# Vogtlandkreis (electoral district)

Vogtlandkreis 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 165. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising the Vogtlandkreis district.
Vogtlandkreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2017 to 2025, it has been represented by Yvonne Magwas of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it is been represented by Mathias Weiser of the AfD.

## Geography

Vogtlandkreis is located in southwestern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Vogtlandkreis district.

## History

Vogtlandkreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Vogtland – Plauen. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 328 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 168. In the 2009 election, it was number 167. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 166. From the 2025 election, it has been number 165.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Plauen and the districts of Reichenbach, Landkreis Plauen, Auerbach, and Oelsnitz. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Plauen and the Vogtlandkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1990 | 328 | Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz | Reichenbach district Plauen city Landkreis Plauen district Auerbach district Oelsnitz district |
| 1994 | 328 | Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz | Reichenbach district Plauen city Landkreis Plauen district Auerbach district Oelsnitz district |
| 1998 | 328 | Reichenbach – Plauen – Auerbach – Oelsnitz | Reichenbach district Plauen city Landkreis Plauen district Auerbach district Oelsnitz district |
| 2002 | 168 | Vogtland – Plauen | Plauen city Vogtlandkreis district |
| 2005 | 168 | Vogtland – Plauen | Plauen city Vogtlandkreis district |
| 2009 | 167 | Vogtlandkreis | Vogtlandkreis district |
| 2013 | 166 | Vogtlandkreis | Vogtlandkreis district |
| 2017 | 166 | Vogtlandkreis | Vogtlandkreis district |
| 2021 | 166 | Vogtlandkreis | Vogtlandkreis district |
| 2025 | 165 | Vogtlandkreis | Vogtlandkreis district |

