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.
Anhalt – Dessau – Wittenberg was created for the 2009 federal election. From 2017 to 2025, it was represented by Sepp Müller of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it has 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.
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 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
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
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