Koblenz (electoral district)

Koblenz 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 199. It is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Koblenz, the eastern part of the Mayen-Koblenz district, and the western part of the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district.[1]

199 Koblenz
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Koblenz in 2017
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Population257,200 (2015)
Electorate196,999 (2017)
Major settlementsKoblenz
Lahnstein
Bendorf
Area635.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberJosef Oster
Elected2017

Koblenz was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Josef Oster of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Koblenz is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Koblenz, the municipality of Bendorf and the Verbandsgemeinden of Rhein-Mosel, Vallendar, and Weißenthurm from the Mayen-Koblenz district, and, from the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district, the municipality of Lahnstein, the Verbandsgemeinde of Loreley, and the muncipalities of Arzbach, Bad Ems, Becheln, Dausenau, Fachbach, Frücht, Kemmenau, Miellen, and Nievern from the Bad Ems-Nassau Verbandsgemeinde.[1]

History

Koblenz was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 150. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 148. In the 2002 election, it was number 202. In the 2005 election, it was number 201. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 200. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 199.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Koblenz and the districts of Landkreis Koblenz and Sankt Goar. In the 1972 through 1998 elections, it comprised the city of Koblenz, the municipality of Bendorf and the Verbandsgemeinden of Rhens, Untermosel, Vallendar, and Weißenthurm from the Mayen-Koblenz district, and the municipality of Boppard and the Verbandsgemeinden of Emmelshausen and Sankt Goar-Oberwesel from the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election, although in 2014 the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Mosel was created from Rhens and Untermosel, and the Verbandsgemeinde of Loreley absorbed Braubach.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Koblenz
  • Koblenz city
  • Landkreis Koblenz district
  • Sankt Goar district
1953 150
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 148
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 202
2005 201
2009 200
2013
2017 199
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl Weber from 1949 to 1965. Egon Klepsch then served from 1965 to 1980. He was succeeded by Roswitha Verhülsdonk, who was representative until 1994. Karl-Heinz Scherhag served from 1994 to 2002. Michael Fuchs was representative from 2002 to 2017. Josef Oster was elected in the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
1949 Karl Weber CDU 57.5
1953 62.1
1957 61.7
1961 56.8
1965 Egon Klepsch CDU 56.8
1969 52.1
1972 49.4
1976 52.3
1980 Roswitha Verhülsdonk CDU 48.4
1983 54.8
1987 50.2
1990 48.8
1994 Karl-Heinz Scherhag CDU 50.1
1998 46.2
2002 Michael Fuchs CDU 44.1
2005 45.4
2009 44.1
2013 48.0
2017 Josef Oster CDU 41.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Koblenz[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 Josef Oster 61,594 41.3 6.7 56,616 37.8 7.2
SPD Detlev Pilger 42,777 28.7 2.1 35,679 23.8 3.3
AfD Thomas Damson 12,153 8.2 13,701 9.2 4.5
FDP Florian Glock 9,732 6.5 3.8 16,152 10.8 5.4
Green Patrick Zwiernik 9,273 6.2 1.8 11,862 7.9 0.2
Left Ulrich Lenz 7,693 5.2 0.2 10,332 6.9 1.7
FW Stefan Scheer 2,623 1.8 0.9 1,627 1.1 0.1
PARTEI Andreas Werner Müller 1,723 1.2 1,715 1.1
Pirates Marieluise Charlotte Salm 1,058 0.7 2.1 741 0.5 1.7
Independent Jan-Peter Babnik 383 0.3
V-Partei³ 370 0.2
ÖDP   302 0.2 0.0
NPD   252 0.2 0.5
BGE   242 0.2
MLPD   38 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,144 1,524
Total Valid votes 149,009 149,629
Turnout 151,153 76.7 4.6
CDU hold Majority 18,817 12.6 4.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Koblenz[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 Michael Fuchs 67,046 48.0 3.9 63,427 45.0 9.0
SPD Detlev Pilger 43,094 30.8 2.8 38,221 27.1 3.3
Green Josef Winkler 11,184 8.0 1.7 10,853 7.7 2.4
Left Bettina Lau 6,901 4.9 2.4 7,358 5.2 3.0
AfD   6,625 4.7
Pirates Heiko Müller 3,953 2.8 3,073 2.2 0.2
FDP Martin Kaschny 3,772 2.7 6.9 7,595 5.4 12.0
FW Stephan Wefelscheid 3,745 2.7 1,714 1.2
NPD   938 0.7 0.2
ÖDP   324 0.2 0.0
PRO 282 0.2
Party of Reason 248 0.2
REP   176 0.1 0.2
MLPD   29 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,193 2,025
Total Valid votes 139,695 140,863
Turnout 142,888 72.1 1.5
CDU hold Majority 23,952 17.2 1.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Koblenz[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 Y Michael Fuchs 59,853 44.1 1.3 49,065 36.0 2.1
SPD Ursula Mogg 38,080 28.1 11.2 32,414 23.8 11.3
Green Josef Winkler 13,222 9.7 4.3 13,732 10.1 2.6
FDP Markus Falk 13,084 9.6 5.0 23,679 17.4 5.4
Left Wolfgang Ferner 9,935 7.3 3.1 11,239 8.2 3.4
Pirates   2,690 2.0
NPD Sven Lobeck 1,483 1.1 0.0 1,188 0.9 0.1
FAMILIE 1,118 0.8 0.0
REP   432 0.3 0.1
ÖDP   324 0.2
PBC 227 0.2 0.1
DVU   98 0.1
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,133 2,553
Total Valid votes 135,657 136,237
Turnout 138,790 70.6 6.9
CDU hold Majority 21,773 16.0 9.8

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