Erzgebirge 3

14: Erzgebirge 3
Electoral district
for the Landtag of Saxony
Erzgebirge 3 in 2024
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Electorate54,504 (2024)
Major settlementsElterlein, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Johanngeorgenstadt, Lauter-Bernsbach, Lößnitz, Schwarzenberg, and Zwönitz
Current electoral district
PartyAfD
MemberThomas Thumm[1]

Erzgebirge 3 is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Saxony. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 14. It is within the district of Erzgebirgskreis. [2]

Geography

The constituency comprises the towns of Elterlein, Grünhain-Beierfeld, Johanngeorgenstadt, Lauter-Bernsbach, Lößnitz, Schwarzenberg, and Zwönitz, and the districts of Breitenbrunn and Raschau-Markersbach within Erzgebirgskreis.

There were 54,504 eligible voters in 2024. [3]

Members

Election Member Party %
2014 Alexander Krauß CDU 43.1
2019 Thomas Thumm AfD 37.6
2024 46.5

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Erzgebirge 3[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Green tickY Thomas Thumm 18,422 46.5 Increase 12.1 14,604 36.5 Increase 3.1
CDU Tom Unger 12,984 32.7 Decrease 0.4 12,602 31.5 Decrease 2.5
BSW   5,191 13.0
Freie Sachsen   2,027 5.1
SPD Simone Lang 2,719 6.9 Decrease 1.8 1,751 4.4 Decrease 2.4
FW Rico Henkner 2,638 6.7 Increase 0.9 1,049 2.6 Decrease 1.2
Left Andrea Schrutek 1,512 3.8 Decrease 6.6 789 2.0 Decrease 7.5
FDP Martin Kandt 540 1.4 Decrease 2.6 230 0.6 Decrease 3.1
Greens Dunja Schulze 481 1.2 Decrease 2.5 500 1.2 Decrease 2.1
APT   348 0.9
Values Tom Hans Wötzel 354 0.9 267 0.7
PARTEI   200 0.5 Decrease 0.5
Bündnis C   182 0.5
BD   103 0.3
dieBasis   63 0.2
Pirates   48 0.1
ÖDP   38 0.1
V-Partei3   23 0.1
BüSo   18 0.0
Informal votes 866 483
Total valid votes 39,650 40,033
Turnout 40,516 74.3 Increase 6.1
AfD hold Majority 5,438 13.8

References

  1. ^ "Elected Member for Erzgebirge 3". Landtag of Saxony. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Saxony Electoral Districts". Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Saxony Electoral Districts". Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  4. ^ https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/2024-09-01-LT-DE-SN/charts/wahlkreis-detail/WK002-44.shtml

See also