Ahrweiler (electoral district)

Ahrweiler 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 198. It is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the Ahrweiler district and the western part of the Mayen-Koblenz district.[1]

198 Ahrweiler
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Ahrweiler in 2017
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Population246,400 (2015)
Electorate195,618 (2017)
Major settlementsAndernach
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Mayen
Area1,337.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberMechthild Heil
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Ahrweiler was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Mechthild Heil of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Ahrweiler is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Ahrweiler as well as the municipalities of Andernach and Mayen and the Verbandsgemeinden of Maifeld, Mendig, Pellenz, and Vordereifel from the district of Mayen-Koblenz.[1]

History

Ahrweiler was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 2 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 149. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 147. In the 2002 election, it was number 201. In the 2005 election, it was number 200. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 199. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 198.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Ahrweiler and Mayen. It acquired its current borders in the 1972 election, although the Verbandsgemeinden of Pellenz and Vordereifel were known as Andernach-Land and Mayen-Land, respectively, until 2002.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 2 Ahrweiler
1953 149
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 147
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 201
2005 200
2009 199
2013
2017 198
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Johann Junglas from 1949 to 1953, followed by Otto Lenz until 1957. Johann Peter Josten served from 1957 to 1980. He was succeeded by Karl Deres, who was representative until 1994. Wilhelm Josef Sebastian served from 1994 to 2009. Mechthild Heil was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Johann Junglas CDU 67.9
1953 Otto Lenz CDU 71.8
1957 Johann Peter Josten CDU 73.9
1961 69.0
1965 67.4
1969 62.0
1972 57.8
1976 60.0
1980 Karl Deres CDU 56.4
1983 62.8
1987 57.6
1990 54.2
1994 Wilhelm Josef Sebastian CDU 52.9
1998 48.3
2002 48.3
2005 49.6
2009 Mechthild Heil CDU 45.5
2013 55.5
2017 42.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Ahrweiler[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Mechthild Heil 64,006 42.8 12.7 60,937 40.6 8.2
SPD Andrea Nahles 40,944 27.4 0.6 34,113 22.7 1.9
AfD Kathrin Koch 13,105 8.8 14,437 9.6 4.4
FDP Christina Steinhausen 12,981 8.7 6.3 17,397 11.6 6.0
Green Martin Schmitt 8,616 5.8 0.2 10,059 6.7 0.1
Left Marion Morassi 6,790 4.5 0.1 8,519 5.7 1.0
Independent Siegfried Verdonk 1,885 1.3
PARTEI   1,297 0.9
FW   1,134 0.8 0.1
Pirates Axel Ritter 1,268 0.8 2.2 623 0.4 1.7
NPD   415 0.3 0.5
V-Partei³ 387 0.3
ÖDP   367 0.2 0.1
BGE   267 0.2
MLPD   37 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,992 1,598
Total Valid votes 149,595 149,989
Turnout 151,587 77.5 4.4
CDU hold Majority 23,062 15.4 12.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Ahrweiler[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Mechthild Heil 77,379 55.5 10.0 68,680 48.8 8.9
SPD Andrea Nahles 39,071 28.0 3.1 34,660 24.6 3.5
Green Klaus Meurer 7,813 5.6 1.8 9,287 6.6 1.9
AfD   7,328 5.2
Left Marion Morassi 6,221 4.5 1.6 6,569 4.7 2.7
Pirates Gernot Reipen 4,255 3.1 2,920 2.1 0.5
FDP Michael Salzmann 3,313 2.4 12.6 7,897 5.6 13.3
NPD   1,067 0.8 0.1
FW   929 0.7
ÖDP Rainer Hilgert 1,439 1.0 555 0.4 0.1
PRO 261 0.2
Party of Reason 261 0.2
REP   212 0.2 0.1
MLPD   34 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,103 1,934
Total Valid votes 139,491 140,660
Turnout 142,594 73.1 1.9
CDU hold Majority 38,308 27.5 6.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Ahrweiler[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Mechthild Heil 62,145 45.5 4.1 54,737 39.9 3.2
SPD Andrea Nahles 33,987 24.9 11.1 28,973 21.1 10.7
FDP Christina Theresa Steinheuer 20,470 15.0 9.2 25,933 18.9 6.7
Green Frank Bliss 10,094 7.4 3.5 11,622 8.5 2.5
Left Gert Winkelmeier 8,310 6.1 2.3 10,171 7.4 2.9
Pirates   2,204 1.6
NPD Hans-Robert Klug 1,527 1.1 0.1 1,192 0.9 0.0
FAMILIE 1,123 0.8 0.0
REP   409 0.3 0.1
ÖDP   397 0.3
PBC 288 0.2 0.1
DVU   79 0.1
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,813 2,187
Total Valid votes 136,533 137,159
Turnout 139,346 71.2 7.5
CDU hold Majority 28,158 20.6 7.0

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