Vogtlandkreis (electoral district)

Last updated
165 Vogtlandkreis
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 165-2025.svg
Vogtlandkreis in 2025
State Saxony
Population226,000 (2019)
Electorate184,973 (2021)
Major settlements Plauen
Reichenbach im Vogtland
Auerbach
Area1,412.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
Party AfD
Member Mathias Weiser
Elected 2025

Vogtlandkreis 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 165. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising the Vogtlandkreis district. [1]

Contents

Vogtlandkreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2017 to 2025, it has been represented by Yvonne Magwas of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Mathias Weiser of the AfD.

Geography

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

History

Vogtlandkreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Vogtland – Plauen. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 328 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 168. In the 2009 election, it was number 167. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 166. From the 2025 election, it has been number 165.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Plauen and the districts of Reichenbach, Landkreis Plauen, Auerbach, and Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Plauen and the Vogtlandkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1990 328Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz
  • Reichenbach district
  • Plauen city
  • Landkreis Plauen district
  • Auerbach district
  • Oelsnitz district
1994
1998
2002 168Vogtland – Plauen
2005
2009 167Vogtlandkreis
2013 166
2017
2021
2025 165

Members

The constituency was first represented by Bertram Wieczorek of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Rudolf Braun until 1998. Rolf Schwanitz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency in 1998. Robert Hochbaum regained it for the CDU in 2002 and served until 2017. Yvonne Magwas of the CDU was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1990 Bertram Wieczorek CDU 48.7
1994 Rudolf Braun CDU 48.5
1998 Rolf Schwanitz SPD 37.7
2002 Robert Hochbaum CDU 35.0
2005 36.1
2009 40.9
2013 48.3
2017 Yvonne Magwas CDU 35.0
2021 27.7

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Vogtlandkreis [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 Mathias Weiser 60,67643.3Increase2.svg 16.557,14040.6Increase2.svg 15.6
CDU Robert Hochbaum37,77027.0Decrease2.svg 0.730,40721.6Increase2.svg 1.9
BSW  15,55311.1New
SPD Maik Linke13,97410.0Decrease2.svg 9.512,3838.8Decrease2.svg 13.6
Left Simon Zwintzscher13,3359.5Increase2.svg 0.210,9377.8Decrease2.svg 1.1
Greens Olaf Horlbeck4,5243.2Decrease2.svg 1.54,4363.2Decrease2.svg 1.4
FDP Torsten Schnurre3,4122.4Decrease2.svg 6.04,0922.9Decrease2.svg 7.2
FW Harry Petzold6,2984.5New2,3461.7Increase2.svg 0.1
Tierschutzpartei  1,7701.3Decrease2.svg 1.1
PARTEI  6790.5Decrease2.svg 0.7
Volt  3520.3Increase2.svg 0.1
BD  3090.2New
Pirates  1620.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Humanists  880.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD  64<0.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,593864
Total valid votes139,989140,718
Turnout 141,58279.8Increase2.svg 5.3
AfD gain from CDU Majority22,90616.3N/A

