Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg

Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg 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 178. It is located in southwestern Hesse, comprising the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district and the southwestern part of the Limburg-Weilburg district.[1]

178 Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg in 2013
StateHesse
Population298,000 (2019)
Electorate220,466 (2021)
Major settlementsLimburg an der Lahn
Taunusstein
Idstein
Area1,171.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberKlaus-Peter Willsch
Elected1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1998, it has been represented by Klaus-Peter Willsch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg is located in southwestern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district as well as the Limburg-Weilburg district excluding the municipalities of Beselich, Löhnberg, Mengerskirchen, Merenberg, Runkel, Villmar, Weilburg, Weilmünster, and Weinbach.[1]

History

Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg was created in 1949, then known as Limburg. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 12 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 137. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 135. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 179. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 178.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Rheingaukreis, Untertaunuskreis, and Limburg. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 12 Limburg
  • Rheingaukreis district
  • Untertaunuskreis district
  • Limburg district
1953 137
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 135 Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 179
2005
2009 178
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Josef Arndgen from 1949 to 1965. He was succeeded by Benno Erhard from 1965 to 1987. Michael Jung then served from 1987 to 1998. Klaus-Peter Willsch was elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Josef Arndgen CDU 38.6
1953 48.6
1957 58.2
1961 51.1
1965 Benno Erhard CDU 52.2
1969 50.1
1972 50.6
1976 53.0
1980 47.7
1983 54.6
1987 Michael Jung CDU 50.9
1990 51.2
1994 54.0
1998 Klaus-Peter Willsch CDU 46.8
2002 47.4
2005 47.5
2009 46.1
2013 52.1
2017 41.8
2021 30.2

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg[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 Green tickY Klaus-Peter Willsch 51,318 30.2 Decrease 11.6 44,413 26.1 Decrease 8.5
SPD Martin Rabanus 48,441 28.5 Increase 3.2 43,708 25.6 Increase 4.9
Greens Anna Lührmann 24,418 14.4 Increase 7.4 25,328 14.9 Increase 6.0
FDP Alexander Müller 18,126 10.7 Increase 3.0 23,745 13.9 Increase 0.7
AfD Marcus Resch 13,547 8.0 Decrease 2.2 14,523 8.5 Decrease 3.4
FW Bianka Rössler 6,103 3.6 Increase 1.0 3,466 2.0 Increase 1.0
Left Zill Valentin 4,563 2.7 Decrease 2.8 5,395 3.2 Decrease 3.3
Tierschutzpartei   2,772 1.6 Increase 0.6
dieBasis Jens Meyer 2,671 1.6 2,386 1.4
PARTEI   1,357 0.8 Steady 0.0
Volt   830 0.5
Pirates   661 0.4 Increase 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   546 0.3
Independent Carsten Schlossbauer 461 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung   245 0.1
Bündnis C Reinhard Seiler 332 0.2 220 0.1
NPD   195 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   186 0.1
V-Partei3   178 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   159 0.1 Steady 0.0
LKR   55 0.0
Bündnis 21 54 0.0
DKP   36 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   24 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,267 1,765
Total Valid votes 169,980 170,482
Turnout 172,247 78.1 Decrease 0.7
CDU hold Majority 2,877 1.7 Decrease 14.8

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg[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 Klaus-Peter Willsch 71,555 41.8 Decrease 10.4 59,346 34.6 Decrease 10.9
SPD Martin Rabanus 43,427 25.3 Decrease 3.8 35,604 20.7 Decrease 4.4
AfD Christine Margarete Anderson 17,439 10.2 Increase 5.9 20,399 11.9 Increase 6.0
FDP Alexander Müller 13,053 7.6 Increase 5.3 22,650 13.2 Increase 6.9
Greens Timo Müller 12,020 7.0 Increase 1.4 15,273 8.9 Increase 0.3
Left Benno Pörtner 9,394 5.5 Increase 1.6 11,069 6.4 Increase 1.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,827 1.1
FW Georg Horz 4,450 2.6 1,794 1.0 Increase 0.3
PARTEI   1,447 0.8 Increase 0.5
Pirates   556 0.3 Decrease 1.5
NPD   443 0.3 Decrease 0.7
BGE   318 0.2
V-Partei³ 294 0.2
DM 265 0.2
ÖDP   238 0.1
MLPD   40 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   32 0.0
BüSo 30 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,289 2,002
Total Valid votes 171,338 171,625
Turnout 173,627 78.8 Increase 3.7
CDU hold Majority 28,128 16.5 Decrease 6.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg[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 Klaus-Peter Willsch 84,489 52.1 Increase 6.0 73,599 45.5 Increase 8.2
SPD Martin Rabanus 47,152 29.1 Increase 1.4 40,718 25.1 Increase 2.9
Greens Cornelius Dehm 9,119 5.6 Decrease 2.4 13,955 8.6 Decrease 1.9
AfD Claus Manfred Winhard 6,913 4.3 9,469 5.8
Left Benno Pörtner 6,300 3.9 Decrease 1.7 7,290 4.5 Decrease 2.1
FDP Alexander Müller 3,726 2.3 Decrease 8.4 10,139 6.3 Decrease 12.4
Pirates Axel Schwenk 2,869 1.8 2,884 1.8 Decrease 0.2
NPD Lukas Keiner 1,464 0.9 Steady 0.0 1,476 0.9 Steady 0.0
FW   1,126 0.7
PARTEI   611 0.4
REP   302 0.2 Decrease 0.5
PRO 189 0.1
PSG   67 0.0
BüSo 57 0.0 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   42 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,756 3,864
Total Valid votes 162,032 161,924
Turnout 165,788 75.1 Decrease 0.1
CDU hold Majority 37,337 23.0 Increase 4.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg[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 Klaus-Peter Willsch 75,224 46.1 Decrease 1.4 60,875 37.2 Decrease 2.6
SPD Martin Rabanus 45,127 27.7 Decrease 8.9 36,352 22.2 Decrease 9.6
FDP Alexander Müller 17,463 10.7 Increase 5.3 30,530 18.7 Increase 6.1
Greens Simon Lissner 13,141 8.1 Increase 2.9 17,210 10.5 Increase 1.7
Left Adolf Knapp 9,066 5.6 Increase 2.4 10,853 6.6 Increase 2.6
Pirates   3,199 2.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,665 1.0 Increase 0.3
REP Klaus Opitz 1,603 1.0 Increase 0.1 1,133 0.7 Increase 0.1
NPD Daniela Vrankaj 1,432 0.9 Decrease 0.4 1,490 0.9 Decrease 0.1
BüSo 174 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   106 0.1
MLPD   32 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,400 2,837
Total Valid votes 163,056 163,619
Turnout 166,456 75.2 Decrease 4.4
CDU hold Majority 30,097 18.4 Increase 7.4

References
  1. "Constituency Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg
  4. Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg
  5. Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg
  6. Results for Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg
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