Meissen (electoral district)

154 Meißen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Meißen in 2025
StateSaxony
Population241,700 (2019)
Electorate197,004 (2021)
Major settlementsRadebeul
Riesa
Meissen
Area1,454.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartyAfD
MemberBarbara Lenk
Elected2021

Meißen 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 154. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the Meißen district.[1]

Meißen was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Barbara Lenk of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]

Geography

Meißen is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Meißen district.[1]

History

Meißen was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa, Kamenz – Hoyerswerda – Großenhain, Dresden II – Meißen I, and Döbeln – Mittweida – Meißen II. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 156 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 155. From the 2025 election, it has been number 154. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was represented by Thomas de Maizière of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2021. It was won by Barbara Lenk of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

Election Member Party %
2009 Thomas de Maizière CDU 45.2
2013 53.6
2017 36.7
2021 Barbara Lenk AfD 31.0

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Meißen[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 Barbara Lenk 45,705 31.0 Steady 0.0 43,940 29.8 Decrease 3.1
CDU Sebastian Fischer 32,924 22.3 Decrease 14.3 25,912 17.6 Decrease 8.6
SPD Stephanie Dzeyk 22,771 15.4 Increase 6.5 26,045 17.6 Increase 8.9
FDP Johannes Ramos 13,727 9.3 Increase 4.0 17,212 11.7 Increase 2.9
Left Markus Pohle 10,344 7.0 Decrease 5.7 10,725 7.3 Decrease 6.1
Greens Karin Beese 7,590 5.1 Increase 1.8 8,872 6.0 Increase 2.3
FW André Langerfeld 7,271 4.9 4,312 2.9 Increase 1.9
Tierschutzpartei   2,634 1.8 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Theresa Bergmann 3,149 2.1 1,754 1.2 Increase 0.3
dieBasis Maik Hoppe 2,769 1.9 2,341 1.6
Gesundheitsforschung   713 0.5
Pirates   581 0.4 Steady 0.0
The Homeland   566 0.4 Decrease 1.1
ÖDP Steffen Frank Förster 943 0.6 405 0.3 Steady 0.0
Volt   340 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   321 0.2
The III. Path   296 0.2
LKR Uwe Enge 244 0.2
Bündnis C   188 0.1
Humanists   187 0.1
V-Partei3   108 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   77 0.1 Steady 0.0
DKP   65 0.0
Informal votes 1,904 1,747
Total valid votes 147,437 147,594
Turnout 149,341 75.8 Decrease 0.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 12,781 8.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Meißen[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 Green tickY Thomas de Maizière 55,326 36.7 Decrease 17.0 39,406 26.1 Decrease 19.0
AfD Carsten Hütter 46,765 31.0 49,615 32.9 Increase 25.8
Left Tilo Hellmann 19,122 12.7 Decrease 5.0 20,111 13.3 Decrease 5.3
SPD Susann Rüthrich 13,486 8.9 Decrease 3.7 13,148 8.7 Decrease 3.9
FDP Maximilian Andreas Schikore-Pätz 7,991 5.3 Increase 2.9 13,156 8.7 Increase 5.0
Greens Volker Herold 5,051 3.3 Steady 0.0 5,531 3.7 Decrease 0.3
The Homeland Peter Schreiber 1,928 1.3 Decrease 3.2 2,279 1.5 Decrease 2.4
Tierschutzpartei   2,119 1.4
FW   1,585 1.1 Decrease 0.3
PARTEI   1,398 0.9
BGE   601 0.4
Pirates   579 0.4 Decrease 1.9
ÖDP   389 0.3
DiB 330 0.2
BüSo Ronald Galle 1,263 0.8 Decrease 0.3 312 0.2 Decrease 0.1
V-Partei³ 235 0.2
MLPD   119 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,056 2,075
Total valid votes 150,932 150,913
Turnout 152,988 76.0 Increase 5.7
CDU hold Majority 8,561 5.7 Decrease 30.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Meißen[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 Thomas de Maizière 76,666 53.6 Increase 8.4 64,622 45.1 Increase 7.6
Left Sebastian Scheel 25,279 17.7 Decrease 3.7 26,735 18.7 Decrease 4.0
SPD Susann Rüthrich 18,090 12.7 Increase 0.1 18,024 12.6 Decrease 0.5
AfD   10,195 7.1
The Homeland Peter Schreiber 6,463 4.5 Decrease 0.6 5,588 3.9 Decrease 1.1
Greens Johannes Lichdi 4,817 3.4 Decrease 2.7 5,721 4.0 Decrease 1.8
Pirates Andreas Bärisch 3,600 2.5 3,252 2.3
FDP Jan Mücke 3,461 2.4 Decrease 6.6 5,253 3.7 Decrease 10.9
FW   1,887 1.3
PRO Mirko Schmidt 2,979 2.1 1,282 0.9
BüSo Thomas Born 1,618 1.1 494 0.3 Decrease 0.5
MLPD   136 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,706 2,490
Total valid votes 142,973 143,189
Turnout 145,679 70.3 Increase 5.6
CDU hold Majority 51,387 35.9 Increase 12.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Meißen[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 Thomas de Maizière 62,290 45.2 Increase 7.6 51,703 37.5 Increase 5.5
Left Hendrik Thalheim 29,423 21.3 Increase 0.5 31,286 22.7 Increase 0.9
SPD Susann Rüthrich 17,236 12.5 Decrease 9.6 17,987 13.1 Decrease 9.0
FDP Wilhelm Minschke 12,403 9.0 Increase 2.0 20,052 14.5 Increase 3.9
Greens Thoralf Koß 8,315 6.0 Increase 2.0 7,979 5.8 Increase 1.3
The Homeland Peter Schreiber 7,050 5.1 Decrease 1.6 6,875 5.0 Decrease 1.5
BüSo 1,208 0.9 Increase 0.1
Independent Andreas Klingner 1,103 0.8
REP   404 0.3 Steady 0.0
MLPD   327 0.2 Increase 0.1
Informal votes 2,289 2,288
Total valid votes 137,820 137,821
Turnout 140,109 64.7 Decrease 12.1
CDU win new seat Majority 32,867 23.9

References

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Meißen". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Meißen". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Meißen
  4. ^ Results for Meißen
  5. ^ Results for Meißen
  6. ^ Results for Meißen