## Members

The constituency was first represented by Bertram Wieczorek of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Rudolf Braun until 1998. Rolf Schwanitz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency in 1998. Robert Hochbaum regained it for the CDU in 2002 and served until 2017. Yvonne Magwas of the CDU was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1990 | Bertram Wieczorek | CDU | 48.7 |
| 1994 | Rudolf Braun | CDU | 48.5 |
| 1998 | Rolf Schwanitz | SPD | 37.7 |
| 2002 | Robert Hochbaum | CDU | 35.0 |
| 2005 | Robert Hochbaum | CDU | 36.1 |
| 2009 | Robert Hochbaum | CDU | 40.9 |
| 2013 | Robert Hochbaum | CDU | 48.3 |
| 2017 | Yvonne Magwas | CDU | 35.0 |
| 2021 | Yvonne Magwas | CDU | 27.7 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Vogtlandkreis :
| 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 | Mathias Weiser | Mathias Weiser | 60,676 | 43.3 | 16.5 | 57,140 | 40.6 | 15.6 |
| | CDU | Robert Hochbaum | Robert Hochbaum | 37,770 | 27.0 | 0.7 | 30,407 | 21.6 | 1.9 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 15,553 | 11.1 | New |
| | SPD | Maik Linke | Maik Linke | 13,974 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 12,383 | 8.8 | 13.6 |
| | Left | Simon Zwintzscher | Simon Zwintzscher | 13,335 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 10,937 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| | Greens | Olaf Horlbeck | Olaf Horlbeck | 4,524 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 4,436 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| | FDP | Torsten Schnurre | Torsten Schnurre | 3,412 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 4,092 | 2.9 | 7.2 |
| | FW | Harry Petzold | Harry Petzold | 6,298 | 4.5 | New | 2,346 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,770 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 679 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 352 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | BD | | | | | | 309 | 0.2 | New |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 162 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 88 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 64 | <0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,593 | | | 864 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 139,989 | | | 140,718 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,582 | 79.8 | 5.3 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 22,906 | 16.3 | N/A | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Vogtlandkreis :
| 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 | Y Yvonne Magwas | Y Yvonne Magwas | 37,637 | 27.7 | 7.3 | 26,782 | 19.7 | 10.6 |
| | AfD | Mathias Weiser | Mathias Weiser | 36,388 | 26.8 | 0.9 | 34,112 | 25.1 | 1.4 |
| | SPD | Kay Burmeister | Kay Burmeister | 26,413 | 19.5 | 8.4 | 30,436 | 22.4 | 11.0 |
| | Left | Johannes Höfer | Johannes Höfer | 12,655 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 12,058 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| | FDP | André Ludwig | André Ludwig | 11,512 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 13,708 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Olaf Horlbeck | Olaf Horlbeck | 6,378 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 6,263 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 3,181 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| | FW | | | | | | 2,155 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| | dieBasis | Mario Falcke | Mario Falcke | 2,339 | 1.7 | | 2,048 | 1.5 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,676 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 779 | 0.6 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 652 | 0.5 | |
| | ÖDP | Dietmar Eichhorn | Dietmar Eichhorn | 970 | 0.7 | | 364 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | LKR | David Drechsel | David Drechsel | 667 | 0.5 | | | | |
| | The III. Path | Udo Sieghart | Udo Sieghart | 515 | 0.4 | | 459 | 0.3 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 340 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 291 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | Claus Gerisch | Claus Gerisch | 277 | 0.2 | | | | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 248 | 0.2 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 191 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 157 | 0.1 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 88 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 82 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 73 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,065 | | | 1,673 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 135,751 | | | 136,143 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,816 | 74.5 | 0.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,249 | 0.9 | 8.2 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Vogtlandkreis :
| 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 | Yvonne Magwas | Yvonne Magwas | 49,104 | 35.0 | 13.3 | 42,604 | 30.2 | 14.0 |
| | AfD | Ulrich Lupart | Ulrich Lupart | 36,428 | 26.0 | | 37,217 | 26.4 | 19.8 |
| | Left | Maik Schwarz | Maik Schwarz | 21,809 | 15.5 | 4.1 | 22,578 | 16.0 | 4.2 |
| | SPD | Eric Holtschke | Eric Holtschke | 15,538 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 16,043 | 11.4 | 4.6 |
| | FDP | Uwe Geisler | Uwe Geisler | 7,836 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 10,154 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
| | Greens | Oliver Bittmann | Oliver Bittmann | 5,292 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 4,266 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Roberto Gottfried Rink | Roberto Gottfried Rink | 4,348 | 3.1 | | | | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,046 | 1.5 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,495 | 1.1 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 1,437 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| | FW | | | | | | 1,299 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 415 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 355 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 311 | 0.2 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 255 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 163 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 144 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 79 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,420 | | | 1,914 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 140,355 | | | 140,861 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,775 | 73.9 | 5.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 12,676 | 9.0 | 18.6 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Vogtlandkreis :
| 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 | Y Robert Hochbaum | Y Robert Hochbaum | 65,743 | 48.3 | 7.4 | 60,466 | 44.2 | 7.6 |
| | SPD | Benjamin Zabel | Benjamin Zabel | 28,172 | 20.7 | 4.8 | 21,885 | 16.0 | 1.0 |
| | Left | Janina Pfau | Janina Pfau | 26,707 | 19.6 | 5.3 | 27,617 | 20.2 | 5.9 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 9,095 | 6.7 | |
| | The Homeland | Arne Schimmer | Arne Schimmer | 5,693 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 4,322 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| | Greens | Agnes Russo | Agnes Russo | 3,540 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4,569 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| | FDP | Martin Treeck | Martin Treeck | 3,533 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 3,836 | 2.8 | 9.7 |
| | Pirates | Kai Grünler | Kai Grünler | 2,746 | 2.0 | | 2,603 | 1.9 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 1,537 | 1.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 488 | 0.4 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 148 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 129 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,656 | | | 2,095 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 136,134 | | | 136,695 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,790 | 68.7 | 4.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 37,571 | 27.6 | 11.6 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Vogtlandkreis :
| 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 | Y Robert Hochbaum | Y Robert Hochbaum | 55,128 | 40.9 | 4.8 | 49,522 | 36.7 | 6.6 |
| | Left | Janina Pfau | Janina Pfau | 33,586 | 24.9 | 2.6 | 35,235 | 26.1 | 3.1 |
| | SPD | Rolf Schwanitz | Rolf Schwanitz | 21,393 | 15.9 | 9.4 | 20,227 | 15.0 | 10.2 |
| | FDP | Joachim Günther | Joachim Günther | 12,755 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 16,882 | 12.5 | 2.2 |
| | Greens | Thomas Pinkert | Thomas Pinkert | 5,849 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 6,781 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| | The Homeland | Hartmut Krien | Hartmut Krien | 4,908 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4,772 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| | PBC | Steve Körner | Steve Körner | 1,290 | 1.0 | 0.6 | | | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 815 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| | REP | | | | | | 569 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 251 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,421 | | | 2,276 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 134,909 | | | 135,054 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,330 | 64.3 | 10.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 21,542 | 16.0 | 5.1 | | | |