Offenburg (electoral district)

284 Offenburg
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Offenburg in 2025
State	Baden-Württemberg
Population	278,400 (2019)
Electorate	205,893 (2021)
Major settlements	Offenburg Achern Oberkirch
Area	1,094.4 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CDU
Member	Vacant

Offenburg 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 284. It is located in western Baden-Württemberg, comprising the northern part of the Ortenaukreis district.[1]

Offenburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 1972 until his death in 2023, it was represented by Wolfgang Schäuble of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Offenburg is located in western Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Ortenaukreis district excluding the municipalities of Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, Steinach, Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn), Hausach, Hornberg, Oberwolfach, and Wolfach.[1]

History

Offenburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 188. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 192. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 188. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 285. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 284.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Offenburg, Lahr, and Kehl. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	6	Offenburg	Offenburg district Lahr district Kehl district
1953	188
1957
1961
1965	192
1969
1972
1976
1980	188		Ortenaukreis district (excluding Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, Steinach, Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn), Hausach, Hornberg, Oberwolfach, and Wolfach municipalities)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	285
2005
2009	284
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Oskar Rümmele from 1949 to 1957, followed by Hans Furler from 1957 to 1972. From 1972 until his death in 2023, it was represented by Wolfgang Schäuble. Schäuble served fourteen consecutive terms as its representative over the course of 51 years, making him the longest-serving parliamentarian in German history.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Oskar Rümmele	CDU	49.5
	1953			58.9
	1957	Hans Furler	CDU	58.5
	1961			52.9
	1965			56.8
	1969			56.9
	1972	Wolfgang Schäuble	CDU	53.3
	1976			55.3
	1980			55.7
	1983			62.4
	1987			58.6
	1990			64.3
	1994			58.3
	1998			52.6
	2002			52.9
	2005			50.5
	2009			47.2
	2013			56.0
	2017			48.1
	2021			34.9

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Offenburg[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 Wolfgang Schäuble		54,148	34.9	13.2	40,210	25.9	11.2
	SPD	Matthias Katsch		29,003	18.7	1.4	33,043	21.3	4.8
	Greens	Thomas Zawalski		21,717	14.0	1.4	23,083	14.9	1.1
	FDP	Martin Gaßner-Herz		16,692	10.8	4.5	22,799	14.7	3.7
	AfD	Taras Maygutiak		13,876	8.9	1.4	15,320	9.9	1.7
	dieBasis	Peter Cleiß		6,955	4.5		5,471	3.5
	FW	Adolf Huber		5,881	3.8		3,729	2.4	1.6
	Left	Simon Bärmann		4,254	2.7	2.6	4,423	2.8	2.6
	Tierschutzpartei						2,290	1.5	0.5
	PARTEI	Cornelius Lötsch		2,627	1.7		1,465	0.9	0.3
	Team Todenhöfer						867	0.6
	Pirates						580	0.4	0.0
	Volt						441	0.3
	ÖDP						288	0.2	0.1
	Bürgerbewegung						230	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						221	0.1
	Bündnis C						173	0.1
	The Homeland						146	0.1	0.1
	DiB						139	0.1	0.0
	Humanists						139	0.1
	Bündnis 21						62	0.0
	LKR						43	0.0
	MLPD						19	0.0	0.0
	DKP						19	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,623			1,576
Total valid votes				155,153			155,200
Turnout				156,776	76.1	0.4
	CDU hold		Majority	25,145	16.2	14.6

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Offenburg[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 Wolfgang Schäuble		73,935	48.1	7.9	57,033	37.1	11.2
	SPD	Elvira Drobinski-Weiß		26,532	17.3	2.9	25,406	16.5	2.7
	Greens	Norbert Großklaus		19,383	12.6	2.7	21,220	13.8	3.1
	AfD	Taras Maygutiak		15,899	10.4	6.5	17,800	11.6	6.2
	FDP	Trutz-Ulrich Stephani		9,593	6.2	4.1	16,940	11.0	5.3
	Left	Karin Binder		8,264	5.4	1.1	8,411	5.5	0.7
	Tierschutzpartei						1,449	0.9	0.1
	FW						1,301	0.8	0.3
	PARTEI						959	0.6
	Pirates						651	0.4	1.7
	Tierschutzallianz						395	0.3
	ÖDP						380	0.2	0.0
	The Homeland						358	0.2	0.7
	DM						342	0.2
	V-Partei³						247	0.2
	BGE						239	0.2
	Menschliche Welt						233	0.2
	DiB						174	0.1
	DIE RECHTE						49	0.0
	MLPD						35	0.0	0.0
	DKP						27	0.0
Informal votes				2,118			2,075
Total valid votes				153,606			153,649
Turnout				155,724	75.8	4.9
	CDU hold		Majority	47,403	30.8	5.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Offenburg[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 Wolfgang Schäuble		80,083	56.1	8.9	68,973	48.3	10.7
	SPD	Elvira Drobinski-Weiß		28,862	20.2	0.7	27,448	19.2	1.4
	Greens	Ludwig Kornmeier		14,111	9.9	2.7	15,311	10.7	2.4
	Left	Lars Stern		6,083	4.3	3.1	6,762	4.7	3.0
	AfD	Helmut Schneider		5,563	3.9		7,743	5.4
	FDP	Jan Sachs		3,063	2.1	9.0	8,140	5.7	12.2
	Pirates	Norbert Hense		2,836	2.0		3,028	2.1	0.2
	The Homeland	Werner-Christian Wöhrle		1,471	1.0	0.5	1,318	0.9	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						1,244	0.9	0.2
	FW	Justus Wingert		801	0.6		852	0.6
	ÖDP						350	0.2	0.1
	REP						334	0.2	0.4
	Volksabstimmung						332	0.2	0.1
	RENTNER						311	0.2
	Party of Reason						309	0.2
	PBC						218	0.2	0.2
	PRO						79	0.1
	MLPD						32	0.0	0.0
	BIG						24	0.0
	BüSo						14	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,386			2,437
Total valid votes				142,873			142,822
Turnout				145,259	70.8	1.5
	CDU hold		Majority	21,221	35.9	8.2

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Offenburg[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 Wolfgang Schäuble		65,336	47.2	3.3	52,083	37.6	3.6
	SPD	Elvira Drobinski-Weiß		27,052	19.5	11.6	24,662	17.8	11.5
	Greens	Thomas Marwein		17,460	12.6	5.6	18,247	13.2	3.4
	FDP	Sibylle Laurischk		15,454	11.2	6.1	24,887	17.9	6.6
	Left	Andreas Kirchgeßner		10,129	7.3	3.4	10,742	7.7	3.4
	Pirates						2,605	1.9
	The Homeland	Jens Keppler		2,069	1.5	0.2	1,506	1.1	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						974	0.7
	REP						914	0.7	0.3
	Independent	Norbert Hense		594	0.4
	Volksabstimmung						453	0.3
	PBC						444	0.3	0.2
	ÖDP						430	0.3
	DIE VIOLETTEN						417	0.3
	Independent	Wilhelm Sälinger		264	0.2
	Independent	Michael Eckert		172	0.1
	DVU						97	0.1
	ADM						93	0.1
	BüSo						75	0.1	0.0
	MLPD						42	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				3,305			3,164
Total valid votes				138,530			138,671
Turnout				141,835	69.3	6.1
	CDU hold		Majority	38,284	27.7	8.3

References

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