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 | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Waldshut in 2025 | |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Population | 249,500 (2019) |
Electorate | 177,275 (2021) |
Major settlements | Waldshut-Tiengen Bad Säckingen Wehr |
Area | 1,861.3 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1965 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Felix Schreiner |
Elected | 2017, 2021 |
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
editWaldshut 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
editWaldshut 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 |
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1965 | 188 | Waldshut |
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1980 | 192 |
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1983 | |||
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1990 | |||
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1998 | |||
2002 | 289 |
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2005 | |||
2009 | 288 | ||
2013 | |||
2017 | |||
2021 | |||
2025 |
Members
editThe 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 and re-elected in 2021.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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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 | |
2021 | 33.6 |
Election results
edit2021 election
editFederal election (2021): Waldshut[3] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Felix Schreiner | 45,335 | 33.6 | 8.2 | 35,595 | 26.4 | 12.9 | ||
SPD | Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter | 34,449 | 25.5 | 1.5 | 30,782 | 22.8 | 6.4 | ||
Greens | Jan-Lukas Schmitt | 20,679 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 23,294 | 17.3 | 3.3 | ||
AfD | Andrea Zürcher | 11,420 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 11,265 | 8.3 | 1.5 | ||
FDP | Jareem Khawaja | 10,217 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 18,422 | 13.6 | 2.8 | ||
dieBasis | Ursula Halfmann | 3,975 | 2.9 | 3,634 | 2.7 | ||||
Left | Robert Kuhlmann | 3,606 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3,895 | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
FW | Dominik Brox | 3,482 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2,534 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 1,732 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||||||
PARTEI | 894 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ||||||
ÖDP | Kilian Kronimus | 895 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 469 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
Volt | Domenic Gehrmann | 819 | 0.6 | 656 | 0.5 | ||||
Pirates | 471 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||||||
Team Todenhöfer | 391 | 0.3 | |||||||
Bündnis C | 216 | 0.2 | |||||||
Bürgerbewegung | 160 | 0.1 | |||||||
Gesundheitsforschung | 155 | 0.1 | |||||||
DiB | 113 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
NPD | 110 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Humanists | 102 | 0.1 | |||||||
Bündnis 21 | 53 | 0.0 | |||||||
MLPD | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
LKR | 28 | 0.0 | |||||||
DKP | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,318 | 1,173 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 134,877 | 135,022 | |||||||
Turnout | 136,195 | 76.8 | 0.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 10,886 | 8.1 | 9.7 |
2017 election
editFederal election (2017): Waldshut[4] | |||||||||
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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 | ||
Greens | 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 | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 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
editFederal election (2013): Waldshut[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | 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 | ||
Greens | 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 | |||||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 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
editFederal election (2009): Waldshut[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Thomas Dörflinger | 50,967 | 41.5 | 5.1 | 45,201 | 36.6 | 4.7 | ||
SPD | Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter[a] | 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 | ||
Greens | 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 | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 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
edit- ^ Schwarzelühr-Sutter entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Hermann Scheer in October 2010.
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituency Waldshut". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ "Results for Waldshut". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ Results for Waldshut
- ^ Results for Waldshut
- ^ Results for Waldshut
- ^ Results for Waldshut