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Vogtlandkreis [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 Yvonne Magwas 37,63727.7Decrease2.svg 7.326,78219.7Decrease2.svg 10.6
AfD Mathias Weiser 36,38826.8Increase2.svg 0.934,11225.1Decrease2.svg 1.4
SPD Kay Burmeister26,41319.5Increase2.svg 8.430,43622.4Increase2.svg 11.0
Left Johannes Höfer12,6559.3Decrease2.svg 6.212,0588.9Decrease2.svg 7.2
FDP André Ludwig11,5128.5Increase2.svg 2.913,70810.1Increase2.svg 2.9
Greens Olaf Horlbeck6,3784.7Increase2.svg 0.96,2634.6Increase2.svg 1.6
Tierschutzpartei  3,1812.3Increase2.svg 0.9
FW  2,1551.6Increase2.svg 0.7
dieBasis Mario Falcke2,3391.72,0481.5
PARTEI  1,6761.2Increase2.svg 0.2
Bündnis C  7790.6
Gesundheitsforschung  6520.5
ÖDP Dietmar Eichhorn9700.73640.3Steady2.svg 0.0
LKR David Drechsel6670.5
The III. Path Udo Sieghart5150.44590.3
Pirates  3400.2Steady2.svg 0.0
The Homeland  2910.2Decrease2.svg 0.8
Independent Claus Gerisch2770.2
Team Todenhöfer  2480.2
Volt  1910.1
Humanists  1570.1
DKP  880.1
V-Partei3  820.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD  730.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,0651,673
Total valid votes135,751136,143
Turnout 137,81674.5Increase2.svg 0.6
CDU holdMajority1,2490.9Decrease2.svg 8.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Vogtlandkreis [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 Yvonne Magwas 49,10435.0Decrease2.svg 13.342,60430.2Decrease2.svg 14.0
AfD Ulrich Lupart36,42826.037,21726.4Increase2.svg 19.8
Left Maik Schwarz21,80915.5Decrease2.svg 4.122,57816.0Decrease2.svg 4.2
SPD Eric Holtschke15,53811.1Decrease2.svg 9.616,04311.4Decrease2.svg 4.6
FDP Uwe Geisler7,8365.6Increase2.svg 3.010,1547.2Increase2.svg 4.4
Greens Oliver Bittmann5,2923.8Increase2.svg 1.24,2663.0Decrease2.svg 0.3
Independent Roberto Gottfried Rink4,3483.1
Tierschutzpartei  2,0461.5
PARTEI  1,4951.1
The Homeland  1,4371.0Decrease2.svg 2.1
FW  1,2990.9Decrease2.svg 0.2
Pirates  4150.3Decrease2.svg 1.6
BGE  3550.3
ÖDP  3110.2
DiB 2550.2
V-Partei³ 1630.1
MLPD  1440.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 790.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,4201,914
Total valid votes140,355140,861
Turnout 142,77573.9Increase2.svg 5.2
CDU holdMajority12,6769.0Decrease2.svg 18.6

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Vogtlandkreis [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 Green check.svgY Robert Hochbaum 65,74348.3Increase2.svg 7.460,46644.2Increase2.svg 7.6
SPD Benjamin Zabel28,17220.7Increase2.svg 4.821,88516.0Increase2.svg 1.0
Left Janina Pfau26,70719.6Decrease2.svg 5.327,61720.2Decrease2.svg 5.9
AfD  9,0956.7
The Homeland Arne Schimmer5,6934.2Increase2.svg 0.54,3223.2Decrease2.svg 0.4
Greens Agnes Russo3,5402.6Decrease2.svg 1.74,5693.3Decrease2.svg 1.7
FDP Martin Treeck3,5332.6Decrease2.svg 6.93,8362.8Decrease2.svg 9.7
Pirates Kai Grünler2,7462.02,6031.9
FW  1,5371.1
PRO 4880.4
BüSo 1480.1Decrease2.svg 0.5
MLPD  1290.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,6562,095
Total valid votes136,134136,695
Turnout 138,79068.7Increase2.svg 4.5
CDU holdMajority37,57127.6Increase2.svg 11.6

2009 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Robert Hochbaum 55,12840.9Increase2.svg 4.849,52236.7Increase2.svg 6.6
Left Janina Pfau33,58624.9Increase2.svg 2.635,23526.1Increase2.svg 3.1
SPD Rolf Schwanitz 21,39315.9Decrease2.svg 9.420,22715.0Decrease2.svg 10.2
FDP Joachim Günther 12,7559.5Increase2.svg 2.916,88212.5Increase2.svg 2.2
Greens Thomas Pinkert5,8494.3Increase2.svg 0.96,7815.0Increase2.svg 1.2
The Homeland Hartmut Krien4,9083.6Decrease2.svg 1.14,7723.5Decrease2.svg 1.1
PBC Steve Körner1,2901.0Decrease2.svg 0.6
BüSo 8150.6Increase2.svg 0.4
REP  5690.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
MLPD  2510.2Increase2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,4212,276
Total valid votes134,909135,054
Turnout 137,33064.3Decrease2.svg 10.7
CDU holdMajority21,54216.0Increase2.svg 5.1

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Vogtlandkreis". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Vogtlandkreis". Federal Returning Officer.
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