# Mansfeld (electoral district)

Mansfeld 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 73. It is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the Mansfeld-Südharz district, most of the Saalekreis district, and the western part of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.
Mansfeld was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2025, it has been represented by Kay-Uwe Ziegler who was elected under the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

Mansfeld is located in southern Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Mansfeld-Südharz district, the municipalities of Bad Lauchstädt, Mücheln, Querfurt, Salzatal, Teutschenthal, and Wettin-Löbejün and the collective municipality of Weida-Land from the Saalekreis district; as well as the municipalities of Aken (Elbe), Köthen, Osternienburger Land, and Südliches Anhalt from the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.

## History

Mansfeld was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Mansfelder Land. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 295 in the numbering system. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 75. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 74. From the 2025 election, it has been number 73.
Originally, it comprised the districts of Eisleben, Hettstedt, and Sangerhausen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Sangerhausen and Mansfelder Land as well as the municipality of Querfurt and the municipal associations of Bad Lauchstädt, Oberes Geiseltal, and Weida-Land from Merseburg-Querfurt district. It was reconfigured in 2009; in 2025, the municipality of Merseburg was transferred out of the constituency in exchange for part of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1990 | 295 | Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen | Eisleben district Hettstedt district Sangerhausen district |
| 1994 | 295 | Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen | Eisleben district Hettstedt district Sangerhausen district |
| 1998 | 295 | Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen | Eisleben district Hettstedt district Sangerhausen district |
| 2002 | 75 | Mansfelder Land | Sangerhausen district Mansfelder Land district Merseburg-Querfurt district (only Querfurt municipality and Bad Lauchstädt, Oberes Geiseltal, and Weida-Land municipal associations) |
| 2005 | 75 | Mansfelder Land | Sangerhausen district Mansfelder Land district Merseburg-Querfurt district (only Querfurt municipality and Bad Lauchstädt, Oberes Geiseltal, and Weida-Land municipal associations) |
| 2009 | 75 | Mansfeld | Mansfeld-Südharz district Saalekreis district (only Bad Lauchstädt, Merseburg, Mücheln, Querfurt, Salzatal, Teutschenthal, and Wettin-Löbejün municipalities and Weida-Land Verbandsgemeinde) |
| 2013 | 74 | Mansfeld | Mansfeld-Südharz district Saalekreis district (only Bad Lauchstädt, Merseburg, Mücheln, Querfurt, Salzatal, Teutschenthal, and Wettin-Löbejün municipalities and Weida-Land Verbandsgemeinde) |
| 2017 | 74 | Mansfeld | Mansfeld-Südharz district Saalekreis district (only Bad Lauchstädt, Merseburg, Mücheln, Querfurt, Salzatal, Teutschenthal, and Wettin-Löbejün municipalities and Weida-Land Verbandsgemeinde) |
| 2021 | 74 | Mansfeld | Mansfeld-Südharz district Saalekreis district (only Bad Lauchstädt, Merseburg, Mücheln, Querfurt, Salzatal, Teutschenthal, and Wettin-Löbejün municipalities and Weida-Land Verbandsgemeinde) |
| 2025 | 73 | Mansfeld | Mansfeld-Südharz district Saalekreis district (only Bad Lauchstädt, Mücheln, Querfurt, Salzatal, Teutschenthal, and Wettin-Löbejün municipalities and Weida-Land Verbandsgemeinde) Anhalt-Bitterfeld district (only Aken (Elbe), Köthen, Osternienburger Land, and Südliches Anhalt municipalities) |

