0.3 6,398 4.0 Decrease 1.0
Greens Bert Meyer 5,051 3.2 Decrease 0.6 3,964 2.5 Decrease 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 Decrease 0.6
MLPD   133 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 3,800 2,968
Total Valid votes 157,918 158,750
Turnout 161,718 69.6 Increase 5.1
CDU hold Majority 36,846 29.6 Increase 13.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Erzgebirgskreis I[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

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

Notes
  1. Bünger entered the Bundestag on the Left list after the resignation of Katja Kipping in January 2022.

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
  6. Results for Erzgebirgskreis I
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