Fulda (electoral district)

Fulda 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 174. It is located in eastern Hesse, comprising the Fulda district and the southeastern part of the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]

174 Fulda
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Fulda in 2013
StateHesse
Population271,000 (2015)
Electorate209,966 (2017)
Major settlementsFulda
Hünfeld
Lauterbach
Area2,130.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberMichael Brand
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Fulda was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Michael Brand of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Fulda is located in eastern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Fulda district, as well as the Vogelsbergkreis district excluding the municipalities of Alsfeld, Antrifttal, Feldatal, Gemünden (Felda), Homberg (Ohm), Kirtorf, Mücke, and Romrod.[1]

History

Fulda was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 9 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 134. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 132. In 2002 and 2005, it was number 176. In the 2009 election, it was number 175. Since 2013, it has been number 174.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Fulda and the districts of Landkreis Fulda, Lauterbach, and Schlüchtern. In the 1976 election, it comprised the district of Fulda excluding the municipalities of Burghaun, Eiterfeld, Hünfeld, Nüsttal, and Rasdorf; the municipalities of Bad Soden-Salmünster, Birstein, Brachttal, Schlüchtern, Sinntal, Steinau, Wächtersbach, Züntersbach, and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district; and the municipalities of Freiensteinau, Grebenhain, Herbstein, Lauterbach, Lautertal, Schlitz, Schotten, Ulrichstein, and Wartenberg from the Vogelsbergkreis district. In the 2002 election, it acquired borders very similar to its current configuration, but including the municipalities of Birstein, Schlüchtern, Sinntal, and Steinau an der Straße from Main-Kinzig-Kreis district, and the municipality of Schwalmtal from Vogelsbergkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 9 Fulda
  • Fulda city
  • Landkreis Fulda district
  • Lauterbach district
  • Schlüchtern district
1953 134
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 131
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 176
2005
2009 175
2013 174
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Anton Sabel from 1949 to 1957, followed by Hermann Götz from 1957 to 1976. Alfred Dregger then served from 1976 to 1998, when he was succeeded by Martin Hohmann. Hohmann was expelled from the CDU group in 2003 for antisemitic comments, and served as an independent for the rest of his term. Michael Brand was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Anton Sabel CDU 43.0
1953 53.4
1957 Hermann Götz CDU 59.6
1961 54.1
1965 54.9
1969 56.6
1972 55.9
1976 Alfred Dregger CDU 58.9
1980 56.0
1983 61.8
1987 57.7
1990 56.7
1994 55.1
1998 Martin Hohmann[lower-alpha 1] CDU 49.5
2002 54.0
Ind.
2005 Michael Brand CDU 39.1
2009 49.8
2013 58.3
2017 45.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Fulda[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 Michael Brand 71,946 45.2 13.2 61,811 39.0 12.2
SPD Birgit Kömpel 32,150 20.2 4.8 28,745 18.1 4.0
AfD Martin Hohmann 27,990 17.6 25,145 15.8 10.0
Green Walter Michael Rammler 8,874 5.6 0.1 10,593 6.7 0.0
FDP Sibylle von Brunn 8,437 5.3 2.9 17,122 10.8 5.9
Left Nick Papak Amoozegar 7,669 4.8 0.2 9,266 5.8 1.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,318 0.8
PARTEI   1,189 0.7 0.4
FW Michael Hans Krebühl 1,657 1.0 1,178 0.7 0.1
NPD Martin Kohlhepp 576 0.4 1.6 663 0.4 1.0
Pirates   427 0.3 1.5
ÖDP   346 0.2
DM 295 0.2
BGE   277 0.2
V-Partei³ 216 0.1
MLPD   36 0.0 0.0
DKP   30 0.0
BüSo 25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,682 3,299
Total Valid votes 159,299 158,682
Turnout 161,981 77.1 3.8
CDU hold Majority 30,796 25.0 8.3

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Fulda[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 Michael Brand 87,263 58.3 7.6 76,778 51.1 9.4
SPD Birgit Kömpel 37,352 25.0 1.7 33,218 22.1 2.6
Green Hildegard Scheu 8,125 5.4 1.9 10,058 6.7 1.9
Left Wolfgang Lörcher 6,869 4.6 2.1 6,900 4.6 3.0
AfD   8,711 5.8
FDP Mario Klotzsche 3,605 2.4 7.6 7,313 4.9 12.8
Pirates Herbert Rusche 3,390 2.3 2,715 1.8 0.1
NPD Hans-Joachim Bosold 2,992 2.0 0.1 2,190 1.5 0.0
FW   1,033 0.7
PARTEI   578 0.4
REP   414 0.3 0.3
PRO 162 0.1
PSG   71 0.0
BüSo 64 0.0 0.1
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 4,429 3,795
Total Valid votes 149,596 150,320
Turnout 154,025 73.4 0.9
CDU hold Majority 49,911 33.3 7.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Fulda[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 Michael Brand 86,084 49.8 10.7 70,740 40.8 2.7
SPD Claudia Blum 41,388 23.9 5.8 34,783 20.1 10.5
FDP Mario Klotzsche 17,415 10.1 7.0 30,594 17.6 7.1
Green Ernst Sporer 12,556 7.3 4.4 14,727 8.5 2.4
Left Wolfgang Lörcher 11,923 6.9 4.2 13,377 7.7 2.9
Pirates   3,034 1.7
NPD Hans-Joachim Bosold 3,591 2.1 1.0 2,722 1.6 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,599 0.9 0.1
REP   1,337 0.8 0.6
BüSo 221 0.1 0.0
DVU   186 0.1
MLPD   58 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 4,081 3,660
Total Valid votes 172,957 173,378
Turnout 177,038 73.8 5.3
CDU hold Majority 44,696 25.9 16.5

Notes
  1. Hohmann was elected for the CDU, but expelled from the party in November 2003.

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