Montabaur (electoral district)
Montabaur 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 204. It is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the district of Westerwaldkreis and the eastern part of the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district.[1]
204 Montabaur | |
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electoral district for the Bundestag | |
Montabaur in 2017 | |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Population | 272,600 (2015) |
Electorate | 210,114 (2017) |
Major settlements | Montabaur Diez an der Lahn Höhr-Grenzhausen |
Area | 1,508.5 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Andreas Nick |
Elected | 2013, 2017 |
Montabaur was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Andreas Nick of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]
Geography
Montabaur is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Westerwaldkreis and, from the district of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, the Verbandsgemeinden of Aar-Einrich, Diez, and Nastätten, and the municipalities of Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied from the Bad Ems-Nassau Verbandsgemeinde.[1]
History
Montabaur was created in 1949, then known as Westerburg. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 8 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 155. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 153. In the 2002 election, it was number 207. In the 2005 election, it was number 206. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 205. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 204.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Oberwesterwaldkreis, Unterwesterwaldkreis, Unterlahnkreis, and St. Goarshausen. While its borders did not change until the 2002 election, a number of administrative changes took place in the following decades: in 1961, the St. Goarshausen district was renamed Loreleykreis; in 1969, the Unterlahnkreis and Loreleykreis districts were merged into the new Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district; and in 1974, the Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis districts were merged into the new Westerwaldkreis district. The constituency acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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1949 | 8 | Westerburg | |
1953 | 155 | ||
1957 | |||
1961 | |||
1965 | Montabaur | ||
1969 | |||
1972 | |||
1976 | |||
1980 | 153 | ||
1983 | |||
1987 | |||
1990 | |||
1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 207 |
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2005 | 206 | ||
2009 | 205 | ||
2013 | |||
2017 | 204 | ||
2021 |
Members
The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Robert Stauch of the CDU from 1949 to 1965, followed by August Hanz until 1972. Willi Peiter of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1972 and served a single term. Former member Hanz regained it in 1976 and served until 1987. Joachim Hörster was then representative from 1987 to 1998. Rudolf Scharping of the SPD was elected in 1998 and served a single term. Former member Hörster regained it in 2002 and served until 2013. Andreas Nick was elected 2013 and re-elected in 2017.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1949 | Robert Stauch | CDU | 53.7 | |
1953 | 54.1 | |||
1957 | 55.5 | |||
1961 | 48.8 | |||
1965 | August Hanz | CDU | 51.2 | |
1969 | 49.8 | |||
1972 | Willi Peiter | SPD | 48.0 | |
1976 | August Hanz | CDU | 49.3 | |
1980 | 46.0 | |||
1983 | 52.9 | |||
1987 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 48.3 | |
1990 | 48.0 | |||
1994 | 47.0 | |||
1998 | Rudolf Scharping | SPD | 47.2 | |
2002 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 45.9 | |
2005 | 46.6 | |||
2009 | 43.2 | |||
2013 | Andreas Nick | CDU | 49.4 | |
2017 | 43.3 |
Election results
2017 election
Federal election (2017): Montabaur[3] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Andreas Nick | 68,727 | 43.3 | 6.0 | 60,594 | 37.5 | 7.8 | ||
SPD | Gabi Weber | 47,312 | 29.8 | 1.2 | 39,906 | 24.7 | 3.1 | ||
AfD | 17,826 | 11.0 | 5.9 | ||||||
FDP | Thorsten Hehl | 14,543 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 17,703 | 10.9 | 5.7 | ||
Left | Martin Klein | 11,098 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 9,576 | 5.9 | 0.9 | ||
FW | Astrid Bergmann-Hartl | 8,792 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2,445 | 1.5 | 0.2 | ||
Green | Michael Musil | 8,225 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 10,058 | 6.2 | 0.1 | ||
PARTEI | 1,500 | 0.9 | |||||||
Pirates | 688 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ||||||
V-Partei³ | 425 | 0.3 | |||||||
NPD | 421 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ||||||
BGE | 308 | 0.2 | |||||||
ÖDP | 275 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||||
MLPD | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 4,823 | 1,761 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 158,697 | 161,759 | |||||||
Turnout | 163,520 | 77.8 | 4.3 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 21,415 | 13.5 | 4.9 |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Montabaur[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Andreas Nick | 74,887 | 49.3 | 6.2 | 69,119 | 45.2 | 10.2 | ||
SPD | Gabi Weber | 47,097 | 31.0 | 1.6 | 42,500 | 27.8 | 4.0 | ||
Green | Andrea Weber | 9,014 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 9,646 | 6.3 | 2.3 | ||
Left | Martin Klein | 7,217 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 7,724 | 5.1 | 3.6 | ||
FW | Armin Hillingshäuser | 3,796 | 2.5 | 1,945 | 1.3 | ||||
FDP | Kai Mifka | 3,714 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 7,994 | 5.2 | 13.3 | ||
AfD | 7,831 | 5.1 | |||||||
Pirates | Maik Nauheim | 3,707 | 2.4 | 3,104 | 2.0 | 0.1 | |||
NPD | Marcel Müller | 2,341 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1,705 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||
Party of Reason | 316 | 0.2 | |||||||
PRO | 300 | 0.2 | |||||||
ÖDP | 291 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||||
REP | 279 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
MLPD | 77 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 3,327 | 2,269 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 151,773 | 152,831 | |||||||
Turnout | 155,100 | 73.5 | 1.1 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 27,790 | 18.3 | 4.5 |
2009 election
Federal election (2009): Montabaur[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Joachim Hörster | 65,215 | 43.2 | 3.4 | 53,078 | 35.0 | 3.5 | ||
SPD | Björn Walden | 44,416 | 29.4 | 8.9 | 36,122 | 23.8 | 10.0 | ||
FDP | Thomas Bläsche | 16,541 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 28,104 | 18.5 | 6.1 | ||
Left | Martin Klein | 11,884 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 13,186 | 8.7 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Michael Musil | 10,685 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 13,047 | 8.6 | 1.9 | ||
Pirates | 2,948 | 1.9 | |||||||
NPD | Christian Greeb | 2,347 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1,895 | 1.2 | 0.1 | ||
FAMILIE | 1,627 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
REP | 638 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ||||||
PBC | 540 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||||
ÖDP | 311 | 0.2 | |||||||
DVU | 118 | 0.1 | |||||||
MLPD | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 3,255 | 2,698 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 151,088 | 151,645 | |||||||
Turnout | 154,343 | 72.4 | 6.6 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 20,799 | 13.8 | 5.5 |
References
- "Constituency Montabaur". Federal Returning Officer.
- "Results for Montabaur". Federal Returning Officer.
- Results for Montabaur
- Results for Montabaur
- Results for Montabaur