Mittelsachsen (electoral district) explained

160 Mittelsachsen
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Mittelsachsen (electoral district)
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Saxony
Population:240,300 (2019)
Electorate:193,828 (2021)
Towns:Freiberg
Döbeln
Frankenberg
Area:1,675.6 km2
Year:2009
Party:AfD
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Carolin Bachmann
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2021

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]

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.

ElectionMemberParty%
2009Veronika BellmannCDU43.6
201351.9
201732.4
bgcolor=2021Carolin BachmannAfD33.4

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Mittelsachsen. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Mittelsachsen. Federal Returning Officer.