Rendsburg-Eckernförde (electoral district)

Rendsburg-Eckernförde is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the German Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 4. It is located in north central Schleswig-Holstein, comprising almost the entirety of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district.[1]

4 Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rendsburg-Eckernförde in 2013
StateSchleswig-Holstein
Population252,100 (2019)
Electorate202,226 (2021)
Major settlementsRendsburg
Eckernförde
Area2,165.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1976
PartySPD
MemberSönke Rix
Elected2021

Rendsburg-Eckernförde was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Sönke Rix of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Rendsburg-Eckernförde is located in north central Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district with the exception of the municipalities of Altenholz and Kronshagen, which are part of the Kiel constituency.[1]

History

Rendsburg-Eckernförde was created in 1976 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Schleswig – Eckernförde and Rendsburg – Neumünster. Until 2002, it was coterminous with the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde; in 2002, the municipalities of Altenholz and Kronshagen were transferred to the Kiel constituency.

Election No. Name Borders
1976 4 Rendsburg-Eckernförde
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 1976 until 1983, during which time it was represented by future Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Heide Simonis. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1983, and represented by former Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Gerhard Stoltenberg. In 1998, it was won by the SPD's Ulrike Mehl. The CDU's Otto Bernhardt won the constituency in 2005, and represented it for a single term before being succeeded by fellow CDU member Johann Wadephul in 2009. Sönke Rix was elected for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1976 Heide Simonis SPD 47.7
1980 49.8
1983 Gerhard Stoltenberg CDU 52.4
1987 48.7
1990 47.4
1994 46.9
1998 Ulrike Mehl SPD 48.8
2002 48.1
2005 Otto Bernhardt CDU 44.1
2009 Johann Wadephul CDU 40.2
2013 45.2
2017 42.7
2021 Sönke Rix SPD 30.8

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[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 Sönke Rix 49,474 30.8 Increase 1.9 43,148 26.8 Increase 3.9
CDU Red XN Johann Wadephul 47,688 29.7 Decrease 13.0 38,517 23.9 Decrease 12.3
Greens Jakob Blasel 23,832 14.8 Increase 5.9 28,828 17.9 Increase 5.5
FDP Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus 12,903 8.0 Increase 1.6 19,322 12.0 Decrease 0.2
AfD Gereon Bollmann 10,200 6.3 Decrease 0.5 10,564 6.6 Decrease 0.8
SSW Maylis Roßberg 5,834 3.6 7,304 4.5
Left Hauke Schultze 4,416 2.7 Decrease 2.4 5,163 3.2 Decrease 3.2
dieBasis Holger Thiesen 2,502 1.6 2,375 1.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,728 1.1
PARTEI Nils-H. Saul 2,150 1.3 1,618 1.0 Decrease 0.1
FW Bärbel Kahlund 1,651 1.0 Steady 0.0 1,174 0.7 Increase 0.1
Volt   253 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   244 0.2
NPD   158 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   136 0.1
V-Partei3   127 0.1
ÖDP   122 0.1 Decrease 0.1
du.   69 0.1
LKR   49 0.0
MLPD   33 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   23 0.0
Informal votes 1,410 1,105
Total Valid votes 160,650 160,955
Turnout 162,060 80.1 Increase 1.8
SPD gain from CDU Majority 1,786 1.1

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[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 Johann Wadephul 66,625 42.7 Decrease 2.5 56,585 36.2 Decrease 4.6
SPD Sönke Rix 45,070 28.9 Decrease 7.9 35,766 22.9 Decrease 8.6
Greens Claudia Ulrich 13,978 9.0 Increase 2.0 19,337 12.4 Increase 3.1
AfD Gereon Bollmann 10,656 6.8 Increase 3.4 11,578 7.4 Increase 3.0
FDP Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus 10,077 6.5 Increase 4.6 19,071 12.2 Increase 6.7
Left Stefan Karstens 8,074 5.2 Increase 1.9 9,962 6.4 Increase 2.0
PARTEI   1,754 1.1
FW Hans-Werner Last 1,622 1.0 1,031 0.7 Increase 0.2
BGE   584 0.4
NPD   307 0.2 Decrease 0.4
ÖDP   237 0.2
MLPD   55 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,252 1,087
Total Valid votes 156,102 156,267
Turnout 157,354 78.4 Increase 3.1
CDU hold Majority 21,555 13.8 Increase 5.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[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 Johann Wadephul 66,775 45.2 Increase 5.0 60,349 40.8 Increase 6.9
SPD Sönke Rix 54,397 36.8 Increase 4.3 46,658 31.5 Increase 4.8
Greens Detlef Matthiessen 10,306 7.0 Decrease 3.1 13,707 9.3 Decrease 3.5
AfD Briga Friederike Krikau 5,084 3.4 6,500 4.4
Left Stefan Karstens 4,902 3.3 Decrease 2.6 6,447 4.4 Decrease 2.3
Pirates Anne Burmeister 2,756 1.9 2,620 1.8 Decrease 0.3
FDP Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus 2,754 1.9 Decrease 7.9 8,126 5.5 Decrease 10.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,290 0.9
NPD Rudolf Reinhard Rosenthal 866 0.6 Decrease 0.3 854 0.6 Decrease 0.3
FW   716 0.5
Rentner 668 0.5 Decrease 0.6
MLPD   32 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,743 1,616
Total Valid votes 147,840 147,967
Turnout 149,583 75.2 Decrease 0.2
CDU hold Majority 12,378 8.4 Increase 0.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[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 Johann Wadephul 58,876 40.2 Decrease 3.9 49,789 33.9 Decrease 4.2
SPD Sönke Rix 47,610 32.5 Decrease 11.2 39,253 26.7 Decrease 10.9
Greens Detlef Matthiessen 14,790 10.1 Increase 6.2 18,751 12.8 Increase 4.7
FDP Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus 14,317 9.8 Increase 6.2 23,442 15.9 Increase 6.1
Left Stefan Karstens 8,729 6.0 Increase 2.7 9,821 6.7 Increase 2.5
Pirates   2,985 2.0
Rentner 1,540 1.0
NPD Kevin Stein 1,344 0.9 Steady 0.0 1,220 0.8 Decrease 0.1
Independent Holger Thiesen 948 0.6
DVU   136 0.1
MLPD   55 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,404 3,026
Total Valid votes 146,614 146,992
Turnout 150,018 75.4 Decrease 5.1
CDU hold Majority 11,266 7.7 Increase 7.3

2005 election

Federal election (2005): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[7]
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 Otto Bernhardt 69,082 44.1 Increase 3.7 59,743 38.1 Increase 0.8
SPD 68,480 43.7 Decrease 4.4 59,001 37.6 Decrease 5.0
Greens 6,164 3.9 Decrease 0.4 12,613 8.0 Decrease 1.0
FDP 5,607 3.6 Decrease 1.5 15,507 9.9 Increase 1.9
Left 5,106 3.3 Increase 2.2 6,522 4.2 Increase 3.0
Familie   1,835 1.2
NPD 1,454 0.9 1,457 0.9 Increase 0.7
Independent 761 0.5
MLPD   101 0.1
Informal votes 2,187 2,062
Total Valid votes 156,654 156,779
Turnout 158,841 80.5 Decrease 1.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority 602 0.4

References

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