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Mansfeld (electoral district)

Not to be confused with Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency).

Mansfeld 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 73. It is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the Mansfeld-Südharz district, most of the Saalekreis district, and the western part of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.[1]

73 Mansfeld
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mansfeld in 2025
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Population238,500 (2019)
Electorate198,676 (2021)
Major settlementsSangerhausen
Köthen
Eisleben
Area2,720.35 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyAfD
MemberRobert Farle
Elected2021

Mansfeld was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Robert Farle of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]

Geography

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Mansfeld is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Mansfeld-Südharz district, the municipalities of Bad Lauchstädt, Mücheln, Querfurt, Salzatal, Teutschenthal, and Wettin-Löbejün and the collective municipality of Weida-Land from the Saalekreis district; as well as the municipalities of Aken (Elbe), Köthen, Osternienburger Land, and Südliches Anhalt from the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.[1]

History

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Mansfeld was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Mansfelder Land. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 295 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 75. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 74. From the 2025 election, it has been number 73.

Originally, it comprised the districts of Eisleben, Hettstedt, and Sangerhausen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Sangerhausen and Mansfelder Land as well as the municipality of Querfurt and the municipal associations of Bad Lauchstädt, Oberes Geiseltal, and Weida-Land from Merseburg-Querfurt district. It was reconfigured in 2009; in 2025, the municipality of Merseburg was transferred out of the constituency in exchange for part of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 295 Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen
  • Eisleben district
  • Hettstedt district
  • Sangerhausen district
1994
1998
2002 75 Mansfelder Land
2005
2009 Mansfeld
2013 74
2017
2021
2025 73

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Heinz Rother of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Frederick Schulze from 1994 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998, and Silvia Schmidt served until 2009. Harald Koch of The Left was elected representative in 2009. The CDU's candidate Uda Heller won it in 2013 and served a single term. Torsten Schweiger of the CDU was elected in 2017. Robert Farle won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1990 Heinz Rother CDU 44.0
1994 Frederick Schulze CDU 43.6
1998 Silvia Schmidt SPD 41.4
2002 39.8
2005 32.8
2009 Harald Koch LINKE 35.2
2013 Uda Heller CDU 41.9
2017 Torsten Schweiger CDU 31.0
2021 Robert Farle AfD 25.1

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Mansfeld[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 Robert Farle 32,930 25.1   1.2 31,476 23.9   0.0
CDU  N Torsten Schweiger 32,732 24.9   6.1 28,411 21.6   7.2
SPD Katrin Budde 30,969 23.6   8.4 32,109 24.4   10.0
Left Daniel Feuerberg 13,108 10.0   8.1 11,680 8.9   8.5
FDP Ingo Bodtke 11,089 8.4   0.4 12,792 9.7   1.6
FW Sarah Biedermann 3,958 3.0 2,163 1.6   0.8
Greens Mika-Sören Erdmann 3,820 2.9   0.3 4,835 3.7   1.3
dieBasis Pierre Kynast 2,731 2.1 2,322 1.8
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,683 1.3
Tierschutzallianz   1,253 1.0   0.6
PARTEI   839 0.6   0.2
Gartenpartei 701 0.5   0.2
NPD   410 0.3   0.6
Pirates   341 0.3
Volt   145 0.1
du.   133 0.1
Humanists   125 0.1
MLPD   108 0.1   0.0
ÖDP   55 0.0
Informal votes 1,727 1,483
Total valid votes 131,337 131,581
Turnout 133,064 67.0   0.7
AfD gain from CDU Majority 198 0.2

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Mansfeld[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 Torsten Schweiger 42,725 31.0   10.9 39,751 28.8   12.4
AfD Uwe Scheidemann 32,864 23.9 32,982 23.9   19.8
Left Alexander Sorge 24,863 18.1   9.5 23,909 17.3   8.4
SPD Katrin Budde 20,864 15.2   2.9 19,835 14.4   2.8
FDP Andreas Silbersack 11,091 8.1   6.2 11,236 8.1   5.2
Greens Katharina Schultheis 3,647 2.6   0.2 3,250 2.4   0.4
Tierschutzallianz 2,074 1.5
NPD Henry Kurt Lippold 1,217 0.9   2.4 1,297 0.9   1.7
PARTEI   1,195 0.9
FW   1,161 0.8   0.2
MG 446 0.3
BGE   414 0.3
Independent Adrian Mauson 386 0.3
DiB 204 0.1
MLPD   178 0.1   0.0
Informal votes 2,566 2,291
Total valid votes 137,657 127,932
Turnout 140,223 67.7   6.6
CDU hold Majority 9,861 7.1   7.2

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Mansfeld[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 Uda Heller 54,705 41.9   9.8 53,869 41.2   11.7
Left  N Harald Koch 35,982 27.6   7.6 33,613 25.7   9.2
SPD Andreas Schmidt 23,560 18.1   0.8 22,399 17.1   1.5
AfD   5,378 4.1
NPD Volkmar Neugebauer 4,277 3.3   0.0 3,478 2.7   0.1
Greens Norbert Jung 3,193 2.4   1.6 3,637 2.8   0.9
Pirates Christian Kunze 3,123 2.4 2,235 1.7   0.2
FDP Harald Oster 2,458 1.9   6.2 3,837 2.9   7.9
FW Julia Erika Gudrun Löser 2,232 1.7 1,403 1.1
Independent Chris Pap 881 0.7
PRO 485 0.4
MLPD   200 0.2   0.1
ÖDP   160 0.1
Informal votes 2,572 2,289
Total valid votes 130,411 130,694
Turnout 132,983 61.1   2.1
CDU gain from Left Majority 18,723 14.3

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Mansfeld[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 % ±%
Left Harald Koch 47,051 35.2   8.2 46,802 34.9   6.7
CDU Uda Heller 43,014 32.2   3.9 39,645 29.6   5.0
SPD  N Silvia Schmidt 23,028 17.2   15.7 21,030 15.7   15.0
FDP Elke Weckner-Lömm 10,818 8.1   2.4 14,574 10.9   1.8
Greens Gesine Haerting 5,465 4.1   2.0 4,977 3.7   0.7
NPD Judith Rothe 4,337 3.2   0.1 3,713 2.8   0.4
Pirates   2,623 2.0
DVU   407 0.3
MLPD   331 0.2   0.1
Informal votes 3,127 2,738
Total valid votes 133,713 134,102
Turnout 136,840 59.0   11.8
Left gain from SPD Majority 4,037 3.0

References

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

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