Traunstein (electoral district)

Traunstein 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 225. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Berchtesgadener Land and Traunstein.[1]

225 Traunstein
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Traunstein in 2017
StateBavaria
Population278,100 (2015)
Electorate208,466 (2017)
Major settlementsTraunreut
Traunstein
Bad Reichenhall
Area2,373.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberPeter Ramsauer
Elected1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Traunstein was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1990, it has been represented by Peter Ramsauer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Traunstein is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Berchtesgadener Land and Traunstein.[1]

History

Traunstein was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 11 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 206. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 211. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 226. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 225.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Traunstein and Bad Reichenhall and the districts of Landkreis Traunstein, Berchtesgaden, and Laufen. From 1976 through 1994, it comprised the districts of Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land. In the 1998 and 2002 elections, it also contained the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Kirchweidach from the Altötting district. It acquired its current borders in the 2005 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 11 Traunstein
1953 206
1957
1961
1965 211
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 226
2005
2009 225
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Sepp Parzinger of the Bavaria Party (BP) from 1949 to 1953. Wolfgang Klausner of the CSU won it in 1953 and served until 1961. Heinz Brenck was then representative from 1961 to 1969. Matthias Engelsberger served from 1969 to 1990. Peter Ramsauer was elected in 1990, and re-elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Sepp Parzinger BP 33.6
1953 Wolfgang Klausner CSU 44.1
1957 55.8
1961 Heinz Brenck CSU 55.8
1965 60.5
1969 Matthias Engelsberger CSU 59.2
1972 63.6
1976 68.4
1980 66.7
1983 68.6
1987 63.3
1990 Peter Ramsauer CSU 57.4
1994 61.1
1998 60.1
2002 69.0
2005 63.9
2009 54.6
2013 62.6
2017 50.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Traunstein[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 Peter Ramsauer 80,056 50.3 12.3 71,196 44.6 12.6
SPD Bärbel Kofler 25,659 16.1 1.4 18,916 11.9 3.0
AfD Hansjörg Müller 16,276 10.2 19,191 12.0 8.8
Green Andreas Herden 12,972 8.1 0.4 14,680 9.2 0.4
FDP Alexander Reich 9,034 5.7 3.3 14,614 9.2 4.8
Left Norbert Eberherr 7,144 4.5 1.5 8,508 5.3 2.3
FW   3,811 2.4 0.4
BP Konrad Baueregger 4,547 2.9 2,924 1.8 0.5
ÖDP Agnes Thanbichler 3,537 2.2 0.2 1,690 1.1 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,212 0.8 0.1
PARTEI   789 0.5
Pirates   443 0.3 1.2
DM 361 0.2
NPD   349 0.2 0.3
V-Partei³ 237 0.1
DiB 229 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 184 0.1
BGE   175 0.1
BüSo 22 0.0 0.0
DKP   22 0.0
MLPD   16 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,390 1,046
Total Valid votes 159,225 159,569
Turnout 160,615 77.0 8.7
CSU hold Majority 54,397 34.2 10.8

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Traunstein[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 Peter Ramsauer 87,598 62.6 8.0 80,351 57.3 8.5
SPD Bärbel Kofler 24,570 17.6 2.3 20,875 14.9 2.3
Green Bernhard Zimmer 11,973 8.6 3.0 12,334 8.8 2.8
Left Franz Lindlacher 4,117 2.9 1.4 4,193 3.0 2.1
ÖDP Wilhelm Winkler 3,390 2.4 0.7 1,843 1.3 0.1
FDP Sandra Sonntag 3,313 2.4 4.8 6,139 4.4 8.5
AfD   4,597 3.3
FW   2,843 2.0
Pirates Christoph Matthias Schmid 3,034 2.2 2,116 1.5 0.2
BP   1,808 1.3 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   912 0.6 0.0
REP 1,917 1.4 813 0.6 0.4
NPD   771 0.5 0.6
DIE VIOLETTEN 202 0.1 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 187 0.1
Party of Reason 164 0.1
PRO 85 0.1
RRP 43 0.0 0.8
BüSo 36 0.0 0.1
MLPD   18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,544 1,126
Total Valid votes 139,912 140,330
Turnout 141,456 68.4 1.1
CSU hold Majority 63,028 45.0 5.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Traunstein[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 Peter Ramsauer 76,741 54.6 9.3 68,886 48.8 8.7
SPD Bärbel Kofler 21,406 15.2 6.4 17,747 12.6 7.2
Green Bernhard Zimmer 16,188 11.5 5.5 16,341 11.6 4.5
FDP Alfred Pecha 10,142 7.2 3.6 18,243 12.9 4.7
Left Engelbert Wurm 6,156 4.4 1.7 7,122 5.0 2.3
BP Anna-Elisabeth Stefanutti-Bscheidl 2,860 2.0 2,163 1.5 0.8
ÖDP Hermann Hofstetter 2,409 1.7 1,927 1.4
Pirates   1,868 1.3
NPD Patrick Hermann Schröder 2,063 1.5 0.1 1,641 1.2 0.0
REP   1,420 1.0 0.1
RRP Roland Lohmeier 1,296 0.9 1,188 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   864 0.6
Freie Union Sebastian Lehrberger 749 0.5
FAMILIE 727 0.5 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 325 0.2
CM 249 0.2
PBC 245 0.2 0.2
BüSo Alois Krumbachner 608 0.4 139 0.1 0.0
DVU   71 0.1
MLPD   16 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,966 1,402
Total Valid votes 140,618 141,182
Turnout 142,584 69.5 8.2
CSU hold Majority 55,335 39.4 2.9

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