Freiburg (electoral district)

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281 Freiburg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Freiburg in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population320,800 (2019)
Electorate224,392 (2021)
Major settlementsFreiburg im Breisgau
Area452.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyGRÜNE
MemberChantal Kopf
Elected2021

Freiburg 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 281. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Freiburg im Breisgau and northwestern parts of the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.[1]

Freiburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Chantal Kopf of the Alliance 90/The Greens.[2]

Geography[edit]

Freiburg is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Freiburg im Breisgau and the municipalities of Au, Bötzingen, Bollschweil, Breisach am Rhein, Ebringen, Ehrenkirchen, Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl, Gottenheim, Horben, Ihringen, March, Merdingen, Merzhausen, Pfaffenweiler, Schallstadt, Sölden, Umkirch, Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl, and Wittnau from the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district.[1]

History[edit]

Freiburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 4 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 186. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 190. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 185. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 282. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 281.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Freiburg im Breisgau and the Landkreis Freiburg district. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but including the municipalities of Glottertal, Gundelfingen, Heuweiler, Kirchzarten, Oberried, Sankt Märgen, Sankt Peter, and Stegen from the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 4 Freiburg
1953 186
1957
1961
1965 190
1969
1972
1976
1980 185
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 282
2005
2009 281
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members[edit]

The constituency has been held by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but four Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Hermann Kopf from 1949 to 1969, followed by Hans Evers from 1969 to 1980. Conrad Schroeder was representative from 1980 to 1994, followed by Sigrun Löwisch from 1994 to 1998. Gernot Erler of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2013. Matern von Marschall of the CDU was representative from 2013 to 2021. Chantal Kopf won the constituency for the Greens in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Hermann Kopf CDU 48.6
1953 57.6
1957 56.1
1961 48.2
1965 52.1
1969 Hans Evers CDU 49.3
1972 47.1
1976 48.4
1980 Conrad Schroeder CDU 43.5
1983 50.5
1987 43.2
1990 40.9
1994 Sigrun Löwisch CDU 42.0
1998 Gernot Erler SPD 41.5
2002 48.3
2005 45.1
2009 33.0
2013 Matern von Marschall CDU 34.9
2017 28.0
2021 Chantal Kopf GRÜNE 28.8

Election results[edit]

2021 election[edit]

Federal election (2021): Freiburg[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 % ±%
Greens Chantal Kopf 51,777 28.8 Increase 3.1 56,861 31.6 Increase 10.4
SPD Julia Söhne 47,198 26.3 Increase 3.6 38,183 21.2 Increase 3.7
CDU Red XN Matern von Marschall 37,111 20.6 Decrease 7.4 31,296 17.4 Decrease 10.7
FDP Claudia Raffelhüschen[a] 13,835 7.7 Increase 2.4 19,145 10.6 Increase 1.3
Left Tobias Pflüger 9,604 5.3 Decrease 2.0 12,429 6.9 Decrease 4.3
AfD Marco Näger 8,107 4.5 Decrease 2.7 8,854 4.9 Decrease 2.9
dieBasis Sabine Kropf 4,115 2.3 3,779 2.1
Tierschutzpartei   2,092 1.2 Increase 0.1
FW Anke Glenz 2,769 1.5 1,821 1.0 Increase 0.7
PARTEI Hanna Kohl 2,730 1.5 Increase 0.1 1,719 1.0 Decrease 0.1
Volt Anna Rasputina 1,043 0.6 801 0.4
KlimalisteBW Alexander Grevel 785 0.4
Team Todenhöfer   610 0.3
ÖDP   571 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Pirates   475 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis C   281 0.2
Humanists Simon Grimm 561 0.3 280 0.2
DiB   220 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   145 0.1
Bürgerbewegung 96 0.1
MLPD Mira Kaizl 134 0.1 Decrease 0.1 74 0.0 Steady 0.0
NPD   60 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis 21 35 0.0
LKR   27 0.0
DKP   19 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,207 1,103
Total valid votes 179,769 179,873
Turnout 180,976 80.7 Decrease 0.7
Greens gain from CDU Majority 4,579 2.5

2017 election[edit]

