Gießen (electoral district)

Gießen 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 173. It is located in central Hesse, comprising the Gießen district and the northwestern part of the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]

173 Gießen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Gießen in 2013
StateHesse
Population286,500 (2015)
Electorate217,806 (2017)
Major settlementsGiessen
Pohlheim
Alsfeld
Area1,343.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberHelge Braun
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

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

Geography

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

History

Gießen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 8 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 133. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 131. In 2002 and 2005, it was number 175. In the 2009 election, it was number 174. Since 2013, it has been number 173.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Gießen and the districts of Landkreis Gießen and Alsfeld. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the entirety of Gießen district as well as the municipalities of Alsfeld, Antrifttal, Feldatal, Gemünden (Felda), Grebenau, Homberg (Ohm), Kirtorf, Mücke, Romrod, Schwalmtal from the Vogelbergskreis district. In the 2002 election, it acquired borders very similar to its current configuration, but including the municipalities of Grebenau, Schotten, and Schwalmtal from Vogelsbergkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 8 Gießen
  • Gießen city
  • Landkreis Gießen district
  • Alsfeld district
1953 133
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 130
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 175
2005
2009 174
2013 173
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Ludwig Schneider of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1949 to 1957. Hans Merten of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1957 and served until 1969. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Erwin Horn. Adolf Roth of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983, but former member Horn regained the constituency in 1987 and served a further three terms. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Rüdiger Veit in 1998, who served until 2009. Helge Braun of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Ludwig Schneider FDP 39.5
1953 34.1
1957 Hans Merten SPD 38.3
1961 42.4
1965 47.3
1969 Erwin Horn SPD 49.8
1972 53.3
1976 47.4
1980 50.3
1983 Adolf Roth CDU 47.5
1987 Erwin Horn SPD 43.3
1990 41.6
1994 42.3
1998 Rüdiger Veit SPD 46.4
2002 45.3
2005 43.3
2009 Helge Braun CDU 36.7
2013 44.4
2017 35.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Gießen[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 Helge Braun 57,610 35.1 9.3 49,518 30.1 8.5
SPD Matthias Körner 46,216 28.2 7.3 39,252 23.9 5.8
AfD Uwe Schulz 18,918 11.5 20,358 12.4 7.5
Green Eva Goldbach 13,619 8.3 1.0 15,898 9.7 0.0
FDP Hermann Otto Solms 12,641 7.7 4.7 16,926 10.3 5.4
Left Ali Abass Al-Dailami 10,346 6.3 1.2 13,798 8.4 1.9
FW Diego Semmler 3,190 1.9 2,170 1.3 0.0
PARTEI   1,967 1.2 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,572 1.0
NPD Thassilo Hantusch 603 0.4 1.3 751 0.5 0.8
Pirates   654 0.4 1.7
ÖDP   384 0.2
Independent Peter Klis 376 0.2
BGE   271 0.2
V-Partei³ 268 0.2
DM 254 0.2
MLPD Wanja Lange 405 0.2 109 0.1 0.0
DKP Henning Mächerle 234 0.1 119 0.1
BüSo 44 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,463 2,308
Total Valid votes 164,158 164,313
Turnout 166,621 76.5 3.7
CDU hold Majority 11,394 6.9 2.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Gießen[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 Helge Braun 67,587 44.4 7.7 59,062 38.7 7.6
SPD Rüdiger Veit 54,028 35.5 1.2 45,299 29.7 2.4
Green Tom Koenigs 11,186 7.3 1.5 14,759 9.7 2.1
AfD   7,444 4.9
Left Ali Abass Al-Dailami 7,802 5.1 1.8 9,928 6.5 2.5
FDP Hermann Otto Solms 4,543 3.0 8.0 7,553 4.9 10.8
Pirates Sascha Endlicher 3,949 2.6 3,268 2.1 0.3
FW   1,982 1.3
NPD Volker Sachs 2,483 1.6 0.2 1,977 1.3 0.2
PARTEI   759 0.5
Independent Peter Klis 724 0.5
REP   273 0.2 0.2
PRO 183 0.1
BüSo 93 0.1 0.1
PSG   84 0.1
MLPD   59 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 4,350 3,929
Total Valid votes 152,302 152,723
Turnout 156,652 72.8 0.1
CDU hold Majority 13,559 8.9 6.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Gießen[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 Helge Braun 59,441 36.7 1.1 50,276 31.0 1.0
SPD N Rüdiger Veit 55,331 34.2 9.1 44,222 27.3 9.1
FDP Hermann Otto Solms 17,928 11.1 3.9 25,687 15.8 3.5
Green Tom Koenigs 14,140 8.7 3.5 18,853 11.6 1.6
Left Jonas Ahlgrimm 11,399 7.0 2.3 14,605 9.0 3.2
Pirates   3,962 2.4
NPD Volker Sachs 2,328 1.4 0.2 1,853 1.1 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,528 0.9 0.2
Independent Peter Klis 1,253 0.8
REP   701 0.4 0.4
BüSo 193 0.1 0.0
DVU   158 0.1
MLPD   46 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,848 3,584
Total Valid votes 161,820 162,084
Turnout 165,668 72.5 4.8
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,110 2.5

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