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
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Montabaur in 2017
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Population272,600 (2015)
Electorate210,114 (2017)
Major settlementsMontabaur
Diez an der Lahn
Höhr-Grenzhausen
Area1,508.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberAndreas Nick
Elected2013, 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
1949 8 Westerburg
1953 155
1957
1961
1965 Montabaur
1969
1972
1976
1980 153
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 207
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 %
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]
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 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]
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 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]
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 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

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