Federal election (2017): Freiburg[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 Matern von Marschall 50,256 28.0 Decrease 6.9 50,423 28.1 Decrease 7.3
Greens Kerstin Andreae 46,115 25.7 Increase 4.8 38,002 21.2 Increase 1.3
SPD Julien Bender 40,647 22.7 Decrease 7.4 31,452 17.5 Decrease 4.6
Left Tobias Pflüger 13,172 7.3 Increase 2.5 20,168 11.2 Increase 3.4
AfD Volker Kempf 12,984 7.2 Increase 4.7 14,103 7.9 Increase 4.0
FDP Adrian Hurrle 9,546 5.3 Increase 3.4 16,725 9.3 Increase 4.5
Tierschutzpartei Sonia-Ellen Hösl 2,890 1.6 1,958 1.1 Increase 0.2
PARTEI Tim Jochmann 2,538 1.4 1,846 1.0
BGE   871 0.5
ÖDP   716 0.4 Steady 0.0
Pirates   626 0.3 Decrease 2.6
FW   608 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Independent Daniel Barski 583 0.3
DiB 560 0.3
Bündnis C Peter Uhrmeister 406 0.2
Tierschutzallianz 275 0.2
NPD   261 0.1 Decrease 0.3
DM 257 0.1
Menschliche Welt 239 0.1
V-Partei³ 229 0.1
MLPD Martin Halbritter 237 0.1 137 0.1 Steady 0.0
DKP   45 0.0
DIE RECHTE 34 0.0
Informal votes 1,480 1,319
Total valid votes 179,374 179,535
Turnout 180,854 81.4 Increase 4.7
CDU hold Majority 4,141 2.3 Decrease 2.6

2013 election[edit]

Federal election (2013): Freiburg[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 Matern von Marschall 58,106 34.9 Increase 6.0 59,007 35.4 Increase 8.3
SPD Red XN Gernot Erler 50,004 30.0 Decrease 3.0 36,791 22.1 Increase 1.1
Greens Kerstin Andreae 34,762 20.9 Decrease 1.0 33,044 19.8 Decrease 3.0
Left Tobias Pflüger 8,083 4.9 Decrease 1.4 13,105 7.9 Decrease 1.0
AfD Elke Fein 4,207 2.5 6,384 3.8
Pirates André Martens 3,829 2.3 4,973 3.0 Increase 0.2
FDP Sascha Fiek 3,182 1.9 Decrease 6.3 8,059 4.8 Decrease 9.2
Independent Martin Kissel 1,800 1.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,465 0.9 Increase 0.1
FW Rolf Dieter Hauser 1,111 0.7 732 0.4
NPD Michael Kerber 950 0.6 Steady 0.0 784 0.5 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   642 0.4 Increase 0.1
RENTNER 363 0.2
PBC 329 0.2 Decrease 0.2
REP   282 0.2 Decrease 0.5
Volksabstimmung 261 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 120 0.1
PRO 88 0.1
MLPD   77 0.0 Steady 0.0
BIG 52 0.0
Independent Naseem Verweyen 48 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,726 1,681
Total valid votes 166,534 166,579
Turnout 168,260 76.7 Increase 1.8
CDU gain from SPD Majority 8,102 4.9

2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Freiburg[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 % ±%
SPD Green tickY Gernot Erler 51,192 33.0 Decrease 12.1 32,691 21.0 Decrease 10.0
CDU Daniel Sander 44,749 28.8 Decrease 5.6 42,224 27.1 Decrease 2.5
Greens Kerstin Andreae 33,878 21.8 Increase 10.9 35,536 22.8 Increase 0.1
FDP Sascha Fiek 12,674 8.2 Increase 4.4 21,887 14.1 Increase 4.9
Left Uta Spöri 9,675 6.2 Increase 1.9 13,793 8.9 Increase 3.9
Pirates   4,289 2.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,165 0.7
REP Heiko Trenkle 1,063 0.7 981 0.6 Increase 0.2
NPD Susanne Hoffmann 890 0.6 Decrease 0.3 764 0.5 Decrease 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN Markus Benz 1,023 0.7 658 0.4
PBC 581 0.4 Increase 0.1
ÖDP   474 0.3
Volksabstimmung 369 0.2
MLPD   88 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   78 0.1
ADM 56 0.0
BüSo 49 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,537 1,998
Total valid votes 155,144 155,683
Turnout 157,681 74.9 Decrease 5.6
SPD hold Majority 6,443 4.2 Decrease 6.5

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Raffelhüschen entered the Bundestag on the FDP list after Christian Jung declined his mandate.

References[edit]

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