Bad Kissingen (electoral district)

Bad Kissingen 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 248. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.[1]

248 Bad Kissingen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bad Kissingen in 2017
StateBavaria
Population267,400 (2015)
Electorate216,030 (2017)
Major settlementsBad Kissingen
Bad Neustadt an der Saale
Haßfurt
Area3,115.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberDorothee Bär
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Bad Kissingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Dorothee Bär of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Bad Kissingen is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.[1]

History

Bad Kissingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 37 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 232. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 234. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 249. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 248.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Bad Kissingen and the districts of Landkreis Bad Kissingen, Ebern, Haßfurt, Hofheim, Königshofen, and Mellrichstadt. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the district of Bad Neustadt an der Saale. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 37 Bad Kissingen
  • Bad Kissingen city
  • Landkreis Bad Kissingen district
  • Ebern district
  • Haßfurt district
  • Hofheim district
  • Königshofen district
  • Mellrichstadt district
1953 232
1957
1961
1965 234
  • Bad Kissingen city
  • Landkreis Bad Kissingen district
  • Ebern district
  • Haßfurt district
  • Hofheim district
  • Königshofen district
  • Mellrichstadt district
  • Bad Neustadt an der Saale district
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 249
2005
2009 248
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Gustav Fuchs from 1949 to 1961, followed by Alex Hösl from 1961 to 1980. Eduard Lintner was representative from 1980 to 2009, a total of eight consecutive terms. Dorothee Bär was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Gustav Fuchs CSU 42.4
1953 57.9
1957 66.7
1961 Alex Hösl CSU 64.7
1965 69.0
1969 68.2
1972 67.1
1976 70.0
1980 Eduard Lintner CSU 69.1
1983 72.5
1987 68.4
1990 65.2
1994 61.6
1998 56.5
2002 63.4
2005 57.5
2009 Dorothee Bär CSU 53.7
2013 57.9
2017 51.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bad Kissingen[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 Dorothee Bär 86,603 51.1 6.8 75,788 44.6 9.3
SPD Sabine Dittmar 32,383 19.1 0.8 26,904 15.8 2.3
AfD Andrea Klingen 17,753 10.5 19,650 11.6 8.3
Green Manuela Rottmann 11,980 7.1 0.8 11,359 6.7 0.3
FDP Nicolas Thoma 9,534 5.6 2.8 15,084 8.9 4.1
Left Frank Hertel 9,071 5.4 0.8 10,085 5.9 1.4
FW   4,075 2.4 0.3
ÖDP Michaela Reinhard 2,083 1.2 1,089 0.6 0.1
PARTEI   1,078 0.6
NPD   926 0.5 0.8
Pirates   610 0.4 1.6
BP   494 0.3 0.2
DM 313 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 283 0.2
V-Partei³ 273 0.2
BGE   195 0.1
DiB 188 0.1
MLPD   38 0.0 0.0
BüSo 26 0.0 0.0
DKP   16 0.0
Informal votes 1,795 1,300
Total Valid votes 169,407 169,902
Turnout 171,202 79.2 8.0
CSU hold Majority 54,220 32.0 6.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bad Kissingen[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 Dorothee Bär 88,911 57.9 4.2 82,760 53.9 6.6
SPD Sabine Dittmar 30,564 19.9 2.0 27,931 18.2 3.4
Green Hans-Josef Fell 12,127 7.9 1.3 9,874 6.4 1.4
Left Stefan Bannert 6,930 4.5 3.6 6,946 4.5 4.0
FDP Erhard Stubenrauch 4,391 2.9 5.7 7,342 4.8 9.1
AfD   4,988 3.2
FW Christine Wehe 4,259 2.8 4,129 2.7
Pirates Benjamin Wildenauer 3,562 2.3 2,980 1.9 0.2
NPD Horst Fuchs 2,789 1.8 0.3 2,018 1.3 0.2
ÖDP   1,119 0.7 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   919 0.6 0.1
REP   884 0.6 0.4
BP   756 0.5 0.2
DIE FRAUEN 311 0.2
Party of Reason 239 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 167 0.1 0.1
PRO 125 0.1
RRP 67 0.0 0.4
MLPD   40 0.0 0.0
BüSo 27 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,822 1,733
Total Valid votes 153,533 153,622
Turnout 155,355 71.3 2.5
CSU hold Majority 58,347 38.0 2.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bad Kissingen[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 Dorothee Bär 85,574 53.7 3.8 75,708 47.3 5.8
SPD Susanne Kastner 28,487 17.9 6.5 23,712 14.8 7.0
Green Hans-Josef Fell 14,723 9.2 3.1 12,475 7.8 2.2
FDP Adelheid Zimmermann 13,592 8.5 4.0 22,188 13.9 4.6
Left Stefan Bannert 13,000 8.2 3.8 13,717 8.6 3.7
Pirates   2,807 1.8
NPD Johannes Hühnlein 3,305 2.1 0.4 2,504 1.6 0.3
REP   1,580 1.0 0.6
FAMILIE 1,339 0.8 0.1
ÖDP   1,242 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   804 0.5
Independent Helmut Schätzlein 712 0.4
RRP 703 0.4
BP   495 0.3 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 264 0.2
PBC 259 0.2 0.2
CM 196 0.1
DVU   70 0.0
BüSo 56 0.0 0.0
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,659 1,900
Total Valid votes 159,393 160,152
Turnout 162,052 73.8 5.7
CSU hold Majority 57,087 35.8 2.7

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