Bautzen I

Bautzen I 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 156. It is located in eastern Saxony, comprising most of the Bautzen district.[1]

156 Bautzen I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bautzen I in 2013
StateSaxony
Population252,500 (2019)
Electorate206,895 (2021)
Major settlementsBautzen
Hoyerswerda
Radeberg
Area2,224.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
PartyAfD
MemberKarsten Hilse
Elected2017, 2021

Bautzen I was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Karsten Hilse of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]

Geography

Bautzen I is located in eastern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Bautzen district, excluding five south-western municipalities near Dresden: Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau[1] (these five have been part of Dresden II – Bautzen II since 2009).

The constituency is in the central area of Sorbian settlement and of the Upper Sorbian language, of which many cultural institutions are housed in the town of Bautzen/Budyšin.[3]

History

Bautzen I was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Kamenz – Hoyerswerda – Großenhain and Bautzen – Weißwasser. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 157 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 156. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Maria Michalk of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2017. Karsten Hilse of the AfD was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
2009 Maria Michalk CDU 42.3
2013 49.2
2017 Karsten Hilse AfD 33.2
2021 33.4

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Bautzen I[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 Green tickY Karsten Hilse 52,492 33.4 Increase 0.2 50,050 31.9 Decrease 0.9
CDU Roland Ermer 40,929 26.0 Decrease 4.5 29,213 18.6 Decrease 8.5
SPD Susanne Michel 21,006 13.4 Increase 3.4 26,674 17.0 Increase 7.9
Left Caren Lay 14,134 9.0 Decrease 6.3 12,272 7.8 Decrease 6.4
FDP Matthias Schniebel 12,634 8.0 Increase 2.2 17,187 10.9 Increase 3.3
FW Dirk Nasdala 5,341 3.4 Increase 1.2 4,157 2.6 Increase 1.0
Greens Lukas Mosler 4,090 2.6 Increase 0.6 6,247 4.0 Increase 1.6
Tierschutzpartei   2,951 1.9 Increase 0.5
PARTEI Steffi Thomas 3,398 2.2 2,104 1.3 Increase 0.5
dieBasis Daniela Trittmacher 2,644 1.7 2,296 1.5
Gesundheitsforschung   957 0.6
NPD   601 0.4 Decrease 1.1
Pirates   542 0.3 Steady 0.0
LKR Maik Lehmann 467 0.3
Team Todenhöfer   330 0.2
Volt   320 0.2
The III. Path   273 0.2
Bündnis C   256 0.2
ÖDP   251 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   171 0.1
DKP   96 0.1
V-Partei3   71 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   69 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,098 2,145
Total Valid votes 157,135 157,088
Turnout 159,233 77.0 Increase 1.6
AfD hold Majority 11,563 7.4 Increase 4.7

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bautzen I[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 % ±%
AfD Karsten Hilse 52,770 33.2 52,041 32.8 Increase 25.7
CDU Roland Ermer 48,579 30.6 Decrease 18.6 42,995 27.1 Decrease 18.5
Left Caren Lay 24,221 15.2 Decrease 6.1 22,597 14.2 Decrease 5.7
SPD Uta Strewe 15,836 10.0 Decrease 1.4 14,378 9.1 Decrease 3.1
FDP Torsten Herbst 9,247 5.8 Increase 3.2 12,122 7.6 Increase 4.5
FW Günter Hutschalik 3,562 2.2 Decrease 0.7 2,569 1.6 Decrease 0.7
Greens Jens Bitzka 3,247 2.0 Decrease 0.4 3,768 2.4 Decrease 0.4
NPD   2,371 1.5 Decrease 2.6
Tierschutzpartei   2,171 1.4
PARTEI   1,356 0.9
Independent Andreas Lutz Richter 779 0.5
Pirates   602 0.4 Decrease 1.7
BGE   559 0.4
ÖDP   435 0.3
DiB 312 0.2
BüSo Christoph Tobias Mzingisi Faku 635 0.4 233 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei³ 195 0.1
MLPD   138 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,443 2,477
Total Valid votes 158,876 158,842
Turnout 161,319 75.4 Increase 6.0
AfD gain from CDU Majority 4,191 2.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bautzen I[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 Maria Michalk 74,794 49.2 Increase 6.9 69,335 45.6 Increase 6.8
Left Caren Lay 32,452 21.3 Decrease 3.8 30,290 19.9 Decrease 4.4
SPD Ilko Keßler 17,268 11.4 Increase 0.3 18,502 12.2 Decrease 0.2
AfD   10,811 7.1
NPD Holger Szymanski 7,270 4.8 Decrease 0.7 6,271 4.1 Decrease 0.9
FW Ralf Zeidler 4,517 3.0 3,470 2.3
FDP Reiner Deutschmann 3,948 2.6 Decrease 9.1 4,723 3.1 Decrease 10.7
Greens Sten Jacobson 3,709 2.4 Decrease 1.8 4,249 2.8 Decrease 1.4
Pirates Marion Nawroth 3,035 2.0 3,109 2.0
Independent Nitzsche 2,986 2.0
Independent Merz 2,024 1.3
PRO 905 0.6
BüSo 202 0.1 Decrease 0.7
MLPD   146 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 3,252 3,242
Total Valid votes 152,003 152,013
Turnout 155,255 69.4 Increase 4.2
CDU hold Majority 42,342 27.9 Increase 10.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bautzen I[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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Maria Michalk 64,325 42.3 Increase 5.4 59,103 38.8 Increase 6.5
Left Caren Lay 38,241 25.1 Increase 1.5 37,144 24.4 Decrease 0.1
FDP Reiner Deutschmann 17,755 11.7 Increase 3.4 20,969 13.8 Increase 3.9
SPD Ilko Keßler 16,870 11.1 Decrease 10.1 18,906 12.4 Decrease 8.6
NPD Mario Ertel 8,363 5.5 Decrease 1.0 7,597 5.0 Decrease 1.1
Greens Cordula Ratajczak 6,505 4.3 Increase 1.4 6,431 4.2 Increase 1.0
BüSo 1,268 0.8 Increase 0.4
REP   527 0.3 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   448 0.3 Increase 0.1
Informal votes 2,907 2,573
Total Valid votes 152,059 152,393
Turnout 154,966 65.2 Decrease 11.3
CDU win new seat Majority 26,084 17.2

References
  1. "Constituency Bautzen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Bautzen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Sorbian life in Bautzen. "Sorbian life – Bautzen".
  4. Results for Bautzen I
  5. Results for Bautzen I
  6. Results for Bautzen I
  7. Results for Bautzen I
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