Zwickau (electoral district) explained

164 Zwickau
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Zwickau (electoral district)
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Saxony
Population:243,000 (2019)
Electorate:197,831 (2021)
Towns:Zwickau
Glauchau
Werdau
Area:755.1 km2
Year:1990
Party:AfD
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Matthias Moosdorf
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2021

Zwickau 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 Zwickau district.[1]

Zwickau was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Matthias Moosdorf of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]

Geography

Zwickau is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Zwickau district excluding the municipalities of Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg.[1]

History

Zwickau was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Zwickau – Werdau. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Zwickauer Land – Zwickau. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 327 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 167. In the 2009 election, it was number 166. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 165. From the 2025 election, it has been number 164.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Zwickau, the Landkreis Zwickau district, and the Werdau district. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Zwickau and the Zwickauer Land district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Electionwidth=125pxNamewidth=300pxBorders
1990327Zwickau – Werdau
  • Zwickau city
  • Landkreis Zwickau district
  • Werdau district
1994
1998
2002167Zwickauer Land – Zwickau
2005
2009166Zwickau
2013165
2017
2021
2025164

Members

The constituency was first represented by Michael Luther of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 2013. He was succeeded by Carsten Körber in 2013. Michael Moosdorf won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
1990Michael LutherCDU52.2
199449.5
199834.5
200239.4
200534.6
200938.8
2013Carsten KörberCDU44.6
201733.7
bgcolor=2021Matthias MoosdorfAfD25.6

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

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