title: Dresden II – Bautzen II
text: # Dresden II – Bautzen II
  
  Dresden II – Bautzen 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 160. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the northern and western part of the city of Dresden and a small part of the Bautzen district.
  
  Dresden II – Bautzen II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Lars Rohwer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Dresden II – Bautzen II is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau from the Bautzen district as well as the entirety of the independent city of Dresden excluding the Ortsamtsbereiche of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis.
  
  ## History
  
  Dresden II – Bautzen II was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Dresden II. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Dresden II – Meißen I. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 319 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 161. Since 2013, it has been number 160.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, Nord, and West from the city of Dresden. In the 2002 and 2005 elections it comprised the municipalities of Coswig, Radebeul, Radeburg, Moritzburg, Niederau, and Weinböhla from the Meißen district, as well as the entirety of the city of Dresden excluding the Stadtbezirke of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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  | 1990 | 319 | Dresden II | Dresden city (only Mitte, Nord, and West Stadtbezirke) |
  | 1994 | 319 | Dresden II | Dresden city (only Mitte, Nord, and West Stadtbezirke) |
  | 1998 | 319 | Dresden II | Dresden city (only Mitte, Nord, and West Stadtbezirke) |
  | 2002 | 161 | Dresden II – Meißen I | Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Meißen district (only Coswig, Radebeul, Radeburg, Moritzburg, Niederau, and Weinböhla municipalities) |
  | 2005 | 161 | Dresden II – Meißen I | Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Meißen district (only Coswig, Radebeul, Radeburg, Moritzburg, Niederau, and Weinböhla municipalities) |
  | 2009 | 161 | Dresden II – Bautzen II | Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Bautzen district (only Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau municipalities) |
  | 2013 | 160 | Dresden II – Bautzen II | Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Bautzen district (only Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau municipalities) |
  | 2017 | 160 | Dresden II – Bautzen II | Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Bautzen district (only Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau municipalities) |
  | 2021 | 160 | Dresden II – Bautzen II | Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Bautzen district (only Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau municipalities) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was first represented by Johannes Nitsch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Arnold Vaatz was elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. He was succeeded by Lars Rohwer in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1990 | Johannes Nitsch | CDU | 46.5 |
  | 1994 | Johannes Nitsch | CDU | 46.9 |
  | 1998 | Arnold Vaatz | CDU | 37.1 |
  | 2002 | Arnold Vaatz | CDU | 37.0 |
  | 2005 | Arnold Vaatz | CDU | 35.2 |
  | 2009 | Arnold Vaatz | CDU | 36.4 |
  | 2013 | Arnold Vaatz | CDU | 41.8 |
  | 2017 | Arnold Vaatz | CDU | 25.5 |
  | 2021 | Lars Rohwer | CDU | 18.6 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Dresden II – Bautzen 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 | Lars Rohwer | Lars Rohwer | 35,014 | 18.6 | 6.9 | 26,037 | 13.8 | 9.3 |
  | | AfD | Andreas Harlaß | Andreas Harlaß | 34,979 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 36,003 | 19.2 | 4.1 |
  | | SPD | Stephan Schumann | Stephan Schumann | 28,700 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 30,620 | 16.3 | 6.6 |
  | | Greens | Merle Spellerberg | Merle Spellerberg | 25,527 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 31,265 | 16.6 | 7.7 |
  | | Left | Silvio Lang | Silvio Lang | 22,160 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 20,913 | 11.1 | 6.2 |
  | | FDP | Silke Müller | Silke Müller | 20,711 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 22,884 | 12.2 | 2.6 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 3,271 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
  | | PARTEI | Charlotte Brock | Charlotte Brock | 4,292 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 3,252 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
  | | dieBasis | Anke Althoff | Anke Althoff | 3,726 | 2.0 | | 3,661 | 1.9 | |
  | | FW | Korvin Lemke | Korvin Lemke | 3,309 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3,464 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
  | | Independent | Frank Hannig | Frank Hannig | 3,223 | 1.7 | | | | |
  | | Pirates | Anne Herpertz | Anne Herpertz | 2,694 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1,709 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | Andreas Kabus | Andreas Kabus | 1,366 | 0.7 | | 1,099 | 0.6 | |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 900 | 0.5 | |
  | | ÖDP | Florian Busch | Florian Busch | 1,054 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 641 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 607 | 0.3 | |
