Weilheim (electoral district)

Weilheim 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 226. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau.[1]

226 Weilheim
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Weilheim in 2017
StateBavaria
Population223,900 (2019)
Electorate168,473 (2021)
Major settlementsWeilheim in Oberbayern
Penzberg
Schongau
Area1,978.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberAlexander Dobrindt
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Weilheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Alexander Dobrindt of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Weilheim is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau.[1]

History

Weilheim was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 12 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 207. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 212. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 227. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 226.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bad Tölz, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Schongau, and Weilheim. In the 1976 election, it comprised the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Weilheim-Schongau. In the 1980 through 2013 elections, it comprised the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Landsberg, and Weilheim-Schongau. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 12 Weilheim
1953 207
1957
1961
1965 212
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 227
2005
2009 226
2013
2017
2021

Members

Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by long-time CSU leader Franz Josef Strauss from 1949 to 1987, a total of ten consecutive terms; however, he resigned from the Bundestag in 1978 to become Minister-President of Bavaria, and subsequently turned down his Bundestag mandate after the 1980 and 1983 elections. He was succeeded by Michaela Geiger, who was representative from 1987 to 2002. Alexander Dobrindt was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Franz Josef Strauss CSU 28.8
1953 52.3
1957 57.6
1961 57.7
1965 58.9
1969 62.0
1972 62.3
1976 66.3
1980 65.4
1983 68.8
1987 Michaela Geiger CSU 67.1
1990 61.8
1994 62.0
1998 58.0
2002 Alexander Dobrindt CSU 63.5
2005 59.4
2009 52.0
2013 57.2
2017 47.9
2021 41.9

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Weilheim[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 Alexander Dobrindt 57,179 41.9 Decrease 6.1 48,178 35.1 Decrease 7.7
SPD Sigrid Meierhofer 19,682 14.4 Decrease 0.4 19,927 14.5 Increase 3.0
Greens Elisabeth Löwenbourg-Brzezinski 16,300 11.9 Increase 2.9 18,397 13.4 Increase 3.9
FW Arnold-Günther Reuss 10,100 7.4 11,462 8.4 Increase 6.2
AfD Gerrit Huy 9,686 7.1 Decrease 3.0 10,873 7.9 Decrease 4.2
FDP Karl Sielmann 8,553 6.3 Decrease 0.8 14,311 10.4 Steady 0.0
dieBasis Juina Wessel 4,301 3.1 3,717 2.7
ÖDP Maiken Winter 4,205 3.1 Decrease 0.4 1,737 1.3 Decrease 0.3
Left Rolf Walther 2,718 2.0 Decrease 2.7 3,124 2.3 Decrease 3.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,316 1.0 Increase 0.1
BP Johann Gattinger 2,405 1.8 Decrease 1.1 1,229 0.9 Decrease 0.8
Independent Ricard Ryssel 966 0.7
PARTEI   905 0.7 Increase 0.1
Pirates   375 0.3 Steady 0.0
Volt Werner Knigge 500 0.4 339 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   296 0.2
Unabhängige 256 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   136 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   120 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis C   85 0.1
Humanists   83 0.1
du.   76 0.1
NPD   67 0.0 Decrease 0.1
The III. Path   61 0.0
DKP   48 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   27 0.0
MLPD   15 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,444 879
Total Valid votes 136,595 137,160
Turnout 138,039 81.9 Increase 1.6
CSU hold Majority 37,497 27.5 Decrease 5.7

