Hanau 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 179. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the western part of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, including the city of Hanau.[1]
Hanau was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 14 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 139. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 137. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 181. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 180. From the 2025 election, it has been number 179.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hanau and the districts of Landkreis Hanau and Gelnhausen. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Bad Orb, Biebergemünd, Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Flörsbachtal, Freigericht, Gelnhausen, Großkrotzenburg, Gründau, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Jossgrund, Langenselbold, Linsengericht, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, Schöneck, and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.
The constituency was first represented by Jakob Altmaier of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1965. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Gerhard Flämig, who served from 1965 to 1980. Bernd Reuter of the SPD then served a single term from 1980 to 1983. Richard Bayha of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983 and served until 1994, when he was succeeded by party fellow Manfred Kanther for a single term. Bernd Reuter won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term, followed by Sascha Raabe of the SPD for two terms. Peter Tauber of the CDU won it in 2009 and served a single term. Katja Leikert was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Lennard Oehl won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Hanau 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 179 It is located in southern Hesse comprising the western part of Main Kinzig Kreis including the city of Hanau 1 179 HanauElectoral districtfor the BundestagHanau in 2025StateHessePopulation262 000 2019 Electorate176 271 2021 Major settlementsHanauMaintalNidderauArea346 2 km2Current electoral districtCreated1949PartySPDMemberLennard OehlElected2021 Hanau was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election Since 2021 it has been represented by Lennard Oehl of the Social Democratic Party SPD 2 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Members 4 Election results 4 1 2021 election 4 2 2017 election 4 3 2013 election 4 4 2009 election 5 ReferencesGeography editHanau is located in southern Hesse As of the 2021 federal election it comprises the municipalities of Bruchkobel Erlensee Grosskrotzenburg Hammersbach Hanau Hasselroth Langenselbold Maintal Neuberg Nidderau Niederdorfelden Rodenbach Ronneburg and Schoneck from the Main Kinzig Kreis district 1 History editHanau was created in 1949 In the 1949 election it was Hesse constituency 14 in the numbering system From 1953 through 1976 it was number 139 From 1980 through 1998 it was number 137 In the 2002 and 2005 elections it was number 181 In the 2009 through 2021 elections it was number 180 From the 2025 election it has been number 179 Originally the constituency comprised the independent city of Hanau and the districts of Landkreis Hanau and Gelnhausen In the 1980 through 2009 elections it comprised the municipalities of Bad Orb Biebergemund Bruchkobel Erlensee Florsbachtal Freigericht Gelnhausen Grosskrotzenburg Grundau Hammersbach Hanau Hasselroth Jossgrund Langenselbold Linsengericht Maintal Neuberg Nidderau Niederdorfelden Rodenbach Ronneburg Schoneck and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main Kinzig Kreis district It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election Election No Name Borders 1949 14 Hanau Hanau city Landkreis Hanau district Gelnhausen district 1953 139 1957 1961 1965 1969 1972 1976 1980 137 Main Kinzig Kreis district only Bad Orb Biebergemund Bruchkobel Erlensee Florsbachtal Freigericht Gelnhausen Grosskrotzenburg Grundau Hammersbach Hanau Hasselroth Jossgrund Langenselbold Linsengericht Maintal Neuberg Nidderau Niederdorfelden Rodenbach Ronneburg and Schoneck municipalities and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 181 2005 2009 180 2013 Main Kinzig Kreis district only Bruchkobel Erlensee Grosskrotzenburg Hammersbach Hanau Hasselroth Langenselbold Maintal Neuberg Nidderau Niederdorfelden Rodenbach Ronneburg and Schoneck municipalities 2017 2021 2025 179Members editThe constituency was first represented by Jakob Altmaier of the Social Democratic Party SPD from 1949 to 1965 He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Gerhard Flamig who served from 1965 to 1980 Bernd Reuter of the SPD then served