Darmstadt (electoral district)

Darmstadt 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 186. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the city of Darmstadt and surrounding parts of the Darmstadt-Dieburg district.[1]

186 Darmstadt
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Darmstadt in 2013
StateHesse
Population349,900 (2019)
Electorate240,763 (2021)
Major settlementsDarmstadt
Griesheim
Weiterstadt
Area449.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberAndreas Larem
Elected2021

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

Geography

Darmstadt is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Darmstadt and the municipalities of Alsbach-Hähnlein, Bickenbach, Eppertshausen, Erzhausen, Griesheim, Messel, Modautal, Mühltal, Münster (Hessen), Ober-Ramstadt, Pfungstadt, Roßdorf, Seeheim-Jugenheim, and Weiterstadt from the Darmstadt-Dieburg district.[1]

History

Darmstadt was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 20 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 145. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 143. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 187. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 186.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Darmstadt and the Landkreis Darmstadt district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it acquired a configuration very similar to its current borders, but excluding the municipalities of Eppertshausen and Münster (Hessen) from the Darmstadt-Dieburg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 20 Darmstadt
1953 145
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 143
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 187
2005
2009 186
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but three Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Richard Hammer of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1949 to 1953. Ludwig Metzger of the SPD was elected in 1953 and served until 1969. He was succeeded by Günther Metzger from 1969 to 1976, followed by Reinhold Staudt for one term. Helga Timm then represented it from 1980 to 1990. Eike Ebert served a single term from 1990 to 1994. Andreas Storm of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1994 and served until 1998, when Walter Hoffmann regained it for the SPD. Brigitte Zypries was representative from 2005 to 2017. Astrid Mannes of the CDU was elected in 2017. Andreas Larem of the SPD was elected in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Richard Hammer FDP 36.8
1953 Ludwig Metzger SPD 42.5
1957 43.0
1961 44.6
1965 48.4
1969 Günther Metzger SPD 54.2
1972 56.4
1976 Reinhold Staudt SPD 48.4
1980 Helga Timm SPD 49.2
1983 46.1
1987 42.7
1990 Eike Ebert SPD 39.3
1994 Andreas Storm CDU 40.5
1998 Walter Hoffmann SPD 46.7
2002 48.4
2005 Brigitte Zypries SPD 44.8
2009 35.0
2013 37.3
2017 Astrid Mannes CDU 30.7
2021 Andreas Larem SPD 27.4

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Darmstadt[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 Andreas Larem 51,046 27.4 Increase 2.4 49,273 26.3 Increase 3.9
Greens Daniela Wagner 44,364 23.8 Increase 9.6 41,958 22.4 Increase 8.1
CDU Red XN Astrid Mannes 42,351 22.7 Decrease 8.0 34,472 18.4 Decrease 9.0
FDP Julia von Buttlar 17,192 9.2 Increase 3.0 22,256 11.9 Increase 0.9
AfD Meysam Ehtemai 11,210 6.0 Decrease 3.1 12,194 6.5 Decrease 3.3
Left Fırat Turğut-Wenzel 9,332 5.0 Decrease 3.5 10,764 5.8 Decrease 4.5
PARTEI Mario Pingel 3,680 2.0 1,984 1.1 Decrease 0.1
FW Harald Paul Uhl 3,237 1.7 Increase 0.4 2,139 1.1 Increase 0.5
dieBasis Gerold Hiemenz 3,129 1.7 2,679 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   2,626 1.4 Increase 0.4
Volt   2,583 1.4
Team Todenhöfer   1,450 0.8
Pirates   846 0.5 Decrease 0.3
Independent Mitja Stachowiak 644 0.3
Bündnis C   351 0.2
ÖDP   302 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   292 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   226 0.1
NPD   165 0.1 Decrease 0.1
V-Partei3   165 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD Anna Schupp 269 0.1 Decrease 0.1 107 0.1 Steady 0.0
DKP   86 0.0 Steady 0.0
Bündnis 21 63 0.0
LKR   57 0.0
Informal votes 2,462 1,888
Total Valid votes 186,454 187,028
Turnout 188,916 78.5 Decrease 0.9
SPD gain from CDU Majority 6,682 3.6

