Konstanz (electoral district)

287 Konstanz
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Konstanz in 2025
State	Baden-Württemberg
Population	286,300 (2019)
Electorate	206,009 (2021)
Major settlements	Konstanz Singen Radolfzell
Area	818.0 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CDU
Member	Andreas Jung
Elected	2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Konstanz 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 287. It is located in southern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the district of Konstanz.[1]

Konstanz was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Andreas Jung of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Konstanz is located in southern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the district of Konstanz.[1]

History

Konstanz was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 183. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 186. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 191. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 288. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 287.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Konstanz and the districts of Landkreis Konstanz and Überlingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Konstanz and the Überlingen district excluding the municipalities of Adelsreute and Wangen.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	1	Konstanz	Konstanz city Landkreis Konstanz district Überlingen district
1953	183
1957
1961
1965	186		Konstanz district Überlingen district (excluding Adelsreute and Wangen municipalities)
1969
1972
1976
1980	191		Konstanz district
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	288
2005
2009	287
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Josef Schüttler from 1949 to 1961, followed by Hermann Biechele from 1961 to 1980. Hans-Peter Repnik was representative from 1980 to 2005, a total of seven consecutive terms. Andreas Jung has been representative since 2005.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Josef Schüttler	CDU	50.5
	1953			63.8
	1957			61.5
	1961	Hermann Biechele	CDU	53.1
	1965			55.3
	1969			51.1
	1972			52.0
	1976			55.4
	1980	Hans-Peter Repnik	CDU	52.8
	1983			60.7
	1987			54.2
	1990			53.5
	1994			52.1
	1998			44.2
	2002			44.1
	2005	Andreas Jung	CDU	43.9
	2009			43.1
	2013			51.9
	2017			44.8
	2021			34.1

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Konstanz[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 Andreas Jung		53,362	34.1	10.6	36,209	23.2	10.0
	SPD	Lina Seitzl		31,486	20.1	3.3	32,657	20.9	5.3
	Greens	Sebastian Lederer		28,142	18.0	4.6	32,913	21.0	5.0
	FDP	Ann-Veruschka Jurisch		17,047	10.9	3.6	23,509	15.0	1.8
	AfD	Michael Hug		13,487	8.6	0.9	13,341	8.5	1.8
	Left	Sibylle Röth		5,591	3.6	3.4	5,804	3.7	3.5
	dieBasis						3,022	1.9
	PARTEI	Björn Langer		2,838	1.8	0.8	1,643	1.1	0.2
	FW	Gordon Nothig		2,809	1.8		2,204	1.4	0.8
	Tierschutzpartei						1,928	1.2	0.3
	Volt						570	0.4
	Pirates						546	0.3	0.1
	ÖDP	Franz Weber		945	0.6		463	0.3	0.0
	Team Todenhöfer						401	0.3
	Independent	Helmut Ringger		339	0.2
	Bündnis C						221	0.1
	Bürgerbewegung						167	0.1
	Humanists						164	0.1
	The Homeland						141	0.1	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						141	0.1
	DiB						140	0.1	0.1
	LKR	Michael Streitberger		180	0.1		103	0.1
	Independent	Matthias Harting		60	0.0
	Bündnis 21						45	0.0
	DKP						35	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						33	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,277			1,163
Total valid votes				156,286			156,400
Turnout				157,563	76.5	1.0
	CDU hold		Majority	21,876	14.0	13.9

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Konstanz[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 Andreas Jung		70,355	44.8	7.1	52,194	33.2	10.4
	SPD	Tobias Volz		26,396	16.8	2.4	24,529	15.6	4.6
	Greens	Martin Schmeding		21,052	13.4	0.1	25,202	16.0	3.4
	AfD	Walter Schwäbsch		15,006	9.6	5.5	16,215	10.3	4.8
	FDP	Tassilo Richter		11,425	7.3	3.5	20,758	13.2	5.8
	Left	Simon Pschorr		11,003	7.0	2.9	11,306	7.2	2.2
	Tierschutzpartei						1,473	0.9	0.1
	PARTEI	Armin Kabis		1,552	1.0		1,354	0.9
	FW						988	0.6	0.2
	Pirates						639	0.4	1.8
	ÖDP						456	0.3	0.2
	BGE						374	0.2
	DM						357	0.2
	Tierschutzallianz						346	0.2
	The Homeland						337	0.2	0.6
	Independent	Helmut Ringger		320	0.2
	DiB						303	0.2
	V-Partei³						212	0.1
	Menschliche Welt						194	0.1
	MLPD						82	0.1	0.0
	DIE RECHTE						39	0.0
	DKP						25	0.0
Informal votes				1,752			1,478
Total valid votes				157,109			157,383
Turnout				158,861	77.4	4.5
	CDU hold		Majority	43,959	28.0	4.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Konstanz[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	Y Andreas Jung		75,524	51.9	8.7	63,563	43.6	11.7
	SPD	Tobias Volz		27,956	19.2	2.4	29,504	20.2	1.3
	Greens	Nese Erikli		19,322	13.3	0.6	18,446	12.7	2.2
	Left	Marco Radojevic		5,980	4.1	2.4	7,295	5.0	1.8
	AfD	Timo Sturn		5,852	4.0		8,027	5.5
	FDP	Birgit Homburger		5,476	3.8	11.0	10,735	7.4	14.0
	Pirates	Andreas Bergholz		3,198	2.2		3,190	2.2	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						1,180	0.8	0.1
	The Homeland	Susanne Hoffmann		1,237	0.8	0.4	1,116	0.8	0.2
	ÖDP	Christoph Merk		1,105	0.8		661	0.5	0.1
	FW						649	0.4
	Volksabstimmung						384	0.3	0.1
	RENTNER						335	0.2
	PBC						230	0.2	0.1
	REP						199	0.1	0.3
	Party of Reason						101	0.1
	PRO						89	0.1
	BIG						49	0.0
	MLPD						43	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						20	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,907			1,741
Total valid votes				145,650			145,816
Turnout				147,557	72.9	2.0
	CDU hold		Majority	47,568	32.7	11.2

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Konstanz[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Andreas Jung		59,256	43.1	0.7	43,844	31.8	5.5
	SPD	Peter Friedrich		29,713	21.6	10.0	26,047	18.9	10.9
	FDP	Birgit Homburger		20,335	14.8	4.3	29,372	21.3	7.6
	Greens	Till Seiler[a]		17,439	12.7	3.8	20,482	14.9	2.8
	Left	Franziska Stier		8,943	6.5	2.8	9,344	6.8	3.0
	Pirates						3,298	2.4
	Tierschutzpartei						1,319	1.0
	The Homeland	Klaus Louis		1,688	1.2	0.2	1,309	1.0	0.1
	REP						533	0.4	0.2
	Volksabstimmung						490	0.4
	ÖDP						465	0.3
	DIE VIOLETTEN						444	0.3
	PBC						419	0.3	0.1
	ADM						116	0.1
	DVU						83	0.1
	MLPD						62	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						60	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,793			2,480
Total valid votes				137,374			137,687
Turnout				140,167	70.9	6.9
	CDU hold		Majority	29,543	21.5	9.3

Notes

1. Seiler entered the Bundestag on the Greens list after the resignation of Winfried Hermann in June 2011.

References

1. "Constituency Konstanz". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Konstanz". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Konstanz
4. Results for Konstanz
5. Results for Konstanz
6. Results for Konstanz