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{{Short description|Federal electoral district of Germany}}
{{Infobox constituency
{{Infobox constituency
|name = 68 Harz
|name = 68 Harz
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|constituency_link = Harz (electoral district)
|constituency_link = Harz (electoral district)
|parl_name = [[Bundestag]]
|parl_name = [[Bundestag]]
|image = File:Bundestagswahlkreis 68-2013.svg
|image = File:Bundestagswahlkreis 68-2025.svg
|caption = Harz in 2013
|caption = Harz in 2025
|region_label = State
|region_label = State
|region = [[Saxony-Anhalt]]
|region = [[Saxony-Anhalt]]
|population = 257,400 (2015)
|population = 248,200 (2019)
|electorate = 215,607 (2017)
|electorate = 207,942 (2021)
|towns = [[Halberstadt]]<br>[[Wernigerode]]<br>[[Aschersleben]]
|towns = [[Halberstadt]]<br>[[Wernigerode]]<br>[[Aschersleben]]
|area = 2,339.6 km<sup>2</sup>
|area = 2,339.9 km<sup>2</sup>
|year = 1990
|year = 1990
|party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
|party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
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|local_council = [[Heike Brehmer]]
|local_council = [[Heike Brehmer]]
|blank1_name = Elected
|blank1_name = Elected
|blank1_info = [[2009 German federal election|2009]], [[2013 German federal election|2013]], [[2017 German federal election|2017]]
|blank1_info = [[2009 German federal election|2009]], [[2013 German federal election|2013]], [[2017 German federal election|2017]], [[2021 German federal election|2021]]
}}
}}
'''Harz''' is an electoral constituency ([[German language|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 68. It is located in western [[Saxony-Anhalt]], comprising the district of [[Harz (district)|Harz]].<ref name="Area">{{cite web|url=https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2021/wahlkreiseinteilung/bund-99/land-15/wahlkreis-68.html|title=Constituency Harz|publisher=Federal Returning Officer}}</ref>
'''Harz''' is an electoral constituency ([[German language|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 68. It is located in western [[Saxony-Anhalt]], comprising the district of [[Harz (district)|Harz]].<ref name="Area">{{cite web|url=https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswahlen/2025/wahlkreiseinteilung/bund-99/land-15/wahlkreis-68.html|title=Constituency Harz|publisher=Federal Returning Officer}}</ref>


Harz was created for the inaugural [[1990 German federal election|1990 federal election]] after [[German reunification]]. Since 2009, it has been represented by [[Heike Brehmer]] of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2017/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-15/wahlkreis-68.html|title=Results for Harz|publisher=Federal Returning Officer}}</ref>
Harz was created for the inaugural [[1990 German federal election|1990 federal election]] after [[German reunification]]. Since 2009, it has been represented by [[Heike Brehmer]] of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2021/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-15/wahlkreis-68.html|title=Results for Harz|publisher=Federal Returning Officer}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Harz is located in western [[Saxony-Anhalt]]. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Harz district as well as the municipalities of [[Aschersleben]], [[Seeland, Germany|Seeland]] from the [[Salzlandkreis]] district.<ref name="Area"/>
Harz is located in western [[Saxony-Anhalt]]. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Harz district as well as the municipalities of [[Aschersleben]] and [[Seeland, Germany|Seeland]] from the [[Salzlandkreis]] district.<ref name="Area"/>


==History==
==History==
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! [[2002 German federal election|2002]]
! [[2002 German federal election|2002]]
| rowspan=2| 68
| rowspan=2| 68
| rowspan=6| Harz
| rowspan=7| Harz
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2|
* [[Halberstadt (district)|Halberstadt]] district
* [[Halberstadt (district)|Halberstadt]] district
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|-
|-
! [[2009 German federal election|2009]]
! [[2009 German federal election|2009]]
| 60
| 69
| rowspan=4|
| rowspan=5|
* [[Harz (district)|Harz]] district
* [[Harz (district)|Harz]] district
* [[Salzlandkreis]] district (only [[Aschersleben]] and [[Seeland, Germany|Seeland]] municipalities)
* [[Salzlandkreis]] district (only [[Aschersleben]] and [[Seeland, Germany|Seeland]] municipalities)
|-
|-
! [[2013 German federal election|2013]]
! [[2013 German federal election|2013]]
| rowspan=3| 68
| rowspan=4| 68
|-
|-
! [[2017 German federal election|2017]]
! [[2017 German federal election|2017]]
|-
|-
! [[2021 German federal election|2021]]
! [[2021 German federal election|2021]]
|-
! [[2025 German federal election|2025]]
|}
|}


