Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg

Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg 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 70. It is located in eastern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the city of Dessau-Roßlau, the district of Wittenberg, and part of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld.^[1]

70 Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg in 2025
State	Saxony-Anhalt
Population	205,100 (2019)
Electorate	169,749 (2021)
Major settlements	Dessau-Roßlau Wittenberg Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Area	2,967.41 km2
Current electoral district
Created	2009
Party	AfD
Member	Volker Scheurell
Elected	2025

Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg was created for the 2009 federal election. From 2017 to 2025, it has been represented by Sepp Müller of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Volker Scheurell.

Geography

Dessau – Wittenberg is located in eastern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau, the district of Wittenberg, and the municipalities of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Muldestausee, Raguhn-Jeßnitz, and Zerbst from the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.^[1]

History

Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg, originally just Dessau – Wittenberg was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Elbe-Havel-Gebiet and Anhalt. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 71 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 70. Until 2025, it comprised only the city of Dessau-Roßlau and the district of Wittenberg.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
2009	71	Dessau – Wittenberg	Dessau-Roßlau city Wittenberg district
2013	70
2017
2021
2025		Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg	Dessau-Roßlau city Wittenberg district Anhalt-Bitterfeld district (only Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Muldestausee, Raguhn-Jeßnitz, and Zerbst municipalities)

Members

The constituency was first represented by Ulrich Petzold of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2017. Sepp Müller of the CDU was elected in 2017, and re-elected in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	2009	Ulrich Petzold	CDU	36.0
	2013			44.6
	2017	Sepp Müller	CDU	35.2
	2021			34.3
	2025	Volker Scheurell	AfD	38.6

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg[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	Volker Scheurell		67,245	38.6	17.7	65,554	37.5	17.5
	CDU	N Sepp Müller		51,473	29.5	1.3	37,579	21.5	1.2
	BSW						18,950	10.8	New
	SPD	Diana Bäse		18,253	10.5	9.9	18,381	10.5	15.4
	Left	Doreen Hainich		17,744	10.2	0.9	16,654	9.5	0.8
	Greens	Steffi Lemke		8,426	4.8	1.0	6,829	3.9	1.5
	FW	Maik Mattheis		7,458	4.3	1.0	3,270	1.9	0.4
	FDP	Henning Fliß		3,715	2.1	4.8	5,112	2.9	6.2
	PARTEI						1,296	0.7	0.0
	Volt						861	0.5	0.4
	BD						406	0.2	New
	MLPD						128	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,020			1,314
Total valid votes				174,314			175,020
Turnout				176,334	77.4	10.3
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	15,781	9.1	N/A

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Dessau – Wittenberg[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	Y Sepp Müller		39,042	34.3	0.9	26,740	23.5	8.4
	SPD	Leonard Schneider		22,178	19.5	7.3	29,843	26.2	11.9
	AfD	Andreas Mrosek		22,002	19.3	0.0	21,630	19.0	1.0
	Left	Johannes Hüthel		9,003	7.9	10.3	9,635	8.5	8.9
	Greens	Steffi Lemke		7,632	6.7	2.1	6,531	5.7	2.2
	FDP	Alexander Martin Oppelt		7,591	6.7	1.7	10,402	9.1	1.8
	FW	Steven Slavicek		3,530	3.1	0.0	2,543	2.2	0.6
	dieBasis	Ernst Wolff		2,074	1.8		1,654	1.5
	Tierschutzpartei						1,275	1.1
	Tierschutzallianz						1,001	0.9	0.4
	PARTEI						876	0.8	0.1
	Gartenpartei						587	0.5	0.2
	Pirates						423	0.4
	Independent	Günther Wassenaar		415	0.4
	Independent	Mario Rohne		352	0.3
	NPD						340	0.3	0.7
	Volt						149	0.1
	Humanists						102	0.1
	du.						100	0.1
	MLPD						85	0.1	0.0
	ÖDP						53	0.0
Informal votes				1,385			1,235
Total valid votes				113,819			113,969
Turnout				115,204	67.9	1.9
	CDU hold		Majority	16,864	14.8	1.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Dessau – Wittenberg[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	Sepp Müller		42,781	35.2	9.3	38,751	31.8	10.7
	AfD	Andreas Mrosek		23,520	19.4	14.7	24,327	20.0	14.9
	Left	Jörg Schindler		22,086	18.2	3.7	21,102	17.3	5.5
	SPD	Stefan Maria Stader		14,806	12.2	5.1	17,360	14.3	2.8
	FDP	Jörg Schnurre		6,051	5.0	3.7	8,940	7.3	4.9
	Greens	Steffi Lemke		5,607	4.6	0.3	4,299	3.5	0.4
	FW	Angela Schwarz		3,717	3.1	1.2	2,006	1.6	0.2
	Independent	Tobias Dieter Ulbrich		1,666	1.4
	Tierschutzallianz						1,572	1.3
	NPD	Danilo Wessel		1,165	1.0	1.4	1,205	1.0	1.4
	PARTEI						1,094	0.9
	MG						429	0.4
	BGE						364	0.3
	DiB						168	0.1
	MLPD						127	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,067			1,722
Total valid votes				121,399			121,744
Turnout				123,466	69.8	4.8
	CDU hold		Majority	19,261	15.8	6.9

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Dessau – Wittenberg[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 Ulrich Petzold		53,048	44.6	8.6	50,633	42.5	10.9
	Left	Jörg Schindler		26,015	21.9	8.7	27,136	22.8	8.4
	SPD	Arne Lietz		20,545	17.3	1.1	20,354	17.1	0.8
	AfD	Arndt Klapproth		5,575	4.7		6,050	5.1
	Greens	Steffi Lemke		5,196	4.4	0.2	4,703	4.0	1.1
	NPD	Thomas Lindemann		2,814	2.4	0.1	2,799	2.4	0.2
	FW	Michael Marks		2,234	1.9		1,728	1.5
	Pirates	Sandra Tiedtke		2,053	1.7		2,160	1.8	0.7
	FDP	Norbert Hentschke		1,489	1.3	6.1	2,892	2.4	8.0
	PRO						327	0.3
	ÖDP						145	0.1
	MLPD						120	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				1,836			1,758
Total valid votes				118,969			119,047
Turnout				120,805	65.0	2.7
	CDU hold		Majority	27,033	22.7	17.2

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Dessau – Wittenberg[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	Ulrich Petzold		43,424	36.0	5.2	38,247	31.7	6.0
	Left	Jörg Schindler		36,809	30.5	7.1	37,709	31.2	6.0
	SPD	Engelbert Wistuba		22,187	18.4	15.5	19,739	16.3	15.5
	FDP	Manfred Bähr		8,810	7.3	2.7	12,614	10.4	1.7
	Greens	Stefan Krabbes		5,004	4.1	1.3	6,131	5.1	0.7
	Pirates						3,000	2.5
	NPD	Thomas Lindemann		2,928	2.4	0.0	2,627	2.2	0.1
	Independent	Peter Fitzek		878	0.7
	DVU						428	0.4
	MLPD	Klaus Fuchs		544	0.5	0.0	317	0.3	0.2
Informal votes				2,348			2,120
Total valid votes				120,584			120,812
Turnout				122,932	62.3	10.5
	CDU win new seat		Majority	6,615	5.5