Montabaur (electoral district)

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203 Montabaur
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Montabaur in 2025
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Population272,800 (2019)
Electorate210,816 (2021)
Major settlementsMontabaur
Diez an der Lahn
Höhr-Grenzhausen
Area1,508.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberTanja Machalet
Elected2021

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 203. It is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the district of Westerwaldkreis and the eastern part of the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district.[1]

Montabaur was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Tanja Machalet of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

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. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 204. From the 2025 election, it has been number 203.

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
2025 203

Members[edit]

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. Tanja Machalet won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

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
2021 Tanja Machalet SPD 31.5

Election results[edit]

2021 election[edit]

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Tanja Machalet 50,975 31.5 Increase 1.7 49,346 30.3 Increase 5.7
CDU Red XN Andreas Nick 48,607 30.0 Decrease 13.3 43,125 26.5 Decrease 11.0
FDP Dennis Sturm 15,101 9.3 Increase 0.2 19,021 11.7 Increase 0.7
Greens Torsten Klein 14,276 8.8 Increase 3.6 16,832 10.3 Increase 4.1
AfD Robin Classen 14,090 8.7 14,565 9.0 Decrease 2.1
FW Sascha Kraft 8,954 5.5 Steady 0.0 6,432 4.0 Increase 2.4
Left Natalie Brosch 4,483 2.8 Decrease 4.2 4,690 2.9 Decrease 3.0
Tierschutzpartei   2,424 1.5
PARTEI Claudia Boas 2,887 1.8 1,657 1.0 Increase 0.1
dieBasis Jens-Christian Steuler 2,384 1.5 2,100 1.3
Pirates   588 0.4 Decrease 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   539 0.3
Volt   504 0.3
Independent Wotan Engels 336 0.2
ÖDP   223 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   193 0.1 Decrease 0.1
V-Partei3   139 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Humanists   138 0.1
DiB   104 0.1
LKR   67 0.0
MLPD   24 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,172 1,454
Total valid votes 161,993 162,711
Turnout 164,165 77.9 Steady 0.0
SPD gain from CDU Majority 2,368 1.5

2017 election[edit]

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Andreas Nick 68,727 43.3 Decrease 6.0 60,594 37.5 Decrease 7.8
SPD Gabi Weber 47,312 29.8 Decrease 1.2 39,906 24.7 Decrease 3.1
AfD   17,826 11.0 Increase 5.9
FDP Thorsten Hehl 14,543 9.2 Increase 6.7 17,703 10.9 Increase 5.7
Left Martin Klein 11,098 7.0 Increase 2.2 9,576 5.9 Increase 0.9
FW Astrid Bergmann-Hartl 8,792 5.5 Increase 3.0 2,445 1.5 Increase 0.2
Greens Michael Musil 8,225 5.2 Decrease 0.8 10,058 6.2 Decrease 0.1
PARTEI   1,500 0.9
Pirates   688 0.4 Decrease 1.6
V-Partei³ 425 0.3
NPD   421 0.3 Decrease 0.9
BGE   308 0.2
ÖDP   275 0.2 Steady 0.0
MLPD   34 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 4,823 1,761
Total valid votes 158,697 161,759
Turnout 163,520 77.8 Increase 4.3
CDU hold Majority 21,415 13.5 Decrease 4.9

2013 election[edit]

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Andreas Nick 74,887 49.3 Increase 6.2 69,119 45.2 Increase 10.2
SPD Gabi Weber 47,097 31.0 Increase 1.6 42,500 27.8 Increase 4.0
Greens Andrea Weber 9,014 5.9 Decrease 1.1 9,646 6.3 Decrease 2.3
Left Martin Klein 7,217 4.8 Decrease 3.1 7,724 5.1 Decrease 3.6
FW Armin Hillingshäuser 3,796 2.5 1,945 1.3
FDP Kai Mifka 3,714 2.4 Decrease 8.5 7,994 5.2 Decrease 13.3
AfD   7,831 5.1
Pirates Maik Nauheim 3,707 2.4 3,104 2.0 Increase 0.1
NPD Marcel Müller 2,341 1.5 Steady 0.0 1,705 1.1 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 316 0.2
PRO 300 0.2
ÖDP   291 0.2 Steady 0.0
REP   279 0.2 Decrease 0.2
MLPD   77 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,327 2,269
Total valid votes 151,773 152,831
Turnout 155,100 73.5 Increase 1.1
CDU hold Majority 27,790 18.3 Increase 4.5

2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Montabaur[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 Joachim Hörster 65,215 43.2 Decrease 3.4 53,078 35.0 Decrease 3.5
SPD Björn Walden 44,416 29.4 Decrease 8.9 36,122 23.8 Decrease 10.0
FDP Thomas Bläsche 16,541 10.9 Increase 6.4 28,104 18.5 Increase 6.1
Left Martin Klein 11,884 7.9 Increase 3.5 13,186 8.7 Increase 3.6
Greens Michael Musil 10,685 7.1 Increase 3.3 13,047 8.6 Increase 1.9
Pirates   2,948 1.9
NPD Christian Greeb 2,347 1.6 Steady 0.0 1,895 1.2 Decrease 0.1
FAMILIE 1,627 1.1 Increase 0.1
REP   638 0.4 Decrease 0.1
PBC 540 0.4 Decrease 0.2
ÖDP   311 0.2
DVU   118 0.1
MLPD   31 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,255 2,698
Total valid votes 151,088 151,645
Turnout 154,343 72.4 Decrease 6.6
CDU hold Majority 20,799 13.8 Increase 5.5

References[edit]

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

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