Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II

162 Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II in 2025
State	Saxony
Population	214,200 (2019)
Electorate	177,211 (2021)
Major settlements	Limbach-Oberfrohna Hohenstein-Ernstthal Zwönitz
Area	902.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created	2009
Party	AfD
Member	Mike Moncsek
Elected	2021

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II 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 162. It is located in western Saxony, comprising parts of the Erzgebirgskreis, Mittelsachsen, and Zwickau districts.

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Mike Moncsek of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II is located in western Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Hohndorf, Jahnsdorf, Neukirchen, Oelsnitz, Thalheim, and Zwönitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burkhardtsdorf, Lugau, and Stollberg from Erzgebirgskreis district; the municipalities of Claußnitz, Erlau, Geringswalde, Hartmannsdorf, Königshain-Wiederau, Lichtenau, Lunzenau, Penig, and Wechselburg and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burgstädt and Rochlitz from Mittelsachsen district; and the municipalities of Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg from Zwickau district.

History

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Chemnitzer Land – Stollberg and Döbeln – Mittweida – Meißen II. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 164 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 163. From the 2025 election, it has been number 162. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Marco Wanderwitz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was won by Mike Moncsek of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	2009	Marco Wanderwitz	CDU	41.2
	2013			49.6
	2017			35.1
	2021	Mike Moncsek	AfD	28.9

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
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	Mike Moncsek		39,264	28.9	2.3	37,181	27.3	0.6
	CDU	N Marco Wanderwitz		32,111	23.7	11.5	24,662	18.1	12.4
	SPD	Carlos Kasper		23,181	17.1	6.7	27,518	20.2	9.6
	FDP	Monique Woiton		11,872	8.7	1.2	15,117	11.1	3.4
	Left	Sebastian Bernhardt		11,330	8.3	8.6	11,166	8.2	7.1
	FW	Moritz Schüller		6,642	4.9		4,477	3.3	2.0
	Greens	Bernhard Herrmann		5,617	4.1	0.8	6,138	4.5	1.7
	Tierschutzpartei						2,527	1.9	0.5
	PARTEI	André Hofmann		2,724	2.0		1,664	1.2	0.2
	dieBasis	Jürgen Dreher		2,213	1.6		1,816	1.3
	Bündnis C						708	0.5
	Gesundheitsforschung						581	0.4
	The Homeland						542	0.4	0.8
	ÖDP	Sebastian Högen		805	0.6		381	0.3	0.1
	Pirates						362	0.3	0.1
	The III. Path						266	0.2
	Team Todenhöfer						266	0.2
	Humanists						171	0.1
	Volt						160	0.1
	V-Partei3						139	0.1	0.0
	DKP						88	0.1
	MLPD						52	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,664			1,441
Total valid votes				135,759			135,982
Turnout				137,423	77.5	1.9
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	7,153	5.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
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 Marco Wanderwitz		48,012	35.1	14.4	41,947	30.6	14.7
	AfD	Ulrich Oehme		36,388	26.6		36,746	26.8	19.5
	Left	Jörn Wunderlich		23,174	17.0	4.9	20,972	15.3	4.7
	SPD	Ronny Kienert		14,142	10.3	5.3	14,524	10.6	3.9
	FDP	Kristian Reinhold		10,345	7.6	5.3	10,542	7.7	5.0
	Greens	André Oehler		4,609	3.4	0.3	3,850	2.8	0.4
	FW						1,838	1.3	0.0
	Tierschutzpartei						1,830	1.3
	The Homeland						1,686	1.2	2.0
	PARTEI						1,471	1.1
	Pirates						513	0.4	1.5
	BGE						349	0.3
	ÖDP						289	0.2
	DiB						265	0.2
	V-Partei³						172	0.1
	MLPD						103	0.1	0.0
	BüSo						86	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,221			1,708
Total valid votes				136,670			137,183
Turnout				138,891	75.7	5.4
	CDU hold		Majority	11,624	8.5	19.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
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 Marco Wanderwitz		65,157	49.6	8.3	59,939	45.3	7.7
	Left	Jörn Wunderlich		28,783	21.9	3.4	26,434	20.0	5.5
	SPD	Simone Violka		20,517	15.6	0.9	19,178	14.5	0.1
	AfD						9,636	7.3
	The Homeland	Gitta Schüßler		6,205	4.7	0.7	4,307	3.3	0.5
	Greens	Dan Fehlberg		4,874	3.7	0.4	4,282	3.2	1.3
	FDP	Manfred Stefan Frünke		3,006	2.3	8.5	3,594	2.7	10.2
	Pirates	Christian Peters		2,903	2.2		2,522	1.9
	FW						1,760	1.3
	PRO						504	0.4
	BüSo						158	0.1	0.5
	MLPD						121	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				3,115			2,125
Total valid votes				131,445			132,435
Turnout				134,560	70.2	4.5
	CDU hold		Majority	36,374	27.7	11.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
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	Marco Wanderwitz		54,065	41.2	2.2	49,258	37.5	5.3
	Left	Jörn Wunderlich		33,133	25.3	3.1	33,488	25.5	2.8
	SPD	Simone Violka		19,247	14.7	9.3	19,114	14.6	9.1
	FDP	Konrad Felber		14,092	10.7	4.7	16,968	12.9	3.1
	Greens	Stefan Boxler		5,360	4.1	1.8	5,946	4.5	1.1
	The Homeland	Frank Rohleder		5,229	4.0	1.2	4,975	3.8	1.1
	BüSo						829	0.6	0.3
	REP						463	0.4	0.6
	MLPD						281	0.2	0.1
Informal votes				2,151			1,955
Total valid votes				131,126			131,322
Turnout				133,277	65.7	11.4
	CDU win new seat		Majority	30,932	15.9