Zwickau 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 164. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising most of the Zwickau district.
Zwickau was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Matthias Moosdorf of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography Zwickau is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Zwickau district excluding the municipalities of Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg.
History Zwickau was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Zwickau – Werdau. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Zwickauer Land – Zwickau. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 327 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 167. In the 2009 election, it was number 166. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 165. From the 2025 election, it has been number 164.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Zwickau, the Landkreis Zwickau district, and the Werdau district. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Zwickau and the Zwickauer Land district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
Election Name Borders 1990 327 Zwickau – Werdau Zwickau city Landkreis Zwickau district Werdau district 1994 1998 2002 167 Zwickauer Land – Zwickau Zwickau city Zwickauer Land district 2005 2009 166 Zwickau Zwickau district (only Callenberg, Gersdorf, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and Oberlungwitz municipalities and Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) 2013 165 2017 2021 2025 164
Members The constituency was first represented by Michael Luther of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 2013. He was succeeded by Carsten Körber in 2013. Michael Moosdorf won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1990 Michael Luther CDU 52.2 1994 49.5 1998 34.5 2002 39.4 2005 34.6 2009 38.8 2013 Carsten Körber CDU 44.6 2017 33.7 2021 Matthias Moosdorf AfD 25.6 2025 39.9
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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