Ravensburg (electoral district)

Ravensburg 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 294. It is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising most of the district of Ravensburg.[1]

294 Ravensburg
Former electoral district
for the Bundestag
Ravensburg in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population250,500 (2015)
Electorate186,958 (2017)
Major settlementsRavensburg
Wangen im Allgäu
Weingarten
Area1,293.3 km2
Former electoral district
Created1949
2009 (re-established)
Abolished1980
PartyCDU
MemberAxel Müller
Elected2017

Ravensburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. It was abolished in 1980 and re-established in the 2009 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Axel Müller of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Ravensburg is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Ravensburg excluding the municipalities of Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, Kißlegg.[1]

History

Ravensburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 195. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 199. Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Ravensburg, Wangen, and Tettnang. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it also contained the municipality of Achberg from the Sigmaringen district and the Adelsreute municipality from the Überlingen district.

Ravensburg was abolished in the 1980 election. Its area was divided between the new constituency of Ravensburg – Bodensee and the redistributed constituency of Biberach.

Ravensburg was re-established in the 2009 election. Its constituency number and borders have not changed since its re-establishment.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 6 Ravensburg
  • Ravensburg district
  • Wangen district
  • Tettnang district
1953 195
1957
1961
1965 199
  • Ravensburg district
  • Wangen district
  • Tettnang district
  • Sigmaringen district (only Achberg municipality)
  • Überlingen district (only Adelsreute municipality)
1969
1972
1976
1980 Abolished
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002
2005
2009 294 Ravensburg
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 Kurt Georg Kiesinger from 1949 to 1961, followed by Eduard Adorno from 1961 to 1972. Claus Jäger was representative from 1972 until the constituency's abolition in 1980. After its re-establishment, it was represented by Andreas Schockenhoff from 2009 until his death in 2014. Axel Müller was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Kurt Georg Kiesinger CDU 75.3
1953 76.3
1957 75.3
1961 Eduard Adorno CDU 66.8
1965 66.1
1969 66.2
1972 Claus Jäger CDU 64.3
1976 66.9
Abolished (1980–2009)
2009 Andreas Schockenhoff CDU 44.8
2013 51.6
2017 Axel Müller CDU 38.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Ravensburg[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 Axel Müller 55,758 38.5 13.1 56,264 38.9 11.1
Green Agnieszka Brugger 29,216 20.2 6.6 21,770 15.0 2.7
SPD Heike Engelhardt 17,958 12.4 7.6 19,398 13.4 3.9
FDP Benjamin Strasser 14,672 10.1 7.7 16,441 11.4 6.1
AfD Helmut Dietz 13,668 9.4 6.7 14,901 10.3 6.4
Left Jasmin Runge 7,860 5.4 2.1 8,889 6.1 1.8
ÖDP Thomas Bergmann 2,483 1.7 0.4 1,618 1.1 0.4
FW Klaus Wirthwein 2,085 1.4 0.6 1,296 0.9 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,007 0.7 0.0
PARTEI   768 0.5
Pirates   496 0.3 1.8
Menschliche Welt Sylvia Makowski 652 0.5 457 0.3
Tierschutzallianz 289 0.2
NPD   274 0.2 0.7
BGE   254 0.2
DM 217 0.1
Independent Stefan Weinert 174 0.1
DiB 167 0.1
V-Partei³ 165 0.1
MLPD Karl-Heinz Pauli 131 0.1 56 0.0 0.0
DIE RECHTE 41 0.0
DKP   19 0.0
Informal votes 1,517 1,387
Total Valid votes 144,657 144,787
Turnout 146,174 78.2 4.7
CDU hold Majority 26,542 18.3 13.3

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Ravensburg[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 Andreas Schockenhoff 69,312 51.6 6.8 67,251 50.0 12.4
SPD Hannes Munzinger 26,909 20.0 2.3 23,266 17.3 1.7
Green Agnieszka Brugger 18,298 13.6 1.0 16,571 12.3 2.0
Left Michael Konieczny 4,424 3.3 2.9 5,770 4.3 2.3
AfD Bernhard Russ 3,674 2.7 5,200 3.9
FDP Ralf Sauer 3,320 2.5 11.7 7,047 5.2 13.5
ÖDP Thomas Bergmann 2,782 2.1 1,982 1.5 0.1
Pirates Roman Brauchle 2,761 2.1 2,837 2.1 0.2
NPD Benjamin Hennes 1,252 0.9 0.6 1,164 0.9 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   951 0.7 0.0
FW Johannes Butscher 1,192 0.9 901 0.7
REP   418 0.3 0.4
Independent Paul-Gerhard Kanis 323 0.2
Volksabstimmung 320 0.2 0.1
RENTNER 297 0.2
PBC 231 0.2 0.2
Party of Reason 103 0.1
PRO 85 0.1
MLPD   60 0.0 0.0
BIG 29 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,630 1,371
Total Valid votes 134,247 134,506
Turnout 135,877 73.4 1.7
CDU hold Majority 42,403 31.6 4.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Ravensburg[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 Andreas Schockenhoff 56,931 44.8 6.2 48,146 37.6 7.3
SPD Anne Jenter 22,530 17.7 8.4 19,969 15.6 9.2
Green Agnieszka Malczak 18,639 14.7 2.9 18,408 14.3 3.0
FDP Marc-Ernst Oberscheid 17,946 14.1 8.4 23,997 18.7 7.0
Left Mirco Kolarczik 7,918 6.2 3.4 8,428 6.6 3.5
Pirates   2,404 1.9
ÖDP   1,965 1.5
NPD Jürgen Widder 2,006 1.6 0.3 1,250 1.0 0.2
Independent Katharina Scheinert 1,048 0.8
REP   944 0.7 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   883 0.7
PBC 493 0.4 0.2
Volksabstimmung 480 0.4
DIE VIOLETTEN 444 0.3
ADM 115 0.1
BüSo 86 0.1 0.0
DVU   76 0.1
MLPD   74 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 3,110 1,966
Total Valid votes 127,018 128,162
Turnout 130,128 71.8 6.2
CDU win new seat Majority 34,401 27.1

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