title: Zwickau (electoral district)
text: # Zwickau (electoral district)
  
  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 German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Matthias Moosdorf of the Alternative for Germany (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 Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz 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.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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  | 1990 | 327 | Zwickau – Werdau | Zwickau city Landkreis Zwickau district Werdau district |
  | 1994 | 327 | Zwickau – Werdau | Zwickau city Landkreis Zwickau district Werdau district |
  | 1998 | 327 | Zwickau – Werdau | Zwickau city Landkreis Zwickau district Werdau district |
  | 2002 | 167 | Zwickauer Land – Zwickau | Zwickau city Zwickauer Land district |
  | 2005 | 167 | Zwickauer Land – Zwickau | Zwickau city Zwickauer Land district |
  | 2009 | 166 | Zwickau | Zwickau district (only Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz municipalities and Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
  | 2013 | 165 | Zwickau | Zwickau district (only Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz municipalities and Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
  | 2017 | 165 | Zwickau | Zwickau district (only Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz municipalities and Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
  | 2021 | 165 | Zwickau | Zwickau district (only Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz municipalities and Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
  
  ## 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 | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1990 | Michael Luther | CDU | 52.2 |
  | 1994 | Michael Luther | CDU | 49.5 |
  | 1998 | Michael Luther | CDU | 34.5 |
  | 2002 | Michael Luther | CDU | 39.4 |
  | 2005 | Michael Luther | CDU | 34.6 |
  | 2009 | Michael Luther | CDU | 38.8 |
  | 2013 | Carsten Körber | CDU | 44.6 |
  | 2017 | Carsten Körber | CDU | 33.7 |
  | 2021 | Matthias Moosdorf | AfD | 25.6 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Zwickau :
  
  | 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 | Matthias Moosdorf | Matthias Moosdorf | 37,135 | 25.6 | | 36,601 | 25.1 | 1.0 |
  | | CDU | N Carsten Körber | N Carsten Körber | 30,798 | 21.2 | 12.5 | 27,024 | 18.6 | 11.7 |
  | | SPD | Gundula Schubert | Gundula Schubert | 24,094 | 16.6 | 3.9 | 30,718 | 21.1 | 10.3 |
  | | Left | Sabine Zimmermann | Sabine Zimmermann | 22,583 | 15.5 | 10.2 | 13,629 | 9.4 | 7.2 |
  | | FDP | Nico Tippelt | Nico Tippelt | 13,991 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 15,431 | 10.6 | 3.0 |
  | | FW | Christiane Drechsel | Christiane Drechsel | 6,105 | 4.2 | | 4,004 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
  | | Greens | Wolfgang Wetzel | Wolfgang Wetzel | 5,988 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 7,134 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 3,093 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
  | | dieBasis | Christoph Heinritz‑Bechtel | Christoph Heinritz‑Bechtel | 3,975 | 2.7 | | 2,720 | 1.9 | |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,483 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 679 | 0.5 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 579 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 463 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 418 | 0.3 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 400 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
  | | ÖDP | Daniel Micklisch | Daniel Micklisch | 474 | 0.3 | | 310 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 244 | 0.2 | |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 191 | 0.1 | |
  | | Independent | Thomas Krajak | Thomas Krajak | 145 | 0.1 | | | | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 104 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 96 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 92 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,854 | | | 1,596 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 145,288 | | | 145,546 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,142 | 74.4 | 1.7 | | | |
  | | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 6,337 | 4.4 | | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Zwickau :
  
  | 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 Carsten Körber | Y Carsten Körber | 48,347 | 33.7 | 10.8 | 45,106 | 30.3 | 14.1 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 38,964 | 26.2 | 20.1 |
  | | Left | Sabine Zimmermann | Sabine Zimmermann | 36,881 | 25.7 | 1.1 | 24,665 | 16.6 | 4.7 |
  | | FDP | Jürgen Martens | Jürgen Martens | 19,181 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 11,253 | 7.6 | 4.9 |
  | | SPD | Mario Pecher | Mario Pecher | 18,219 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 16,131 | 10.8 | 4.0 |
  | | Independent | Heiko Richter | Heiko Richter | 12,622 | 8.8 | | | | |
  | | Greens | Wolfgang Wetzel | Wolfgang Wetzel | 6,513 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 4,327 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,162 | 1.5 | |
  | | FW | | | | | | 1,674 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
  | | Independent | Helmut Zagermann | Helmut Zagermann | 1,617 | 1.1 | | | | |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,408 | 0.9 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 1,302 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 463 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 326 | 0.2 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 299 | 0.2 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 230 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 212 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 202 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7,570 | | | 2,121 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 143,380 | | | 148,829 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,950 | 72.7 | 4.6 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 11,466 | 8.0 | 12.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Zwickau :
  
  | 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 | Carsten Körber | Carsten Körber | 64,857 | 44.6 | 5.7 | 64,872 | 44.4 | 8.5 |
  | | Left | Sabine Zimmermann | Sabine Zimmermann | 35,847 | 24.6 | 3.5 | 31,061 | 21.3 | 6.4 |
  | | SPD | Andreas Weigel | Andreas Weigel | 23,033 | 15.8 | 1.3 | 21,686 | 14.8 | 0.0 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 8,878 | 6.1 | |
  | | NPD | Patrick Gentsch | Patrick Gentsch | 5,918 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 4,664 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
  | | Greens | Lars Dörner | Lars Dörner | 4,334 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 4,653 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
  | | FDP | Nico Tippelt | Nico Tippelt | 3,996 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 3,924 | 2.7 | 9.4 |
  | | FW | Ingo Göschel | Ingo Göschel | 3,823 | 2.6 | | 2,690 | 1.8 | |
  | | Pirates | Edgar Tristan Drechsel | Edgar Tristan Drechsel | 2,744 | 1.9 | | 2,589 | 1.8 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 478 | 0.3 | |
  | | BüSo | Kai-Uwe Ducke | Kai-Uwe Ducke | 1,030 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 384 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 175 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,723 | | | 2,251 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 145,582 | | | 146,054 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,305 | 68.1 | 4.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 29,010 | 20.0 | 9.3 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Zwickau :
  
  | 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 Michael Luther | Y Michael Luther | 55,605 | 38.8 | 4.3 | 51,459 | 35.9 | 6.6 |
  | | Left | Sabine Zimmermann | Sabine Zimmermann | 40,265 | 28.1 | 2.5 | 39,659 | 27.7 | 2.5 |
  | | SPD | Andreas Weigel | Andreas Weigel | 20,864 | 14.6 | 11.2 | 21,336 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
  | | FDP | André Hubatschek | André Hubatschek | 13,097 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 17,402 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
  | | Greens | Martin Böttger | Martin Böttger | 6,491 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 6,418 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
  | | NPD | Patrick Gentsch | Patrick Gentsch | 5,394 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 5,268 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
  | | BüSo | Kai-Uwe Ducke | Kai-Uwe Ducke | 995 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1,011 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
  | | Independent | Klaus-Dieter Kramer | Klaus-Dieter Kramer | 520 | 0.4 | | | | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 517 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 316 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,383 | | | 2,228 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 143,231 | | | 143,386 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,614 | 63.4 | 11.5 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 15,340 | 10.7 | 2.0 | | | |
  