Bitburg (electoral district)

Bitburg 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 202. It is located in northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the Bitburg-Prüm district, Vulkaneifel district, and the northern part of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district.[1]

202 Bitburg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bitburg in 2017
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Population215,200 (2015)
Electorate164,480 (2017)
Major settlementsWittlich
Bitburg
Daun
Area3,100.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberPatrick Schnieder
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Bitburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Patrick Schnieder of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Bitburg is located in northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Bitburg-Prüm and Vulkaneifel districts as well as, from the Bernkastel-Wittlich district, the municipality of Wittlich, the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, and the municipalities of Bausendorf, Bengel, Diefenbach, Flußbach, Hontheim, Kinderbeuern, Kinheim, Kröv, Reil, and Willwerscheid from the Traben-Trarbach Verbandsgemeinde.[1]

History

Bitburg was created in 1949, then known as Prüm. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 153. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 151. In the 2002 election, it was number 205. In the 2005 election, it was number 204. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 203. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 202.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bitburg, Prüm, Daun, and Wittlich. It acquired its current borders in the 1965 election, although when the former Verbandsgemeinde of Kröv-Bausendorf was merged into the Traben-Trarbach Verbandsgemeinde in 2014, only its area remained in the constituency.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 6 Prüm
  • Bitburg district
  • Prüm district
  • Daun district
  • Wittlich district
1953 153
1957
1961
1965 Bitburg
1969
1972
1976
1980 151
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 205
2005 204
2009 203
2013
2017 202
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Matthias Joseph Mehs from 1949 to 1953, followed by Hans Richarts from 1953 to 1972. Alois Mertes then served from 1972 to 1987. Peter Rauen was representative from 1987 to 2009. Patrick Schnieder was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Matthias Joseph Mehs CDU 80.2
1953 Hans Richarts CDU 79.6
1957 79.6
1961 76.5
1965 74.9
1969 68.5
1972 Alois Mertes CDU 66.6
1976 69.7
1980 65.2
1983 69.9
1987 Peter Rauen CDU 60.9
1990 57.2
1994 57.1
1998 52.2
2002 52.3
2005 49.0
2009 Patrick Schnieder CDU 46.1
2013 56.0
2017 51.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bitburg[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 Patrick Schnieder 63,719 51.2 4.7 55,591 44.5 7.7
SPD Jan Pauls 32,017 25.7 0.7 27,255 21.8 0.5
AfD Beate Härig-Dickersbach 8,840 7.1 10,058 8.0 4.4
FDP Jürgen Krämer 8,703 7.0 3.7 12,888 10.3 4.2
Green   7,710 6.2 0.1
Left Katharina Penkert 6,786 5.5 2.1 7,433 5.9 1.6
FW Henning Wunderlich 2,927 2.4 0.1 1,627 1.3 0.3
PARTEI   952 0.8
ÖDP Erik Hofmann 1,390 1.1 0.7 477 0.4 0.1
Pirates   377 0.3 1.5
V-Partei³ 242 0.2
NPD   232 0.2 0.6
BGE   182 0.1
MLPD   24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,497 1,831
Total Valid votes 124,382 125,048
Turnout 126,879 77.1 5.4
CDU hold Majority 31,702 25.5 4.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bitburg[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 Patrick Schnieder 65,252 56.0 9.9 61,192 52.2 11.1
SPD Jens Jenssen 30,613 26.3 2.2 26,189 22.3 3.3
Green Alice Endres 5,775 5.0 3.0 7,165 6.1 2.3
Left Ali Damar 3,867 3.3 3.6 5,134 4.4 3.8
FDP Marco Weber 3,807 3.3 10.6 7,136 6.1 13.0
AfD   4,264 3.6
FW Johannes Mans 2,875 2.5 1,925 1.6
Pirates Stefan Trös 2,068 1.8 2,159 1.8 0.4
NPD Erich Wilhelm Krames 1,063 0.9 0.2 904 0.8 0.1
Party of Reason Rainer Hoffmann 843 0.7 550 0.5
ÖDP Heide Weidemann 429 0.4 305 0.3 0.0
PRO 176 0.2
REP   135 0.1 0.2
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,706 2,031
Total Valid votes 116,592 117,267
Turnout 119,298 71.7 0.5
CDU hold Majority 34,639 29.7 7.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bitburg[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 Patrick Schnieder 53,705 46.1 2.9 48,270 41.0 2.9
SPD Elke Leonhard 28,042 24.1 12.4 22,419 19.1 11.0
FDP Edmund Geisen 16,213 13.9 8.1 22,500 19.1 6.3
Green Ulrike Höfken 9,274 8.0 4.1 9,922 8.4 2.7
Left Hanna Bettina Stratmann 8,043 6.9 3.1 9,642 8.2 3.6
Pirates   1,717 1.5
FAMILIE 1,237 1.1 0.0
NPD Mario Winter 1,295 1.1 0.1 1,021 0.9 0.2
REP   354 0.3 0.1
ÖDP   266 0.2
PBC 149 0.1 0.1
DVU   92 0.1
MLPD   22 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,429 2,390
Total Valid votes 116,572 117,611
Turnout 120,001 71.3 7.1
CDU hold Majority 25,663 22.0 9.5

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