Calw (electoral district)

Calw 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 280. It is located in western Baden-Württemberg, comprising the districts of Calw and Freudenstadt.[1]

280 Calw
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Calw in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population271,600 (2015)
Electorate198,021 (2017)
Major settlementsHorb am Neckar
Freudenstadt
Calw
Area1,668.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberHans-Joachim Fuchtel
Elected1987, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Calw was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1987, it has been represented by Hans-Joachim Fuchtel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Calw is located in western Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Calw and Freudenstadt.[1]

History

Calw was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 2 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 191. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 195. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 184. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 281. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 280.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Calw, Freudenstadt, and Horb. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 2 Calw
1953 191
1957
1961
1965 195
1969
1972
1976
1980 184
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 281
2005
2009 280
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Fritz Schuler from 1949 to 1957, followed by Arved Deringer from 1957 to 1965. Helmut Prassler was representative from 1965 to 1976, followed by Haimo George from 1976 to 1987. Hans-Joachim Fuchtel has been representative since 1987, a total of nine consecutive terms.

Election Member Party %
1949 Fritz Schuler CDU 46.6
1953 43.2
1957 Arved Deringer CDU 44.7
1961 36.2
1965 Helmut Prassler CDU 46.2
1969 53.0
1972 54.1
1976 Haimo George CDU 56.7
1980 55.2
1983 62.2
1987 Hans-Joachim Fuchtel CDU 54.9
1990 53.8
1994 53.0
1998 47.6
2002 49.3
2005 49.2
2009 46.3
2013 58.5
2017 43.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Calw[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Hans-Joachim Fuchtel 65,676 43.3 15.2 56,330 37.2 14.0
SPD Saskia Esken 25,601 16.9 3.4 21,832 14.4 3.2
AfD Uwe Burkart 21,431 14.1 22,715 15.0 8.7
FDP Lutz Hermann 14,154 9.3 6.5 21,646 14.3 7.9
Green Andreas Kubesch 13,284 8.8 1.7 14,989 9.9 2.2
Left Lorena Müllner 6,832 4.5 0.2 7,759 5.1 1.0
Tierschutzpartei Dirk Witzelmaier 2,008 1.3 1,391 0.9 0.2
FW Wolfgang Maurer 1,596 1.1 0.5 1,137 0.7 0.0
PARTEI   725 0.5
Pirates Heiko Eisenbrückner 969 0.6 1.5 610 0.4 1.4
NPD   496 0.3 0.9
ÖDP   451 0.3 0.1
DM 323 0.2
Tierschutzallianz 287 0.2
BGE   242 0.2
V-Partei³ 181 0.1
Menschliche Welt 161 0.1
DiB 159 0.1
MLPD Roberto Kyas 173 0.1 90 0.1 0.0
DIE RECHTE 67 0.0
DKP   14 0.0
Informal votes 1,739 1,858
Total Valid votes 151,724 151,605
Turnout 153,463 77.5 4.1
CDU hold Majority 40,075 26.4 11.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Calw[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Hans-Joachim Fuchtel 83,514 58.5 12.2 73,263 51.1 13.1
SPD Saskia Esken 28,892 20.2 0.1 25,285 17.6 0.2
Green Dietmar Lust 10,036 7.0 2.6 10,946 7.6 2.7
Left Franz Groll 6,094 4.3 2.3 5,948 4.2 2.6
FDP Reinhard Günther 4,072 2.9 9.7 9,194 6.4 13.7
AfD   9,013 6.3
Pirates Adrian Friese 3,038 2.1 2,642 1.8 0.1
FW Wolfgang Maurer 2,270 1.6 1,017 0.7
NPD Rudolf Schützinger 2,107 1.5 0.1 1,689 1.2 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   995 0.7 0.0
REP Lothar Seidemann 1,522 1.1 0.5 904 0.6 0.8
PBC 796 0.6 0.7
ÖDP Verena Föttinger 1,164 0.8 524 0.4 0.0
RENTNER 410 0.3
Volksabstimmung 257 0.2 0.1
PRO 122 0.1
Party of Reason 117 0.1
BIG 88 0.1
MLPD   39 0.0 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,442 1,881
Total Valid votes 142,709 143,270
Turnout 145,151 73.4 1.6
CDU hold Majority 54,622 38.3 12.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Calw[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Hans-Joachim Fuchtel 64,808 46.3 2.9 53,358 38.0 5.1
SPD Saskia Esken 28,255 20.2 10.1 24,450 17.4 9.2
FDP Reinhard Freitag 17,528 12.5 5.0 28,260 20.1 7.3
Green Charlotte Michel-Biegel 13,460 9.6 4.3 14,464 10.3 2.3
Left Franz Groll 9,136 6.5 3.3 9,537 6.8 3.5
Pirates   2,390 1.7
PBC Walter Robbe 2,661 1.9 0.5 1,698 1.2 0.5
REP Lothar Seidemann 2,172 1.6 1,955 1.4 0.1
NPD Rudolf Schützinger 1,915 1.4 0.7 1,813 1.3 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,023 0.7
ÖDP   464 0.3
Volksabstimmung 325 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 277 0.2
MLPD   72 0.1 0.0
DVU   70 0.0
BüSo 68 0.0 0.0
ADM 51 0.0
Informal votes 2,877 2,537
Total Valid votes 139,935 140,275
Turnout 142,812 71.8 5.7
CDU hold Majority 36,553 26.1 7.2

References
  1. "Constituency Calw". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Calw". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Calw
  4. Results for Calw
  5. Results for Calw
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