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Weilheim[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 Alexander Dobrindt 63,784 47.9 Decrease 9.5 57,254 42.9 Decrease 9.9
SPD Enrico Corongiu 19,722 14.8 Decrease 1.6 15,402 11.5 Decrease 3.7
AfD Edeltraud Schwarz 13,383 10.1 16,145 12.1 Increase 6.5
Greens Gabriela Seitz-Hoffmann 12,066 9.1 Increase 1.5 12,753 9.5 Increase 1.7
FDP Karl-Martin Schröter 9,370 7.0 Increase 3.9 13,909 10.4 Increase 5.2
Left Reinhard Böttger 6,229 4.7 Increase 1.9 7,214 5.4 Increase 2.4
FW   2,876 2.2 Decrease 0.6
ÖDP Maiken Winter 4,629 3.5 Increase 0.9 2,145 1.6 Increase 0.2
BP Siegfried Seelos 3,855 2.9 Decrease 0.7 2,225 1.7 Decrease 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,186 0.9 Increase 0.2
PARTEI   724 0.5
Pirates   352 0.3 Decrease 1.2
DM 292 0.2
V-Partei³ 260 0.2
NPD   227 0.2 Decrease 0.4
DiB 204 0.2
BGE   186 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 162 0.1
MLPD   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
BüSo 14 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,295 766
Total Valid votes 133,038 133,567
Turnout 134,333 80.4 Increase 8.3
CSU hold Majority 44,602 33.1 Decrease 7.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Weilheim[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 Alexander Dobrindt 104,236 57.2 Increase 5.2 95,885 52.5 Increase 6.9
SPD Angelica Dullinger 30,019 16.5 Increase 2.2 28,342 15.5 Increase 2.6
Greens Gabriela Seitz-Hoffmann 15,559 8.5 Decrease 3.3 16,017 8.8 Decrease 2.7
AfD   9,665 5.3
FW Susann Enders 6,429 3.5 4,441 2.4
BP Klaus Jacobitz 5,599 3.1 Increase 1.2 3,573 2.0 Increase 0.5
FDP Klaus Breil 5,325 2.9 Decrease 7.6 9,461 5.2 Decrease 10.7
Left Michaele Siebe 5,321 2.9 Decrease 1.3 5,629 3.1 Decrease 1.8
ÖDP Hanns-Dieter Schlierf 5,010 2.7 Increase 0.3 3,011 1.6 Decrease 0.2
Pirates Alexander Lessmann 3,137 1.7 2,907 1.6 Decrease 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,284 0.7 Increase 0.1
NPD Matthias Polt 1,581 0.9 Decrease 0.2 1,062 0.6 Decrease 0.2
REP   412 0.2 Decrease 0.2
DIE FRAUEN 321 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 271 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 196 0.1
PRO 137 0.1
RRP 79 0.0 Decrease 1.0
MLPD   45 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 32 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,951 1,397
Total Valid votes 182,216 182,770
Turnout 184,167 72.9 Decrease 0.9
CSU hold Majority 74,220 40.7 Increase 3.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Weilheim[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 Alexander Dobrindt 94,302 52.0 Decrease 7.5 83,058 45.6 Decrease 8.1
SPD Angelica Dullinger 25,894 14.3 Decrease 7.1 23,512 12.9 Decrease 7.3
Greens Marcus Reichenberg 21,516 11.9 Increase 4.1 20,871 11.5 Increase 3.0
FDP Klaus Breil 19,076 10.5 Increase 5.8 28,911 15.9 Increase 5.2
Left Werner Bäumler 7,568 4.2 Increase 1.5 8,897 4.9 Increase 2.0
ÖDP Hanns-Dieter Schlierf 4,511 2.5 3,277 1.8
Pirates   3,098 1.7
BP Pauli Doll 3,399 1.9 Decrease 0.1 2,740 1.5 Increase 0.3
RRP Klaus Blume 1,921 1.1 1,966 1.1
NPD Matthias Polt 1,883 1.0 Decrease 0.1 1,501 1.0 Steady 0.0
FAMILIE 1,257 0.7 Steady 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,128 0.6
REP   835 0.5 Decrease 0.2
Independent Monica Herz 725 0.4
Independent Waltraud Siade 598 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 489 0.3
PBC 219 0.1 Decrease 0.1
CM 193 0.1
DVU   91 0.0
BüSo 57 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   28 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,439 1,704
Total Valid votes 181,393 182,128
Turnout 183,832 73.8 Decrease 6.3
CSU hold Majority 68,408 37.7 Decrease 0.4

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

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