Nordsachsen (English: North Saxony) 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 150. It is located in northern Saxony, comprising the district of Nordsachsen.
Nordsachsen was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by René Bochmann of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography Nordsachsen is located in northern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the district of Nordsachsen.
History Nordsachsen was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 308 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 152. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 151. From the 2025 election, it has been number 150.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Delitzsch, Eilenburg, Torgau, and Wurzen. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as well as the municipalities of Hirschstein, Riesa, Stauchitz, Strehla, and Zeithain from the Riesa-Großenhain district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
Election Name Borders 1990 308 Delitzsch – Eilenburg – Torgau – Wurzen Delitzsch district Eilenburg district Torgau district Wurzen district 1994 1998 2002 152 Delitzsch – Torgau-Oschatz – Riesa Delitzsch district Torgau-Oschatz district Riesa-Großenhain district (only Hirschstein, Riesa, Stauchitz, Strehla, and Zeithain municipalities) 2005 2009 Nordsachsen Nordsachsen district 2013 151 2017 2021 2025 150
Members The constituency was first represented by Angelika Pfeiffer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by Richard Schuhmann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and served until 2002, when it was won Manfred Kolbe of the CDU. Marian Wendt was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. René Bochmann won the constituency for the AfD in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1990 Angelika Pfeiffer CDU 48.2 1994 49.3 1998 Richard Schuhmann SPD 35.2 2002 Manfred Kolbe CDU 38.7 2005 36.5 2009 40.9 2013 Marian Wendt CDU 45.6 2017 32.8 2021 René Bochmann AfD 27.8 2025 43.8
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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