Görlitz 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 156. It is located in eastern Saxony, comprising the Görlitz district.

Görlitz was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Tino Chrupalla of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography Görlitz is located in eastern Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Görlitz district.

History Görlitz was created in 1990, then known as Görlitz – Zittau – Niesky. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was named Löbau-Zittau – Görlitz – Niesky. It acquired its current name in the 2009 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 315 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 157. In the 2009 election, it was number 158. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 157. From the 2025 election, it has been number 156.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Görlitz and the districts of Landkreis Görlitz, Zittau, and Niesky. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the independent city of Görlitz and the district of Löbau-Zittau, as well as the municipalities of Markersdorf, Niesky, Reichenbach, and Rothenburg, and the Verwaltungsverband of Weißer Schöps/Neiße from the district of Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

Members The constituency was first represented by Georg Janovsky of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 2002. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Michael Kretschmer from 2002 to 2017. Tino Chrupalla of the AfD was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

Election Member Party % 1990 Georg Janovsky CDU 53.5 1994 56.9 1998 41.8 2002 Michael Kretschmer CDU 40.6 2005 38.5 2009 42.4 2013 49.6 2017 Tino Chrupalla AfD 32.4 2021 35.8 2025 48.9

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

2005 election

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