Passau (electoral district)

Passau 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 229. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Passau and most of the Landkreis Passau district.[1]

229 Passau
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Passau in 2017
StateBavaria
Population225,200 (2015)
Electorate177,387 (2017)
Major settlementsPassau
Vilshofen an der Donau
Pocking
Area1,503.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberAndreas Scheuer
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Passau was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Andreas Scheuer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Passau is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Passau and the entirety of the Landkreis Passau district excluding the municipalities of Aicha vorm Wald, Eging am See, Fürstenstein, and Hofkirchen.[1]

History

Passau was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 15 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 210. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 215. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 230. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 229.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Passau and the districts of Landkreis Passau, Wegscheid, and Wolfstein. In the 1976 through 1972 elections, it also contained the Vilshofen district. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Passau and the Landkreis Passau district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 15 Passau
1953 210
1957
1961
1965 215
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 230
2005
2009 229
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Fritz Schäffer from 1949 to 1961, followed by August Ramminger for one term. Franz Xaver Unertl served two terms from 1965 to 1972, as did Karl Fuchs from 1972 to 1980. Klaus Rose was then representative from 1980 to 2005, a total of seven consecutive terms. Andreas Scheuer was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Fritz Schäffer CSU 33.0
1953 61.8
1957 70.4
1961 August Ramminger CSU 68.3
1965 Franz Xaver Unertl CSU 63.7
1969 66.1
1972 Karl Fuchs CSU 66.4
1976 66.9
1980 Klaus Rose CSU 65.4
1983 68.9
1987 62.3
1990 56.7
1994 59.1
1998 52.8
2002 64.8
2005 Andreas Scheuer CSU 58.5
2009 46.5
2013 59.8
2017 47.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Passau[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 Andreas Scheuer 61,835 47.5 12.2 52,937 40.5 13.4
SPD Christian Flisek 24,611 18.9 0.7 19,709 15.1 3.4
AfD Robert Schregle 18,328 14.1 10.9 20,967 16.1 12.1
FDP Armin Sedlmayr 7,900 6.1 11,918 9.1 4.6
Green Boris Burkert 7,248 5.6 0.4 8,393 6.4 0.4
Left Josef Ilsanker 6,246 4.8 1.6 7,357 5.6 1.9
FW   3,146 2.4 0.5
ÖDP Andreas Seitz 4,003 3.1 0.4 1,698 1.3 0.4
BP   1,270 1.0 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,054 0.8 0.1
PARTEI   587 0.4
NPD   394 0.3 0.6
Pirates   318 0.2 1.3
V-Partei³ 185 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 170 0.1
DM 151 0.1
BGE   143 0.1
DiB 131 0.1
BüSo 15 0.0 0.0
MLPD   15 0.0 0.0
DKP   13 0.0
Informal votes 1,179 779
Total Valid votes 130,171 130,571
Turnout 131,350 74.0 10.8
CSU hold Majority 37,224 28.6 11.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Passau[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 Andreas Scheuer 69,428 59.8 13.3 62,765 53.9 9.1
SPD Christian Flisek 22,845 19.7 5.5 21,611 18.6 3.4
Green Maria Anneser 5,956 5.1 2.4 6,895 5.9 1.8
FDP   5,198 4.5 11.1
FW Just Thalmeier 4,000 3.4 3,365 2.9
Left Josef Ilsanker 3,763 3.2 4.7 4,399 3.8 4.1
AfD Robert Adolf Schregle 3,616 3.1 4,518 3.9
ÖDP 3,049 2.6 0.1 1,892 1.6 0.4
Pirates Christian Reidel 2,191 1.9 1,811 1.6 0.2
BP   1,120 1.0 0.2
NPD Adolf Weber 1,263 1.1 1.1 1,104 0.9 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   864 0.7 0.1
REP   349 0.3 0.4
DIE FRAUEN 190 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 122 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 103 0.1
PRO 81 0.1
RRP 23 0.0 0.4
BüSo 19 0.0 0.0
MLPD   13 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,280 949
Total Valid votes 116,111 116,442
Turnout 117,391 63.0 0.6
CSU hold Majority 46,583 40.1 12.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Passau[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 Andreas Scheuer 54,275 46.5 12.0 52,476 44.8 10.1
FDP Max Stadler 22,069 18.9 9.0 18,202 15.5 6.3
SPD Jella Teuchner 16,573 14.2 7.1 17,773 15.2 7.7
Left Joseph Wandl 9,217 7.9 4.7 9,198 7.9 4.4
Green Boris Burkert 8,767 7.5 2.6 9,054 7.7 2.8
ÖDP Andreas Seitz 3,212 2.8 2,392 2.0
NPD Martin Gabling 2,600 2.2 0.1 2,077 1.8 0.2
Pirates   1,618 1.4
BP   912 0.8 0.1
REP   792 0.8 0.3
FAMILIE 789 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   723 0.6
RRP 547 0.5
DIE VIOLETTEN 226 0.2
CM 116 0.1
PBC 100 0.1 0.1
DVU   72 0.1
BüSo 40 0.0 0.0
MLPD   18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,536 1,124
Total Valid votes 116,713 117,125
Turnout 118,249 63.6 8.1
CSU hold Majority 32,206 27.6 9.6

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