Odenwald – Tauber

Odenwald – Tauber 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 276. It is located in northern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the districts of Main-Tauber-Kreis and Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.[1]

276 Odenwald – Tauber
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Odenwald – Tauber in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population275,100 (2015)
Electorate210,876 (2017)
Major settlementsBad Mergentheim
Mosbach
Wertheim am Main
Area2,430.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberAlois Gerig
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Odenwald – Tauber was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Alois Gerig of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Odenwald – Tauber is located in northern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Main-Tauber-Kreis and Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.[1]

History

Odenwald – Tauber was created in 1949, then known as Tauberbischofsheim. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 8 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 182. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 185. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 181. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 277. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 276.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Tauberbischofsheim and Buchen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Tauberbischofsheim, Buchen, and Mosbach. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 8 Tauberbischofsheim
  • Tauberbischofsheim district
  • Buchen district
1953 182
1957
1961
1965 185
  • Tauberbischofsheim district
  • Buchen district
  • Mosbach district
1969
1972
1976
1980 181 Odenwald – Tauber
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 277
2005
2009 276
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Oskar Wacker from 1949 to 1957, followed by August Berberich from 1957 to 1969. Karl Miltner was representative from 1969 to 1990. Siegfried Hornung then served from 1990 to 2002. He was succeeded by Kurt Segner from 2002 to 2009. Alois Gerig was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Oskar Wacker CDU 48.9
1953 63.4
1957 August Berberich CDU 71.4
1961 67.1
1965 65.6
1969 Karl Miltner CDU 60.7
1972 61.5
1976 63.5
1980 60.8
1983 65.6
1987 60.1
1990 Siegfried Hornung CDU 58.0
1994 54.8
1998 49.9
2002 Kurt Segner CDU 53.3
2005 53.9
2009 Alois Gerig CDU 50.3
2013 59.1
2017 46.9

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Odenwald – Tauber[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 Alois Gerig 75,531 46.8 12.3 64,208 39.8 12.1
SPD Dorothee Schlegel 30,849 19.1 2.2 27,175 16.9 2.9
AfD Christina Baum 21,849 13.6 9.5 22,289 13.8 8.6
FDP Carina Schmidt 11,419 7.1 5.3 17,564 10.9 5.7
Green Charlotte Schneidewind-Hartnagel[lower-alpha 1] 11,090 6.9 1.0 13,642 8.5 1.3
Left Rolf Grüning 8,422 5.2 1.9 8,907 5.5 1.4
FW   1,300 0.8 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,282 0.8 0.0
ÖDP Herbert Gebhardt 2,063 1.3 0.3 1,102 0.7 0.0
PARTEI   984 0.6
NPD   654 0.4 0.9
Pirates   564 0.3 1.6
Tierschutzallianz 387 0.2
DM 323 0.2
Menschliche Welt 214 0.1
V-Partei³ 193 0.1
BGE   190 0.1
DiB 140 0.1
MLPD   43 0.0 0.0
DIE RECHTE 42 0.0
DKP   22 0.0
Informal votes 2,116 2,114
Total Valid votes 161,223 161,225
Turnout 163,339 77.5 4.6
CDU hold Majority 44,682 27.7 10.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Odenwald – Tauber[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 Alois Gerig 90,624 59.1 8.9 79,516 51.9 9.9
SPD Dorothee Schlegel 32,696 21.3 1.3 30,269 19.8 1.3
Green Hans-Detlef Ott 9,019 5.9 2.9 10,984 7.2 2.0
AfD Uwe Wanke 6,280 4.1 7,994 5.2
Left Volker Bohn 5,158 3.4 3.2 6,379 4.2 2.7
Pirates Susanna von Dewitz 2,968 1.9 3,049 2.0 0.2
FDP Ulrike Quoos 2,807 1.8 9.6 7,956 5.2 11.7
NPD Tobias Erdmann 2,177 1.4 0.5 2,023 1.3 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,199 0.8 0.0
ÖDP Johannes Zimmerer 1,556 1.0 0.0 1,030 0.7 0.1
FW   911 0.6
REP   615 0.4 0.5
RENTNER 386 0.3
Volksabstimmung 299 0.2 0.0
PBC 213 0.1 0.2
PRO 149 0.1
Party of Reason 141 0.1
BIG 75 0.0
MLPD   34 0.0 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,300 2,339
Total Valid votes 153,285 153,246
Turnout 155,585 72.9 1.9
CDU hold Majority 57,928 37.8 7.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Odenwald – Tauber[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 Alois Gerig 75,337 50.3 3.6 63,120 42.0 4.7
SPD Gabriele Teichmann 29,977 20.0 9.9 27,740 18.5 9.0
FDP Carina Schmidt 17,199 11.5 7.5 25,455 16.9 6.3
Green Christine Denz 13,173 8.8 3.8 13,770 9.2 2.4
Left Rolf Grüning 9,821 6.6 3.5 10,357 6.9 3.3
Pirates   2,648 1.8
NPD Wolfgang Wüst 2,876 1.9 0.1 2,015 1.3 0.1
REP   1,415 0.9 0.2
ÖDP Anita Spinner 1,538 1.0 1,156 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,139 0.8
PBC 502 0.3 0.1
Volksabstimmung 332 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 274 0.2
DVU   125 0.1
BüSo 98 0.1 0.0
MLPD   59 0.0 0.0
ADM 51 0.0
Informal votes 3,375 3,040
Total Valid votes 149,921 150,256
Turnout 153,296 71.0 6.9
CDU hold Majority 45,360 30.3 6.3

Notes
  1. Schneidewind-Hartnagel entered the Bundestag on the Greens list after the resignation of Kerstin Andreae in November 2019.

References
  1. "Constituency Odenwald – Tauber". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Odenwald – Tauber". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Odenwald – Tauber
  4. Results for Odenwald – Tauber
  5. Results for Odenwald – Tauber
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