Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten 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 175. It is located in eastern Hesse, comprising eastern and central parts of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, the eastern part of Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from Vogelsbergkreis.[1]

175 Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
electoral district for the Bundestag
Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten in 2013
State	Hesse
Population	179,307 (2015)
Electorate	209,966 (2017)
Major settlements	Gelnhausen Büdingen Schlüchtern
Area	1,539.7 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	2013
Party	CDU
Member	Peter Tauber
Elected	2013, 2017

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created for the 2013 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Peter Tauber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten is located in eastern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck, as well as the municipalities of Altenstadt, Büdingen, Gedern, Glauburg, Hirzenhain, Kefenrod, Limeshain, and Ortenberg from the Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]

History

The 2013 federal redistribution saw Hesse allocated an additional constituency. Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created from parts of the constituencies of Gießen, Fulda, Wetterau, and Hanau. Its constituency number and borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held represented by Peter Tauber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation.

Election		Member	Party	%
	2013	Peter Tauber	CDU	48.8
	2017			36.4

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Peter Tauber		49,479	36.4	12.4	43,147	31.7	9.5
	SPD	Bettina Müller		38,462	28.3	4.1	32,069	23.6	4.2
	AfD	Mariana Harder-Kühnel		20,172	14.8		20,927	15.4	9.0
	FDP	Pierre Kurth		8,326	6.1	3.8	14,144	10.4	5.3
	Left	Dirk Udo Methfessel		8,007	5.9	0.6	8,938	6.6	1.1
	Green	Matthias Zach		7,346	5.4	0.0	9,614	7.1	0.6
	Tierschutzpartei						1,668	1.2
	FW	Ulrike Majunke		2,865	2.1		1,590	1.2	0.1
	NPD	Daniel Lachmann		1,212	0.9	1.9	1,249	0.9	1.2
	PARTEI						1,142	0.8	0.3
	Pirates						549	0.4	1.7
	ÖDP						249	0.2
	DM						222	0.2
	V-Partei³						209	0.2
	BGE						208	0.2
	BüSo						42	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						37	0.0	0.0
	DKP						22	0.0
Informal votes				2,324			2,167
Total Valid votes				135,869			136,026
Turnout				138,193	77.1	4.5
	CDU hold		Majority	11,018	8.1	8.3

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Peter Tauber		61,911	48.8	7.9	52,305	41.2	7.4
	SPD	Bettina Müller		41,061	32.4	0.1	35,313	27.8	3.1
	Green	Udo Gernot Weiß		6,815	5.4	0.8	9,720	7.7	1.8
	AfD						8,098	6.4
	Left	Andreas Müller		6,739	5.3	1.7	6,934	5.5	3.0
	Pirates	Reinhard Schaffert		3,746	3.0		2,666	2.1	0.1
	NPD	Daniel Lachmann		3,538	2.8	0.5	2,662	2.1	0.1
	FDP	Conrad Buchholz		2,963	2.3	7.2	6,516	5.1	12.0
	FW						1,325	1.0
	PARTEI						630	0.5
	REP						487	0.4	0.5
	PRO						187	0.1
	PSG						74	0.0
	BüSo						72	0.1	0.1
	MLPD						25	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				4,237			3,996
Total Valid votes				126,773			127,014
Turnout				131,010	72.6	0.6
	CDU win new seat		Majority	20,850	16.4

References

1. "Constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
4. Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten