Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten 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 175. It is located in eastern Hesse, comprising eastern and central parts of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, the eastern part of Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from Vogelsbergkreis.[1]

175 Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten in 2013
StateHesse
Population179,307 (2015)
Electorate209,966 (2017)
Major settlementsGelnhausen
Büdingen
Schlüchtern
Area1,539.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created2013
PartyCDU
MemberPeter Tauber
Elected2013, 2017

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created for the 2013 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Peter Tauber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten is located in eastern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck, as well as the municipalities of Altenstadt, Büdingen, Gedern, Glauburg, Hirzenhain, Kefenrod, Limeshain, and Ortenberg from the Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]

History

The 2013 federal redistribution saw Hesse allocated an additional constituency. Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created from parts of the constituencies of Gießen, Fulda, Wetterau, and Hanau. Its constituency number and borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held represented by Peter Tauber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation.

Election Member Party %
2013 Peter Tauber CDU 48.8
2017 36.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[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 Peter Tauber 49,479 36.4 12.4 43,147 31.7 9.5
SPD Bettina Müller 38,462 28.3 4.1 32,069 23.6 4.2
AfD Mariana Harder-Kühnel 20,172 14.8 20,927 15.4 9.0
FDP Pierre Kurth 8,326 6.1 3.8 14,144 10.4 5.3
Left Dirk Udo Methfessel 8,007 5.9 0.6 8,938 6.6 1.1
Green Matthias Zach 7,346 5.4 0.0 9,614 7.1 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,668 1.2
FW Ulrike Majunke 2,865 2.1 1,590 1.2 0.1
NPD Daniel Lachmann 1,212 0.9 1.9 1,249 0.9 1.2
PARTEI   1,142 0.8 0.3
Pirates   549 0.4 1.7
ÖDP   249 0.2
DM 222 0.2
V-Partei³ 209 0.2
BGE   208 0.2
BüSo 42 0.0 0.0
MLPD   37 0.0 0.0
DKP   22 0.0
Informal votes 2,324 2,167
Total Valid votes 135,869 136,026
Turnout 138,193 77.1 4.5
CDU hold Majority 11,018 8.1 8.3

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[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 Peter Tauber 61,911 48.8 7.9 52,305 41.2 7.4
SPD Bettina Müller 41,061 32.4 0.1 35,313 27.8 3.1
Green Udo Gernot Weiß 6,815 5.4 0.8 9,720 7.7 1.8
AfD   8,098 6.4
Left Andreas Müller 6,739 5.3 1.7 6,934 5.5 3.0
Pirates Reinhard Schaffert 3,746 3.0 2,666 2.1 0.1
NPD Daniel Lachmann 3,538 2.8 0.5 2,662 2.1 0.1
FDP Conrad Buchholz 2,963 2.3 7.2 6,516 5.1 12.0
FW   1,325 1.0
PARTEI   630 0.5
REP   487 0.4 0.5
PRO 187 0.1
PSG   74 0.0
BüSo 72 0.1 0.1
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 4,237 3,996
Total Valid votes 126,773 127,014
Turnout 131,010 72.6 0.6
CDU win new seat Majority 20,850 16.4

References
  1. "Constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
  4. Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
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