Hanau (electoral district)

Hanau 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 179. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the western part of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, including the city of Hanau.[1]

179 Hanau
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hanau in 2025
StateHesse
Population262,000 (2019)
Electorate176,271 (2021)
Major settlementsHanau
Maintal
Nidderau
Area346.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberLennard Oehl
Elected2021

Hanau was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Lennard Oehl of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

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Hanau is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district.[1]

History

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Hanau was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 14 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 139. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 137. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 181. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 180. From the 2025 election, it has been number 179.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hanau and the districts of Landkreis Hanau and Gelnhausen. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Bad Orb, Biebergemünd, Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Flörsbachtal, Freigericht, Gelnhausen, Großkrotzenburg, Gründau, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Jossgrund, Langenselbold, Linsengericht, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, Schöneck, and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 14 Hanau
  • Hanau city
  • Landkreis Hanau district
  • Gelnhausen district
1953 139
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 137
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 181
2005
2009 180
2013
2017
2021
2025 179

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Jakob Altmaier of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1965. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Gerhard Flämig, who served from 1965 to 1980. Bernd Reuter of the SPD then served a single term from 1980 to 1983. Richard Bayha of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983 and served until 1994, when he was succeeded by party fellow Manfred Kanther for a single term. Bernd Reuter won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term, followed by Sascha Raabe of the SPD for two terms. Peter Tauber of the CDU won it in 2009 and served a single term. Katja Leikert was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Lennard Oehl won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Jakob Altmaier SPD 31.9
1953 35.6
1957 43.5
1961 45.2
1965 Gerhard Flämig SPD 47.8
1969 51.6
1972 54.0
1976 47.2
1980 Bernd Reuter SPD 49.1
1983 Richard Bayha CDU 44.1
1987 45.9
1990 44.2
1994 Manfred Kanther CDU 46.9
1998 Bernd Reuter SPD 45.1
2002 Sascha Raabe SPD 47.3
2005 43.2
2009 Peter Tauber CDU 39.4
2013 Katja Leikert CDU 44.3
2017 35.3
2021 Lennard Oehl SPD 31.1

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Hanau[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 % ±%
SPD Lennard Oehl 40,291 31.1   0.7 35,739 27.6   4.0
CDU  N Katja Leikert 36,019 27.8   7.5 29,223 22.5   7.0
Greens Marcus Bocklet 15,995 12.4   6.3 18,258 14.1   5.5
AfD Erich Albrecht 13,364 10.3   2.5 13,257 10.2   3.8
FDP Henrik Statz 13,106 10.1   3.8 17,158 13.2   1.8
Left Alexander Kuhne 4,462 3.4   2.4 4,948 3.8   3.7
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,504 1.9   0.4
FW Christian Clauß 3,308 2.6   1.3 2,180 1.7   0.9
dieBasis Ralf Haußels 1,998 1.5 1,549 1.2
Team Todenhöfer   1,349 1.0
PARTEI   1,186 0.9   0.0
Independent Peter Rehbein 833 0.6
Pirates   555 0.4   0.0
Volt   535 0.4
Gesundheitsforschung   254 0.2
NPD   236 0.2   0.3
Humanists   177 0.1
ÖDP   150 0.1   0.1
V-Partei3   140 0.1   0.1
Bündnis C   85 0.1
DKP   53 0.0   0.0
Bündnis 21 49 0.0
LKR   35 0.0
MLPD   32 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 2,036 1,760
Total valid votes 129,376 129,652
Turnout 131,412 74.6   1.1
SPD gain from CDU Majority 4,272 3.3

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Hanau[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 Katja Leikert 46,656 35.3   8.9 39,126 29.6   9.7
SPD Sascha Raabe 40,185 30.4   6.0 31,150 23.5   5.1
AfD Jonny Nedog 16,907 12.8 18,626 14.1   8.2
FDP Ralf-Rainer Piesold 8,418 6.4   3.9 15,185 11.5   6.2
Greens Anja Katharina Zeller 8,054 6.1   0.3 11,345 8.6   0.4
Left Tobias Huth 7,715 5.8   0.1 10,006 7.6   1.4
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,008 1.5
PARTEI Gregor Wilkenloh 1,905 1.4   0.6 1,237 0.9   0.2
FW Bodo Delhey 1,679 1.3 1,024 0.8   0.1
NPD Duancon Bohnert 540 0.4   1.7 636 0.5   1.0
Pirates   568 0.4   1.6
DM 515 0.4
V-Partei³ 264 0.2
ÖDP   240 0.2
BGE   231 0.2
DKP   72 0.1
MLPD   58 0.0   0.0
BüSo 32 0.0   0.1
Informal votes 2,131 1,867
Total valid votes 132,059 132,323
Turnout 134,190 75.6   3.3
CDU hold Majority 6,471 4.9   3.0

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Hanau[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 Katja Leikert 54,920 44.3   5.9 48,828 39.2   7.6
SPD Sascha Raabe 45,184 36.4   1.8 35,650 28.6   4.0
Greens Angelika Gunkel 7,217 5.8   1.0 11,183 9.0   2.2
Left Sabine Leidig 7,069 5.7   1.4 7,630 6.1   2.8
AfD   7,356 5.9
FDP Anke Kerstin Pfeil 3,053 2.5   6.3 6,611 5.3   12.1
Pirates Kai Alexander Lanio 2,985 2.4 2,549 2.0   0.1
NPD Bernd Hilpert 2,625 2.1   0.9 1,899 1.5   0.3
PARTEI Benedikt Manfred Polzer 1,048 0.8 876 0.7
FW   847 0.7
REP   687 0.6   0.5
PRO 212 0.2
BüSo 73 0.1   0.1
SGP   65 0.1
MLPD   28 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 4,179 3,786
Total valid votes 124,101 124,494
Turnout 128,280 72.3   0.7
CDU hold Majority 9,736 7.9   2.5

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Hanau[6]
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 Peter Tauber 68,704 39.4   3.0 56,834 32.6   2.5
SPD  N Sascha Raabe 59,413 34.0   9.2 42,154 24.1   10.2
FDP Conrad Buchholz 15,523 8.9   4.7 30,368 17.4   5.7
Left Werner Dreibus 11,985 6.9   2.3 15,139 8.7   3.2
Greens Reiner Bousonville 11,572 6.6   2.9 19,324 11.1   1.9
Pirates   3,763 2.2
Human Environment Animal Protection Margitta Marcian 3,287 1.9 2,568 1.5   0.4
NPD Daniel Knebel 2,289 1.3   0.5 2,317 1.3   0.0
REP Bert-Rüdiger Förster 1,764 1.0 1,689 1.0   0.2
BüSo 220 0.1   0.0
DVU   142 0.1
MLPD   41 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 4,067 4,045
Total valid votes 174,537 174,559
Turnout 178,604 73.8   5.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority 9,291 5.4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Hanau". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Hanau". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Hanau
  4. ^ Results for Hanau
  5. ^ Results for Hanau
  6. ^ Results for Hanau