Erzgebirge 4

15: Erzgebirge 4
Electoral district for the Landtag of Saxony
Erzgebirge 4 in 2024
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Electorate	54,630 (2024)
Major settlements	Annaberg-Buchholz, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Geyer, Jöhstadt, Oberwiesenthal, Scheibenberg, Schlettau, and Thum
Current electoral district
Party	AfD
Member	Thomas Prantl [1]

Erzgebirge 4 is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Saxony. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 15. It is within the district of Erzgebirgskreis. ^[2]

Geography

The constituency comprises the towns of Annaberg-Buchholz, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Geyer, Jöhstadt, Oberwiesenthal, Scheibenberg, Schlettau, and Thum, and the districts of Bärenstein, Crottendorf, Gelenau, Königswalde, Mildenau, Sehmatal, Tannenberg, and Thermalbad Wiesenbad within Erzgebirgskreis.

There were 54,630 eligible voters in 2024. ^[3]

Members

Election		Member	Party	%
	2014	Ronny Wähner	CDU	46.9
	2019			35.6
	2024	Thomas Prantl	AfD	42.6

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Erzgebirge 4 [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	Thomas Prantl		17,347	42.6	9.5	15,536	38.0	6.2
	CDU	N Ronny Wähner		14,150	34.7	0.8	13,555	33.2	2.6
	BSW	Willy Frost		3,913	9.6		4,799	11.7
	FW	Madelaine Vogt		2,256	5.5	4.9	1,433	3.5	2.4
	SPD	Gregor Neumann		1,352	3.3	1.4	1,632	4.0	2.0
	Freie Sachsen						1,102	2.7
	Left	Frederic Beck		972	2.4	6.6	830	2.0	6.2
	Greens	Nathalie Senf		509	1.2	1.9	591	1.4	1.8
	APT						347	0.8
	PARTEI						236	0.6	0.4
	Bündnis C						224	0.5
	FDP	Jens Schmitt		264	0.6	3.6	197	0.5	2.9
	Values						126	0.3
	BD						85	0.2
	Pirates						51	0.1
	dieBasis						42	0.1
	V-Partei3						38	0.1
	ÖDP						17	0.0
	BüSo						12	0.0
Informal votes				552			462
Total valid votes				40,763			40,853
Turnout				41,315	75.6	5.4
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	3,197	7.9

References

1. "Elected Member for Erzgebirge 4". Landtag of Saxony. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
2. "Saxony Electoral Districts" . Retrieved 8 January 2026.
3. "Saxony Electoral Districts" . Retrieved 8 January 2026.
4. https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/2024-09-01-LT-DE-SN/charts/wahlkreis-detail/WK015-40.shtml

See also

• Politics of Saxony
• Landtag of Saxony