Meissen (electoral district)

Federal electoral district of Germany

154 Meißen

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Meißen in 2025

State| Saxony
Population| 241,700 (2019)
Electorate| 197,004 (2021)
Major settlements| Radebeul
Riesa
Meissen
Area| 1,454.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 2009
Party| AfD
Member| Christian Reck
Elected| 2025

Meißen 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 154. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the Meißen district.[1]

Meißen was created for the 2009 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Barbara Lenk of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Christian Reck of the AfD.

## Geography

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Meißen is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Meißen district.[1]

## History

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Meißen was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa, Kamenz – Hoyerswerda – Großenhain, Dresden II – Meißen I, and Döbeln – Mittweida – Meißen II. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 156 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 155. From the 2025 election, it has been number 154. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

## Members

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The constituency was represented by Thomas de Maizière of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2021. It was won by Barbara Lenk of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 2009 | Thomas de Maizière | CDU | 45.2
2013 | 53.6
2017 | 36.7
| 2021 | Barbara Lenk | AfD | 31.0
| 2025 | Christian Reck | AfD | 45.3

## Election results

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### 2025 election

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Federal election (2025): Meißen[3]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| AfD | Christian Reck | 70,576  | 45.3  |  14.3  | 68,155  | 43.6  |  13.9
| CDU | Titus Reime  | 37,049  | 23.8  |  1.5  | 31,182  | 20.0  |  2.4
| BSW |  | 13,865  | 8.9  | New
| Left | Jessica Hamann  | 14,696  | 9.4  |  2.4  | 12,236  | 7.8  |  0.6
| SPD | Leonhard Weist  | 11,412  | 7.3  |  8.1  | 11,025  | 7.1  |  10.6
| FDP | Anita Maaß  | 8,223  | 5.3  |  4.0  | 5,919  | 3.8  |  7.9
| Greens | Frank Buchholz  | 6,530  | 4.2  |  1.0  | 7,129  | 4.6  |  1.4
| FW | Steffan Mühlpfordt  | 5,607  | 3.6  |  1.3  | 2,327  | 1.5  |  1.4
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,826  | 1.2  |  0.6
| Volt |  | 825  | 0.5  |  0.3
| PARTEI |  | 674  | 0.4  |  0.8
| BD | Nils Zschoke  | 1,617  | 1.0  | New | 663  | 0.4  | New
| Pirates |  | 248  | 0.2  |  0.2
| Humanists |  | 111  | 0.1  |  0.1
| MLPD |  | 53  | <0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,473  |  |  | 945  |  |
Total valid votes | 155,710  |  |  | 156,238  |  |
Turnout | 157,183  | 81.5  |  5.7  |
| AfD hold | Majority | 33,527  | 21.5  |  12.8  |

### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Meißen[4]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| AfD | Barbara Lenk | 45,705  | 31.0  |  0.0  | 43,940  | 29.8  |  3.1
| CDU | Sebastian Fischer  | 32,924  | 22.3  |  14.3  | 25,912  | 17.6  |  8.6
| SPD | Stephanie Dzeyk  | 22,771  | 15.4  |  6.5  | 26,045  | 17.6  |  8.9
| FDP | Johannes Ramos  | 13,727  | 9.3  |  4.0  | 17,212  | 11.7  |  2.9
| Left | Markus Pohle  | 10,344  | 7.0  |  5.7  | 10,725  | 7.3  |  6.1
| Greens | Karin Beese  | 7,590  | 5.1  |  1.8  | 8,872  | 6.0  |  2.3
| FW | André Langerfeld  | 7,271  | 4.9  |  | 4,312  | 2.9  |  1.9
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,634  | 1.8  |  0.4
| PARTEI | Theresa Bergmann  | 3,149  | 2.1  |  | 1,754  | 1.2  |  0.3
| dieBasis | Maik Hoppe  | 2,769  | 1.9  |  | 2,341  | 1.6  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 713  | 0.5  |
| Pirates |  | 581  | 0.4  |  0.0
| NPD |  | 566  | 0.4  |  1.1
| ÖDP | Steffen Frank Förster  | 943  | 0.6  |  | 405  | 0.3  |  0.0
| Volt |  | 340  | 0.2  |
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 321  | 0.2  |
| The III. Path |  | 296  | 0.2  |
| LKR | Uwe Enge  | 244  | 0.2  |  |
| Bündnis C |  | 188  | 0.1  |
| Humanists |  | 187  | 0.1  |
| V-Partei3 |  | 108  | 0.1  |  0.1
| MLPD |  | 77  | 0.1  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 65  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,904  |  |  | 1,747  |  |
Total valid votes | 147,437  |  |  | 147,594  |  |
Turnout | 149,341  | 75.8  |  0.2  |
| AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 12,781  | 8.7  |  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Meißen[5]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Thomas de Maizière | 55,326  | 36.7  |  17.0  | 39,406  | 26.1  |  19.0
| AfD | Carsten Hütter  | 46,765  | 31.0  |  | 49,615  | 32.9  |  25.8
| Left | Tilo Hellmann  | 19,122  | 12.7  |  5.0  | 20,111  | 13.3  |  5.3
| SPD | Susann Rüthrich | 13,486  | 8.9  |  3.7  | 13,148  | 8.7  |  3.9
| FDP | Maximilian Andreas Schikore-Pätz  | 7,991  | 5.3  |  2.9  | 13,156  | 8.7  |  5.0
| Greens | Volker Herold  | 5,051  | 3.3  |  0.0  | 5,531  | 3.7  |  0.3
| NPD | Peter Schreiber  | 1,928  | 1.3  |  3.2  | 2,279  | 1.5  |  2.4
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,119  | 1.4  |
| FW |  | 1,585  | 1.1  |  0.3
| PARTEI |  | 1,398  | 0.9  |
| BGE |  | 601  | 0.4  |
| Pirates |  | 579  | 0.4  |  1.9
| ÖDP |  | 389  | 0.3  |
| DiB |  | 330  | 0.2  |
| BüSo | Ronald Galle  | 1,263  | 0.8  |  0.3  | 312  | 0.2  |  0.1
| V-Partei³ |  | 235  | 0.2  |
| MLPD |  | 119  | 0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,056  |  |  | 2,075  |  |
Total valid votes | 150,932  |  |  | 150,913  |  |
Turnout | 152,988  | 76.0  |  5.7  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 8,561  | 5.7  |  30.2  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Meißen[6]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Thomas de Maizière | 76,666  | 53.6  |  8.4  | 64,622  | 45.1  |  7.6
| Left | Sebastian Scheel  | 25,279  | 17.7  |  3.7  | 26,735  | 18.7  |  4.0
| SPD | Susann Rüthrich | 18,090  | 12.7  |  0.1  | 18,024  | 12.6  |  0.5
| AfD |  | 10,195  | 7.1  |
| NPD | Peter Schreiber  | 6,463  | 4.5  |  0.6  | 5,588  | 3.9  |  1.1
| Greens | Johannes Lichdi  | 4,817  | 3.4  |  2.7  | 5,721  | 4.0  |  1.8
| Pirates | Andreas Bärisch  | 3,600  | 2.5  |  | 3,252  | 2.3  |
| FDP | Jan Mücke  | 3,461  | 2.4  |  6.6  | 5,253  | 3.7  |  10.9
| FW |  | 1,887  | 1.3  |
| PRO | Mirko Schmidt  | 2,979  | 2.1  |  | 1,282  | 0.9  |
| BüSo | Thomas Born  | 1,618  | 1.1  |  | 494  | 0.3  |  0.5
| MLPD |  | 136  | 0.1  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 2,706  |  |  | 2,490  |  |
Total valid votes | 142,973  |  |  | 143,189  |  |
Turnout | 145,679  | 70.3  |  5.6  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 51,387  | 35.9  |  12.0  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Meißen[7]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Thomas de Maizière | 62,290  | 45.2  |  7.6  | 51,703  | 37.5  |  5.5
| Left | Hendrik Thalheim  | 29,423  | 21.3  |  0.5  | 31,286  | 22.7  |  0.9
| SPD | Susann Rüthrich | 17,236  | 12.5  |  9.6  | 17,987  | 13.1  |  9.0
| FDP | Wilhelm Minschke  | 12,403  | 9.0  |  2.0  | 20,052  | 14.5  |  3.9
| Greens | Thoralf Koß  | 8,315  | 6.0  |  2.0  | 7,979  | 5.8  |  1.3
| NPD | Peter Schreiber  | 7,050  | 5.1  |  1.6  | 6,875  | 5.0  |  1.5
| BüSo |  | 1,208  | 0.9  |  0.1
| Independent | Andreas Klingner  | 1,103  | 0.8  |  |
| REP |  | 404  | 0.3  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 327  | 0.2  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 2,289  |  |  | 2,288  |  |
Total valid votes | 137,820  |  |  | 137,821  |  |
Turnout | 140,109  | 64.7  |  12.1  |
| CDU win new seat  | Majority | 32,867  | 23.9  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Meißen". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Meißen". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Meißen
4. ^ Results for Meißen
5. ^ Results for Meißen
6. ^ Results for Meißen
7. ^ Results for Meißen

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