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.
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Steffen Janich of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.
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 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 AfD 37.4 Ind. 2021 Steffen Janich AfD 33.0 2025 49.1
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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