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
MemberChristian Reck
Elected2025

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. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Barbara Lenk of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Christian Reck of the AfD.

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
2025 Christian Reck AfD 45.3

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Christian Reck 70,576 45.3 14.3 68,155 43.6 13.9
CDU Titus Reime 37,049 23.8 1.5 31,182 20.0 2.4
BSW   13,865 8.9 New
Left Jessica Hamann 14,696 9.4 2.4 12,236 7.8 0.6
SPD Leonhard Weist 11,412 7.3 8.1 11,025 7.1 10.6
FDP Anita Maaß 8,223 5.3 4.0 5,919 3.8 7.9
Greens Frank Buchholz 6,530 4.2 1.0 7,129 4.6 1.4
FW Steffan Mühlpfordt 5,607 3.6 1.3 2,327 1.5 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,826 1.2 0.6
Volt   825 0.5 0.3
PARTEI   674 0.4 0.8
BD Nils Zschoke 1,617 1.0 New 663 0.4 New
Pirates   248 0.2 0.2
Humanists   111 0.1 0.1
MLPD   53 <0.1 0.0
Informal votes 1,473 945
Total valid votes 155,710 156,238
Turnout 157,183 81.5 5.7
AfD hold Majority 33,527 21.5 12.8

2021 election

Federal election (2021): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Barbara Lenk 45,705 31.0 0.0 43,940 29.8 3.1
CDU Sebastian Fischer 32,924 22.3 14.3 25,912 17.6 8.6
SPD Stephanie Dzeyk 22,771 15.4 6.5 26,045 17.6 8.9
FDP Johannes Ramos 13,727 9.3 4.0 17,212 11.7 2.9
Left Markus Pohle 10,344 7.0 5.7 10,725 7.3 6.1
Greens Karin Beese 7,590 5.1 1.8 8,872 6.0 2.3
FW André Langerfeld 7,271 4.9 4,312 2.9 1.9
Tierschutzpartei   2,634 1.8 0.4
PARTEI Theresa Bergmann 3,149 2.1 1,754 1.2 0.3
dieBasis Maik Hoppe 2,769 1.9 2,341 1.6
Gesundheitsforschung   713 0.5
Pirates   581 0.4 0.0
NPD   566 0.4 1.1
ÖDP Steffen Frank Förster 943 0.6 405 0.3 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 0.1
MLPD   77 0.1 0.0
DKP   65 0.0
Informal votes 1,904 1,747
Total valid votes 147,437 147,594
Turnout 149,341 75.8 0.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 12,781 8.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

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

2013 election

Federal election (2013): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Thomas de Maizière 76,666 53.6 8.4 64,622 45.1 7.6
Left Sebastian Scheel 25,279 17.7 3.7 26,735 18.7 4.0
SPD Susann Rüthrich 18,090 12.7 0.1 18,024 12.6 0.5
AfD   10,195 7.1
NPD Peter Schreiber 6,463 4.5 0.6 5,588 3.9 1.1
Greens Johannes Lichdi 4,817 3.4 2.7 5,721 4.0 1.8
Pirates Andreas Bärisch 3,600 2.5 3,252 2.3
FDP Jan Mücke 3,461 2.4 6.6 5,253 3.7 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 0.5
MLPD   136 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,706 2,490
Total valid votes 142,973 143,189
Turnout 145,679 70.3 5.6
CDU hold Majority 51,387 35.9 12.0

2009 election

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

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