Rastatt (electoral district)

Rastatt 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 273. It is located in western Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Baden-Baden and the district of Rastatt.[1]

273 Rastatt
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rastatt in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population281,600 (2015)
Electorate206,484 (2017)
Major settlementsBaden-Baden
Rastatt
Gaggenau
Area879.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberKai Whittaker
Elected2013, 2017

Rastatt was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Kai Whittaker of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Rastatt is located in western Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Baden-Baden and the district of Rastatt.[1]

History

Rastatt was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 7 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 189. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 193. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 177. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 274. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 273.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Baden-Baden and the districts of Rastatt and Bühl. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it comprised the city of Baden-Baden, the Rastatt districts, and the municipalities of Ettlingen, Malsch, and Rheinstetten from the Landkreis Karlsruhe district. In the 1998 election, it lost the Rheinstetten municipality. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 7 Rastatt
1953 189
1957
1961
1965 193
1969
1972
1976
1980 177
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 274
2005
2009 273
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Wendelin Morgenthaler from 1949 to 1957, followed by Ludwig Kroll for one term. Hugo Hauser was representative from 1961 to 1976, followed by Bernhard Friedmann from 1976 to 1990. Peter Götz then served from 1990 to 2013. Kai Whittaker was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Wendelin Morgenthaler CDU 59.5
1953 65.4
1957 Ludwig Kroll CDU 64.9
1961 Hugo Hauser CDU 57.7
1965 61.1
1969 61.0
1972 58.2
1976 Bernhard Friedmann CDU 60.1
1980 55.5
1983 61.9
1987 58.4
1990 Peter Götz CDU 53.5
1994 53.4
1998 49.3
2002 51.0
2005 49.3
2009 48.0
2013 Kai Whittaker CDU 53.5
2017 44.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Rastatt[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 Kai Whittaker 68,259 44.1 9.4 58,798 37.9 11.3
SPD Gabriele Katzmarek 29,486 19.0 4.0 26,374 17.0 3.6
AfD Joachim Kuhs 18,849 12.2 7.3 19,701 12.7 6.9
Green Manuel Hummel 16,954 10.9 2.5 17,766 11.4 2.4
FDP Rolf Pilarski 11,150 7.2 4.1 17,847 11.5 5.7
Left Norbert Maßon 7,123 4.6 1.1 8,369 5.4 1.2
FW Eduard Meßmer 2,809 1.8 1,496 1.0 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,132 0.7 0.0
PARTEI   921 0.6
Pirates   644 0.4 1.6
Tierschutzallianz 385 0.2
NPD   313 0.2 0.8
DM 295 0.2
ÖDP   266 0.2 0.0
DiB 208 0.1
Menschliche Welt 195 0.1
V-Partei³ 178 0.1
BGE   162 0.1
DIE RECHTE Marco Buntenbach 148 0.1 111 0.1
Independent Peter Rapps 112 0.1
MLPD   60 0.0 0.0
DKP   27 0.0
Informal votes 2,318 1,960
Total Valid votes 154,890 155,248
Turnout 157,208 76.1 4.8
CDU hold Majority 38,773 25.1 5.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Rastatt[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 Kai Whittaker 77,850 53.5 5.4 71,752 49.2 10.3
SPD Gabriele Katzmarek 33,482 23.0 0.3 30,043 20.6 1.5
Green Jörg Rupp 12,233 8.4 2.4 13,223 9.1 2.5
AfD Bernd Kölmel 7,021 4.8 8,397 5.8
Left Norbert Maßon 5,073 3.5 2.8 6,055 4.1 2.9
FDP Lutz Jäckel 4,527 3.1 6.9 8,436 5.8 12.0
Pirates Heinz Kraft 3,058 2.1 2,906 2.0 0.2
NPD Karl-Heinz Pfirrmann 1,642 1.1 0.6 1,409 1.0 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,076 0.7 0.0
Independent Alois Degler 760 0.5
FW   751 0.5
REP   376 0.3 0.4
RENTNER 380 0.3
Volksabstimmung 329 0.2 0.0
ÖDP   280 0.2 0.1
PBC 174 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 137 0.1
PRO 121 0.1
MLPD   54 0.0 0.0
BIG 46 0.0
BüSo 12 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,513 2,202
Total Valid votes 145,646 145,957
Turnout 148,159 71.4 1.3
CDU hold Majority 44,368 30.5 5.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Rastatt[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 Peter Götz 68,652 48.0 1.3 55,806 38.9 2.7
SPD Nicolette Kressl 33,279 23.3 11.4 27,376 19.1 12.4
Green Hans-Peter Behrens 15,404 10.8 4.9 16,649 11.6 3.2
FDP Josef Benz 14,235 10.0 4.7 25,553 17.8 6.8
Left Norbert Maßon 8,935 6.3 2.8 10,093 7.0 3.2
Pirates   2,538 1.8
NPD Nelly Rühle 2,436 1.7 0.2 1,727 1.2 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,095 0.8
REP   1,013 0.7 0.3
ÖDP   378 0.3
PBC 348 0.2 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 321 0.2
Volksabstimmung 316 0.2
BüSo 83 0.1 0.0
DVU   81 0.1
ADM 58 0.0
MLPD   58 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,219 2,667
Total Valid votes 142,941 143,493
Turnout 146,160 70.0 6.4
CDU hold Majority 35,373 24.7 10.1

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