Oberallgäu (electoral district)

Oberallgäu 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 256. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Kempten and the districts of Lindau and Oberallgäu.[1]

256 Oberallgäu
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Oberallgäu in 2017
StateBavaria
Population300,000 (2015)
Electorate226,604 (2017)
Major settlementsKempten
Lindau
Sonthofen
Area1,914.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberGerd Müller
Elected1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Oberallgäu was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1994, it has been represented by Gerd Müller of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Oberallgäu is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Kempten and the districts of Lindau and Oberallgäu.[1]

History

Oberallgäu was created in 1949, then known as Kempten. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 46 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 241. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 243. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 242. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 257. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 256.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Kempten and Lindau and the districts of Landkreis Kempten, Landkreis Lindau, and Sonthofen. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the district of Füssen. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 46 Kempten
  • Kempten city
  • Lindau city
  • Landkreis Kempten district
  • Landkreis Lindau district
  • Sonthofen district
1953 241
1957
1961
1965 243
  • Kempten city
  • Lindau city
  • Landkreis Kempten district
  • Landkreis Lindau district
  • Sonthofen district
  • Füssen district
1969
1972
1976 242 Oberallgäu
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 257
2005
2009 256
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl von Spreti from 1949 to 1957, followed by Georg Krug from 1957 to 1969 and Wolfgang Pohle from 1969 to 1972. Ignaz Kiechle was representative from 1972 to 1994. Gerd Müller has been representative since 1994.

Election Member Party %
1949 Karl von Spreti CSU 43.5
1953 61.7
1957 Georg Krug CSU 64.3
1961 56.1
1965 59.1
1969 Wolfgang Pohle CSU 58.2
1972 Ignaz Kiechle CSU 58.6
1976 62.5
1980 60.9
1983 65.4
1987 62.9
1990 58.1
1994 Gerd Müller CSU 57.7
1998 56.4
2002 64.8
2005 61.5
2009 53.0
2013 60.7
2017 50.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Oberallgäu[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 Gerd Müller 88,357 50.4 10.2 72,855 41.5 10.8
SPD Katharina Schrader 21,451 12.2 5.1 21,725 12.4 3.6
AfD Peter Felser 16,825 9.6 18,529 10.6 6.2
Green Erna-Kathrein Groll 16,162 9.2 0.8 19,792 11.3 2.0
FDP Stephan Thomae 12,262 7.0 3.4 18,935 10.8 5.1
Left Franz Xaver Merk 8,264 4.7 1.1 10,130 5.8 2.2
FW Hugo Wirthensohn 7,805 4.5 5,156 2.9 0.4
ÖDP Lucia Fischer 2,233 1.3 1.4 1,607 0.9 0.4
BP Josef Kirchmann 1,838 1.0 1,289 0.7 0.1
PARTEI   929 0.5
Pirates   577 0.3 1.2
BGE   559 0.3
DM 431 0.2
NPD   365 0.2 0.3
V-Partei³ 326 0.2
DiB 229 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 211 0.1
MLPD   40 0.0 0.0
BüSo 28 0.0 0.0
DKP   18 0.0
Informal votes 1,240 1,092
Total Valid votes 175,197 175,345
Turnout 176,437 77.9 8.5
CSU hold Majority 66,906 38.2 5.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Oberallgäu[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 Gerd Müller 93,494 60.7 7.6 80,902 52.3 7.5
SPD Katharina Schrader 26,722 17.3 5.2 24,776 16.0 3.1
Green Michael Schropp 13,011 8.4 4.4 14,329 9.3 2.0
Left Stefan Albanesi 5,530 3.6 1.4 5,574 3.6 1.9
FDP Stephan Thomae 5,501 3.6 7.6 8,749 5.7 10.9
AfD   6,695 4.3
FW   3,918 2.5
ÖDP Wilhelm Vachenauer 4,127 2.7 0.7 2,089 1.4 0.1
Pirates Ralph Osterkamp 3,072 2.0 2,431 1.6 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,201 0.8 0.1
REP Ludwig Streitle 2,236 1.5 0.1 1,052 0.7 0.5
BP   976 0.6 0.3
NPD   861 0.6 0.2
DIE FRAUEN 290 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 230 0.1 0.1
RRP Maximilian Schönberger 411 0.3 161 0.1 0.5
Party of Reason 153 0.1
PRO 99 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
BüSo 30 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,531 1,084
Total Valid votes 154,104 154,551
Turnout 155,635 69.4 2.3
CSU hold Majority 66,772 43.4 3.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Oberallgäu[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 Gerd Müller 83,181 53.0 8.5 70,559 44.9 8.1
Green Thomas Hartmann 20,093 12.8 4.4 17,753 11.3 3.1
SPD Reinhard Strehlke 19,107 12.2 8.3 20,392 13.0 8.0
FDP Stephan Thomae 17,464 11.1 5.8 26,018 16.5 5.7
Left Stefan Albanesi 7,842 5.0 2.2 8,735 5.6 2.6
Pirates   2,635 1.7
ÖDP Wilhelm Vachenauer 3,150 2.0 2,299 1.5
BP Josef Kirchmann 2,606 1.7 1,507 1.0 0.5
REP Konrad Huber 2,092 1.3 1,800 1.1 0.1
NPD Alexander Kreidemann 1,314 0.8 0.5 1,202 0.8 0.1
FAMILIE 1,200 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,039 0.7
RRP 983 0.6
CM 357 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 353 0.2
PBC 242 0.2 0.1
DVU   71 0.0
BüSo 53 0.0 0.0
MLPD   41 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,008 1,618
Total Valid votes 156,849 157,239
Turnout 158,857 71.7 6.5
CSU hold Majority 63,088 40.2 0.8

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