Zwickau 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 most of the Zwickau district. Zwickau was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after

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. Since 2021, it has been represented by

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of the

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(AfD).

Geography

Zwickau is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Zwickau district excluding the municipalities of

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, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and

Oberlungwitz Oberlungwitz () is a town in the Zwickau (district), Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 18 km northeast of Zwickau, and 15 km west of Chemnitz. References

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and the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaften'' of Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg.

History

Zwickau was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as ''Zwickau – Werdau''. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named ''Zwickauer Land – Zwickau''. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 327 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 167. In the 2009 election, it was number 166. Since 2013, it has been number 165. Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Zwickau, the Landkreis Zwickau district, and the Werdau district. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Zwickau and the Zwickauer Land district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Michael Luther of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 2013. He was succeeded by Carsten Körber in 2013. Michael Moosdorf won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zwickau (electoral district) Federal electoral districts in Saxony 1990 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1990 Zwickau (district)