Harz (electoral district)

Last updated
68 Harz
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 68-2025.svg
Harz in 2025
State Saxony-Anhalt
Population248,200 (2019)
Electorate207,942 (2021)
Major settlements Halberstadt
Wernigerode
Aschersleben
Area2,339.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
Party AfD
Member Christina Baum
Elected 2025

Harz 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 68. It is located in western Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the district of Harz. [1]

Contents

Harz was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2009 to 2020, it has been represented by Heike Brehmer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Christina Baum of the AfD.

Geography

Harz is located in western Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Harz district as well as the municipalities of Aschersleben and Seeland from the Salzlandkreis district. [1]

History

Harz was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Harz and Vorharzgebiet. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 285 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 68. In the 2009 election, it was number 69. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 68.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Wernigerode, Oschersleben, and Halberstadt. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, and Wernigerode. It acquired its current configuration and borders in the 2009 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1990 285Harz and Vorharzgebiet
  • Halberstadt district
  • Oschersleben district
  • Wernigerode district
1994
1998
2002 68Harz
2005
2009 69
2013 68
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency was first represented by Monika Brudlewsky of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Tobias Marhold of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2005, followed by Andreas Steppuhn until 2009. Heike Brehmer of the CDU became representative in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1990 Monika Brudlewsky CDU 43.7
1994 40.9
1998 Tobias Marhold SPD 44.1
2002 44.9
2005 Andreas Steppuhn SPD 33.8
2009 Heike Brehmer CDU 33.0
2013 46.0
2017 36.4
2021 27.7
2025 Christina Baum AfD 39.0

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Harz [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
AfD Christina Baum 59,30639.0Increase2.svg 20.856,49037.0Increase2.svg 18.9
CDU Artjom Pusch35,70823.5Decrease2.svg 4.229,90319.6Decrease2.svg 2.7
BSW  17,89011.7New
SPD Florian Fahrtmann21,24314.0Decrease2.svg 11.517,60111.5Decrease2.svg 15.7
Left Karsten Lippmann18,07611.9Increase2.svg 1.415,48710.1Increase2.svg 0.9
Greens Kathrin Grub4,9583.3Decrease2.svg 1.45,8583.8Decrease2.svg 1.6
FW André Weber4,3772.9Decrease2.svg 0.82,1801.4Decrease2.svg 0.6
FDP Max Schröder3,4052.2Decrease2.svg 5.14,1782.7Decrease2.svg 6.4
BD Kathrin Schreck2,6181.7New8340.5New
PARTEI Daniel Lüdemann-Johr2,3321.5New1,5281.0Increase2.svg 0.3
Volt  7210.5Increase2.svg 0.3
MLPD  1530.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,0491,249
Total valid votes152,023152,823
Turnout 154,07277.0Increase2.svg 10.3
AfD gain from CDU Majority23,59815.5N/A

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Harz [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Heike Brehmer 37,88427.7Decrease2.svg 8.730,50822.3Decrease2.svg 11.4
SPD Maik Berger34,81225.4Increase2.svg 7.937,33027.2Increase2.svg 11.0
AfD Sören Stefanowicz24,94718.2Increase2.svg 2.124,79018.1Increase2.svg 1.2
Left Karsten Lippmann14,41310.5Decrease2.svg 8.712,7009.3Decrease2.svg 8.4
FDP Denise Köcke10,0647.4Increase2.svg 2.412,5329.1Increase2.svg 2.1
Greens Wolfgang Strauhs6,3204.6Increase2.svg 1.57,4955.5Increase2.svg 2.0
FW Carlo Gottschalk4,9723.6Increase2.svg 1.32,8402.1Increase2.svg 0.9
dieBasis Uwe Rohrbeck3,1602.32,6211.9
Tierschutzpartei  1,7361.3
Tierschutzallianz  1,4801.1Decrease2.svg 0.5
PARTEI  9340.7Decrease2.svg 0.3
Gartenpartei7580.6Increase2.svg 0.2
Pirates  4350.3
NPD  2960.2Decrease2.svg 0.4
Independent Thomas Barth2720.2
Volt  1780.1
Humanists  1290.1
du.  1190.1
MLPD  910.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  780.1
Informal votes1,7281,522
Total valid votes136,844137,050
Turnout 138,57266.6Increase2.svg 0.1
CDU holdMajority3,0722.3Decrease2.svg 14.9

