Emmendingen – Lahr

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283 Emmendingen – Lahr
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Emmendingen – Lahr in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population298,200 (2019)
Electorate218,872 (2021)
Major settlementsLahr
Emmendingen
Waldkirch
Area1,204.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberYannick Bury
Elected2021

Emmendingen – Lahr 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 283. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Emmendingen district and the southern part of the Ortenaukreis district.[1]

Emmendingen – Lahr was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Yannick Bury of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography[edit]

Emmendingen – Lahr is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Emmendingen district and the municipalities of Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, and Steinach from the Ortenaukreis district.[1]

History[edit]

Emmendingen – Lahr was created in 1949, then known as Emmendingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Emmendingen – Wolfach. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 187. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 191. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 187. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 284. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 283.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Emmendingen, Wolfach, and Villingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Emmendingen and Wolfach districts. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but including the municipalities of Gutach, Hausach, Hornberg, Oberwolfach, and Wolfach. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 5 Emmendingen
  • Emmendingen district
  • Wolfach district
  • Villingen district
1953 187
1957
1961
1965 191 Emmendingen – Wolfach
1969
1972
1976
1980 187 Emmendingen – Lahr
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 284
2005
2009 283
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members[edit]

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Höfler from 1949 to 1965, followed by Albert Burger from 1965 to 1983. Rainer Haungs was representative from 1983 to 1998. Peter Weiß was elected in 1998 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Yannick Bury.

Election Member Party %
1949 Heinrich Höfler CDU 52.8
1953 60.9
1957 58.4
1961 49.5
1965 Albert Burger CDU 54.8
1969 56.0
1972 55.9
1976 56.9
1980 51.2
1983 Rainer Haungs CDU 56.1
1987 49.4
1990 50.8
1994 48.0
1998 Peter Weiß CDU 41.8
2002 45.5
2005 44.9
2009 42.1
2013 52.3
2017 37.6
2021 Yannick Bury CDU 27.8

Election results[edit]

2021 election[edit]

Federal election (2021): Emmendingen – Lahr[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Yannick Bury 46,406 27.8 Decrease 9.7 41,323 24.8 Decrease 11.1
SPD Johannes Fechner 46,316 27.8 Increase 4.1 39,727 23.8 Increase 6.0
Greens Heike Dorow 23,345 14.0 Increase 2.9 28,724 17.2 Increase 3.5
FDP Tino Ritter 16,620 10.0 Increase 1.4 22,136 13.3 Increase 2.7
AfD Thomas Seitz 14,396 8.6 Decrease 2.2 14,971 9.0 Decrease 2.5
Left Imke Pirch 4,921 3.0 Decrease 2.3 5,209 3.1 Decrease 2.6
FW Matthias Stulz 3,963 2.4 3,146 1.9 Increase 1.1
Tierschutzpartei Jürgen Durke 3,601 2.2 Increase 0.2 3,122 1.9 Increase 0.6
dieBasis Ralph Herschlein 3,325 2.0 3,147 1.9
PARTEI Dirk Ruppenthal 1,980 1.2 1,514 0.9 Increase 0.3
ÖDP Michael Kefer 1,159 0.7 Decrease 0.3 676 0.4 Decrease 0.2
Pirates   568 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Volt Milena Schiller-Ninô 623 0.4 553 0.3
Team Todenhöfer   477 0.3
Bündnis C   332 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   181 0.1
Bürgerbewegung 169 0.1
NPD   168 0.1 Decrease 0.1
DiB   168 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   120 0.1
Bündnis 21 64 0.0
LKR   31 0.0
DKP   24 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,349 1,432
Total valid votes 166,655 166,572
Turnout 168,004 76.8 Decrease 0.4
CDU hold Majority 90 0.0 Decrease 13.8

2017 election[edit]

