Rottal-Inn (electoral district)

Rottal-Inn 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 230. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the Dingolfing-Landau district, Rottal-Inn district, and small parts of the Landkreis Landshut district.[1]

230 Rottal-Inn
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rottal-Inn in 2017
StateBavaria
Population231,100 (2019)
Electorate173,632 (2021)
Major settlementsDingolfing
Landau an der Isar
Eggenfelden
Area2,331.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberMax Straubinger
Elected1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Rottal-Inn was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1994, it has been represented by Max Straubinger of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Rottal-Inn is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Dingolfing-Landau and Rottal-Inn as well as the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar from the Landkreis Landshut district.[1]

History

Rottal-Inn was created in 1949, then known as Pfarrkirchen. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 16 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 211. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 217. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 216. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 231. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 230.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Pfarrkirchen, Eggenfelden, and Vilsbiburg. From 1965 through 1972, it also contained the Griesbach district. From 1976 through 2013, it comprised the Rottal-Inn and Dingolfing-Landau districts. In the 2017 election, it acquired the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Gerzen from the Landkreis Landshut district. It further acquired the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Isar in the 2021 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 16 Pfarrkirchen
  • Pfarrkirchen district
  • Eggenfelden district
  • Vilsbiburg district
1953 211
1957
1961
1965 217
  • Pfarrkirchen district
  • Eggenfelden district
  • Vilsbiburg district
  • Griesbach district
1969
1972
1976 216 Rottal-Inn
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 231
2005
2009 230
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Conrad Fink from 1949 to 1953. He was elected for the Bavaria Party (BP), but joined the CSU in January 1952. Max Riederer von Paar of the CSU won the constituency in 1953 and served one term. Friedrich Kempfler was then representative from 1957 to 1976, followed by Günther Müller from 1976 to 1994. Max Straubinger was elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Conrad Fink[lower-alpha 1] BP 39.2
CSU
1953 Max Riederer von Paar CSU 54.1
1957 Friedrich Kempfler CSU 68.2
1961 74.3
1965 74.7
1969 69.0
1972 71.5
1976 Günther Müller CSU 70.1
1980 69.7
1983 71.1
1987 65.6
1990 60.3
1994 Max Straubinger CSU 61.9
1998 59.3
2002 73.0
2005 65.0
2009 53.6
2013 61.1
2017 45.0
2021 35.1

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Rottal-Inn[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 % ±%
CSU Green tickY Max Straubinger 46,493 35.1 Decrease 9.7 45,687 34.3 Decrease 8.3
FW Werner Schießl 22,158 16.7 Increase 11.7 19,910 14.9 Increase 11.1
AfD Stephan Protschka 16,808 12.7 Decrease 2.4 16,384 12.3 Decrease 4.3
SPD Severin Eder 15,794 11.9 Increase 2.4 19,108 14.3 Increase 1.6
FDP Claus Rothlehner 10,210 7.7 Increase 0.7 12,904 9.7 Increase 0.6
Greens Marlene Schönberger 10,188 7.7 Increase 2.8 9,495 7.1 Increase 1.9
BP Anton Maller 2,746 2.1 Decrease 0.2 1,044 0.8 Decrease 0.7
ÖDP Daniela Blankenburg 2,647 2.0 Decrease 0.5 1,157 0.9 Decrease 0.7
dieBasis Eva Maria Ströhm 2,385 1.8 1,764 1.3
Left Rudolf Schöberl 1,912 1.4 Decrease 2.5 2,487 1.9 Decrease 2.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,228 0.9 Increase 0.1
PARTEI Robert Tolksdorf 1,106 0.8 675 0.5 Increase 0.1
Pirates   300 0.2 Steady 0.0
Unabhängige 199 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   183 0.1
Volt   156 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   115 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   98 0.1 Decrease 0.2
V-Partei3   84 0.1 Decrease 0.1
The III. Path   74 0.1
Humanists   56 0.0
du.   49 0.0
Bündnis C   47 0.0
DKP   18 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   12 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   12 0.0
Informal votes 1,438 639
Total Valid votes 132,447 133,246
Turnout 133,885 77.1 Increase 3.3
CSU hold Majority 24,335 18.4 Decrease 11.5

