Karlsruhe-Land (electoral district)

Karlsruhe-Land 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 272. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the central and southern parts of the Landkreis Karlsruhe district.[1]

272 Karlsruhe-Land
Former electoral district
for the Bundestag
Karlsruhe-Land in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population281,100 (2015)
Electorate209,741 (2017)
Major settlementsEttlingen
Bretten
Stutensee
Area718.4 km2
Former electoral district
Created1949
1980 (re-established)
Abolished1965
PartyCDU
MemberAxel Fischer
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Karlsruhe-Land was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. It was abolished in 1965 and re-established in the 1980 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Axel Fischer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Karlsruhe-Land is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Landkreis Karlsruhe district excluding the municipalities of Bad Schönborn, Bruchsal, Forst, Hambrücken, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Kronau, Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Östringen, Philippsburg, Ubstadt-Weiher, and Waghäusel.[1]

History

Karlsruhe-Land was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 4 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 178. Originally, it comprised the independent city of Pforzheim, the Landkreis Pforzheim district, and the Landkreis Karlsruhe district excluding the municipalities of Bretten, Oberderdingen, and Walzbachtal.

Karlsruhe-Land was abolished in the 1965 election. Its area was divided between the new constituencies of Pforzheim – Karlsruhe-Land I and Bruchsal – Karlsruhe-Land II.

Karlsruhe-Land was re-established in the 1980 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 176. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 273. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 272. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Landkreis Karlsruhe district excluding the municipalities of Ettlingen, Malsch, Oberderdingen, and Rheinstetten. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 4 Karlsruhe-Land
1953 178
1957
1961
1965 Abolished
1969
1972
1976
1980 176 Karlsruhe-Land
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 273
2005
2009 272
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) throughout both its incarnations. It was first represented by Gottfried Leonhard from 1949 until its abolition in 1965. After its re-establishment, it was represented by Klaus Bühler from 1980 to 2002. Axel Fischer has been representative since 2002.

Election Member Party %
1949 Gottfried Leonhard CDU 34.5
1953 52.9
1957 53.8
1961 45.1
Abolished (1965–1980)
1980 Klaus Bühler CDU 54.5
1983 51.4
1987 58.4
1990 54.7
1994 53.2
1998 46.7
2002 Axel Fischer CDU 47.0
2005 48.3
2009 45.2
2013 53.3
2017 40.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Karlsruhe-Land[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 Axel Fischer 67,396 40.4 12.9 59,137 35.4 11.3
SPD Patrick Diebold 32,886 19.7 6.2 28,591 17.1 4.0
AfD Alexander Arpaschi 19,512 11.7 20,887 12.5 6.5
Green Pascal Haggenmüller 19,076 11.4 3.6 20,489 12.3 2.7
FDP Christian Jung 15,138 9.1 6.2 21,441 12.8 6.8
Left Klaus Huska 7,627 4.6 0.8 9,119 5.5 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,479 0.9 0.1
FW Heinz Schammert 2,657 1.6 0.0 1,475 0.9 0.1
PARTEI Lars Hannemann 2,261 1.4 1,420 0.8
Pirates   660 0.4 2.0
Tierschutzallianz 429 0.3
NPD   309 0.2 0.6
ÖDP   297 0.2 0.0
BGE   275 0.2
DiB 261 0.2
DM 244 0.1
Menschliche Welt 207 0.1
V-Partei³ 185 0.1
DIE RECHTE Christian Worch 187 0.1 120 0.1
MLPD   67 0.0 0.0
DKP   34 0.0
Informal votes 2,061 1,675
Total Valid votes 166,740 167,126
Turnout 168,801 70.5 4.2
CDU hold Majority 34,510 20.7 6.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Karlsruhe-Land[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 Axel Fischer 83,848 53.3 8.1 73,805 46.7 10.6
SPD Vanessa Rieß 40,735 25.9 0.3 33,416 21.1 0.8
Green Danyal Bayaz 12,298 7.8 2.3 15,175 9.6 2.2
Left Heinz-Peter Schwertges 5,896 3.7 1.9 6,461 4.1 2.4
FDP Patrick Meinhardt 4,490 2.9 8.7 9,553 6.0 13.1
AfD   9,473 6.0
Pirates Christian Alkemper 4,374 2.8 3,761 2.4 0.2
FW Henning Gaus 2,537 1.6 1,205 0.8
NPD Karl Däschner 1,853 1.2 0.3 1,301 0.8 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,278 0.8 0.1
REP Ursula Holzwarth 1,224 0.8 730 0.5 0.3
PBC 491 0.3 0.3
RENTNER 386 0.2
ÖDP   346 0.2 0.0
Volksabstimmung 258 0.2 0.1
PRO 196 0.1
Party of Reason 151 0.1
BIG 62 0.0
MLPD   41 0.0 0.0
BüSo 16 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,737 1,887
Total Valid votes 157,255 158,105
Turnout 159,992 76.3 1.7
CDU hold Majority 43,113 27.4 7.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Karlsruhe-Land[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 Axel Fischer 68,951 45.2 3.1 55,285 36.1 4.6
SPD Ingo Juchler 39,021 25.6 10.0 31,160 20.3 10.3
FDP Patrick Meinhardt 17,668 11.6 6.6 29,292 19.1 7.1
Green Jörg Rupp 15,506 10.2 4.3 18,066 11.8 2.6
Left Thurid Feldmann 8,569 5.6 2.9 9,935 6.5 3.0
Pirates   3,307 2.2
NPD Nico Schiemann 2,310 1.5 0.0 1,567 1.0 0.0
REP   1,228 0.8 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,107 0.7
PBC 896 0.6 0.1
Independent Paul Zundel 506 0.3
Volksabstimmung 406 0.3
ÖDP   390 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 263 0.2
DVU   95 0.1
BüSo 71 0.0 0.0
MLPD   67 0.0 0.0
ADM 48 0.0
Informal votes 2,991 2,339
Total Valid votes 152,531 153,183
Turnout 155,522 74.5 6.3
CDU hold Majority 29,930 19.6 6.9

References
  1. "Constituency Karlsruhe-Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Karlsruhe-Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Karlsruhe-Land
  4. Results for Karlsruhe-Land
  5. Results for Karlsruhe-Land
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