Rottweil – Tuttlingen

Rottweil – Tuttlingen 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 285. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the districts of Rottweil and Tuttlingen.[1]

285 Rottweil – Tuttlingen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rottweil – Tuttlingen in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population274,100 (2015)
Electorate199,227 (2017)
Major settlementsTuttlingen
Rottweil
Schramberg
Area1,503.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberVolker Kauder
Elected1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Rottweil – Tuttlingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1990, it has been represented by Volker Kauder of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Rottweil – Tuttlingen is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Rottweil and Tuttlingen.[1]

History

Rottweil – Tuttlingen was created in 1949, then known as Rottweil. It acquired its current name in the 1987 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 192. In the 1965 through 1983 elections, it was number 196. In the 1987 through 1998 elections, it was number 189. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 286. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 285.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Rottweil and Tuttlingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it also contained the municipality of Wilflingen from the Hechingen district and the municipalities of Bärenthal and Beuron from the Sigmaringen district. Since the 1980 election, it has again comprised the Rottweil and Tuttlingen districts.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Rottweil
1953 192
1957
1961
1965 196
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987 189 Rottweil – Tuttlingen
1990
1994
1998
2002 286
2005
2009 285
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl Gengler from 1949 to 1957, followed by Bruno Heck from 1957 to 1976. Franz Sauter was representative from 1976 to 1990. Volker Kauder has been representative since 1990, a total of eight consecutive terms.

Election Member Party %
1949 Karl Gengler CDU 50.5
1953 56.6
1957 Bruno Heck CDU 55.6
1961 49.6
1965 55.9
1969 55.4
1972 57.8
1976 Franz Sauter CDU 61.2
1980 57.6
1983 64.0
1987 56.5
1990 Volker Kauder CDU 53.2
1994 53.7
1998 46.5
2002 52.6
2005 52.2
2009 48.1
2013 57.8
2017 43.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Rottweil – Tuttlingen[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 Volker Kauder 64,558 43.0 14.8 57,060 38.0 13.7
SPD Georg Sattler 23,855 15.9 1.9 21,900 14.6 2.9
AfD Reimond Hoffmann 19,543 13.0 8.0 20,942 14.0 8.1
FDP Marcel Aulila 16,255 10.8 7.5 20,328 13.5 7.2
Green Hubert Nowack 14,299 9.5 2.0 15,329 10.2 2.9
Left Laura Halding-Hoppenheit 5,825 3.9 0.1 7,141 4.8 0.8
Tierschutzallianz Harald Becker 2,012 1.3 875 0.6
FW Carmen Spiegelhalder-Schäfer 1,869 1.2 0.2 1,418 0.9 0.0
ÖDP Verena Föttinger 1,814 1.2 0.5 1,103 0.7 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   893 0.6 0.1
PARTEI   788 0.5
Pirates   567 0.4 1.5
NPD   527 0.4 1.1
DM 337 0.2
BGE   213 0.1
Menschliche Welt 178 0.1
V-Partei³ 168 0.1
DiB 162 0.1
MLPD   49 0.0 0.0
DIE RECHTE 44 0.0
DKP   28 0.0
Informal votes 1,971 1,951
Total Valid votes 150,030 150,050
Turnout 152,001 76.3 4.3
CDU hold Majority 40,703 27.1 12.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Rottweil – Tuttlingen[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 Volker Kauder 81,517 57.8 9.8 72,998 51.7 13.0
SPD Ergun Can 25,044 17.8 1.5 24,757 17.5 1.2
Green Susanne Kieckbusch 10,546 7.5 0.9 10,385 7.4 2.0
AfD Nikolaus Kinzler 7,112 5.0 8,214 5.8
Left Edmond Jäger 5,290 3.8 2.2 5,601 4.0 2.4
FDP Mechthild Wolber 4,714 3.3 14.4 9,025 6.4 15.5
Pirates   2,582 1.8 0.1
ÖDP Bernhard Richter 2,419 1.7 0.2 1,250 0.9 0.2
NPD Wolfram Fischer 2,296 1.6 0.6 2,080 1.5 0.2
FW Hans-Gerd Hoffmann 1,992 1.4 1,383 1.0
Tierschutzpartei   968 0.7 0.1
RENTNER 418 0.3
REP   413 0.3 0.5
PBC 361 0.3 0.3
Volksabstimmung 353 0.3 0.1
Party of Reason 171 0.1
PRO 99 0.1
BIG 54 0.0
MLPD   29 0.0 0.0
BüSo 27 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 2,519 2,281
Total Valid votes 140,930 141,168
Turnout 143,449 72.0 1.6
CDU hold Majority 56,473 40.0 9.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Rottweil – Tuttlingen[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 Volker Kauder 66,104 48.0 4.2 53,547 38.7 6.1
FDP Ernst Burgbacher 24,395 17.7 8.5 30,249 21.9 9.0
SPD Peter Fischer 22,388 16.3 10.1 22,550 16.3 10.1
Green Max Burger-Heidger 11,503 8.4 2.3 12,924 9.3 2.3
Left Hans-Ulrich Bünger 8,140 5.9 8,753 6.3 3.2
Pirates   2,396 1.7
NPD Michael Kerber 3,006 2.2 0.3 2,298 1.7 0.1
ÖDP Bernhard Richter 2,039 1.5 1,498 1.1
REP   1,126 0.8 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,022 0.7
PBC 782 0.6 0.2
Volksabstimmung 502 0.4
DIE VIOLETTEN 294 0.2
ADM 140 0.1
DVU   131 0.1
BüSo 110 0.1 0.0
MLPD   45 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,816 3,024
Total Valid votes 137,575 138,367
Turnout 141,391 70.4 6.5
CDU hold Majority 41,709 30.3 4.5

References
  1. "Constituency Rottweil – Tuttlingen". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Rottweil – Tuttlingen". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Rottweil – Tuttlingen
  4. Results for Rottweil – Tuttlingen
  5. Results for Rottweil – Tuttlingen
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