Vogtlandkreis (electoral district)

Vogtlandkreis 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 the Vogtlandkreis district.^[1]

165 Vogtlandkreis
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Vogtlandkreis in 2025
State	Saxony
Population	226,000 (2019)
Electorate	184,973 (2021)
Major settlements	Plauen Reichenbach im Vogtland Auerbach
Area	1,412.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	CDU
Member	Yvonne Magwas
Elected	2017, 2021

Vogtlandkreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Yvonne Magwas of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography

Vogtlandkreis is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Vogtlandkreis district.^[1]

History

Vogtlandkreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Vogtland – Plauen. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 328 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 168. In the 2009 election, it was number 167. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 166. From the 2025 election, it has been number 165.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Plauen and the districts of Reichenbach, Landkreis Plauen, Auerbach, and Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Plauen and the Vogtlandkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1990	328	Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz	Reichenbach district Plauen city Landkreis Plauen district Auerbach district Oelsnitz district
1994
1998
2002	168	Vogtland – Plauen	Plauen city Vogtlandkreis district
2005
2009	167	Vogtlandkreis	Vogtlandkreis district
2013	166
2017
2021
2025	165

Members

The constituency was first represented by Bertram Wieczorek of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Rudolf Braun until 1998. Rolf Schwanitz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency in 1998. Robert Hochbaum regained it for the CDU in 2002 and served until 2017. Yvonne Magwas of the CDU was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1990	Bertram Wieczorek	CDU	48.7
	1994	Rudolf Braun	CDU	48.5
	1998	Rolf Schwanitz	SPD	37.7
	2002	Robert Hochbaum	CDU	35.0
	2005			36.1
	2009			40.9
	2013			48.3
	2017	Yvonne Magwas	CDU	35.0
	2021			27.7

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Vogtlandkreis[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	%	±%
	CDU	Y Yvonne Magwas		37,637	27.7	7.3	26,782	19.7	10.6
	AfD	Mathias Weiser		36,388	26.8	0.9	34,112	25.1	1.4
	SPD	Kay Burmeister		26,413	19.5	8.4	30,436	22.4	11.0
	Left	Johannes Höfer		12,655	9.3	6.2	12,058	8.9	7.2
	FDP	André Ludwig		11,512	8.5	2.9	13,708	10.1	2.9
	Greens	Olaf Horlbeck		6,378	4.7	0.9	6,263	4.6	1.6
	Human Environment Animal Protection						3,181	2.3	0.9
	FW						2,155	1.6	0.7
	dieBasis	Mario Falcke		2,339	1.7		2,048	1.5
	PARTEI						1,676	1.2	0.2
	Bündnis C						779	0.6
	Gesundheitsforschung						652	0.5
	ÖDP	Dietmar Eichhorn		970	0.7		364	0.3	0.0
	LKR	David Drechsel		667	0.5
	The III. Path	Udo Sieghart		515	0.4		459	0.3
	Pirates						340	0.2	0.0
	NPD						291	0.2	0.8
	Independent	Claus Gerisch		277	0.2
	Team Todenhöfer						248	0.2
	Volt						191	0.1
	Humanists						157	0.1
	DKP						88	0.1
	V-Partei3						82	0.1	0.1
	MLPD						73	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,065			1,673
Total valid votes				135,751			136,143
Turnout				137,816	74.5	0.6
	CDU hold		Majority	1,249	0.9	8.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Vogtlandkreis[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	%	±%
	CDU	Yvonne Magwas		49,104	35.0	13.3	42,604	30.2	14.0
	AfD	Ulrich Lupart		36,428	26.0		37,217	26.4	19.8
	Left	Maik Schwarz		21,809	15.5	4.1	22,578	16.0	4.2
	SPD	Eric Holtschke		15,538	11.1	9.6	16,043	11.4	4.6
	FDP	Uwe Geisler		7,836	5.6	3.0	10,154	7.2	4.4
	Greens	Oliver Bittmann		5,292	3.8	1.2	4,266	3.0	0.3
	Independent	Roberto Gottfried Rink		4,348	3.1
	Human Environment Animal Protection						2,046	1.5
	PARTEI						1,495	1.1
	NPD						1,437	1.0	2.1
	FW						1,299	0.9	0.2
	Pirates						415	0.3	1.6
	BGE						355	0.3
	ÖDP						311	0.2
	DiB						255	0.2
	V-Partei³						163	0.1
	MLPD						144	0.1	0.0
	BüSo						79	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,420			1,914
Total valid votes				140,355			140,861
Turnout				142,775	73.9	5.2
	CDU hold		Majority	12,676	9.0	18.6

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Vogtlandkreis[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 Robert Hochbaum		65,743	48.3	7.4	60,466	44.2	7.6
	SPD	Benjamin Zabel		28,172	20.7	4.8	21,885	16.0	1.0
	Left	Janina Pfau		26,707	19.6	5.3	27,617	20.2	5.9
	AfD						9,095	6.7
	NPD	Arne Schimmer		5,693	4.2	0.5	4,322	3.2	0.4
	Greens	Agnes Russo		3,540	2.6	1.7	4,569	3.3	1.7
	FDP	Martin Treeck		3,533	2.6	6.9	3,836	2.8	9.7
	Pirates	Kai Grünler		2,746	2.0		2,603	1.9
	FW						1,537	1.1
	PRO						488	0.4
	BüSo						148	0.1	0.5
	MLPD						129	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,656			2,095
Total valid votes				136,134			136,695
Turnout				138,790	68.7	4.5
	CDU hold		Majority	37,571	27.6	11.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Vogtlandkreis[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 Robert Hochbaum		55,128	40.9	4.8	49,522	36.7	6.6
	Left	Janina Pfau		33,586	24.9	2.6	35,235	26.1	3.1
	SPD	Rolf Schwanitz		21,393	15.9	9.4	20,227	15.0	10.2
	FDP	Joachim Günther		12,755	9.5	2.9	16,882	12.5	2.2
	Greens	Thomas Pinkert		5,849	4.3	0.9	6,781	5.0	1.2
	NPD	Hartmut Krien		4,908	3.6	1.1	4,772	3.5	1.1
	PBC	Steve Körner		1,290	1.0	0.6
	BüSo						815	0.6	0.4
	REP						569	0.4	0.2
	MLPD						251	0.2	0.1
Informal votes				2,421			2,276
Total valid votes				134,909			135,054
Turnout				137,330	64.3	10.7
	CDU hold		Majority	21,542	16.0	5.1

References

1. "Constituency Vogtlandkreis". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Vogtlandkreis". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Vogtlandkreis
4. Results for Vogtlandkreis
5. Results for Vogtlandkreis
6. Results for Vogtlandkreis