161 Mittelsachsen
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Mittelsachsen in 2013
State	Saxony
Population	240,300 (2019)
Electorate	193,828 (2021)
Major settlements	Freiberg Döbeln Frankenberg
Area	1,675.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created	2009
Party	AfD
Member	Carolin Bachmann
Elected	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 161. 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. Since 2013, it has been number 161. 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.

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Carolin Bachmann		48,725	33.4	1.9	43,821	30.0	1.2
	CDU	N Veronika Bellmann		34,638	23.8	8.7	25,603	17.5	10.1
	SPD	Alexander Geißler		25,727	17.7	5.7	27,000	18.5	8.8
	FDP	Philipp Hartewig		14,420	9.9	4.1	16,897	11.6	3.7
	Left	Stefan Hartmann		12,164	8.3	5.6	11,687	8.0	6.5
	Greens	Lea Ursula Fränzl		5,398	3.7	0.6	6,822	4.7	1.9
	FW						3,206	2.2	1.2
	Tierschutzpartei						2,860	2.0	0.6
	dieBasis	Thomas Linke		3,397	2.3		2,446	1.7
	PARTEI						1,366	0.9	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						774	0.5
	NPD						713	0.5	0.8
	ÖDP	Marcus Lieder		1,259	0.9		549	0.4	0.1
	Pirates						514	0.4	0.1
	Volt						336	0.2
	Team Todenhöfer						292	0.2
	Bündnis C						281	0.2
	The III. Path						257	0.2
	Humanists						246	0.2
	V-Partei3						120	0.1	0.0
	DKP						116	0.1
	MLPD						86	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,005			1,741
Total Valid votes				145,728			145,992
Turnout				147,733	76.2	1.5
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	14,087	9.6

2017 election

Federal election (2017): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y 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
	Greens	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[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y 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
	Greens	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[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 Y 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
	Greens	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

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