Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe

Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe 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 268. It is located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the districts of Hohenlohekreis and Schwäbisch Hall.[1]

268 Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population301,800 (2015)
Electorate225,785 (2017)
Major settlementsSchwäbisch Hall
Crailsheim
Öhringen
Area2,260.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberChristian von Stetten
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Christian von Stetten of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe is located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Hohenlohekreis and Schwäbisch Hall.[1]

History

Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe was created in 1980, then known as Schwäbisch Hall. It acquired its current name in the 1994 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 172 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 269. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 268. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 172 Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 269
2005
2009 268
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Philipp Jenninger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1980 to 1990, followed by Wolfgang von Stetten from 1990 to 2002. Christian von Stetten has been representative since 2002.

Election Member Party %
1980 Philipp Jenninger CDU 51.4
1983 58.5
1987 50.1
1990 Wolfgang von Stetten CDU 43.1
1994 41.4
1998 37.2
2002 Christian von Stetten CDU 47.3
2005 46.5
2009 43.3
2013 52.3
2017 40.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe[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 Christian von Stetten 68,717 40.5 11.8 58,215 34.3 12.3
SPD Annette Sawade 31,406 18.5 4.4 27,472 16.2 3.8
AfD Stefan Thien 22,894 13.5 24,827 14.6 9.6
Green Harald Ebner 21,468 12.6 2.6 20,512 12.1 2.1
FDP Valentin Christian Abel 14,252 8.4 4.5 21,629 12.7 6.1
Left Kai Bock 7,314 4.3 0.1 9,594 5.7 0.8
ÖDP Friedrich Zahn 1,934 1.1 0.7 1,098 0.6 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,072 0.6 0.1
PARTEI   979 0.6
FW   896 0.5 0.1
Pirates Alexander Brandt 1,610 0.9 1.8 870 0.5 1.6
NPD   783 0.5 0.9
Tierschutzallianz 380 0.2
DM 363 0.2
V-Partei³ 291 0.2
Menschliche Welt 220 0.1
BGE   195 0.1
DiB 190 0.1
MLPD Karl Wilhelm Maier 265 0.2 121 0.1 0.0
DIE RECHTE 52 0.0
DKP   36 0.0
Informal votes 1,900 1,965
Total Valid votes 169,860 169,795
Turnout 171,760 76.1 5.5
CDU hold Majority 37,311 22.0 7.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe[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 Christian von Stetten 81,427 52.3 9.0 72,835 46.6 11.9
SPD Annette Sawade 35,728 22.9 1.4 31,230 20.0 1.6
Green Harald Ebner 15,569 10.0 2.0 15,641 10.0 3.1
Left Florian Vollert 6,626 4.3 3.0 7,535 4.8 2.8
FDP Stephen Brauer 6,128 3.9 9.2 10,355 6.6 12.3
AfD   7,799 5.0
Pirates Alexander Brandt 4,226 2.7 3,371 2.2 0.2
NPD Friedrich Kellermann 3,184 2.0 0.2 2,119 1.4 0.2
ÖDP Peter Gansky 2,877 1.8 1,188 0.8 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,143 0.7 0.0
FW   608 0.4
REP   597 0.4 0.6
PBC 574 0.4 0.4
RENTNER 442 0.3
Volksabstimmung 278 0.2 0.1
Party of Reason 174 0.1
PRO 146 0.1
BIG 94 0.1
MLPD   81 0.1 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,624 2,156
Total Valid votes 155,765 156,233
Turnout 158,389 70.6 1.4
CDU hold Majority 45,699 29.4 7.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe[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 Christian von Stetten 65,474 43.3 3.2 52,745 34.7 5.1
SPD Annette Sawade 32,606 21.5 10.4 27,907 18.4 11.6
FDP Stephen Brauer 19,839 13.1 6.0 28,688 18.9 7.3
Green Harald Ebner 18,132 12.0 4.8 19,829 13.1 3.8
Left Silvia Ofori 10,938 7.2 3.8 11,554 7.6 4.0
Pirates   2,950 1.9
NPD Lars Gold 3,328 2.2 0.0 2,429 1.6 0.0
REP   1,444 1.0 0.5
PBC 1,173 0.8 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,070 0.7
Independent Hans-Jürgen Lange 1,004 0.7
ÖDP   905 0.6
Volksabstimmung 401 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 317 0.2
DVU   157 0.1
MLPD   86 0.1 0.0
BüSo 78 0.1 0.0
ADM 57 0.0
Informal votes 3,030 2,561
Total Valid votes 151,321 151,790
Turnout 154,351 69.1 6.0
CDU hold Majority 32,868 21.8 7.3

References
  1. "Constituency Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
  4. Results for Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
  5. Results for Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
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