Dresden II – Bautzen II 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 159. It is located in central Saxony, comprising the northern and western part of the city of Dresden and a small part of the Bautzen district.
Dresden II – Bautzen II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Lars Rohwer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it has been represented by Matthias Rentzsch of the AfD.
Geography Dresden II – Bautzen II is located in central Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau from the Bautzen district as well as the entirety of the independent city of Dresden excluding the Ortsamtsbereiche of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis.
History Dresden II – Bautzen II was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Dresden II. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Dresden II – Meißen I. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 319 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 161. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 160. From the 2025 election, it has been number 159.
Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, Nord, and West from the city of Dresden. In the 2002 and 2005 elections it comprised the municipalities of Coswig, Radebeul, Radeburg, Moritzburg, Niederau, and Weinböhla from the Meißen district, as well as the entirety of the city of Dresden excluding the Stadtbezirke of Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
Election Name Borders 1990 319 Dresden II Dresden city (only Mitte, Nord, and West Stadtbezirke) 1994 1998 2002 161 Dresden II – Meißen I Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Meißen district (only Coswig, Radebeul, Radeburg, Moritzburg, Niederau, and Weinböhla municipalities) 2005 2009 Dresden II – Bautzen II Dresden city (except Altstadt, Blasewitz, Leuben, Plauen, and Prohlis Ortsamtsbereiche) Bautzen district (only Arnsdorf, Großröhrsdorf, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Radeberg, and Wachau municipalities) 2013 160 2017 2021 2025 159
Members The constituency was first represented by Johannes Nitsch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Arnold Vaatz was elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. He was succeeded by Lars Rohwer in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1990 Johannes Nitsch CDU 46.5 1994 46.9 1998 Arnold Vaatz CDU 37.1 2002 37.0 2005 35.2 2009 36.4 2013 41.8 2017 25.5 2021 Lars Rohwer CDU 18.6 2025 Matthias Rentzsch AfD 29.9
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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