Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech 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 224. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg.[1]

224 Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech in 2017
StateBavaria
Population290,700 (2015)
Electorate213,628 (2017)
Major settlementsGermering
Landsberg am Lech
Starnberg
Area1,313.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCSU
MemberMichael Kießling
Elected2017

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Michael Kießling of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg as well as the municipality of Germering from the Fürstenfeldbruck district.[1]

History

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created in 1980, then known as Starnberg. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 210 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 225. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 224.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Miesbach, and Starnberg. In the 2005 and 2009 elections, it lost the municipality of Krailling from Starnberg district. In the 2013 election, it regained Krailling while losing the Gauting municipality. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 210 Starnberg
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 225
2005
2009 224
2013
2017 Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg from 1980 to 1987, followed by Wolfgang Gröbl from 1987 to 1998. Ilse Aigner was then representative from 1998 to 2013. Alexander Radwan served one term from 2013 to 2017. Michael Kießling was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg CSU 60.2
1983 63.6
1987 Wolfgang Gröbl CSU 61.3
1990 56.4
1994 59.7
1998 Ilse Aigner CSU 57.0
2002 63.3
2005 59.7
2009 54.0
2013 Alexander Radwan CSU 54.1
2017 Michael Kießling CSU 42.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech[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 % ±%
CSU Michael Kießling 73,948 42.1 10.8 67,512 38.3 10.4
SPD Christian Winklmeier 29,308 16.7 1.5 22,332 12.7 4.3
Green Kerstin Täubner-Benicke 20,864 11.9 1.4 23,111 13.1 2.4
FDP Britta Hundesrügge 16,893 9.6 3.3 24,950 14.2 6.5
AfD Martin Hebner 15,607 8.9 8.1 17,460 9.9 4.9
Left Bernhard Feilzer 6,983 4.0 1.2 9,594 5.4 2.5
FW Harald von Herget 4,264 2.4 0.3 2,863 1.6 0.2
ÖDP Karin Boolzen 3,119 1.8 0.5 1,620 0.9 0.3
BP Heinz Thannheiser 2,253 1.3 0.4 1,792 1.0 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,531 0.9 0.1
PARTEI   1,072 0.6
Pirates Tobias McFadden 2,024 1.2 1.1 601 0.3 1.5
Independent Claudia Ruthner 416 0.2
DM 347 0.2
DiB 343 0.2
BGE   330 0.2
V-Partei³ 321 0.2
NPD   242 0.1 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung 178 0.1
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 0.0
DKP   19 0.0
Informal votes 1,334 747
Total Valid votes 175,679 176,266
Turnout 177,013 82.9 6.7
CSU hold Majority 44,640 25.4 11.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Starnberg[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 % ±%
CSU Alexander Radwan 97,383 54.1 0.2 93,201 51.5 6.8
SPD Klaus Barthel 31,678 17.6 2.0 27,345 15.1 2.4
Green Karl Bär 16,031 8.9 1.7 16,417 9.1 3.0
FDP Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger 13,381 7.4 6.9 13,346 7.4 11.6
AfD   10,160 5.6
FW Konrad Specker 9,150 5.1 4,887 2.7
Left Andreas Wagner 5,041 2.8 1.0 4,796 2.6 1.4
Pirates Fabian Müller 4,011 2.2 2,804 1.5 0.1
BP   2,609 1.4 0.4
ÖDP Helmut Jenne 3,429 1.9 1,985 1.1 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,322 0.7 0.1
NPD   739 0.4 0.4
REP   415 0.2 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 397 0.2 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 235 0.1
Party of Reason 201 0.1
PRO 123 0.1
RRP 49 0.0 1.1
BüSo 35 0.0 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,179 1,195
Total Valid votes 180,104 181,088
Turnout 182,283 74.3 1.2
CSU hold Majority 65,705 36.5 1.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Starnberg[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 % ±%
CSU Y Ilse Aigner 101,261 54.0 5.7 83,545 44.3 8.0
SPD Klaus Barthel 29,651 15.8 6.2 24,158 12.8 6.4
FDP Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger 27,350 14.6 6.7 36,046 19.1 5.7
Green Karl Bär 19,809 10.6 3.1 23,110 12.3 2.5
Left Sieglinde Knöchner 7,215 3.8 1.9 7,705 4.1 1.8
Pirates   2,724 1.4
RRP 2,081 1.1
BP   1,995 1.1 0.4
ÖDP   1,765 0.9
NPD Ron Appelt 2,283 1.2 0.1 1,455 0.8 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,214 0.6
FAMILIE 946 0.5 0.0
REP   804 0.4 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 531 0.3
CM 164 0.1
PBC 143 0.1 0.0
DVU   106 0.1
BüSo 73 0.0 0.0
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,523 1,494
Total Valid votes 187,569 188,598
Turnout 190,092 75.7 5.8
CSU hold Majority 71,610 38.2 0.5

References
  1. "Constituency Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
  4. Results for Starnberg
  5. Results for Starnberg
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