Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (electoral district)

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 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 157. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.^[1]

157 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in 2025
State	Saxony
Population	245,600 (2019)
Electorate	199,703 (2021)
Major settlements	Freital Pirna Heidenau
Area	1,654.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created	2002
Party	AfD
Member	Steffen Janich
Elected	2021, 2025

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Steffen Janich of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).^[2]

Geography

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.^[1]

History

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was created in 2002, then known as Sächsische Schweiz – Weißeritzkreis. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 159 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 158. From the 2025 election, it has been number 157.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Sächsische Schweiz and Weißeritzkreis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
2002	159	Sächsische Schweiz – Weißeritzkreis	Sächsische Schweiz district Weißeritzkreis district
2005
2009		Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
2013	158
2017
2021
2025	157

Members

The constituency was first represented by Klaus Brähmig of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2002 to 2017. Frauke Petry of the AfD was elected in 2017. She left the party prior to the first sitting of the Bundestag, and sat as an independent for the rest of the term. Steffen Janich won the seat for the AfD in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	2002	Klaus Brähmig	CDU	46.2
	2005			40.9
	2009			45.1
	2013			50.2
	2017	Frauke Petry[a]	AfD	37.4
			Ind.
	2021	Steffen Janich	AfD	33.0
	2025			49.1

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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	Y Steffen Janich		77,899	49.1	16.1	74,174	46.5	14.6
	CDU	Peter Darmstadt		35,961	22.7	3.5	30,820	19.3	2.2
	BSW						14,621	9.2	New
	Left	Jörg Mumme		14,522	9.1	0.9	11,716	7.3	0.3
	SPD	Fabian Funke		12,765	8.0	3.5	9,505	6.0	9.5
	FW	Jens Giebe		7,007	4.4	1.1	2,853	1.8	1.5
	Greens	Matthias Gottschalk		4,751	3.0	1.5	6,318	4.0	1.3
	FDP	Nora Hohlfeld		4,477	2.8	5.7	5,170	3.2	8.5
	Tierschutzpartei						1,774	1.1	0.8
	Volt						822	0.5	0.2
	BD	Maik Schulze		1,354	0.9	New	621	0.4	New
	PARTEI						617	0.4	0.5
	Pirates						229	0.1	0.3
	Humanists						128	0.1	0.1
	MLPD						49	<0.1	0.0
Informal votes				1,664			983
Total valid votes				158,736			159,417
Turnout				160,400	81.9	4.7
	AfD hold		Majority	41,928	26.4	12.6

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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	%	±%
	AfD	Steffen Janich		50,203	33.0	4.4	48,580	31.9	3.5
	CDU	Corinna Franke‑Wöller		29,176	19.2	9.6	26,028	17.1	8.5
	SPD	Fabian Funke		17,505	11.5	4.3	23,545	15.5	7.7
	Left	André Hahn		15,215	10.0	4.7	11,653	7.7	5.1
	FDP	Dirk Jahn		12,920	8.5	2.0	17,814	11.7	3.4
	FW	Christoph Fröse		8,450	5.6		5,039	3.3	1.9
	Independent	Klaus Brähmig		7,373	4.8
	Greens	Nino Haustein		6,830	4.5	1.5	8,023	5.3	2.3
	dieBasis	Roberto Mauksch		3,161	2.1		2,945	1.9
	Tierschutzpartei						2,864	1.9	0.6
	PARTEI						1,276	0.8	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						929	0.6
	NPD						635	0.4	1.4
	Pirates						618	0.4	0.1
	Volt						450	0.3
	ÖDP	Dirk Zimmermann		848	0.6		396	0.3	0.0
	Team Todenhöfer						373	0.2
	Independent	Helga Queck		358	0.2
	The III. Path						283	0.2
	Humanists						247	0.2
	Bündnis C						223	0.1
	DKP						85	0.1
	V-Partei3						82	0.1	0.1
	MLPD						66	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,120			2,005
Total valid votes				152,039			152,154
Turnout				154,159	77.2	0.0
	AfD hold		Majority	21,027	13.8	5.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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	%	±%
	AfD	Frauke Petry		57,554	37.4		54,749	35.5	27.6
	CDU	N Klaus Brähmig		44,354	28.8	21.4	39,581	25.6	20.3
	Left	André Hahn		22,614	14.7	4.4	19,708	12.8	4.4
	SPD	Klaus Wolframm		11,100	7.2	3.5	12,040	7.8	3.1
	FDP	Lothar Ferdinand Brandau		9,933	6.5	4.6	12,795	8.3	5.1
	Greens	Ines Kummer		4,575	3.0	0.0	4,643	3.0	0.6
	NPD						2,875	1.9	3.2
	FW						2,186	1.4	1.8
	Tierschutzpartei						1,975	1.3
	PARTEI						1,278	0.8
	BGE						533	0.3
	Pirates						483	0.3	1.7
	ÖDP						456	0.3
	BüSo	Doris Kamke		2,319	1.5	0.5	437	0.3	0.1
	Independent	Roland Hoyer		1,450	0.9
	DiB						300	0.2
	V-Partei³						217	0.1
	MLPD						119	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,443			1,967
Total valid votes				153,899			154,375
Turnout				156,342	77.2	6.2
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	13,200	8.6

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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 Klaus Brähmig		72,644	50.2	5.1	66,673	46.0	5.7
	Left	André Hahn		27,571	19.0	1.3	24,848	17.1	3.7
	SPD	Klaus Wolframm		15,442	10.7	1.0	15,865	10.9	1.1
	AfD						11,417	7.9
	NPD	Johannes Müller		9,625	6.6	0.9	7,370	5.1	0.5
	FW	Diana Sartor		8,382	5.8		4,705	3.2
	Greens	Heidi Meißner		4,244	2.9	1.7	5,158	3.6	1.7
	Pirates	Tilo Schneider		2,779	1.9		2,980	2.1
	FDP	Thomas Richter		2,628	1.8	9.2	4,655	3.2	11.1
	PRO						670	0.5
	BüSo	Brigitta Gründler		1,456	1.0	0.5	522	0.4	0.8
	MLPD						112	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				2,656			2,452
Total valid votes				144,771			144,975
Turnout				147,427	71.0	5.5
	CDU hold		Majority	45,073	31.2	6.4

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge[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	Y Klaus Brähmig		62,530	45.1	4.1	56,001	40.3	5.2
	Left	Monika Knoche		28,233	20.3	0.8	28,970	20.8	1.1
	SPD	Klaus Wolframm		16,194	11.7	8.2	16,725	12.0	8.1
	FDP	Thomas Richter		15,292	11.0	3.8	19,910	14.3	3.5
	NPD	Olaf Rose		7,983	5.8	2.0	7,717	5.6	1.5
	Greens	Heinz Grass		6,378	4.6	1.1	7,346	5.3	1.1
	BüSo	Rico Schulz		2,150	1.5	0.3	1,621	1.2	0.4
	REP						412	0.3	0.1
	MLPD						258	0.2	0.0
Informal votes				2,454			2,254
Total valid votes				138,760			138,960
Turnout				141,214	65.5	12.1
	CDU hold		Majority	34,297	24.8	3.7

Notes

1. Petry was elected for the AfD, but left the party in September 2017.