Biberach 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 292. It is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Biberach district and northeastern parts of the Ravensburg district.[1]
292 Biberach | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Biberach in 2025 | |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Population | 230,500 (2019) |
Electorate | 169,147 (2021) |
Major settlements | Biberach an der Riss Laupheim Bad Wurzach |
Area | 1,748.1 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Josef Rief |
Elected | 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
Biberach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Josef Rief of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]
Geography
editBiberach is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Biberach and the municipalities of Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, and Kißlegg from the Ravensburg district.[1]
History
editBiberach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 194. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 198. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 196. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 293. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 292.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Biberach, Saulgau, and Ehingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it also contained the municipalities of Billafingen, Burgau, and Langenenslingen from the Sigmaringen district. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but also containing the municipalities of Achberg, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bergatreute, Isny, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg from the Ravensburg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.
Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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1949 | 5 | Biberach |
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1953 | 194 | ||
1957 | |||
1961 | |||
1965 | 198 |
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1969 | |||
1972 | |||
1976 | |||
1980 | 196 |
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1983 | |||
1987 | |||
1990 | |||
1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 293 | ||
2005 | |||
2009 | 292 |
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2013 | |||
2017 | |||
2021 | |||
2025 |
Members
editThe constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Bernhard Bauknecht from 1949 to 1969, followed by Eugen Maucher from 1969 to 1976 and Isidor Früh from 1976 to 1980. Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil was representative from 1980 to 1998, followed by Franz Romer from 1998 to 2009. Josef Rief was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1949 | Bernhard Bauknecht | CDU | 82.0 | |
1953 | 79.1 | |||
1957 | 80.0 | |||
1961 | 75.3 | |||
1965 | 74.2 | |||
1969 | Eugen Maucher | CDU | 73.1 | |
1972 | 72.1 | |||
1976 | Isidor Früh | CDU | 72.9 | |
1980 | Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | CDU | 70.6 | |
1983 | 75.1 | |||
1987 | 67.6 | |||
1990 | 62.1 | |||
1994 | 58.9 | |||
1998 | Franz Romer | CDU | 48.5 | |
2002 | 57.7 | |||
2005 | 52.4 | |||
2009 | Josef Rief | CDU | 42.7 | |
2013 | 59.0 | |||
2017 | 44.5 | |||
2021 | 35.1 |
Election results
edit2021 election
editFederal election (2021): Biberach[3] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Josef Rief | 46,458 | 35.1 | 9.3 | 40,472 | 30.6 | 12.5 | ||
SPD | Martin Gerster | 24,567 | 18.6 | 1.6 | 23,152 | 17.5 | 4.8 | ||
Greens | Anja Reinalter | 17,912 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 18,070 | 13.7 | 2.4 | ||
AfD | Rebecca Weißbrodt | 13,469 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 14,308 | 10.8 | 1.6 | ||
FDP | Florian Hirt | 13,045 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 19,163 | 14.5 | 3.5 | ||
FW | Ulrich Bossler | 4,431 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4,155 | 3.1 | 2.2 | ||
dieBasis | Jan-Christopher Zubel | 3,134 | 2.4 | 3,207 | 2.4 | ||||
ÖDP | Norbert Huchler | 2,489 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1,191 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | Simone Bischof | 2,371 | 1.8 | 1,921 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |||
Left | Rainer Schaaf | 2,064 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2,967 | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
PARTEI | Sven Milverstaedt | 1,471 | 1.1 | 1,175 | 0.9 | 0.4 | |||
Pirates | Samuel Schmid | 760 | 0.6 | 559 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |||
Team Todenhöfer | 433 | 0.3 | |||||||
Volt | 332 | 0.3 | |||||||
Bündnis C | 241 | 0.2 | |||||||
Bürgerbewegung | 200 | 0.2 | |||||||
Gesundheitsforschung | 189 | 0.1 | |||||||
NPD | 158 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||||
DiB | 122 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
Humanists | 117 | 0.1 | |||||||
Bündnis 21 | 43 | 0.0 | |||||||
LKR | 27 | 0.0 | |||||||
DKP | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
MLPD | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,174 | 1,115 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 132,171 | 132,230 | |||||||
