Waldshut (electoral district)

Waldshut 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 288. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Waldshut district and the eastern part of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district.[1]

288 Waldshut
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Waldshut in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population245,800 (2015)
Electorate177,806 (2017)
Major settlementsWaldshut-Tiengen
Bad Säckingen
Wehr
Area1,861.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCDU
MemberFelix Schreiner
Elected2017

Waldshut was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Felix Schreiner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Waldshut is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Waldshut and the municipalities of Breitnau, Buchenbach, Eisenbach (Hochschwarzwald), Feldberg (Schwarzwald), Friedenweiler, Glottertal, Gundelfingen, Heuweiler, Hinterzarten, Kirchzarten, Lenzkirch, Löffingen, Oberried, St. Märgen, St. Peter, Schluchsee, Stegen, and Titisee-Neustadt from the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district.[1]

History

Waldshut was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 188 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 192. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 289. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 288.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Waldshut, Hochschwarzwald, and Säckingen. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the district of Waldshut and the municipalities of Breitnau, Eisenbach, Feldberg, Friedenweiler, Hinterzarten, Lenzkirch, Löffingen, Schluchsee, and Titisee-Neustadt from the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 188 Waldshut
  • Waldshut district
  • Hochschwarzwald district
  • Säckingen district
1969
1972
1976
1980 192
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 289
2005
2009 288
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Anton Hilbert from 1965 to 1969. Former Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger was representative from 1969 to 1976. Norbert Nothhelfer served from 1976 to 1980, followed by Werner Dörflinger from 1980 to 1998. Thomas Dörflinger was representative from 1998 to 2017. Felix Schreiner was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1965 Anton Hilbert CDU 56.3
1969 Kurt Georg Kiesinger CDU 62.6
1972 55.7
1976 Norbert Nothhelfer CDU 57.2
1980 Werner Dörflinger CDU 54.4
1983 62.7
1987 57.4
1990 56.4
1994 52.6
1998 Thomas Dörflinger CDU 45.3
2002 45.9
2005 46.7
2009 41.5
2013 51.4
2017 Felix Schreiner CDU 41.9

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Waldshut[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 Felix Schreiner 56,528 41.9 9.6 53,066 39.3 10.0
SPD Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter 32,522 24.1 3.9 22,122 16.4 2.6
Green Ulrich Martin Drescher 16,030 11.9 1.8 18,842 13.9 2.9
AfD Martina Nicola Böswald 12,388 9.2 13,299 9.8 5.1
FDP Daniel Poznanski 8,402 6.2 2.9 14,647 10.8 5.1
Left Lothar Schuchmann 6,767 5.0 0.6 7,369 5.5 1.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,235 0.9 0.2
FW Hans Dieter Ruby 1,414 1.0 1,117 0.8 0.1
PARTEI   781 0.6
ÖDP Kilian Kronimus 1,008 0.7 0.7 534 0.4 0.1
Pirates   432 0.3 1.5
Tierschutzallianz 309 0.2
NPD   305 0.2 0.5
BGE   270 0.2
DM 219 0.2
DiB 188 0.1
Menschliche Welt 183 0.1
V-Partei³ 144 0.1
DIE RECHTE 35 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 0.0
DKP   10 0.0
Informal votes 1,536 1,466
Total Valid votes 135,059 135,129
Turnout 136,595 76.8 4.2
CDU hold Majority 24,006 17.8 5.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Waldshut[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 Thomas Dörflinger 65,009 51.4 9.9 62,610 49.3 12.6
SPD Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter 35,359 28.0 0.6 24,130 19.0 0.3
Green Peter Schanz 12,768 10.1 0.6 13,987 11.0 2.7
Left Nicole Stadler 5,613 4.4 1.3 5,482 4.3 2.0
FDP Karsten Jung 4,184 3.3 7.8 7,307 5.8 12.9
AfD   5,979 4.7
Pirates   2,335 1.8 0.0
ÖDP Mike Schinkel 1,814 1.4 0.7 683 0.5 0.0
NPD Philip-Mario Hallasch 1,694 1.3 0.0 947 0.7 0.0
FW   890 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   876 0.7 0.0
REP   635 0.5 0.5
Volksabstimmung 344 0.3 0.0
RENTNER 314 0.2
PBC 228 0.2 0.3
PRO 97 0.1
Party of Reason 95 0.1
BIG 46 0.0
MLPD   30 0.0 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,367 1,772
Total Valid votes 126,441 127,036
Turnout 128,808 72.6 2.1
CDU hold Majority 29,650 23.4 10.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Waldshut[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 Thomas Dörflinger 50,967 41.5 5.1 45,201 36.6 4.7
SPD Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter[lower-alpha 1] 35,026 28.5 8.9 23,058 18.7 11.1
FDP Michael Klotzbücher 13,686 11.2 5.2 22,993 18.6 7.8
Green Ruth Cremer-Ricken 13,091 10.7 3.5 16,971 13.8 2.9
Left Lothar Schuchmann 7,100 5.8 7,765 6.3 3.1
Pirates   2,244 1.8
REP   1,190 1.0 0.1
NPD Günther Ragg 1,667 1.4 0.3 941 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   869 0.7
ÖDP Bernd Topka 843 0.7 611 0.5
PBC 574 0.5 0.1
Volksabstimmung 370 0.3
Independent Gero Greb 349 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 338 0.3
DVU   74 0.1
BüSo 67 0.1 0.0
ADM 48 0.0
MLPD   38 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,689 2,066
Total Valid votes 122,729 123,352
Turnout 125,418 70.5 6.7
CDU hold Majority 15,941 13.0 3.8

Notes
  1. Schwarzelühr-Sutter entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Hermann Scheer in October 2010.

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