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Harz [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Heike Brehmer 51,38636.4Decrease2.svg 9.647,57433.6Decrease2.svg 9.9
Left Evelyn Edler27,10419.2Decrease2.svg 3.825,06917.7Decrease2.svg 5.2
SPD Eberhard Brecht [a] 24,76717.5Decrease2.svg 1.622,91516.2Decrease2.svg 2.6
AfD Frank-Ronald Bischoff22,79216.123,86016.9Increase2.svg 13.1
FDP Denise Köcke6,9234.9Increase2.svg 3.59,9027.0Increase2.svg 4.7
Greens Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz4,4623.2Decrease2.svg 0.64,9683.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW Dieter Kühn3,2532.3Increase2.svg 1.51,6481.2Increase2.svg 0.5
Tierschutzallianz2,1761.5
PARTEI  1,3440.9
NPD  8680.6Decrease2.svg 1.4
MG4450.3
BGE  3650.3
DiB 2130.2
MLPD Frank Oettler4410.31840.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,4392,036
Total valid votes141,128141,531
Turnout 143,56766.6Increase2.svg 7.7
CDU holdMajority24,28217.2Decrease2.svg 5.8

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Harz [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Heike Brehmer 59,77946.0Increase2.svg 13.056,61943.5Increase2.svg 12.1
Left Elke Reinke29,86023.0Decrease2.svg 8.129,87522.9Decrease2.svg 9.3
SPD Mario Hennig24,87519.1Decrease2.svg 1.224,40718.7Increase2.svg 1.6
AfD  4,9243.8
Greens Sabine Wetzel4,9283.8Decrease2.svg 1.74,7163.6Decrease2.svg 1.4
NPD Michael Grunzel3,3042.5Decrease2.svg 0.22,6512.0Decrease2.svg 0.3
Pirates Henning Lübbers2,5562.02,2551.7Decrease2.svg 0.3
FDP Detlef Ebert1,8521.4Decrease2.svg 5.82,9612.3Decrease2.svg 7.1
Tierschutzpartei  1,6791.3
FW Ethel-Maria Muschalle-Höllbach1,1110.99290.7
PRO 4330.3
ÖDP  2930.2
MLPD  1360.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,5952,340
Total valid votes129,944130,199
Turnout 132,53958.9Decrease2.svg 2.0
CDU holdMajority29,91923.0Increase2.svg 21.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Harz [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Heike Brehmer 46,63233.0Increase2.svg 6.044,40231.3Increase2.svg 6.4
Left Elke Reinke43,95231.1Increase2.svg 4.845,67632.2Increase2.svg 5.9
SPD Andreas Steppuhn28,73220.3Decrease2.svg 14.024,32017.2Decrease2.svg 16.7
FDP Wolfgang Döcke10,2367.2Increase2.svg 1.913,2749.4Increase2.svg 2.0
Greens Undine Kurth7,7915.5Increase2.svg 1.77,1415.0Increase2.svg 1.2
NPD Matthias Heyder3,8622.7Decrease2.svg 0.23,2772.3Decrease2.svg 0.2
Pirates  2,8972.0
DVU  3450.2
MLPD  3090.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,1352,699
Total valid votes141,205141,641
Turnout 144,34060.9Decrease2.svg 10.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority2,6801.9

Notes

  1. Brecht entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Burkhard Lischka in October 2019.

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Harz". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Harz". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Harz
  4. 1 2 Results for Harz
  5. Results for Harz
  6. Results for Harz