Turnout | 133,345 | 78.8 | 0.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 21,891 | 16.5 | 10.9 |
2017 election
editFederal election (2017): Biberach[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Josef Rief | 57,837 | 44.5 | 14.5 | 56,162 | 43.1 | 13.2 | ||
SPD | Martin Gerster | 22,034 | 16.9 | 3.0 | 16,557 | 12.7 | 2.1 | ||
Greens | Anja Reinalter | 17,589 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 14,729 | 11.3 | 2.2 | ||
AfD | Matthias Stiel | 14,640 | 11.3 | 16,236 | 12.5 | 8.2 | |||
FDP | Tim Hundertmark | 9,775 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 14,321 | 11.0 | 6.1 | ||
Left | Ralph Heidenreich | 4,907 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 5,997 | 4.6 | 1.2 | ||
ÖDP | Gudrun Diebold | 1,724 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1,180 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||
FW | Deborah Schiwig | 1,576 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1,201 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 923 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ||||||
PARTEI | 620 | 0.5 | |||||||
Pirates | 609 | 0.5 | 1.6 | ||||||
NPD | 384 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||||||
Tierschutzallianz | 293 | 0.2 | |||||||
DM | 244 | 0.2 | |||||||
BGE | 224 | 0.2 | |||||||
Menschliche Welt | 219 | 0.2 | |||||||
V-Partei³ | 156 | 0.1 | |||||||
DiB | 129 | 0.1 | |||||||
DIE RECHTE | 39 | 0.0 | |||||||
MLPD | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
DKP | 16 | 0.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,611 | 1,418 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 130,082 | 130,275 | |||||||
Turnout | 131,693 | 78.8 | 4.5 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 35,803 | 27.6 | 11.6 |
2013 election
editFederal election (2013): Biberach[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Josef Rief | 70,540 | 59.0 | 16.3 | 67,567 | 56.3 | 13.1 | ||
SPD | Martin Gerster | 23,786 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 17,814 | 14.8 | 1.1 | ||
Greens | Eugen Schlachter | 10,754 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 10,887 | 9.1 | 1.8 | ||
Left | Ralph Heidenreich | 4,013 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 4,075 | 3.4 | 2.4 | ||
Pirates | Lisa Rudolf | 3,411 | 2.9 | 2,503 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |||
FDP | Norbert Mayer | 2,567 | 2.1 | 13.0 | 5,851 | 4.9 | 14.0 | ||
AfD | 5,072 | 4.2 | |||||||
FW | Ulrich Bossler | 2,558 | 2.1 | 1,516 | 1.3 | ||||
ÖDP | Gudrun Diebold | 1,958 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1,166 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ||
NPD | 1,062 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ||||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 825 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ||||||
REP | 599 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||||||
RENTNER | 316 | 0.3 | |||||||
Volksabstimmung | 273 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||
PBC | 209 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
Party of Reason | 134 | 0.1 | |||||||
PRO | 105 | 0.1 | |||||||
BIG | 66 | 0.1 | |||||||
BüSo | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
MLPD | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,131 | 1,630 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 119,587 | 120,088 | |||||||
Turnout | 121,718 | 74.3 | 2.1 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 46,574 | 39.1 | 19.4 |
2009 election
editFederal election (2009): Biberach[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Josef Rief | 48,662 | 42.7 | 10.5 | 49,688 | 43.2 | 8.4 | ||
SPD | Martin Gerster | 26,275 | 23.0 | 3.9 | 15,742 | 13.7 | 7.9 | ||
FDP | Oliver Lukner | 17,233 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 21,665 | 18.8 | 7.8 | ||
Greens | Thomas Oelmayer | 11,176 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 12,524 | 10.9 | 3.1 | ||
Left | Herbert Wilzek | 6,117 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 6,636 | 5.8 | 3.2 | ||
Pirates | 2,277 | 2.0 | |||||||
NPD | Siegfried Härle | 2,389 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1,401 | 1.2 | 0.1 | ||
ÖDP | Gudrun Diebold | 1,760 | 1.5 | 1,536 | 1.3 | ||||
REP | 1,289 | 1.1 | 0.7 | ||||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 879 | 0.8 | |||||||
Independent | Peter Baer | 414 | 0.4 | ||||||
PBC | 413 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ||||||
Volksabstimmung | 382 | 0.3 | |||||||
DIE VIOLETTEN | 277 | 0.2 | |||||||
DVU | 100 | 0.1 | |||||||
BüSo | 77 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
ADM | 60 | 0.1 | |||||||
MLPD | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 3,263 | 2,303 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 114,026 | 114,986 | |||||||
Turnout | 117,289 | 72.2 | 7.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 22,387 | 19.7 | 14.4 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituency Biberach". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ "Results for Biberach". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ Results for Biberach
- ^ Results for Biberach
- ^ Results for Biberach
- ^ Results for Biberach