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Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten

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174 Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten in 2025
StateHesse
Population233,900 (2019)
Electorate178,307 (2021)
Major settlementsGelnhausen
Büdingen
Schlüchtern
Area1,539.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created2013
PartySPD
MemberBettina Müller
Elected2021

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten 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 174. It is located in eastern Hesse, comprising eastern and central parts of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, the eastern part of Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from Vogelsbergkreis.[1]

Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created for the 2013 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Bettina Müller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

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Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten is located in eastern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck, as well as the municipalities of Altenstadt, Büdingen, Gedern, Glauburg, Hirzenhain, Kefenrod, Limeshain, and Ortenberg from the Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]

History

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The 2013 federal redistribution saw Hesse allocated an additional constituency. Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created from parts of the constituencies of Gießen, Fulda, Wetterau, and Hanau. Until 2025, it was constituency number 175. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Peter Tauber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2013 to 2021. It was won by Bettina Müller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 2021.

Election Member Party %
2013 Peter Tauber CDU 48.8
2017 36.4
2021 Bettina Müller SPD 30.5

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Bettina Müller 41,160 30.5 Increase 2.2 36,943 27.4 Increase 3.8
CDU Johannes Wiegelmann 37,118 27.5 Decrease 8.9 32,685 24.2 Decrease 7.5
AfD Mariana Harder-Kühnel 17,586 13.0 Decrease 1.8 17,079 12.6 Decrease 2.7
FDP Andrea Rahn-Farr 15,098 11.2 Increase 5.1 17,046 12.6 Increase 2.2
Greens Knut Kiesel 12,691 9.4 Increase 4.0 15,009 11.1 Increase 4.0
FW Carsten Hildebrandt 4,939 3.7 Increase 1.6 3,435 2.5 Increase 1.4
Left Stella Luise Smith 4,078 3.0 Decrease 2.9 4,308 3.2 Decrease 3.4
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,579 1.9 Increase 0.7
dieBasis Brigitte Meyer-Simon 2,214 1.6 1,873 1.4
PARTEI   1,255 0.9 Increase 0.1
Pirates   584 0.4 Steady 0.0
NPD   497 0.4 Decrease 0.6
Volt   452 0.3
Team Todenhöfer   356 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung   263 0.2
Bündnis C   146 0.1
ÖDP   137 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   124 0.1
V-Partei3   116 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis 21 60 0.0
DKP   37 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   28 0.0
MLPD   25 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,186 2,033
Total valid votes 134,884 135,037
Turnout 137,070 76.9 Decrease 0.2
SPD gain from CDU Majority 4,042 3.0

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Peter Tauber 49,479 36.4 Decrease 12.4 43,147 31.7 Decrease 9.5
SPD Bettina Müller 38,462 28.3 Decrease 4.1 32,069 23.6 Decrease 4.2
AfD Mariana Harder-Kühnel 20,172 14.8 20,927 15.4 Increase 9.0
FDP Pierre Kurth 8,326 6.1 Increase 3.8 14,144 10.4 Increase 5.3
Left Dirk Udo Methfessel 8,007 5.9 Increase 0.6 8,938 6.6 Increase 1.1
Greens Matthias Zach 7,346 5.4 Steady 0.0 9,614 7.1 Decrease 0.6
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,668 1.2
FW Ulrich Majunke 2,865 2.1 1,590 1.2 Increase 0.1
NPD Daniel Lachmann 1,212 0.9 Decrease 1.9 1,249 0.9 Decrease 1.2
PARTEI   1,142 0.8 Increase 0.3
Pirates   549 0.4 Decrease 1.7
ÖDP   249 0.2
DM 222 0.2
V-Partei³ 209 0.2
BGE   208 0.2
BüSo 42 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   37 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   22 0.0
Informal votes 2,324 2,167
Total valid votes 135,869 136,026
Turnout 138,193 77.1 Increase 4.5
CDU hold Majority 11,018 8.1 Decrease 8.3

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Peter Tauber 61,911 48.8 Increase 7.9 52,305 41.2 Increase 7.4
SPD Bettina Müller 41,061 32.4 Increase 0.1 35,313 27.8 Increase 3.1
Greens Udo Gernot Weiß 6,815 5.4 Decrease 0.8 9,720 7.7 Decrease 1.8
AfD   8,098 6.4
Left Andreas Müller 6,739 5.3 Decrease 1.7 6,934 5.5 Decrease 3.0
Pirates Reinhard Schaffert 3,746 3.0 2,666 2.1 Increase 0.1
NPD Daniel Lachmann 3,538 2.8 Increase 0.5 2,662 2.1 Increase 0.1
FDP Conrad Buchholz 2,963 2.3 Decrease 7.2 6,516 5.1 Decrease 12.0
FW   1,325 1.0
PARTEI   630 0.5
REP   487 0.4 Decrease 0.5
PRO 187 0.1
SGP   74 0.0
BüSo 72 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   25 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 4,237 3,996
Total valid votes 126,773 127,014
Turnout 131,010 72.6 Decrease 0.6
CDU win new seat Majority 20,850 16.4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
  4. ^ Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
  5. ^ Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten