Rendsburg-Eckernförde (electoral district)

Rendsburg-Eckernförde 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 4. It is located in north central Schleswig-Holstein, comprising almost the entirety of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district.[1]

4 Rendsburg-Eckernförde
electoral district for the Bundestag
Rendsburg-Eckernförde in 2013
State	Schleswig-Holstein
Population	248,700 (2015)
Electorate	200,831 (2017)
Major settlements	Rendsburg Eckernförde
Area	2,164.8 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	1976
Party	CDU
Member	Johann Wadephul
Elected	2009, 2013, 2017

Rendsburg-Eckernförde was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Johann Wadephul of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Rendsburg-Eckernförde is located in north central Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district with the exception of the municipalities of Altenholz and Kronshagen, which are part of the Kiel constituency.[1]

History

Rendsburg-Eckernförde was created in 1976 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Schleswig – Eckernförde and Rendsburg – Neumünster. Until 2002, it was coterminous with the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde; in 2002, the municipalities of Altenholz and Kronshagen were transferred to the Kiel constituency.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1976	4	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002			Rendsburg-Eckernförde district (excluding Altenholz and Kronshagen municipalities)
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 1976 until 1983, during which time it was represented by future Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Heide Simonis. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1983, and represented by former Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Gerhard Stoltenberg. In 1998, it was won by the SPD's Ulrike Mehl. The CDU's Otto Bernhardt won the constituency in 2005, and represented it for a single term before being succeeded by fellow CDU member Johann Wadephul in 2009. He was subsequently re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1976	Heide Simonis	SPD	47.7
	1980			49.8
	1983	Gerhard Stoltenberg	CDU	52.4
	1987			48.7
	1990			47.4
	1994			46.9
	1998	Ulrike Mehl	SPD	48.8
	2002			48.1
	2005	Otto Bernhardt	CDU	44.1
	2009	Johann Wadephul	CDU	40.2
	2013			45.2
	2017			42.7

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[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	Johann Wadephul		66,625	42.7	2.5	56,585	36.2	4.6
	SPD	Sönke Rix		45,070	28.9	7.9	35,766	22.9	8.6
	Green	Claudia Ulrich		13,978	9.0	2.0	19,337	12.4	3.1
	AfD	Gereon Bollmann		10,656	6.8	3.4	11,578	7.4	3.0
	FDP	Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus		10,077	6.5	4.6	19,071	12.2	6.7
	Left	Stefan Karstens		8,074	5.2	1.9	9,962	6.4	2.0
	PARTEI						1,754	1.1
	FW	Hans-Werner Last		1,622	1.0		1,031	0.7	0.2
	BGE						584	0.4
	NPD						307	0.2	0.4
	ÖDP						237	0.2
	MLPD						55	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,252			1,087
Total Valid votes				156,102			156,267
Turnout				157,354	78.4	3.1
	CDU hold		Majority	21,555	13.8	5.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[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	Johann Wadephul		66,775	45.2	5.0	60,349	40.8	6.9
	SPD	Sönke Rix		54,397	36.8	4.3	46,658	31.5	4.8
	Green	Detlef Matthiessen		10,306	7.0	3.1	13,707	9.3	3.5
	AfD	Briga Friederike Krikau		5,084	3.4		6,500	4.4
	Left	Stefan Karstens		4,902	3.3	2.6	6,447	4.4	2.3
	Pirates	Anne Burmeister		2,756	1.9		2,620	1.8	0.3
	FDP	Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus		2,754	1.9	7.9	8,126	5.5	10.5
	Tierschutzpartei						1,290	0.9
	NPD	Rudolf Reinhard Rosenthal		866	0.6	0.3	854	0.6	0.3
	FW						716	0.5
	Rentner						668	0.5	0.6
	MLPD						32	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,743			1,616
Total Valid votes				147,840			147,967
Turnout				149,583	75.2	0.2
	CDU hold		Majority	12,378	8.4	0.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rendsburg-Eckernförde[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Johann Wadephul		58,876	40.2	3.9	49,789	33.9	4.2
	SPD	Sönke Rix		47,610	32.5	11.2	39,253	26.7	10.9
	Green	Detlef Matthiessen		14,790	10.1	6.2	18,751	12.8	4.7
	FDP	Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus		14,317	9.8	6.2	23,442	15.9	6.1
	Left	Stefan Karstens		8,729	6.0	2.7	9,821	6.7	2.5
	Pirates						2,985	2.0
	Rentner						1,540	1.0
	NPD	Kevin Stein		1,344	0.9	0.0	1,220	0.8	0.1
	Independent	Holger Thiesen		948	0.6
	DVU						136	0.1
	MLPD						55	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				3,404			3,026
Total Valid votes				146,614			146,992
Turnout				150,018	75.4	5.1
	CDU hold		Majority	11,266	7.7	7.3

References

1. "Constituency Rendsburg-Eckernförde". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Rendsburg-Eckernförde". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Rendsburg-Eckernförde
4. Results for Rendsburg-Eckernförde
5. Results for Rendsburg-Eckernförde