a single term from 1980 to 1983 Richard Bayha of the Christian Democratic Union CDU was elected in 1983 and served until 1994 when he was succeeded by party fellow Manfred Kanther for a single term Bernd Reuter won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term followed by Sascha Raabe of the SPD for two terms Peter Tauber of the CDU won it in 2009 and served a single term Katja Leikert was elected in 2013 and re elected in 2017 Lennard Oehl won the constituency for the SPD in 2021 Election Member Party 1949 Jakob Altmaier SPD 31 9 1953 35 6 1957 43 5 1961 45 2 1965 Gerhard Flamig SPD 47 8 1969 51 6 1972 54 0 1976 47 2 1980 Bernd Reuter SPD 49 1 1983 Richard Bayha CDU 44 1 1987 45 9 1990 44 2 1994 Manfred Kanther CDU 46 9 1998 Bernd Reuter SPD 45 1 2002 Sascha Raabe SPD 47 3 2005 43 2 2009 Peter Tauber CDU 39 4 2013 Katja Leikert CDU 44 3 2017 35 3 2021 Lennard Oehl SPD 31 1Election results edit2021 election edit Federal election 2021 Hanau 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes SPD Lennard Oehl 40 291 31 1 nbsp 0 7 35 739 27 6 nbsp 4 0 CDU nbsp N Katja Leikert 36 019 27 8 nbsp 7 5 29 223 22 5 nbsp 7 0 Greens Marcus Bocklet 15 995 12 4 nbsp 6 3 18 258 14 1 nbsp 5 5 AfD Erich Albrecht 13 364 10 3 nbsp 2 5 13 257 10 2 nbsp 3 8 FDP Henrik Statz 13 106 10 1 nbsp 3 8 17 158 13 2 nbsp 1 8 Left Alexander Kuhne 4 462 3 4 nbsp 2 4 4 948 3 8 nbsp 3 7 Tierschutzpartei 2 504 1 9 nbsp 0 4 FW Christian Clauss 3 308 2 6 nbsp 1 3 2 180 1 7 nbsp 0 9 dieBasis Ralf Haussels 1 998 1 5 1 549 1 2 Team Todenhofer 1 349 1 0 PARTEI 1 186 0 9 nbsp 0 0 Independent Peter Rehbein 833 0 6 Pirates 555 0 4 nbsp 0 0 Volt 535 0 4 Gesundheitsforschung 254 0 2 NPD 236 0 2 nbsp 0 3 Humanists 177 0 1 ODP 150 0 1 nbsp 0 1 V Partei3 140 0 1 nbsp 0 1 Bundnis C 85 0 1 DKP 53 0 0 nbsp 0 0 Bundnis 21 49 0 0 LKR 35 0 0 MLPD 32 0 0 nbsp 0 0 Informal votes 2 036 1 760 Total valid votes 129 376 129 652 Turnout 131 412 74 6 nbsp 1 1 SPD gain from CDU Majority 4 272 3 3 2017 election edit Federal election 2017 Hanau 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes CDU nbsp Y Katja Leikert 46 656 35 3 nbsp 8 9 39 126 29 6 nbsp 9 7 SPD Sascha Raabe 40 185 30 4 nbsp 6 0 31 150 23 5 nbsp 5 1 AfD Jonny Nedog 16 907 12 8 18 626 14 1 nbsp 8 2 FDP Ralf Rainer Piesold 8 418 6 4 nbsp 3 9 15 185 11 5 nbsp 6 2 Greens Anja Katharina Zeller 8 054 6 1 nbsp 0 3 11 345 8 6 nbsp 0 4 Left Tobias Huth 7 715 5 8 nbsp 0 1 10 006 7 6 nbsp 1 4 Tierschutzpartei 2 008 1 5 PARTEI Gregor Wilkenloh 1 905 1 4 nbsp 0 6 1 237 0 9 nbsp 0 2 FW Bodo Delhey 1 679 1 3 1 024 0 8 nbsp 0 1 NPD Duancon Bohnert 540 0 4 nbsp 1 7 636 0 5 nbsp 1 0 Pirates 568 0 4 nbsp 1 6 DM 515 0 4 V Partei 264 0 2 ODP 240 0 2 BGE 231 0 2 DKP 72 0 1 MLPD 58 0 0 nbsp 0 0 BuSo 32 0 0 nbsp 0 1 Informal votes 2 131 1 867 Total valid votes 132 059 132 323 Turnout 134 190 75 6 nbsp 3 3 CDU hold Majority 6 471 4 9 nbsp 3 0 2013 election edit Federal election 2013 Hanau 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes CDU Katja Leikert 54 920 44 3 nbsp 5 9 48 828 39 2 nbsp 7 6 SPD Sascha Raabe 45 184 36 4 nbsp 1 8 35 650 28 6 nbsp 4 0 Greens Angelika Gunkel 7 217 5 8 nbsp 1 0 11 183 9 0 nbsp 2 2 Left Sabine Leidig 7 069 5 7 nbsp 1 4 7 630 6 1 nbsp 2 8 AfD 7 356 5 9 FDP Anke Kerstin Pfeil 3 053 2 5 nbsp 6 3 6 611 5 3 nbsp 12 1 Pirates Kai Alexander Lanio 2 985 2 4 2 549 2 0 nbsp 0 1 NPD Bernd Hilpert 2 625 2 1 nbsp 0 9 1 899 1 5 nbsp 0 3 PARTEI Benedikt Manfred Polzer 1 048 0 8 876 0 7 FW 847 0 7 REP 687 0 6 nbsp 0 5 PRO 212 0 2 BuSo 73 0 1 nbsp 0 1 PSG 65 0 1 MLPD 28 0 0 nbsp 0 0 Informal votes 4 179 3 786 Total valid votes 124 101 124 494 Turnout 128 280 72 3 nbsp 0 7 CDU hold Majority 9 736 7 9 nbsp 2 5 2009 election edit Federal election 2009 Hanau 6 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes CDU Peter Tauber 68 704 39 4 nbsp 3 0 56 834 32 6 nbsp 2 5 SPD nbsp N Sascha Raabe 59 413 34 0 nbsp 9 2 42 154 24 1 nbsp 10 2 FDP Conrad Buchholz 15 523 8 9 nbsp 4 7 30 368 17 4 nbsp 5 7 Left Werner Dreibus 11 985 6 9 nbsp 2 3 15 139 8 7 nbsp 3 2 Greens Reiner Bousonville 11 572 6 6 nbsp 2 9 19 324 11 1 nbsp 1 9 Pirates 3 763 2 2 Tierschutzpartei Margitta Marcian 3 287 1 9 2 568 1 5 nbsp 0 4 NPD Daniel Knebel 2 289 1 3 nbsp 0 5 2 317 1 3 nbsp 0 0 REP Bert Rudiger Forster 1 764 1 0 1 689 1 0 nbsp 0 2 BuSo 220 0 1 nbsp 0 0 DVU 142 0 1 MLPD 41 0 0 nbsp 0 0 Informal votes 4 067 4 045 Total valid votes 174 537 174 559 Turnout 178 604 73 8 nbsp 5 0 CDU gain from SPD Majority 9 291 5 4References edit a b Constituency Hanau Federal Returning Officer Results for Hanau Federal Returning Officer Results for Hanau Results for Hanau Results for Hanau Results for Hanau Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hanau electoral district amp oldid 1220936885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
