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Offenburg (electoral district)

Offenburg 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 284. It is located in western Baden-Württemberg, comprising the northern part of the Ortenaukreis district.[1]

284 Offenburg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Offenburg in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population278,400 (2019)
Electorate205,893 (2021)
Major settlementsOffenburg
Achern
Oberkirch
Area1,094.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberVacant

Offenburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 1972 until his death in 2023, it was represented by Wolfgang Schäuble of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Offenburg is located in western Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Ortenaukreis district excluding the municipalities of Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, Steinach, Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn), Hausach, Hornberg, Oberwolfach, and Wolfach.[1]

History

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Offenburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 188. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 192. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 188. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 285. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 284.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Offenburg, Lahr, and Kehl. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 6 Offenburg
  • Offenburg district
  • Lahr district
  • Kehl district
1953 188
1957
1961
1965 192
1969
1972
1976
1980 188
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 285
2005
2009 284
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Oskar Rümmele from 1949 to 1957, followed by Hans Furler from 1957 to 1972. From 1972 until his death in 2023, it was represented by Wolfgang Schäuble. Schäuble served fourteen consecutive terms as its representative over the course of 51 years, making him the longest-serving parliamentarian in German history.

Election Member Party %
1949 Oskar Rümmele CDU 49.5
1953 58.9
1957 Hans Furler CDU 58.5
1961 52.9
1965 56.8
1969 56.9
1972 Wolfgang Schäuble CDU 53.3
1976 55.3
1980 55.7
1983 62.4
1987 58.6
1990 64.3
1994 58.3
1998 52.6
2002 52.9
2005 50.5
2009 47.2
2013 56.0
2017 48.1
2021 34.9

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Offenburg[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 Wolfgang Schäuble 54,148 34.9   13.2 40,210 25.9   11.2
SPD Matthias Katsch 29,003 18.7   1.4 33,043 21.3   4.8
Greens Thomas Zawalski 21,717 14.0   1.4 23,083 14.9   1.1
FDP Martin Gaßner-Herz 16,692 10.8   4.5 22,799 14.7   3.7
AfD Taras Maygutiak 13,876 8.9   1.4 15,320 9.9   1.7
dieBasis Peter Cleiß 6,955 4.5 5,471 3.5
FW Adolf Huber 5,881 3.8 3,729 2.4   1.6
Left Simon Bärmann 4,254 2.7   2.6 4,423 2.8   2.6
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,290 1.5   0.5
PARTEI Cornelius Lötsch 2,627 1.7 1,465 0.9   0.3
Team Todenhöfer   867 0.6
Pirates   580 0.4   0.0
Volt   441 0.3
ÖDP   288 0.2   0.1
Bürgerbewegung 230 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   221 0.1
Bündnis C   173 0.1
NPD   146 0.1   0.1
DiB   139 0.1   0.0
Humanists   139 0.1
Bündnis 21 62 0.0
LKR   43 0.0
MLPD   19 0.0   0.0
DKP   19 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,623 1,576
Total valid votes 155,153 155,200
Turnout 156,776 76.1   0.4
CDU hold Majority 25,145 16.2   14.6

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Offenburg[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 Wolfgang Schäuble 73,935 48.1   7.9 57,033 37.1   11.2
SPD Elvira Drobinski-Weiß 26,532 17.3   2.9 25,406 16.5   2.7
Greens Norbert Großklaus 19,383 12.6   2.7 21,220 13.8   3.1
AfD Taras Maygutiak 15,899 10.4   6.5 17,800 11.6   6.2
FDP Trutz-Ulrich Stephani 9,593 6.2   4.1 16,940 11.0   5.3
Left Karin Binder 8,264 5.4   1.1 8,411 5.5   0.7
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,449 0.9   0.1
FW   1,301 0.8   0.3
PARTEI   959 0.6
Pirates   651 0.4   1.7
Tierschutzallianz 395 0.3
ÖDP   380 0.2   0.0
NPD   358 0.2   0.7
DM 342 0.2
V-Partei³ 247 0.2
BGE   239 0.2
Menschliche Welt 233 0.2
DiB 174 0.1
DIE RECHTE 49 0.0
MLPD   35 0.0   0.0
DKP   27 0.0
Informal votes 2,118 2,075
Total valid votes 153,606 153,649
Turnout 155,724 75.8   4.9
CDU hold Majority 47,403 30.8   5.0

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Offenburg[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 Wolfgang Schäuble 80,083 56.1   8.9 68,973 48.3   10.7
SPD Elvira Drobinski-Weiß 28,862 20.2   0.7 27,448 19.2   1.4
Greens Ludwig Kornmeier 14,111 9.9   2.7 15,311 10.7   2.4
Left Lars Stern 6,083 4.3   3.1 6,762 4.7   3.0
AfD Helmut Schneider 5,563 3.9 7,743 5.4
FDP Jan Sachs 3,063 2.1   9.0 8,140 5.7   12.2
Pirates Norbert Hense 2,836 2.0 3,028 2.1   0.2
NPD Werner-Christian Wöhrle 1,471 1.0   0.5 1,318 0.9   0.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,244 0.9   0.2
FW Justus Wingert 801 0.6 852 0.6
ÖDP   350 0.2   0.1
REP   334 0.2   0.4
Volksabstimmung 332 0.2   0.1
RENTNER 311 0.2
Party of Reason 309 0.2
PBC 218 0.2   0.2
PRO 79 0.1
MLPD   32 0.0   0.0
BIG 24 0.0
BüSo 14 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 2,386 2,437
Total valid votes 142,873 142,822
Turnout 145,259 70.8   1.5
CDU hold Majority 21,221 35.9   8.2

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Offenburg[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  Y Wolfgang Schäuble 65,336 47.2   3.3 52,083 37.6   3.6
SPD Elvira Drobinski-Weiß 27,052 19.5   11.6 24,662 17.8   11.5
Greens Thomas Marwein 17,460 12.6   5.6 18,247 13.2   3.4
FDP Sibylle Laurischk 15,454 11.2   6.1 24,887 17.9   6.6
Left Andreas Kirchgeßner 10,129 7.3   3.4 10,742 7.7   3.4
Pirates   2,605 1.9
NPD Jens Keppler 2,069 1.5   0.2 1,506 1.1   0.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   974 0.7
REP   914 0.7   0.3
Independent Norbert Hense 594 0.4
Volksabstimmung 453 0.3
PBC 444 0.3   0.2
ÖDP   430 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 417 0.3
Independent Wilhelm Sälinger 264 0.2
Independent Michael Eckert 172 0.1
DVU   97 0.1
ADM 93 0.1
BüSo 75 0.1   0.0
MLPD   42 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 3,305 3,164
Total valid votes 138,530 138,671
Turnout 141,835 69.3   6.1
CDU hold Majority 38,284 27.7   8.3

References

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