Vogtlandkreis

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 166. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising the Vogtlandkreis district. Vogtlandkreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Yvonne Magwas of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). 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. Since 2013, it has been number 166.