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Darmstadt[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 Astrid Mannes 58,216 30.7 Decrease 5.2 52,218 27.4 Decrease 7.5
SPD Christel Sprößler 56,442 29.7 Decrease 7.5 42,638 22.4 Decrease 6.1
Greens Daniela Wagner 26,939 14.2 Increase 2.5 27,317 14.3 Increase 0.1
AfD Frank Karnbach 17,227 9.1 Increase 5.2 18,654 9.8 Increase 4.6
Left Michael Friedrichs 16,146 8.5 Increase 3.3 19,508 10.2 Increase 3.5
FDP Nicolas Wallhäußer 11,739 6.2 Increase 3.7 20,893 11.0 Increase 5.9
PARTEI   2,280 1.2 Increase 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,820 1.0
Pirates   1,352 0.7 Decrease 2.4
FW Friedrich Herrmann 2,576 1.4 1,192 0.6 Increase 0.1
ÖDP   534 0.3
BGE   483 0.3
NPD   450 0.2 Decrease 0.5
DM 409 0.2
V-Partei³ 338 0.2
MLPD Anna Schupp 490 0.3 186 0.1 Steady 0.0
DKP   64 0.0
BüSo 39 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,733 2,133
Total Valid votes 189,775 190,375
Turnout 192,508 79.3 Increase 4.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority 1,684 1.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Darmstadt[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 % ±%
SPD Green tickY Brigitte Zypries 65,820 37.3 Increase 2.2 50,416 28.5 Increase 3.4
CDU Charles M. Huber 63,397 35.9 Increase 0.9 61,677 34.9 Increase 6.1
Greens Daniela Wagner 20,704 11.7 Decrease 0.4 25,149 14.2 Decrease 2.9
Left Walter Busch-Hübenbecker 9,111 5.2 Decrease 1.3 11,866 6.7 Decrease 1.9
AfD Stephan Georg Weber 6,789 3.8 9,169 5.2
Pirates Björn Semrau 5,033 2.8 Increase 0.6 5,508 3.1 Increase 0.6
FDP Angelika Nake 4,306 2.4 Decrease 5.4 8,945 5.1 Decrease 10.2
NPD Sascha Arnold 1,437 0.8 Decrease 0.3 1,354 0.8 Decrease 0.1
PARTEI   991 0.6
FW   933 0.5
REP   303 0.2 Decrease 0.3
PRO 154 0.1
MLPD   96 0.1 Steady 0.0
PSG   77 0.0
BüSo 62 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 4,193 4,090
Total Valid votes 176,597 176,700
Turnout 180,790 75.3 Decrease 0.2
SPD hold Majority 2,423 1.4 Increase 1.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Darmstadt[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 Brigitte Zypries 60,581 35.0 Decrease 9.8 43,605 25.1 Decrease 11.4
CDU Andreas Storm 60,536 35.0 Decrease 2.7 49,924 28.8 Decrease 1.6
Greens Daniela Wagner 20,963 12.1 Increase 4.0 29,727 17.1 Increase 3.0
FDP Christoph Hentzen 13,553 7.8 Increase 4.2 26,539 15.3 Increase 4.5
Left Walter Busch-Hübenbecker 11,213 6.5 Increase 2.6 14,869 8.6 Increase 3.3
Pirates Nicole Hornung 3,866 2.2 4,390 2.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,650 1.0 Increase 0.2
NPD Klaus Dietrich 1,860 1.1 Decrease 0.1 1,501 0.9 Steady 0.0
REP   788 0.5 Decrease 0.1
Independent Adolf Breitmeier 396 0.2
BüSo 173 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   132 0.1
MLPD   87 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 3,467 3,050
Total Valid votes 172,968 173,385
Turnout 176,435 75.5 Decrease 4.3
SPD hold Majority 45 0.03 Decrease 7.1

References
  1. "Constituency Darmstadt". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Darmstadt". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Darmstadt
  4. Results for Darmstadt
  5. Results for Darmstadt
  6. Results for Darmstadt

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