Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg 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 169. It is located in northern Hesse, comprising the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and Hersfeld-Rotenburg districts.[1]

169 Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg in 2013
StateHesse
Population221,900 (2015)
Electorate175,992 (2017)
Major settlementsBad Hersfeld
Eschwege
Witzenhausen
Area2,121.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created2002
PartySPD
MemberMichael Roth
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Michael Roth of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg is located in northern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and Hersfeld-Rotenburg districts.[1]

History

Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Hersfeld amd Werra-Meißner. In the 2002 election, it was named Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld. It acquired its current name in the 2005 election. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was constituency 171 in the numbering system. In the 2009 election, it was number 170. Since 2013, it has been number 169. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Election No. Name Borders
2002 171 Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld
2005 Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg
2009 170
2013 169
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been represented by Michael Roth of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation.

Election Member Party %
2002 Michael Roth SPD 54.9
2005 51.7
2009 40.4
2013 43.1
2017 41.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg[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 % ±%
SPD Y Michael Roth 54,033 41.2 1.9 42,737 32.6 4.3
CDU Timo Lübeck 39,302 29.9 10.6 38,531 29.4 6.6
AfD Stefan Wild 16,411 12.5 17,173 13.1 7.5
Left Sabine Leidig 7,281 5.5 0.2 8,746 6.7 0.7
FDP Manfred Lister 6,594 5.0 3.0 11,096 8.5 4.5
Green Martina Selzer 5,236 4.0 1.0 7,843 6.0 1.0
FW Emmanuel Anyangwe Ngassa 2,375 1.8 1,229 0.9 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,031 0.8
PARTEI   854 0.7 0.2
NPD   608 0.5 1.1
Pirates   430 0.3 1.2
DM 210 0.2
BGE   202 0.2
V-Partei³ 147 0.1
ÖDP   135 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
DKP   33 0.0
BüSo 27 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,494 2,659
Total Valid votes 131,232 131,067
Turnout 133,726 76.0 3.0
SPD hold Majority 14,731 11.3 8.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg[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 % ±%
SPD Y Michael Roth 54,630 43.1 2.7 46,913 36.9 2.5
CDU Helmut Heiderich 51,386 40.5 5.9 45,872 36.0 5.8
Left Johanna Scheringer-Wright 7,277 5.7 2.7 7,584 6.0 3.8
Green Armin Jung 6,333 5.0 0.7 8,868 7.0 1.1
AfD   7,096 5.6
FDP Manfred Lister 2,513 2.0 7.3 5,014 3.9 9.3
NPD Gisela Lück 2,392 1.9 0.3 2,013 1.6 0.1
Pirates Michael Balke 2,283 1.8 1,954 1.5 0.1
FW   961 0.8
PARTEI   521 0.4
REP   170 0.1 0.2
PRO 136 0.1
BüSo 55 0.0 0.1
PSG   55 0.0
MLPD   41 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 4,632 4,193
Total Valid votes 126,814 127,253
Turnout 131,446 72.9 0.7
SPD hold Majority 3,244 2.6 3.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg[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 % ±%
SPD Y Michael Roth 53,275 40.4 11.4 45,401 34.4 10.9
CDU Helmut Heiderich[lower-alpha 1] 45,711 34.6 0.3 39,966 30.3 0.4
FDP Thomas Fehling 12,290 9.3 5.4 17,526 13.3 4.5
Left Mareike Zingsem 11,080 8.4 3.9 12,927 9.8 3.9
Green Philipp Schmagold 7,530 5.7 2.8 10,679 8.1 1.4
Pirates   1,948 1.5
NPD Konrad Bentz 2,128 1.6 0.0 1,939 1.5 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,004 0.8 0.1
REP   422 0.3 0.3
BüSo 155 0.1 0.0
DVU   95 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,713 3,630
Total Valid votes 132,014 132,097
Turnout 135,727 73.6 5.5
SPD hold Majority 7,564 5.8 11.6

Notes
  1. Heiderich entered the Bundestag on the CDU list after the resignation of Holger Haibach in March 2011.

References
  1. "Constituency Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg
  4. Results for Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg
  5. Results for Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg
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