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293 Bodensee
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bodensee in 2025
State Baden-Württemberg
Population239,100 (2019)
Electorate174,430 (2021)
Major settlements Friedrichshafen
Überlingen
Tettnang
Area860.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created2009
Party CDU
Member Volker Mayer-Lay
Elected 2021

Bodensee 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 293. It is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Bodenseekreis district and southern parts of the Sigmaringen district. [1]

Bodensee was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Volker Mayer-Lay of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2]

Geography

Bodensee is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Bodensee and the municipalities of Herdwangen-Schönach, Illmensee, Pfullendorf, and Wald from the Sigmaringen district. [1]

History

Bodensee was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituency of Ravensburg – Bodensee and the redistributed constituency of Zollernalb – Sigmaringen. Its constituency number and borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Lothar Riebsamen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2021. He was succeeded by Volker Mayer-Lay in 2021.

Election Member Party %
2009 Lothar Riebsamen CDU 45.0
2013 53.9
2017 41.4
2021 Volker Mayer-Lay CDU 30.4

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Bodensee [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 % ±%
CDU Volker Mayer-Lay 41,624 30.4 Decrease 10.9 36,571 26.7 Decrease 10.4
SPD Leon Hahn 28,501 20.8 Increase 2.8 26,989 19.7 Increase 5.5
Greens Maria Heubuch 23,385 17.1 Increase 3.2 23,635 17.3 Increase 2.5
FDP Christian Steffen-Stiehl 16,751 12.2 Increase 3.4 21,611 15.8 Increase 2.6
AfD Alice Weidel 12,584 9.2 Decrease 1.2 11,916 8.7 Decrease 1.7
dieBasis Johanna Findeisen-Juskowiak 4,045 3.0 3,862 2.8
Left Sander Frank 3,705 2.7 Decrease 2.6 3,905 2.9 Decrease 3.3
FW Thomas Brillisauer 3,047 2.2 Increase 1.2 2,526 1.8 Increase 1.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,433 1.0 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Dominik Steuer 2,079 1.5 1,345 1.0 Increase 0.4
Team Todenhöfer   563 0.4
ÖDP Annedore Schmid 931 0.7 Decrease 0.4 555 0.4 Decrease 0.1
Pirates   490 0.4 Steady 0.0
Volt   458 0.3
Bündnis C   202 0.1
Bürgerbewegung 158 0.1
DiB   133 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   125 0.1
Humanists   117 0.1
Independent Franziska Schmidt 103 0.1
NPD   94 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis 21 52 0.0
LKR   49 0.0
DKP   32 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   27 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,083 990
Total valid votes 136,755 136,848
Turnout 137,838 79.0 Decrease 0.4
CDU hold Majority 13,123 9.6 Decrease 13.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Bodensee [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 Lothar Riebsamen 56,165 41.4 Decrease 12.5 50,428 37.1 Decrease 11.6
SPD Leon Hahn 24,451 18.0 Decrease 2.6 19,321 14.2 Decrease 4.0
Greens Markus Böhlen 18,811 13.9 Increase 2.6 20,015 14.7 Increase 3.0
AfD Alice Weidel 14,079 10.4 14,164 10.4 Increase 5.9
FDP Christian Steffen-Stiehl 11,999 8.8 Increase 4.9 17,954 13.2 Increase 6.8
Left Claudia Haydt 7,185 5.3 Increase 0.8 8,316 6.1 Increase 1.7
ÖDP Sylvia Hiß-Petrowitz 1,412 1.0 Decrease 0.1 726 0.5 Decrease 0.2
FW Antonio Falla 1,338 1.0 Decrease 0.3 1,001 0.7 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   919 0.7 Decrease 0.1
PARTEI   794 0.6
Pirates   462 0.3 Decrease 1.7
BGE   286 0.2
DM 278 0.2
NPD   265 0.2 Decrease 0.7
Tierschutzallianz 260 0.2
Menschliche Welt 239 0.2
Independent Martin Rosenacker 230 0.2
DiB 208 0.2
V-Partei³ 199 0.1
Independent Elfriede Schuler 124 0.1
MLPD   58 0.0 Steady 0.0
DIE RECHTE 42 0.0
DKP   16 0.0
Informal votes 1,352 1,195
Total valid votes 135,794 134,951
Turnout 137,146 79.4 Increase 4.1
CDU hold Majority 31,714 23.4 Decrease 9.9

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Bodensee [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 Green tickY Lothar Riebsamen 68,333 53.9 Increase 8.9 61,961 48.7 Increase 12.1
SPD Jochen Jehle 26,105 20.6 Increase 1.0 23,125 18.2 Increase 1.6
Greens Alexander Gaus 14,224 11.2 Decrease 3.2 14,955 11.8 Decrease 2.3
Left Annette Groth 5,749 4.5 Decrease 1.3 5,629 4.4 Decrease 2.0
FDP Hans-Peter Wetzel 4,955 3.9 Decrease 9.8 8,086 6.4 Decrease 13.9
AfD   5,689 4.5
Pirates Carsten Göpfert 2,825 2.2 2,594 2.0 Steady 0.0
NPD Tim Belz 1,594 1.3 Decrease 0.2 1,091 0.9 Decrease 0.2
FW Helmut Wolfer 1,566 1.2 863 0.7
ÖDP Franz Weber 1,415 1.1 902 0.7 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   950 0.7 Increase 0.1
Volksabstimmung 362 0.3 Steady 0.0
REP   303 0.2 Decrease 0.3
RENTNER 254 0.2
PBC 163 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Party of Reason 98 0.1
PRO 75 0.1
MLPD   51 0.0 Steady 0.0
BIG 37 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,930 1,487
Total valid votes 126,766 127,209
Turnout 128,696 75.3 Increase 2.2
CDU hold Majority 42,228 33.3 Increase 7.9

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Bodensee [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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Lothar Riebsamen 54,169 45.0 Decrease 4.7 44,205 36.6 Decrease 5.3
SPD Jochen Jehle 23,587 19.6 Decrease 9.3 20,080 16.6 Decrease 11.0
Greens Petra Selg 17,349 14.4 Decrease 3.4 16,962 14.0 Increase 2.7
FDP Alexander Reuter 16,521 13.7 Increase 8.3 24,483 20.3 Increase 7.9
Left Detlef Schönig 7,077 5.9 Increase 3.1 7,775 6.4 Increase 3.2
Pirates   2,441 2.0
NPD Roland Müller 1,771 1.5 Increase 0.1 1,277 1.1 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   813 0.7
ÖDP   705 0.6
REP   628 0.5 Decrease 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 444 0.4
Volksabstimmung 402 0.3
PBC 344 0.3 Decrease 0.2
ADM 148 0.1
DVU   67 0.1
BüSo 57 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   57 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,181 1,767
Total valid votes 120,474 120,888
Turnout 122,655 73.1 Decrease 6.4
CDU win new seat Majority 30,582 25.4

References

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Bodensee". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Bodensee". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Bodensee
  4. ^ Results for Bodensee
  5. ^ Results for Bodensee
  6. ^ Results for Bodensee