  | | Independent | Jens Düvelshaupt | Jens Düvelshaupt | 497 | 0.3 | | | | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 424 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 307 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 256 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 226 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | BüSo | Michael Gründler | Michael Gründler | 210 | 0.1 | 0.2 | | | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 188 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Günter Slave | Günter Slave | 298 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 150 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 128 | 0.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,649 | | | 1,404 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 187,760 | | | 188,005 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 189,409 | 80.8 | 1.5 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 35 | 0.0 | 3.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Dresden II – Bautzen 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 Arnold Vaatz | Y Arnold Vaatz | 47,185 | 25.5 | 16.3 | 42,792 | 23.1 | 15.5 |
  | | AfD | Anka Willms | Anka Willms | 41,202 | 22.3 | | 43,126 | 23.3 | 16.3 |
  | | Left | Tilo Kießling | Tilo Kießling | 32,397 | 17.5 | 1.6 | 32,040 | 17.3 | 0.8 |
  | | SPD | Richard Kaniewski | Richard Kaniewski | 20,593 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 17,977 | 9.7 | 4.3 |
  | | Greens | Stephan Kühn | Stephan Kühn | 15,839 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 16,588 | 9.0 | 0.6 |
  | | FDP | Christoph Blödner | Christoph Blödner | 12,843 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 17,684 | 9.6 | 6.4 |
  | | PARTEI | Steffen Retzlaff | Steffen Retzlaff | 4,997 | 2.7 | | 3,850 | 2.1 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,530 | 1.4 | |
  | | FW | Astrid Beier | Astrid Beier | 2,768 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1,927 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
  | | Pirates | Martin Schulte-Wissermann | Martin Schulte-Wissermann | 2,697 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 1,501 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
  | | ÖDP | Sebastian Andreas Högen | Sebastian Andreas Högen | 2,141 | 1.2 | | 1,100 | 0.6 | |
  | | NPD | Jens Baur | Jens Baur | 1,160 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1,372 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 1,041 | 0.6 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 758 | 0.4 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 404 | 0.2 | |
  | | BüSo | Brigitta Gründler | Brigitta Gründler | 499 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 219 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | MLPD | Günter Slave | Günter Slave | 372 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 255 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,125 | | | 1,654 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 184,693 | | | 185,164 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,818 | 79.3 | 5.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,983 | 3.2 | 19.5 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Dresden II – Bautzen 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 Arnold Vaatz | Y Arnold Vaatz | 71,227 | 41.8 | 5.4 | 66,092 | 38.6 | 4.8 |
  | | Left | Tilo Kießling | Tilo Kießling | 32,588 | 19.1 | 0.4 | 31,059 | 18.1 | 2.1 |
  | | SPD | Thomas Blümel | Thomas Blümel | 25,150 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 23,943 | 14.0 | 0.1 |
  | | Greens | Stephan Kühn | Stephan Kühn | 16,650 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 16,304 | 9.5 | 3.6 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 11,930 | 7.0 | |
  | | Pirates | Anna Katharina Vogelgesang | Anna Katharina Vogelgesang | 7,841 | 4.6 | | 7,508 | 4.4 | |
  | | FW | Steffen Große | Steffen Große | 6,216 | 3.6 | | 3,250 | 1.9 | |
  | | NPD | Jens Baur | Jens Baur | 5,849 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 4,590 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
  | | FDP | Matteo Böhme | Matteo Böhme | 3,471 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 5,405 | 3.2 | 11.1 |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 439 | 0.3 | |
  | | BüSo | Marco Hebestadt | Marco Hebestadt | 852 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 400 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
  | | MLPD | Günter Paul Slave | Günter Paul Slave | 554 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 273 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,091 | | | 2,296 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 170,398 | | | 171,193 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,489 | 73.6 | 6.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 38,639 | 22.7 | 5.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Dresden II – Bautzen 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 Arnold Vaatz | Y Arnold Vaatz | 55,401 | 36.4 | 2.2 | 51,621 | 33.8 | 5.0 |
  | | Left | Klaus Sühl | Klaus Sühl | 29,679 | 19.5 | 0.3 | 30,870 | 20.2 | 0.4 |
  | | SPD | Ines Vogel | Ines Vogel | 22,268 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 21,518 | 14.1 | 10.4 |
  | | Greens | Stephan Kühn | Stephan Kühn | 18,871 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 19,978 | 13.1 | 3.9 |
  | | FDP | Jan Mücke | Jan Mücke | 18,204 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 21,783 | 14.3 | 3.3 |
  | | NPD | Jens Baur | Jens Baur | 4,389 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4,501 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
  | | BüSo | Toni Kästner | Toni Kästner | 1,597 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1,569 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
  | | Independent | Lukas Welke | Lukas Welke | 1,436 | 0.9 | | | | |
  | | MLPD | Günter Paul Slave | Günter Paul Slave | 436 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 391 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 366 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,328 | | | 2,012 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 152,281 | | | 152,597 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,609 | 66.9 | 10.5 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 25,722 | 16.9 | 8.2 | | | |
  