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Rottal-Inn[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 % ±%
CSU Green tickY Max Straubinger 55,364 45.0 Decrease 16.2 52,752 42.7 Decrease 16.1
AfD Stephan Protschka 18,539 15.1 Increase 12.1 20,401 16.5 Increase 12.9
SPD Florian Pronold 17,683 14.4 Decrease 1.7 15,765 12.8 Decrease 2.3
FDP Christoph Zeitler 8,625 7.0 Increase 5.0 11,215 9.1 Increase 5.0
Greens Johann Feirer 6,061 4.9 Increase 0.2 6,478 5.2 Increase 0.3
FW Lorenz Fuchs 6,030 4.9 Decrease 0.3 4,690 3.8 Increase 0.2
Left Marco Stöger 4,851 3.9 Increase 1.3 5,510 4.5 Increase 1.8
ÖDP Klaus Seufzger 3,131 2.5 Decrease 0.2 2,004 1.6 Decrease 0.1
BP Anton Maller 2,776 2.3 1,859 1.5 Increase 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,023 0.8 Increase 0.1
PARTEI   460 0.4
NPD   363 0.3 Decrease 0.9
Pirates   277 0.2 Decrease 1.2
DM 160 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 156 0.1
V-Partei³ 144 0.1
BGE   109 0.1
DiB 99 0.1
BüSo 19 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   11 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   10 0.0
Informal votes 1,239 794
Total Valid votes 123,060 123,505
Turnout 124,299 73.7 Increase 9.9
CSU hold Majority 36,825 29.9 Decrease 15.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Rottal-Inn[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 % ±%
CSU Green tickY Max Straubinger 62,748 61.1 Increase 7.5 60,501 58.8 Increase 8.7
SPD Florian Pronold 16,619 16.2 Decrease 1.3 15,626 15.2 Increase 1.5
FW Max Winkler 5,378 5.2 3,602 3.5
Greens Stefan Haug 4,773 4.7 Decrease 1.0 4,996 4.9 Decrease 1.7
AfD Stephan Protschka 3,129 3.0 3,723 3.6
ÖDP Jutta Ehrhardt 2,857 2.8 Decrease 1.7 1,740 1.7 Decrease 0.7
Left Marco Stöger 2,668 2.6 Decrease 2.2 2,753 2.7 Decrease 2.9
FDP Siegfried Seidl 2,070 2.0 Decrease 8.0 4,195 4.1 Decrease 9.8
Pirates   1,434 1.4 Steady 0.0
BP   1,346 1.3 Increase 0.2
NPD Franz Salzberger 1,627 1.6 Decrease 0.1 1,296 1.3 Decrease 0.4
PARTEI 772 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   722 0.7 Increase 0.1
REP   438 0.4 Decrease 0.9
DIE FRAUEN 185 0.2
Party of Reason 131 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 113 0.1 Decrease 0.1
PRO 82 0.1
RRP 40 0.0 Decrease 0.4
BüSo 32 0.0 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   17 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,233 902
Total Valid votes 102,641 102,972
Turnout 103,874 63.6 Decrease 0.8
CSU hold Majority 46,129 44.9 Increase 8.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Rottal-Inn[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 % ±%
CSU Green tickY Max Straubinger 54,904 53.6 Decrease 11.4 51,702 50.1 Decrease 10.4
SPD Florian Pronold 17,920 17.5 Decrease 4.7 14,151 13.7 Decrease 6.2
FDP Günther Kammerer 10,305 10.1 Increase 5.4 14,359 13.9 Increase 6.5
Greens Stefan Haug 5,828 5.7 Increase 1.7 6,786 6.6 Increase 2.5
Left Rudi Schöberl 4,868 4.8 5,742 5.6 Increase 3.0
ÖDP Alois Aigner 4,626 4.5 2,472 2.4
NPD Peter Haese 1,743 1.7 Decrease 1.2 1,761 1.7 Decrease 0.3
Pirates   1,392 1.3
REP Patrick Alexander Korfmann 1,719 1.7 1,388 1.3 Steady 0.0
BP   1,140 1.1 Increase 0.4
FAMILIE 674 0.7 Steady 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   599 0.6
RRP 486 0.5
DIE VIOLETTEN 194 0.2
CM 157 0.2
BüSo Reinhard Maßberg 522 0.5 Decrease 0.8 124 0.1 Decrease 0.1
PBC 59 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   54 0.1
MLPD   20 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,052 1,227
Total Valid votes 102,435 103,260
Turnout 104,487 64.5 Decrease 9.6
CSU hold Majority 36,984 36.1 Decrease 6.7

Notes
  1. Fink was elected for the Bavaria Party, but joined the CSU in January 1952.

References
  1. "Constituency Rottal-Inn". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Rottal-Inn". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Rottal-Inn
  4. Results for Rottal-Inn
  5. Results for Rottal-Inn
  6. Results for Rottal-Inn

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