==Members==
==Members==
The constituency was first represented by [[Monika Brudlewsky]] of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. [[Tobias Marhold]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2005, followed by [[Andreas Steppuhn]] until 2009. Heike Brehmer of the CDU became representative in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.
The constituency was first represented by [[Monika Brudlewsky]] of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. [[Tobias Marhold]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2005, followed by [[Andreas Steppuhn]] until 2009. Heike Brehmer of the CDU became representative in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.


{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
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! %
! %
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color}}|
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| [[1990 German federal election|1990]]
| [[1990 German federal election|1990]]
| rowspan=2| [[Monika Brudlewsky]]
| rowspan=2| [[Monika Brudlewsky]]
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| align=right| 40.9
| align=right| 40.9
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color}}|
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| [[1998 German federal election|1998]]
| [[1998 German federal election|1998]]
| rowspan=2| [[Tobias Marhold]]
| rowspan=2| [[Tobias Marhold]]
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| align=right| 44.9
| align=right| 44.9
|-
|-
| bgcolor={{Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color}}|
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| [[2005 German federal election|2005]]
| [[2005 German federal election|2005]]
| [[Andreas Steppuhn]]
| [[Andreas Steppuhn]]
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| align=right| 33.8
| align=right| 33.8
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color}}|
| rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| [[2009 German federal election|2009]]
| [[2009 German federal election|2009]]
| rowspan=3| [[Heike Brehmer]]
| rowspan=4| [[Heike Brehmer]]
| rowspan=3| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
| rowspan=4| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
| align=right| 33.0
| align=right| 33.0
|-
|-
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| [[2017 German federal election|2017]]
| [[2017 German federal election|2017]]
| align=right| 36.4
| align=right| 36.4
|-
| [[2021 German federal election|2021]]
| align=right| 27.7
|}
|}


==Election results==
==Election results==
===2021 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2021 German federal election|Federal election (2021)]]: Harz<ref name="Results for Harz">[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2017/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-15/wahlkreis-68.html Results for Harz]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = [[Heike Brehmer]]
|votes = 37,884
|percentage = 27.7
|change = {{decrease}} 8.7
|party votes = 30,508
|party percent = 22.3
|party change = {{decrease}} 11.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Maik Berger
|votes = 34,812
|percentage = 25.4
|change = {{increase}} 7.9
|party votes = 37,330
|party percent = 27.2
|party change = {{increase}} 11.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Sören Stefanowicz
|votes = 24,947
|percentage = 18.2
|change = {{increase}} 2.1
|party votes = 24,790
|party percent = 18.1
|party change = {{increase}} 1.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Karsten Lippmann
|votes = 14,413
|percentage = 10.5
|change = {{decrease}} 8.7
|party votes = 12,700
|party percent = 9.3
|party change = {{decrease}} 8.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Denise Köcke
|votes = 10,064
|percentage = 7.4
|change = {{increase}} 2.4
|party votes = 12,532
|party percent = 9.1
|party change = {{increase}} 2.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Wolfgang Strauhs
|votes = 6,320
|percentage = 4.6
|change = {{increase}} 1.5
|party votes = 7,495
|party percent = 5.5
|party change = {{increase}} 2.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Voters
|candidate = Carlo Gottschalk
|votes = 4,972
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{increase}} 1.3
|party votes = 2,840
|party percent = 2.1
|party change = {{increase}} 0.9
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Uwe Rohrbeck
|votes = 3,160
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
|party votes = 2,621
|party percent = 1.9
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Human Environment Animal Protection
|party votes = 1,736
|party percent = 1.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alliance for Human Rights, Animal and Nature Protection
|party votes = 1,480
|party percent = 1.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.5
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Die PARTEI
|party votes = 934
|party percent = 0.7
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = Gartenpartei
|color = #004800
|party votes = 758
|party percent = 0.6
|party change = {{increase}} 0.2
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Pirate Party Germany
|party votes = 435
|party percent = 0.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|party votes = 296
|party percent = 0.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
|candidate = Thomas Barth
|votes = 272
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Volt Germany
|party votes = 178
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Party of Humanists
|party votes = 129
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Die Urbane. Eine HipHop Partei
|party votes = 119
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 91
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Ecological Democratic Party
|party votes = 78
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,728
|party votes = 1,522
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 136,844
|party votes = 137,050
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 138,572
|percentage = 66.6
|change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|loser =
|votes = 3,072
|percent = 2.3
|change = {{decrease}} 14.9
}}