Federal election (2017): Emmendingen – Lahr[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Peter Weiß 62,476 37.6 Decrease 14.8 59,784 35.9 Decrease 9.9
SPD Johannes Fechner 39,472 23.7 Decrease 2.7 29,738 17.9 Decrease 3.4
Greens Markus Rasp 18,537 11.1 Decrease 0.4 22,806 13.7 Increase 1.6
AfD Thomas Seitz 18,027 10.8 19,139 11.5 Increase 7.0
FDP Felix Fischer 14,275 8.6 Increase 6.8 17,626 10.6 Increase 5.5
Left Alexander Kauz 8,691 5.2 Increase 0.6 9,588 5.8 Increase 1.1
Tierschutzpartei Katrin Wiegand 3,180 1.9 2,105 1.3 Increase 0.3
FW   1,264 0.8 Increase 0.3
PARTEI   959 0.6
ÖDP Michael Kefer 1,698 1.0 Decrease 1.0 959 0.6 Decrease 0.1
Pirates   705 0.4 Decrease 2.0
NPD   363 0.2 Decrease 0.6
Tierschutzallianz 289 0.2
BGE   284 0.2
DM 208 0.1
DiB 186 0.1
V-Partei³ 173 0.1
Menschliche Welt 150 0.1
MLPD   70 0.0 Steady 0.0
DIE RECHTE 33 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
Informal votes 2,112 2,024
Total valid votes 166,356 166,444
Turnout 168,468 77.2 Increase 5.8
CDU hold Majority 23,004 13.9 Decrease 12.0

2013 election[edit]

Federal election (2013): Emmendingen – Lahr[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Peter Weiß 78,797 52.3 Increase 10.2 69,272 45.8 Increase 11.1
SPD Johannes Fechner 39,772 26.4 Increase 2.2 32,131 21.2 Increase 0.9
Greens Dorothee Granderath 17,368 11.5 Decrease 3.8 18,293 12.1 Decrease 2.5
Left Rainer Wolf 7,002 4.6 Decrease 2.4 7,016 4.6 Decrease 3.0
ÖDP Michael Kefer 3,006 2.0 1,087 0.7 Increase 0.4
FDP Christian Satta 2,742 1.8 Decrease 8.1 7,749 5.1 Decrease 11.4
AfD   6,823 4.5
Pirates   3,667 2.4 Increase 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,490 1.0 Steady 0.0
NPD Hans-Jürgen Güllich 1,928 1.3 Decrease 0.1 1,176 0.8 Decrease 0.1
FW   710 0.5
REP   413 0.3 Decrease 0.4
PBC 397 0.3 Decrease 0.1
RENTNER 371 0.2
Volksabstimmung 363 0.2 Steady 0.0
Party of Reason 122 0.1
PRO 101 0.1
BIG 33 0.0
MLPD   29 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 26 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,254 2,600
Total valid votes 150,615 151,269
Turnout 153,869 71.4 Increase 1.2
CDU hold Majority 39,025 25.9 Increase 8.0

2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Emmendingen – Lahr[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Peter Weiß 61,427 42.1 Decrease 2.8 50,594 34.6 Decrease 3.2
SPD Johannes Fechner 35,339 24.2 Decrease 12.2 29,740 20.4 Decrease 12.1
Greens Alexander Bonde 22,429 15.4 Increase 6.4 21,332 14.6 Increase 3.0
FDP Tilla-Louise Deter 14,470 9.9 Increase 5.2 24,135 16.5 Increase 6.3
Left Lukas Oßwald 10,238 7.0 Increase 3.6 11,134 7.6 Increase 3.7
Pirates   3,029 2.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,425 1.0
NPD Kerstin Fritsch 2,022 1.4 Decrease 0.2 1,310 0.9 Decrease 0.2
REP   986 0.7 Decrease 0.1
PBC 584 0.4 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   523 0.4
Volksabstimmung 399 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 355 0.2
ADM 298 0.2
DVU   86 0.1
BüSo 56 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   38 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,557 3,458
Total valid votes 145,925 146,024
Turnout 149,482 70.2 Decrease 6.8
CDU hold Majority 26,088 17.9 Increase 9.4

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Emmendingen – Lahr". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Emmendingen – Lahr". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Emmendingen – Lahr
  4. ^ Results for Emmendingen – Lahr
  5. ^ Results for Emmendingen – Lahr
  6. ^ Results for Emmendingen – Lahr
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