Erzgebirge 4

15: Erzgebirge 4
Electoral district
for the Landtag of Saxony
Erzgebirge 4 in 2024
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Electorate54,630 (2024)
Major settlementsAnnaberg-Buchholz, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Geyer, Jöhstadt, Oberwiesenthal, Scheibenberg, Schlettau, and Thum
Current electoral district
PartyAfD
MemberThomas Prantl[1]

Erzgebirge 4 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 15. It is within the district of Erzgebirgskreis. [2]

Geography

The constituency comprises the towns of Annaberg-Buchholz, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Geyer, Jöhstadt, Oberwiesenthal, Scheibenberg, Schlettau, and Thum, and the districts of Bärenstein, Crottendorf, Gelenau, Königswalde, Mildenau, Sehmatal, Tannenberg, and Thermalbad Wiesenbad within Erzgebirgskreis.

There were 54,630 eligible voters in 2024. [3]

Members

Election Member Party %
2014 Ronny Wähner CDU 46.9
2019 35.6
2024 Thomas Prantl AfD 42.6

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Erzgebirge 4[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 Thomas Prantl 17,347 42.6 Increase 9.5 15,536 38.0 Increase 6.2
CDU Red XN Ronny Wähner 14,150 34.7 Decrease 0.8 13,555 33.2 Decrease 2.6
BSW Willy Frost 3,913 9.6 4,799 11.7
FW Madelaine Vogt 2,256 5.5 Decrease 4.9 1,433 3.5 Decrease 2.4
SPD Gregor Neumann 1,352 3.3 Decrease 1.4 1,632 4.0 Decrease 2.0
Freie Sachsen   1,102 2.7
Left Frederic Beck 972 2.4 Decrease 6.6 830 2.0 Decrease 6.2
Greens Nathalie Senf 509 1.2 Decrease 1.9 591 1.4 Decrease 1.8
APT   347 0.8
PARTEI   236 0.6 Decrease 0.4
Bündnis C   224 0.5
FDP Jens Schmitt 264 0.6 Decrease 3.6 197 0.5 Decrease 2.9
Values   126 0.3
BD   85 0.2
Pirates   51 0.1
dieBasis   42 0.1
V-Partei3   38 0.1
ÖDP   17 0.0
BüSo   12 0.0
Informal votes 552 462
Total valid votes 40,763 40,853
Turnout 41,315 75.6 Increase 5.4
AfD gain from CDU Majority 3,197 7.9

References

  1. ^ "Elected Member for Erzgebirge 4". 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/WK015-40.shtml

See also