## Members

The constituency was first represented by Heinz Rother of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Frederick Schulze from 1994 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998, and Silvia Schmidt served until 2009. Harald Koch of The Left was elected representative in 2009. The CDU's candidate Uda Heller won it in 2013 and served a single term. Torsten Schweiger of the CDU was elected in 2017. Robert Farle won the constituency for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1990 | Heinz Rother | CDU | 44.0 |
| 1994 | Frederick Schulze | CDU | 43.6 |
| 1998 | Silvia Schmidt | SPD | 41.4 |
| 2002 | Silvia Schmidt | SPD | 39.8 |
| 2005 | Silvia Schmidt | SPD | 32.8 |
| 2009 | Harald Koch | LINKE | 35.2 |
| 2013 | Uda Heller | CDU | 41.9 |
| 2017 | Torsten Schweiger | CDU | 31.0 |
| 2021 | Robert Farle | AfD | 25.1 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Mansfeld :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Kay-Uwe Ziegler | Kay-Uwe Ziegler | 70,307 | 43.8 | 19.0 | 69,616 | 43.1 | 19.5 |
| | CDU | Frank Wyszkowski | Frank Wyszkowski | 34,087 | 21.2 | 3.7 | 29,811 | 18.4 | 3.4 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 18,746 | 11.6 | New |
| | SPD | Aick Pietschmann | Aick Pietschmann | 17,211 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 15,494 | 9.6 | 14.7 |
| | Left | Matthias Schütz | Matthias Schütz | 19,697 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 14,485 | 9.0 | 0.6 |
| | FDP | Jan Czekanowski | Jan Czekanowski | 5,527 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5,230 | 3.2 | 6.3 |
| | Greens | Marco Beckmann | Marco Beckmann | 3,196 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3,974 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Farle | Robert Farle | 2,978 | 1.9 | New | | | |
| | FW | Marcel Enders | Marcel Enders | 5,615 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2,168 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Bernd Hartwig | Bernd Hartwig | 2,050 | 1.3 | New | | | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 988 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 616 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| | BD | | | | | | 420 | 0.3 | New |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,594 | | | 1,609 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 160,668 | | | 161,653 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,262 | 77.6 | 10.8 | | | |
| | AfD hold | AfD hold | Majority | 36,220 | 22.6 | 22.4 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Mansfeld :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Robert Farle | Robert Farle | 32,930 | 25.1 | 1.2 | 31,476 | 23.9 | 0.0 |
| | CDU | N Torsten Schweiger | N Torsten Schweiger | 32,732 | 24.9 | 6.1 | 28,411 | 21.6 | 7.2 |
| | SPD | Katrin Budde | Katrin Budde | 30,969 | 23.6 | 8.4 | 32,109 | 24.4 | 10.0 |
| | Left | Daniel Feuerberg | Daniel Feuerberg | 13,108 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 11,680 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| | FDP | Ingo Bodtke | Ingo Bodtke | 11,089 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 12,792 | 9.7 | 1.6 |
| | FW | Sarah Biedermann | Sarah Biedermann | 3,958 | 3.0 | | 2,163 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| | Greens | Mika-Sören Erdmann | Mika-Sören Erdmann | 3,820 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 4,835 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| | dieBasis | Pierre Kynast | Pierre Kynast | 2,731 | 2.1 | | 2,322 | 1.8 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,683 | 1.3 | |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 1,253 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 839 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | Gartenpartei | | | | | | 701 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 410 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 341 | 0.3 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 145 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 125 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 108 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,727 | | | 1,483 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 131,337 | | | 131,581 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,064 | 67.0 | 0.7 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 198 | 0.2 | | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Mansfeld :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Torsten Schweiger | Torsten Schweiger | 42,725 | 31.0 | 10.9 | 39,751 | 28.8 | 12.4 |
| | AfD | Uwe Scheidemann | Uwe Scheidemann | 32,864 | 23.9 | | 32,982 | 23.9 | 19.8 |
| | Left | Alexander Sorge | Alexander Sorge | 24,863 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 23,909 | 17.3 | 8.4 |
| | SPD | Katrin Budde | Katrin Budde | 20,864 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 19,835 | 14.4 | 2.8 |
| | FDP | Andreas Silbersack | Andreas Silbersack | 11,091 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 11,236 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
| | Greens | Katharina Schultheis | Katharina Schultheis | 3,647 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3,250 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 2,074 | 1.5 | |
| | The Homeland | Henry Kurt Lippold | Henry Kurt Lippold | 1,217 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1,297 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,195 | 0.9 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 1,161 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | MG | | | | | | 446 | 0.3 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 414 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Adrian Mauson | Adrian Mauson | 386 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 204 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 178 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,566 | | | 2,291 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 137,657 | | | 127,932 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,223 | 67.7 | 6.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 9,861 | 7.1 | 7.2 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Mansfeld :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Uda Heller | Uda Heller | 54,705 | 41.9 | 9.8 | 53,869 | 41.2 | 11.7 |
| | Left | N Harald Koch | N Harald Koch | 35,982 | 27.6 | 7.6 | 33,613 | 25.7 | 9.2 |
| | SPD | Andreas Schmidt | Andreas Schmidt | 23,560 | 18.1 | 0.8 | 22,399 | 17.1 | 1.5 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 5,378 | 4.1 | |
| | The Homeland | Volkmar Neugebauer | Volkmar Neugebauer | 4,277 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3,478 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| | Greens | Norbert Jung | Norbert Jung | 3,193 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3,637 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| | Pirates | Christian Kunze | Christian Kunze | 3,123 | 2.4 | | 2,235 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| | FDP | Harald Oster | Harald Oster | 2,458 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 3,837 | 2.9 | 7.9 |
| | FW | Julia Erika Gudrun Löser | Julia Erika Gudrun Löser | 2,232 | 1.7 | | 1,403 | 1.1 | |
| | Independent | Chris Pap | Chris Pap | 881 | 0.7 | | | | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 485 | 0.4 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 200 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 160 | 0.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,572 | | | 2,289 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 130,411 | | | 130,694 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,983 | 61.1 | 2.1 | | | |
| | CDU gain from Left | CDU gain from Left | Majority | 18,723 | 14.3 | | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Mansfeld :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Left | Harald Koch | Harald Koch | 47,051 | 35.2 | 8.2 | 46,802 | 34.9 | 6.7 |
| | CDU | Uda Heller | Uda Heller | 43,014 | 32.2 | 3.9 | 39,645 | 29.6 | 5.0 |
| | SPD | N Silvia Schmidt | N Silvia Schmidt | 23,028 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 21,030 | 15.7 | 15.0 |
| | FDP | Elke Weckner-Lömm | Elke Weckner-Lömm | 10,818 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 14,574 | 10.9 | 1.8 |
| | Greens | Gesine Haerting | Gesine Haerting | 5,465 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 4,977 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| | The Homeland | Judith Rothe | Judith Rothe | 4,337 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 3,713 | 2.8 | 0.4 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,623 | 2.0 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 407 | 0.3 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 331 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,127 | | | 2,738 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 133,713 | | | 134,102 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,840 | 59.0 | 11.8 | | | |
| | Left gain from SPD | Left gain from SPD | Majority | 4,037 | 3.0 | | | | |