Altötting (electoral district)

Altötting 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 212. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Altötting and Mühldorf.[1]

212 Altötting
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Altötting in 2017
StateBavaria
Population220,500 (2015)
Electorate168,221 (2017)
Major settlementsWaldkraiburg
Mühldorf
Burghausen
Area1,374.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberStephan Mayer
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

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

Geography

Altötting is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Altötting and Mühldorf.[1]

History

Altötting was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 196. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 200. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 199. In the 2002 election, it was number 215. In the 2005 election, it was number 214. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 213. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 212.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Altötting, Mühldorf, and Wasserburg am Inn. In the 1976 election, it comprised the districts of Altötting, Mühldorf, and Erding. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it comprised the districts of Altötting, Mühldorf, and Ebersberg. In the 1998 and 2002 elections, it comprised the districts of Altötting (excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Kirchweidach), Mühldorf, and Ebersberg. It acquired its current borders in the 2005 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 1 Altötting
1953 196
1957
1961
1965 200
1969
1972
1976
1980 199
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 215
2005 214
2009 213
2013
2017 212
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 Georg Mayerhofer of the Bavaria Party (BP) from 1949 to 1953. Josef Bauer of the CSU was elected in 1953 and served until 1969. Valentin Dasch then served a single term. Karl-Heinz Spilker was representative from 1972 to 1994, followed by Josef Hollerith from 1994 to 2002. Stephan Mayer was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Georg Mayerhofer BP 33.5
1953 Josef Bauer CSU 45.8
1957 62.1
1961 64.4
1965 69.4
1969 Valentin Dasch CSU 65.6
1972 Karl-Heinz Spilker CSU 65.9
1976 70.2
1980 64.5
1983 67.2
1987 62.3
1990 56.8
1994 Josef Hollerith CSU 60.5
1998 58.2
2002 Stephan Mayer CSU 65.7
2005 64.7
2009 60.7
2013 65.8
2017 54.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Altötting[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 % ±%
CSU Y Stephan Mayer 68,435 54.5 11.3 55,417 44.0 14.6
AfD Oliver Multusch 16,486 13.1 9.8 18,330 14.6 10.5
SPD Annette Heidrich 15,479 12.3 2.0 15,511 12.3 2.8
Green Peter Uldahl 7,584 6.0 0.6 8,608 6.8 1.1
FDP Sandra Bubendorfer-Licht[lower-alpha 1] 7,070 5.6 3.6 11,209 8.9 5.0
Left Erich Utz 6,060 4.8 2.3 6,659 5.3 2.4
FW   3,172 2.5 0.1
BP   1,718 1.4 0.0
ÖDP Elisabeth Sieber 3,637 2.9 1,685 1.3 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,078 0.9 0.2
PARTEI   814 0.6
Pirates   422 0.3 1.4
NPD   295 0.2 0.4
DM 216 0.2
V-Partei³ 185 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 176 0.1
BüSo Franz Maier 787 0.6 0.3 136 0.1 0.0
BGE   130 0.1
DiB 127 0.1
MLPD   13 0.0 0.0
DKP   9 0.0
Informal votes 1,248 876
Total Valid votes 125,538 125,910
Turnout 126,786 75.4 8.5
CSU hold Majority 51,949 41.4 10.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Altötting[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 % ±%
CSU Y Stephan Mayer 72,915 65.8 5.0 64,998 58.6 6.8
SPD Annette Heidrich 15,921 14.4 0.7 16,797 15.2 1.8
Green Sofie Voit 6,030 5.4 2.2 6,394 5.8 2.3
FW Andreas Altmann 3,841 3.5 2,884 2.6
AfD Lorenz Kreft 3,669 3.3 4,496 4.1
Left Alexander Lebedew 2,832 2.6 2.3 3,241 2.9 2.1
Pirates Frank Zimmermann 2,318 2.1 1,902 1.7 0.0
FDP Ullrich Kastner 2,293 2.1 6.5 4,365 3.9 8.6
REP   541 1.5 0.5
BP   1,485 1.3 0.2
ÖDP   1,349 1.2 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   759 0.7 0.1
NPD   702 0.6 0.6
DIE VIOLETTEN 654 0.6 350 0.3 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 213 0.2
Party of Reason 136 0.1
BüSo 388 0.3 0.9 116 0.1 0.2
PRO 79 0.1
RRP 39 0.0 0.6
MLPD   15 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 985 985
Total Valid votes 110,861 110,861
Turnout 111,846 66.9 0.6
CSU hold Majority 56,994 51.4 5.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Altötting[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 % ±%
CSU Y Stephan Mayer 67,284 60.7 4.0 57,712 51.9 6.4
SPD Werner Groß 16,724 15.1 5.3 14,831 13.3 6.8
FDP Raffaela Bubendorfer 9,508 8.6 4.1 13,992 12.6 4.1
Green Peter Uldahl 8,477 7.7 2.4 8,923 8.0 2.4
Left Christian Peiker 5,362 4.8 2.4 5,641 5.1 2.4
Pirates   1,896 1.7
ÖDP   1,517 1.4
NPD Markus Fridgen 2,045 1.8 0.0 1,347 1.2 0.1
BP   1,297 1.2 0.4
REP   1,086 1.0 0.3
FAMILIE 789 0.7 0.1
RRP 720 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   650 0.6
BüSo Franz Maier 1,369 1.2 0.4 309 0.3 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 251 0.2
CM 143 0.1
PBC 99 0.1 0.0
DVU   63 0.1
MLPD   20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,738 1,221
Total Valid votes 110,769 111,286
Turnout 112,507 67.5 7.7
CSU hold Majority 50,560 45.6 1.3

Notes
  1. Bubendorfer-Licht entered the Bundestag on the FDP list after the resignation of Jimmy Schulz in December 2019.

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