Lörrach – Müllheim

Lörrach – Müllheim 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 282. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the district of Lörrach and southwestern parts of the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.[1]

282 Lörrach – Müllheim
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Lörrach – Müllheim in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population318,700 (2015)
Electorate232,208 (2017)
Major settlementsLörrach
Rheinfelden
Weil am Rhein
Area1,155.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberArmin Schuster
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Lörrach – Müllheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Armin Schuster of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Lörrach – Müllheim is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Lörrach district and the municipalities of Auggen, Bad Krozingen, Badenweiler, Ballrechten-Dottingen, Buggingen, Eschbach, Hartheim am Rhein, Heitersheim, Müllheim, Münstertal/Schwarzwald, Neuenburg am Rhein, Staufen im Breisgau, and Sulzburg from the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district.[1]

History

Lörrach – Müllheim was created in 1949, then known as Lörrach. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 185. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 189. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 186. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 283. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 282.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Lörrach, Säckingen, and Müllheim. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Lörrach and Müllheim. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Lörrach
  • Lörrach district
  • Säckingen district
  • Müllheim district
1953 185
1957
1961
1965 189 Lörrach – Müllheim
1969
1972
1976
1980 186
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 283
2005
2009 282
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but three Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Lambert Schill from 1949 to 1957, followed by Herbert Wolff from 1957 to 1961 and Karl August Bühler from 1961 to 1969. Heinz Eyrich was representative from 1969 to 1980, followed by Wilhelm Jung from 1980 to 1990 and Ortrun Schätzle from 1990 to 1998. Marion Caspers-Merk of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2009. Armin Schuster of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Lambert Schill CDU 41.3
1953 56.9
1957 Herbert Wolff CDU 54.4
1961 Karl August Bühler CDU 45.6
1965 48.6
1969 Heinz Eyrich CDU 48.6
1972 46.6
1976 49.8
1980 Wilhelm Jung CDU 45.5
1983 53.6
1987 47.5
1990 Ortrun Schätzle CDU 47.3
1994 45.5
1998 Marion Caspers-Merk SPD 45.0
2002 45.4
2005 43.7
2009 Armin Schuster CDU 37.9
2013 50.1
2017 39.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Lörrach – Müllheim[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 % ±%
CDU Y Armin Schuster 69,148 39.4 10.7 60,513 34.4 9.3
SPD Jonas Hoffmann 36,986 21.1 3.6 31,249 17.8 4.0
Green Gerhard Zickenheiner[lower-alpha 1] 26,244 15.0 2.9 27,014 15.4 2.7
AfD Wolfgang Fuhl 16,854 9.6 6.0 18,459 10.5 5.4
FDP Christoph Hoffmann 15,271 8.7 6.3 19,449 11.1 5.4
Left David Trunz 8,854 5.0 1.2 10,898 6.2 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,585 0.9 0.0
PARTEI   1,247 0.7
FW   1,187 0.7 0.2
Pirates Sabine Schumacher 1,958 1.1 1.2 879 0.5 1.7
BGE   544 0.3
Tierschutzallianz 472 0.3
ÖDP   469 0.3 0.0
NPD   419 0.2 0.6
DM 321 0.2
DiB 276 0.2
Menschliche Welt 273 0.2
V-Partei³ 208 0.1
Independent Zeki Ates 202 0.1
MLPD   162 0.1 0.1
DIE RECHTE 56 0.0
DKP   24 0.0
Informal votes 1,882 1,695
Total Valid votes 175,517 175,704
Turnout 177,399 76.4 4.7
CDU hold Majority 32,162 18.3 7.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Lörrach – Müllheim[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 % ±%
CDU Y Armin Schuster 81,205 50.1 12.2 70,888 43.7 11.5
SPD Thomas Mengel 39,902 24.6 7.6 35,328 21.8 0.3
Green Ina-Sophie Rosenthal 19,468 12.0 1.5 20,593 12.7 2.8
Left Thomas Grein 6,305 3.9 2.1 7,856 4.8 2.2
AfD Wolfgang Fuhl 5,819 3.6 8,267 5.1
FDP Tilo Levante 3,856 2.4 8.6 9,159 5.6 11.5
Pirates Max Kehm 3,747 2.3 3,594 2.2 0.2
NPD Andreas Boltze 1,741 1.1 0.3 1,412 0.9 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,393 0.9 0.1
FW   738 0.5
PBC 590 0.4 0.3
REP   589 0.4 0.5
Volksabstimmung 514 0.3 0.0
RENTNER 457 0.3
ÖDP   410 0.3 0.0
Party of Reason 151 0.1
PRO 119 0.1
BIG 70 0.0
MLPD   50 0.0 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,298 2,139
Total Valid votes 162,043 162,202
Turnout 164,341 71.7 2.2
CDU hold Majority 41,303 25.5 19.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Lörrach – Müllheim[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 % ±%
CDU Armin Schuster 58,282 37.9 1.9 49,707 32.3 2.5
SPD Jana Zirra 49,591 32.2 11.4 33,953 22.0 13.1
FDP Paul Lauer 16,932 11.0 6.1 26,425 17.1 7.1
Green Karl Mennicken-Martensen 16,151 10.5 4.2 23,904 15.5 2.9
Left Adelbert Ringwald 9,268 6.0 2.9 10,802 7.0 3.2
Pirates   3,116 2.0
REP   1,333 0.9 0.1
NPD Jürgen Fischinger 2,106 1.4 0.0 1,271 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,124 0.7
PBC Hans-Werner Kuchta 1,498 1.0 0.1 987 0.6 0.0
Volksabstimmung 508 0.3
ÖDP   422 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 322 0.2
DVU   77 0.0
MLPD   57 0.0 0.0
BüSo 55 0.0 0.0
ADM 51 0.0
Informal votes 2,864 2,577
Total Valid votes 153,828 154,115
Turnout 156,692 69.4 7.4
CDU gain from SPD Majority 8,691 5.7

Notes
  1. Zickenheiner entered the Bundestag on the Greens list after the resignation of Gerhard Schick on January 2019.

References
  1. "Constituency Lörrach – Müllheim". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Lörrach – Müllheim". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Lörrach – Müllheim
  4. Results for Lörrach – Müllheim
  5. Results for Lörrach – Müllheim
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