===2017 election===
===2017 election===
{{MMP election box begin
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2017 German federal election|Federal election (2017)]]: Harz<ref>[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2017/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-15/wahlkreis-68.html Results for Harz]</ref>
|title=[[2017 German federal election|Federal election (2017)]]: Harz<ref name="Results for Harz">[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2017/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-15/wahlkreis-68.html Results for Harz]</ref>
}}
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
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|party votes = 23,860
|party votes = 23,860
|party percent = 16.9
|party percent = 16.9
|party change = {{decrease}} 13.1
|party change = {{increase}} 13.1
}}
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
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}}
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Ecological Democratic Party
|party = Human Environment Animal Protection
|party votes = 1,679
|party votes = 1,679
|party percent = 1.3
|party percent = 1.3
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{{Electoral districts of Saxony-Anhalt}}
{{Electoral districts of Saxony-Anhalt}}
{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Harz (electoral district)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harz (electoral district)}}

Latest revision as of 17:59, 26 April 2024

68 Harz
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Harz in 2025
StateSaxony-Anhalt
Population248,200 (2019)
Electorate207,942 (2021)
Major settlementsHalberstadt
Wernigerode
Aschersleben
Area2,339.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberHeike Brehmer
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Harz 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 68. It is located in western Saxony-Anhalt, comprising the district of Harz.[1]

Harz was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2009, it has been represented by Heike Brehmer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Harz is located in western Saxony-Anhalt. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Harz district as well as the municipalities of Aschersleben and Seeland from the Salzlandkreis district.[1]

History

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Harz was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Harz and Vorharzgebiet. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 285 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 68. In the 2009 election, it was number 69. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 68.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Wernigerode, Oschersleben, and Halberstadt. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it comprised the districts of Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, and Wernigerode. It acquired its current configuration and borders in the 2009 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 285 Harz and Vorharzgebiet
  • Halberstadt district
  • Oschersleben district
  • Wernigerode district
1994
1998
2002 68 Harz
2005
2009 69
2013 68
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Monika Brudlewsky of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Tobias Marhold of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2005, followed by Andreas Steppuhn until 2009. Heike Brehmer of the CDU became representative in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1990 Monika Brudlewsky CDU 43.7
1994 40.9
1998 Tobias Marhold SPD 44.1
2002 44.9
2005 Andreas Steppuhn SPD 33.8
2009 Heike Brehmer CDU 33.0
2013 46.0
2017 36.4
2021 27.7

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Harz[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Heike Brehmer 37,884 27.7 Decrease 8.7 30,508 22.3 Decrease 11.4
SPD Maik Berger 34,812 25.4 Increase 7.9 37,330 27.2 Increase 11.0
AfD Sören Stefanowicz 24,947 18.2 Increase 2.1 24,790 18.1 Increase 1.2
Left Karsten Lippmann 14,413 10.5 Decrease 8.7 12,700 9.3 Decrease 8.4
FDP Denise Köcke 10,064 7.4 Increase 2.4 12,532 9.1 Increase 2.1
Greens Wolfgang Strauhs 6,320 4.6 Increase 1.5 7,495 5.5 Increase 2.0
FW Carlo Gottschalk 4,972 3.6 Increase 1.3 2,840 2.1 Increase 0.9
dieBasis Uwe Rohrbeck 3,160 2.3 2,621 1.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,736 1.3
Tierschutzallianz   1,480 1.1 Decrease 0.5
PARTEI   934 0.7 Decrease 0.3
Gartenpartei 758 0.6 Increase 0.2
Pirates   435 0.3
NPD   296 0.2 Decrease 0.4
Independent Thomas Barth 272 0.2
Volt   178 0.1
Humanists   129 0.1
du.   119 0.1
MLPD   91 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   78 0.1
Informal votes 1,728 1,522
Total valid votes 136,844 137,050
Turnout 138,572 66.6 Increase 0.1
CDU hold Majority 3,072 2.3 Decrease 14.9

