Hanau (electoral district)

Hanau 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 180. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the western part of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, including the city of Hanau.[1]

180 Hanau
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hanau in 2013
StateHesse
Population254,200 (2015)
Electorate177,469 (2017)
Major settlementsHanau
Maintal
Nidderau
Area346.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberKatja Leikert
Elected2013, 2017

Hanau was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Katja Leikert of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Hanau is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district.[1]

History

Hanau was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 14 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 139. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 137. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 181. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 180.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hanau and the districts of Landkreis Hanau and Gelnhausen. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Bad Orb, Biebergemünd, Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Flörsbachtal, Freigericht, Gelnhausen, Großkrotzenburg, Gründau, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Jossgrund, Langenselbold, Linsengericht, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, Schöneck, and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 14 Hanau
  • Hanau city
  • Landkreis Hanau district
  • Gelnhausen district
1953 139
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 137
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 181
2005
2009 180
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Jakob Altmaier of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1965. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Gerhard Flämig, who served from 1965 to 1980. Bernd Reuter of the SPD then served a single term from 1980 to 1983. Richard Bayha of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983 and served until 1994, when he was succeeded by party fellow Manfred Kanther for a single term. Bernd Reuter won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term, followed by Sascha Raabe of the SPD for two terms. Peter Tauber of the CDU won it in 2009 and served a single term. Katja Leikert was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Jakob Altmaier SPD 31.9
1953 35.6
1957 43.5
1961 45.2
1965 Gerhard Flämig SPD 47.8
1969 51.6
1972 54.0
1976 47.2
1980 Bernd Reuter SPD 49.1
1983 Richard Bayha CDU 44.1
1987 45.9
1990 44.2
1994 Manfred Kanther CDU 46.9
1998 Bernd Reuter SPD 45.1
2002 Sascha Raabe SPD 47.3
2005 43.2
2009 Peter Tauber CDU 39.4
2013 Katja Leikert CDU 44.3
2017 35.3

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Hanau[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 Katja Leikert 46,656 35.3 8.9 39,126 29.6 9.7
SPD Sascha Raabe 40,185 30.4 6.0 31,150 23.5 5.1
AfD Jonny Nedog 16,907 12.8 18,626 14.1 8.2
FDP Ralf-Rainer Piesold 8,418 6.4 3.9 15,185 11.5 6.2
Green Anja Katharina Zeller 8,054 6.1 0.3 11,345 8.6 0.4
Left Tobias Huth 7,715 5.8 0.1 10,006 7.6 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   2,008 1.5
PARTEI Gregor Wilkenloh 1,905 1.4 0.6 1,237 0.9 0.2
FW Bodo Delhey 1,679 1.3 1,024 0.8 0.1
NPD Duancon Bohnert 540 0.4 1.7 636 0.5 1.0
Pirates   568 0.4 1.6
DM 515 0.4
V-Partei³ 264 0.2
ÖDP   240 0.2
BGE   231 0.2
DKP   72 0.1
MLPD   58 0.0 0.0
BüSo 32 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 2,131 1,867
Total Valid votes 132,059 132,323
Turnout 134,190 75.6 3.3
CDU hold Majority 6,471 4.9 3.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Hanau[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 Katja Leikert 54,920 44.3 5.9 48,828 39.2 7.6
SPD Sascha Raabe 45,184 36.4 1.8 35,650 28.6 4.0
Green Angelika Gunkel 7,217 5.8 1.0 11,183 9.0 2.2
Left Sabine Leidig 7,069 5.7 1.4 7,630 6.1 2.8
AfD   7,356 5.9
FDP Anke Kerstin Pfeil 3,053 2.5 6.3 6,611 5.3 12.1
Pirates Kai Alexander Lanio 2,985 2.4 2,549 2.0 0.1
NPD Bernd Hilpert 2,625 2.1 0.9 1,899 1.5 0.3
PARTEI Benedikt Manfred Polzer 1,048 0.8 876 0.7
FW   847 0.7
REP   687 0.6 0.5
PRO 212 0.2
BüSo 73 0.1 0.1
PSG   65 0.1
MLPD   28 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 4,179 3,786
Total Valid votes 124,101 124,494
Turnout 128,280 72.3 0.7
CDU hold Majority 9,736 7.9 2.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Hanau[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 Peter Tauber 68,704 39.4 3.0 56,834 32.6 2.5
SPD N Sascha Raabe 59,413 34.0 9.2 42,154 24.1 10.2
FDP Conrad Buchholz 15,523 8.9 4.7 30,368 17.4 5.7
Left Werner Dreibus 11,985 6.9 2.3 15,139 8.7 3.2
Green Reiner Bousonville 11,572 6.6 2.9 19,324 11.1 1.9
Pirates   3,763 2.2
Tierschutzpartei Margitta Marcian 3,287 1.9 2,568 1.5 0.4
NPD Daniel Knebel 2,289 1.3 0.5 2,317 1.3 0.0
REP Bert-Rüdiger Förster 1,764 1.0 1,689 1.0 0.2
BüSo 220 0.1 0.0
DVU   142 0.1
MLPD   41 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 4,067 4,045
Total Valid votes 174,537 174,559
Turnout 178,604 73.8 5.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority 9,291 5.4

References

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