title: Erzgebirgskreis I
text: # Erzgebirgskreis I
  
  Erzgebirgskreis 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 164. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising most of the Erzgebirgskreis district.
  
  Erzgebirgskreis I was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Thomas Dietz of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Erzgebirgskreis I is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Erzgebirgskreis district excluding the municipalities of Hohndorf, Jahnsdorf, Neukirchen, Oelsnitz, Thalheim, and Zwönitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burkhardtsdorf, Lugau, and Stollberg.
  
  ## History
  
  Erzgebirgskreis I was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Bundestagswahlkreis Freiberg – Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis and Annaberg – Aue-Schwarzenberg. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 165 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 164. Its borders have not changed since its creation.
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was first represented by Günter Baumann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2017. He was succeeded by Alexander Krauß in 2017. Thomas Dietz won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 2009 | Günter Baumann | CDU | 40.3 |
  | 2013 | Günter Baumann | CDU | 50.2 |
  | 2017 | Alexander Krauß | CDU | 34.7 |
  | 2021 | Thomas Dietz | AfD | 31.7 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Erzgebirgskreis I :
  
  | 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 | Thomas Dietz | Thomas Dietz | 50,571 | 31.7 | 1.5 | 48,794 | 30.6 | 1.3 |
  | | CDU | N Alexander Krauß | N Alexander Krauß | 40,550 | 25.4 | 9.3 | 31,340 | 19.6 | 11.3 |
  | | SPD | Silvio Heider | Silvio Heider | 23,650 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 28,848 | 18.1 | 8.6 |
  | | Left | Clara Bünger | Clara Bünger | 12,787 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 12,078 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
  | | FDP | Ulrike Harzer | Ulrike Harzer | 11,914 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 16,210 | 10.2 | 2.8 |
  | | FW | Andreas Schmiedel | Andreas Schmiedel | 8,210 | 5.1 | | 5,079 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
  | | Greens | Sebastian Walter | Sebastian Walter | 4,001 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 5,194 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,966 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
  | | PARTEI | Carsten Staat | Carsten Staat | 2,422 | 1.5 | | 1,650 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
  | | dieBasis | Grit Weiß | Grit Weiß | 2,313 | 1.5 | | 1,958 | 1.2 | |
  | | Bündnis C | Simon Haustein | Simon Haustein | 2,069 | 1.3 | | 1,940 | 1.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 914 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 673 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 397 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 323 | 0.2 | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 291 | 0.2 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 256 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 248 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | Jennifer Schilling | Jennifer Schilling | 520 | 0.3 | | 166 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Independent | Sandro Reichel | Sandro Reichel | 488 | 0.3 | | | | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 150 | 0.1 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 102 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,261 | | | 2,121 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 159,495 | | | 159,635 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,756 | 76.7 | 1.2 | | | |
  | | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 10,021 | 6.3 | | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Erzgebirgskreis I :
  
  | 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 | Alexander Krauß | Alexander Krauß | 56,716 | 34.7 | 15.5 | 50,759 | 31.0 | 15.1 |
  | | AfD | Karsten Teubner | Karsten Teubner | 49,465 | 30.2 | | 47,952 | 29.2 | 21.6 |
  | | Left | Klaus Tischendorf | Klaus Tischendorf | 24,808 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 23,090 | 14.1 | 5.3 |
  | | SPD | Sören Wittig | Sören Wittig | 14,707 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 15,452 | 9.4 | 3.2 |
  | | FDP | Tino Günther | Tino Günther | 11,820 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 12,106 | 7.4 | 3.7 |
  | | Greens | Sebastian Walter | Sebastian Walter | 4,334 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3,661 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 2,727 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,354 | 1.4 | |
  | | FW | | | | | | 2,343 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,424 | 0.9 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 531 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 493 | 0.3 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 378 | 0.2 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 269 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 213 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 98 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Independent | Jörg Held | Jörg Held | 1,702 | 1.0 | | | | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,149 | | | 2,730 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 163,552 | | | 163,971 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,701 | 75.5 | 5.9 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,251 | 4.5 | 25.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Erzgebirgskreis I :
  
  | 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 Günter Baumann | Y Günter Baumann | 79,318 | 50.2 | 9.9 | 73,098 | 46.0 | 7.5 |
  | | Left | Andrea Schrutek | Andrea Schrutek | 32,472 | 20.6 | 3.1 | 30,741 | 19.4 | 5.9 |
  | | SPD | Wolfgang Gunkel | Wolfgang Gunkel | 19,143 | 12.1 | 1.2 | 20,114 | 12.7 | 0.7 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 12,119 | 7.6 | |
  | | FDP | Heinz-Peter Haustein | Heinz-Peter Haustein | 10,246 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 5,828 | 3.7 | 10.4 |
  | | NPD | David Schröer | David Schröer | 8,425 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 6,398 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
  | | Greens | Bert Meyer | Bert Meyer | 5,051 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 3,964 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
  | | Pirates | Sebastian Hacker | Sebastian Hacker | 3,263 | 2.1 | | 3,008 | 1.9 | |
  | | FW | | | | | | 2,551 | 1.6 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 613 | 0.4 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 183 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,800 | | | 2,968 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 157,918 | | | 158,750 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,718 | 69.6 | 5.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 36,846 | 29.6 | 13.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Erzgebirgskreis I :
  
  | 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 | Günter Baumann | Günter Baumann | 63,211 | 40.3 | 1.8 | 60,413 | 38.5 | 5.1 |
  | | Left | Andrea Schrutek | Andrea Schrutek | 37,166 | 23.7 | 2.7 | 39,545 | 25.2 | 2.7 |
  | | FDP | Heinz-Peter Haustein | Heinz-Peter Haustein | 23,820 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 22,051 | 14.1 | 3.4 |
  | | SPD | Sebastian Vogel | Sebastian Vogel | 17,168 | 11.0 | 8.1 | 18,846 | 12.0 | 8.2 |
  | | NPD | Ulrich Pätzold | Ulrich Pätzold | 7,930 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 7,876 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
  | | Greens | Hartmut Kahl | Hartmut Kahl | 5,896 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 5,919 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
  | | Independent | Markus Peuschel | Markus Peuschel | 1,580 | 1.0 | | | | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 1,157 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 618 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 373 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,884 | | | 2,857 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 156,771 | | | 156,798 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,655 | 64.5 | 12.4 | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 26,045 | 16.6 | | | | |
  