Deggendorf (electoral district)

Deggendorf 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 227. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Deggendorf and Freyung-Grafenau.[1]

227 Deggendorf
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Deggendorf in 2017
StateBavaria
Population208,400 (2015)
Electorate166,659 (2017)
Major settlementsDeggendorf
Plattling
Osterhofen
Area1,941.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberThomas Erndl
Elected2017

Deggendorf was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Thomas Erndl of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Deggendorf is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Deggendorf and Freyung-Grafenau as well as the municipalities of Aicha vorm Wald, Eging am See, Fürstenstein, and Hofkirchen from the Passau district.[1]

History

Deggendorf was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 13 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 208. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 213. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 228. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 227.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Deggendorf and the districts of Landkreis Deggendorf, Kötzting, Regen, and Viechtach. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the district of Grafenau. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the districts of Deggendorf and Freyung-Grafenau. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 13 Deggendorf
  • Deggendorf city
  • Landkreis Deggendorf district
  • Kötzting district
  • Regen district
  • Viechtach district
1953 208
1957
1961
1965 213
  • Deggendorf city
  • Landkreis Deggendorf district
  • Kötzting district
  • Regen district
  • Viechtach district
  • Grafenau district
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 228
2005
2009 227
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Ludwig Volkholz of the Bavaria Party (BP) from 1949 to 1953. Stefan Dittrich won it for the CSU in 1953, and served until 1972. He was succeeded by Franz Handlos from 1972 to 1987. Handlos was elected for the CSU in each of his four terms, but left the party in 1983 to co-found The Republicans. After losing the leadership of the party, he founded the Freedom People's Party (FVP) in 1985. He was defeated in 1987 by CSU candidate Bartholomäus Kalb. Kalb was then representative from 1987 to 2017, a total of eight consecutive terms. Thomas Erndl was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Ludwig Volkholz BP 35.5
1953 Stefan Dittrich CSU 48.1
1957 61.8
1961 63.8
1965 63.0
1969 58.8
1972 Franz Handlos[lower-alpha 1] CSU 65.0
1976 73.3
1980 72.0
1983 73.6
REP
FVP
1987 Bartholomäus Kalb CSU 57.2
1990 61.6
1994 61.1
1998 56.2
2002 68.9
2005 61.0
2009 52.9
2013 61.4
2017 Thomas Erndl CSU 44.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Deggendorf[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 % ±%
CSU Thomas Erndl 52,167 44.1 17.3 48,182 40.6 15.6
SPD Rita Hagl-Kehl 20,612 17.4 1.2 16,915 14.2 2.5
AfD Katrin Ebner-Steiner 20,438 17.3 14.0 22,765 19.2 15.2
FW Georg Meiski 6,563 5.5 0.8 4,785 4.0 0.2
Green Christian Heilmann 5,342 4.5 0.0 5,528 4.7 0.3
Left Yenni Kellermann 4,955 4.2 1.1 5,892 5.0 1.6
FDP Kenneth Kooter 4,707 4.0 2.0 8,968 7.6 3.7
BP Thomas Pfeffer 3,607 3.0 1.3 2,258 1.9 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   927 0.8 0.1
ÖDP   824 0.7 0.3
NPD   489 0.4 1.1
PARTEI   374 0.3
Pirates   241 0.2 1.2
V-Partei³ 158 0.1
DM 118 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 106 0.1
DiB 96 0.1
BGE   86 0.1
MLPD   18 0.0 0.0
BüSo 16 0.0 0.0
DKP   8 0.0
Informal votes 1,064 701
Total Valid votes 118,391 118,754
Turnout 119,455 71.7 11.2
CSU hold Majority 31,555 26.7 18.8

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Deggendorf[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 % ±%
CSU Y Bartholomäus Kalb 57,145 61.4 8.5 52,481 56.3 9.8
SPD Rita Hagl-Kehl 14,779 15.9 0.5 15,438 16.6 2.1
FW Stefan Kaiser 4,462 4.8 4,007 4.3
Green Antje Laux 4,187 4.5 2.7 4,065 4.4 2.2
AfD Rudolf Weiss 3,040 3.3 3,787 4.1
Left Rolf Pannicke 2,802 3.0 4.3 3,107 3.3 4.7
FDP Sebastian Dietmar 1,950 2.1 9.8 3,557 3.8 10.5
BP 1,773 1.9 1,559 1.7 0.4
NPD Alfred Steinleitner 1,664 1.8 1.5 1,440 1.5 0.8
Pirates Walter Straßer 1,296 1.4 1,280 1.4 0.1
ÖDP   935 1.0 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   661 0.7 0.1
REP   435 0.5 1.1
DIE FRAUEN 171 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 87 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 66 0.1
PRO 66 0.1
RRP 36 0.0 0.5
BüSo 13 0.0 0.0
MLPD   11 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 843 739
Total Valid votes 93,098 93,202
Turnout 93,941 60.6 0.8
CSU hold Majority 42,366 45.5 9.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Deggendorf[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 % ±%
CSU Y Bartholomäus Kalb 49,398 52.9 8.1 43,628 46.5 11.2
SPD Rita Hagl 15,336 16.4 7.4 13,611 14.5 6.0
FDP Gerhard Drexler[lower-alpha 2] 11,065 11.8 6.1 13,485 14.4 6.5
Left Rolf Pannicke 6,851 7.3 4.0 7,536 8.0 4.3
Green Josef Rosner 6,717 7.2 4.2 6,189 6.6 2.9
NPD Alfred Steinleitner 3,039 3.3 0.2 2,190 2.3 0.1
REP   1,449 1.5 0.4
BP   1,213 1.3 0.4
ÖDP   1,178 1.3
Pirates   1,160 1.2
Freie Union Josef Brunner 992 1.1
FAMILIE 686 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   537 0.6
RRP 514 0.5
DIE VIOLETTEN 187 0.2
CM 112 0.1
PBC 110 0.1 0.1
DVU   46 0.0
BüSo 25 0.0 0.0
MLPD   17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,524 1,049
Total Valid votes 93,398 93,873
Turnout 94,922 61.3 9.5
CSU hold Majority 34,062 36.5 0.7

Notes
  1. Handlos was elected for the CSU, but left the party in July 1983 and co-founded The Republicans. He left the party in 1985 to found the Freiheitliche Volkspartei (Freedom People's Party, FVP) in 1985.
  2. Drexler entered the Bundestag on the FDP list after the resignation of Max Stadler in May 2013.

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