Mansfeld (electoral district)
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Köthen
Eisleben
| 73 Mansfeld | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
 Mansfeld in 2025 | |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Population | 238,500 (2019) |
| Electorate | 198,676 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Sangerhausen Köthen Eisleben |
| Area | 2,720.35 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1990 |
| Party | AfD |
| Member | Kay-Uwe Ziegler |
| Elected | 2021, 2025 |
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.[1]
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).[2]
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.[1]
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 |
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| 1990 | 295 | Eisleben – Hettstedt – Sangerhausen |
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| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 75 | Mansfelder Land |
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| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | Mansfeld |
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| 2013 | 74 | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | 73 |
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