Mittelsachsen_(electoral_district)

Mittelsachsen (electoral district)

Mittelsachsen (electoral district)

Federal electoral district of Germany


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 169. It is located in central Saxony, comprising most of the Mittelsachsen district.[1]

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Mittelsachsen was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Carolin Bachmann of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[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. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 161. From the 2025 election, it has been number 160. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Veronika Bellmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2021. It was won by Carolin Bachmann of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

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Election results

2021 election

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2017 election

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2013 election

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2009 election

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References

  1. "Constituency Mittelsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Mittelsachsen". Federal Returning Officer.


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