Reutlingen (electoral district)

Reutlingen 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 289. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Reutlingen district.[1]

289 Reutlingen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Reutlingen in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population282,100 (2015)
Electorate199,934 (2017)
Major settlementsReutlingen
Metzingen
Pfullingen
Area1,092.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberMichael Donth
Elected2013, 2017

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

Geography

Reutlingen is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Reutlingen district.[1]

History

Reutlingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 190. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 194. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 193. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 290. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 289.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Reutlingen and Tübingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Tübingen district and the municipalities of Reutlingen, Eningen unter Achalm, Sonnenbühl, Gomaringen, Engstingen, Lichtenstein, Metzingen, Pfullingen, Riederich, and Wannweil from the Reutlingen district. Since the 1980 election, it has been coterminous with the Reutlingen district.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 1 Reutlingen
1953 190
1957
1961
1965 194
1969
1972
1976
1980 193
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 290
2005
2009 289
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Oskar Kalbfell of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Gustav-Adolf Gedat won it for the CDU in 1953 and served until 1965, followed by Heiner Geißler for one term. Anton Pfeifer was representative from 1969 to 2002, a total of nine consecutive terms. Ernst-Reinhard Beck then served from 2002 to 2013. Michael Donth was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Oskar Kalbfell SPD 33.3
1953 Gustav-Adolf Gedat CDU 51.8
1957 47.1
1961 37.3
1965 Heiner Geißler CDU 46.9
1969 Anton Pfeifer CDU 47.9
1972 50.1
1976 52.6
1980 51.7
1983 58.3
1987 51.1
1990 42.9
1994 47.9
1998 42.0
2002 Ernst-Reinhard Beck CDU 45.2
2005 49.1
2009 42.7
2013 Michael Donth CDU 51.9
2017 40.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Reutlingen[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 Michael Donth 63,494 40.8 11.1 53,873 34.5 11.7
SPD Rebecca Hummel 23,397 15.0 5.1 23,321 14.9 4.3
Green Beate Müller-Gemmeke 22,309 14.3 1.9 21,695 13.9 3.0
AfD Wolfram Hirt 18,702 12.0 7.7 20,171 12.9 7.4
FDP Pascal Kober 15,533 10.0 6.1 21,425 13.7 6.7
Left Jessica Tatti 9,711 6.2 2.2 9,543 6.1 1.3
PARTEI Lennart Obenauer 1,539 1.0 1,141 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,047 0.7 0.0
Independent Ralf Matheis 874 0.6
FW   856 0.5 0.0
Pirates   639 0.4 1.8
ÖDP   459 0.3 0.0
NPD   362 0.2 0.8
Tierschutzallianz 318 0.2
BGE   216 0.1
DiB 209 0.1
DM 206 0.1
V-Partei³ 190 0.1
Menschliche Welt 164 0.1
MLPD Michael Weidner 244 0.2 0.0 154 0.1 0.0
DIE RECHTE 45 0.0
DKP   25 0.0
Informal votes 1,839 1,583
Total Valid votes 155,803 156,059
Turnout 157,642 78.8 3.5
CDU hold Majority 40,097 25.8 5.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Reutlingen[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 Michael Donth 76,870 51.9 9.2 68,394 46.2 12.4
SPD Rebecca Hummel 29,859 20.2 1.9 28,558 19.3 1.3
Green Beate Müller-Gemmeke 18,399 12.4 1.5 16,195 10.9 4.0
AfD Tim Carstens 6,435 4.3 8,245 5.6
Left Günter Herbig 5,966 4.0 1.9 7,089 4.8 2.2
FDP Pascal Kober 5,665 3.8 9.0 10,441 7.1 13.0
Pirates   3,267 2.2 0.3
NPD Axel Heinzmann 1,764 1.2 0.6 1,517 1.0 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   962 0.6 0.1
FW Erich Marquardt 1,119 0.8 875 0.6
Independent Ralf Matheis 964 0.7
REP   543 0.4 0.5
ÖDP Matthias Dietrich 794 0.5 505 0.3 0.1
RENTNER 346 0.2
Volksabstimmung 324 0.2 0.1
PBC 314 0.2 0.2
MLPD Michael Weidner 296 0.2 0.1 139 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 110 0.1
PRO 104 0.1
BIG 71 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,883 1,992
Total Valid votes 148,131 148,022
Turnout 150,014 75.3 1.9
CDU hold Majority 47,011 31.7 11.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Reutlingen[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 Ernst-Reinhard Beck 60,753 42.7 6.5 48,400 33.8 4.6
SPD Sebastian Weigle 31,395 22.0 10.4 25,770 18.0 11.6
Green Beate Müller-Gemmeke 19,871 14.0 6.2 21,392 14.9 4.3
FDP Pascal Kober 18,203 12.8 7.4 28,740 20.1 6.3
Left Stefan Straub 8,452 5.9 2.7 10,060 7.0 3.5
Pirates   2,793 1.9
NPD Axel Heinzmann 2,491 1.7 0.1 1,820 1.3 0.2
REP   1,283 0.9 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   854 0.6
PBC 585 0.4 0.1
Volksabstimmung 466 0.3
ÖDP   406 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 264 0.2
MLPD Michael Weidner 491 0.3 0.0 190 0.1 0.0
Independent Ralf Matheis 436 0.3
Independent Giuliano Gagliardi 351 0.2
DVU   96 0.1
ADM 81 0.1
BüSo 75 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 3,394 2,562
Total Valid votes 142,443 143,275
Turnout 145,837 73.5 6.4
CDU hold Majority 29,358 20.7 3.9

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