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Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (electoral district)

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157 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in 2025
StateSaxony
Population245,600 (2019)
Electorate199,703 (2021)
Major settlementsFreital
Pirna
Heidenau
Area1,654.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created2002
PartyAfD
MemberSteffen Janich
Elected2021

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 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 157. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.[1]

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Steffen Janich of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]

Geography

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

History

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Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was created in 2002, then known as Sächsische Schweiz – Weißeritzkreis. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 159 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 158. From the 2025 election, it has been number 157.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Sächsische Schweiz and Weißeritzkreis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Election No. Name Borders
2002 159 Sächsische Schweiz – Weißeritzkreis
2005
2009 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
2013 158
2017
2021
2025 157

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Klaus Brähmig of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2002 to 2017. Frauke Petry of the AfD was elected in 2017. She left the party prior to the first sitting of the Bundestag, and sat as an independent for the rest of the term. Steffen Janich won the seat for the AfD in 2021.

Election Member Party %
2002 Klaus Brähmig CDU 46.2
2005 40.9
2009 45.1
2013 50.2
2017 Frauke Petry[a] AfD 37.4
Ind.
2021 Steffen Janich AfD 33.0

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 Steffen Janich 50,203 33.0 Decrease 4.4 48,580 31.9 Decrease 3.5
CDU Corinna Franke‑Wöller 29,176 19.2 Decrease 9.6 26,028 17.1 Decrease 8.5
SPD Fabian Funke 17,505 11.5 Increase 4.3 23,545 15.5 Increase 7.7
Left André Hahn 15,215 10.0 Decrease 4.7 11,653 7.7 Decrease 5.1
FDP Dirk Jahn 12,920 8.5 Increase 2.0 17,814 11.7 Increase 3.4
FW Christoph Fröse 8,450 5.6 5,039 3.3 Increase 1.9
Independent Klaus Brähmig 7,373 4.8
Greens Nino Haustein 6,830 4.5 Increase 1.5 8,023 5.3 Increase 2.3
dieBasis Roberto Mauksch 3,161 2.1 2,945 1.9
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,864 1.9 Increase 0.6
PARTEI   1,276 0.8 Steady 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung   929 0.6
NPD   635 0.4 Decrease 1.4
Pirates   618 0.4 Increase 0.1
Volt   450 0.3
ÖDP Dirk Zimmermann 848 0.6 396 0.3 Steady 0.0
Team Todenhöfer   373 0.2
Independent Helga Queck 358 0.2
The III. Path   283 0.2
Humanists   247 0.2
Bündnis C   223 0.1
DKP   85 0.1
V-Partei3   82 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   66 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,120 2,005
Total valid votes 152,039 152,154
Turnout 154,159 77.2 Steady 0.0
AfD hold Majority 21,027 13.8 Increase 5.2

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 % ±%
AfD Frauke Petry 57,554 37.4 54,749 35.5 Increase 27.6
CDU Red XN Klaus Brähmig 44,354 28.8 Decrease 21.4 39,581 25.6 Decrease 20.3
Left André Hahn 22,614 14.7 Decrease 4.4 19,708 12.8 Decrease 4.4
SPD Klaus Wolframm 11,100 7.2 Decrease 3.5 12,040 7.8 Decrease 3.1
FDP Lothar Ferdinand Brandau 9,933 6.5 Increase 4.6 12,795 8.3 Increase 5.1
Greens Ines Kummer 4,575 3.0 Steady 0.0 4,643 3.0 Decrease 0.6
NPD   2,875 1.9 Decrease 3.2
FW   2,186 1.4 Decrease 1.8
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,975 1.3
PARTEI   1,278 0.8
BGE   533 0.3
Pirates   483 0.3 Decrease 1.7
ÖDP   456 0.3
BüSo Doris Kamke 2,319 1.5 Increase 0.5 437 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Independent Roland Hoyer 1,450 0.9
DiB 300 0.2
V-Partei³ 217 0.1
MLPD   119 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,443 1,967
Total valid votes 153,899 154,375
Turnout 156,342 77.2 Increase 6.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 13,200 8.6

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 Klaus Brähmig 72,644 50.2 Increase 5.1 66,673 46.0 Increase 5.7
Left André Hahn 27,571 19.0 Decrease 1.3 24,848 17.1 Decrease 3.7
SPD Klaus Wolframm 15,442 10.7 Decrease 1.0 15,865 10.9 Decrease 1.1
AfD   11,417 7.9
NPD Johannes Müller 9,625 6.6 Increase 0.9 7,370 5.1 Decrease 0.5
FW Diana Sartor 8,382 5.8 4,705 3.2
Greens Heidi Meißner 4,244 2.9 Decrease 1.7 5,158 3.6 Decrease 1.7
Pirates Tilo Schneider 2,779 1.9 2,980 2.1
FDP Thomas Richter 2,628 1.8 Decrease 9.2 4,655 3.2 Decrease 11.1
PRO 670 0.5
BüSo Brigitta Gründler 1,456 1.0 Decrease 0.5 522 0.4 Decrease 0.8
MLPD   112 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,656 2,452
Total valid votes 144,771 144,975
Turnout 147,427 71.0 Increase 5.5
CDU hold Majority 45,073 31.2 Increase 6.4

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 Green tickY Klaus Brähmig 62,530 45.1 Increase 4.1 56,001 40.3 Increase 5.2
Left Monika Knoche 28,233 20.3 Increase 0.8 28,970 20.8 Increase 1.1
SPD Klaus Wolframm 16,194 11.7 Decrease 8.2 16,725 12.0 Decrease 8.1
FDP Thomas Richter 15,292 11.0 Increase 3.8 19,910 14.3 Increase 3.5
NPD Olaf Rose 7,983 5.8 Decrease 2.0 7,717 5.6 Decrease 1.5
Greens Heinz Grass 6,378 4.6 Increase 1.1 7,346 5.3 Increase 1.1
BüSo Rico Schulz 2,150 1.5 Increase 0.3 1,621 1.2 Increase 0.4
REP   412 0.3 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   258 0.2 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,454 2,254
Total valid votes 138,760 138,960
Turnout 141,214 65.5 Decrease 12.1
CDU hold Majority 34,297 24.8 Increase 3.7

Notes

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  1. ^ Petry was elected for the AfD, but left the party in September 2017.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
  4. ^ Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
  5. ^ Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
  6. ^ Results for Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge