title: Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
text: # Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II
  
  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 163. 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. Since 2013, it has been number 163. 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 | % |
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  | 2009 | Marco Wanderwitz | CDU | 41.2 |
  | 2013 | Marco Wanderwitz | CDU | 49.6 |
  | 2017 | Marco Wanderwitz | CDU | 35.1 |
  | 2021 | Mike Moncsek | AfD | 28.9 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | AfD | Mike Moncsek | Mike Moncsek | 39,264 | 28.9 | 2.3 | 37,181 | 27.3 | 0.6 |
  | | CDU | N Marco Wanderwitz | N Marco Wanderwitz | 32,111 | 23.7 | 11.5 | 24,662 | 18.1 | 12.4 |
  | | SPD | Carlos Kasper | Carlos Kasper | 23,181 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 27,518 | 20.2 | 9.6 |
  | | FDP | Monique Woiton | Monique Woiton | 11,872 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 15,117 | 11.1 | 3.4 |
  | | Left | Sebastian Bernhardt | Sebastian Bernhardt | 11,330 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 11,166 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
  | | FW | Moritz Schüller | Moritz Schüller | 6,642 | 4.9 | | 4,477 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
  | | Greens | Bernhard Herrmann | Bernhard Herrmann | 5,617 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 6,138 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,527 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
  | | PARTEI | André Hofmann | André Hofmann | 2,724 | 2.0 | | 1,664 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
  | | dieBasis | Jürgen Dreher | Jürgen Dreher | 2,213 | 1.6 | | 1,816 | 1.3 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 708 | 0.5 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 581 | 0.4 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 542 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
  | | ÖDP | Sebastian Högen | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,664 | | | 1,441 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 135,759 | | | 135,982 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,423 | 77.5 | 1.9 | | | |
  | | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 7,153 | 5.2 | | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Marco Wanderwitz | Y Marco Wanderwitz | 48,012 | 35.1 | 14.4 | 41,947 | 30.6 | 14.7 |
  | | AfD | Ulrich Oehme | Ulrich Oehme | 36,388 | 26.6 | | 36,746 | 26.8 | 19.5 |
  | | Left | Jörn Wunderlich | Jörn Wunderlich | 23,174 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 20,972 | 15.3 | 4.7 |
  | | SPD | Ronny Kienert | Ronny Kienert | 14,142 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 14,524 | 10.6 | 3.9 |
  | | FDP | Kristian Reinhold | Kristian Reinhold | 10,345 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 10,542 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
  | | Greens | André Oehler | 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 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,221 | | | 1,708 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 136,670 | | | 137,183 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,891 | 75.7 | 5.4 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 11,624 | 8.5 | 19.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Marco Wanderwitz | Y Marco Wanderwitz | 65,157 | 49.6 | 8.3 | 59,939 | 45.3 | 7.7 |
  | | Left | Jörn Wunderlich | Jörn Wunderlich | 28,783 | 21.9 | 3.4 | 26,434 | 20.0 | 5.5 |
  | | SPD | Simone Violka | Simone Violka | 20,517 | 15.6 | 0.9 | 19,178 | 14.5 | 0.1 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 9,636 | 7.3 | |
  | | NPD | Gitta Schüßler | Gitta Schüßler | 6,205 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 4,307 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
  | | Greens | Dan Fehlberg | Dan Fehlberg | 4,874 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 4,282 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
  | | FDP | Manfred Stefan Frünke | Manfred Stefan Frünke | 3,006 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 3,594 | 2.7 | 10.2 |
  | | Pirates | Christian Peters | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,115 | | | 2,125 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 131,445 | | | 132,435 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,560 | 70.2 | 4.5 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 36,374 | 27.7 | 11.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Marco Wanderwitz | Marco Wanderwitz | 54,065 | 41.2 | 2.2 | 49,258 | 37.5 | 5.3 |
  | | Left | Jörn Wunderlich | Jörn Wunderlich | 33,133 | 25.3 | 3.1 | 33,488 | 25.5 | 2.8 |
  | | SPD | Simone Violka | Simone Violka | 19,247 | 14.7 | 9.3 | 19,114 | 14.6 | 9.1 |
  | | FDP | Konrad Felber | Konrad Felber | 14,092 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 16,968 | 12.9 | 3.1 |
  | | Greens | Stefan Boxler | Stefan Boxler | 5,360 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 5,946 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
  | | NPD | Frank Rohleder | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,151 | | | 1,955 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 131,126 | | | 131,322 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,277 | 65.7 | 11.4 | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 30,932 | 15.9 | | | | |
  