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Harz[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Heike Brehmer 51,386 36.4 Decrease 9.6 47,574 33.6 Decrease 9.9
Left Evelyn Edler 27,104 19.2 Decrease 3.8 25,069 17.7 Decrease 5.2
SPD Eberhard Brecht[a] 24,767 17.5 Decrease 1.6 22,915 16.2 Decrease 2.6
AfD Frank-Ronald Bischoff 22,792 16.1 23,860 16.9 Increase 13.1
FDP Denise Köcke 6,923 4.9 Increase 3.5 9,902 7.0 Increase 4.7
Greens Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz 4,462 3.2 Decrease 0.6 4,968 3.5 Decrease 0.1
FW Dieter Kühn 3,253 2.3 Increase 1.5 1,648 1.2 Increase 0.5
Tierschutzallianz 2,176 1.5
PARTEI   1,344 0.9
NPD   868 0.6 Decrease 1.4
MG 445 0.3
BGE   365 0.3
DiB 213 0.2
MLPD Frank Oettler 441 0.3 184 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,439 2,036
Total valid votes 141,128 141,531
Turnout 143,567 66.6 Increase 7.7
CDU hold Majority 24,282 17.2 Decrease 5.8

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Harz[4]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Heike Brehmer 59,779 46.0 Increase 13.0 56,619 43.5 Increase 12.1
Left Elke Reinke 29,860 23.0 Decrease 8.1 29,875 22.9 Decrease 9.3
SPD Mario Hennig 24,875 19.1 Decrease 1.2 24,407 18.7 Increase 1.6
AfD   4,924 3.8
Greens Sabine Wetzel 4,928 3.8 Decrease 1.7 4,716 3.6 Decrease 1.4
NPD Michael Grunzel 3,304 2.5 Decrease 0.2 2,651 2.0 Decrease 0.3
Pirates Henning Lübbers 2,556 2.0 2,255 1.7 Decrease 0.3
FDP Detlef Ebert 1,852 1.4 Decrease 5.8 2,961 2.3 Decrease 7.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,679 1.3
FW Ethel-Maria Muschalle-Höllbach 1,111 0.9 929 0.7
PRO 433 0.3
ÖDP   293 0.2
MLPD   136 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,595 2,340
Total valid votes 129,944 130,199
Turnout 132,539 58.9 Decrease 2.0
CDU hold Majority 29,919 23.0 Increase 21.1

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Harz[5]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Heike Brehmer 46,632 33.0 Increase 6.0 44,402 31.3 Increase 6.4
Left Elke Reinke 43,952 31.1 Increase 4.8 45,676 32.2 Increase 5.9
SPD Andreas Steppuhn 28,732 20.3 Decrease 14.0 24,320 17.2 Decrease 16.7
FDP Wolfgang Döcke 10,236 7.2 Increase 1.9 13,274 9.4 Increase 2.0
Greens Undine Kurth 7,791 5.5 Increase 1.7 7,141 5.0 Increase 1.2
NPD Matthias Heyder 3,862 2.7 Decrease 0.2 3,277 2.3 Decrease 0.2
Pirates   2,897 2.0
DVU   345 0.2
MLPD   309 0.2 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,135 2,699
Total valid votes 141,205 141,641
Turnout 144,340 60.9 Decrease 10.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority 2,680 1.9

Notes

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  1. ^ Brecht entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Burkhard Lischka in October 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Harz". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Harz". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ a b Results for Harz
  4. ^ Results for Harz
  5. ^ Results for Harz
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