Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
174 Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten in 2025 | |
State | Hesse |
Population | 233,900 (2019) |
Electorate | 178,307 (2021) |
Major settlements | Gelnhausen Büdingen Schlüchtern |
Area | 1,539.5 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 2013 |
Party | SPD |
Member | Bettina Müller |
Elected | 2021 |
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
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
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
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 | % | |
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2013 | Peter Tauber | CDU | 48.8 | |
2017 | 36.4 | |||
2021 | Bettina Müller | SPD | 30.5 |
Election results
2021 election
Federal election (2021): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[3] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
SPD | Bettina Müller | 41,160 | 30.5 | ![]() | 36,943 | 27.4 | ![]() | ||
CDU | Johannes Wiegelmann | 37,118 | 27.5 | ![]() | 32,685 | 24.2 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Mariana Harder-Kühnel | 17,586 | 13.0 | ![]() | 17,079 | 12.6 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Andrea Rahn-Farr | 15,098 | 11.2 | ![]() | 17,046 | 12.6 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Knut Kiesel | 12,691 | 9.4 | ![]() | 15,009 | 11.1 | ![]() | ||
FW | Carsten Hildebrandt | 4,939 | 3.7 | ![]() | 3,435 | 2.5 | ![]() | ||
Left | Stella Luise Smith | 4,078 | 3.0 | ![]() | 4,308 | 3.2 | ![]() | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 2,579 | 1.9 | ![]() | ||||||
dieBasis | Brigitte Meyer-Simon | 2,214 | 1.6 | 1,873 | 1.4 | ||||
PARTEI | 1,255 | 0.9 | ![]() | ||||||
Pirates | 584 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||||||
NPD | 497 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||||||
Volt | 452 | 0.3 | |||||||
Team Todenhöfer | 356 | 0.3 | |||||||
Gesundheitsforschung | 263 | 0.2 | |||||||
Bündnis C | 146 | 0.1 | |||||||
ÖDP | 137 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Humanists | 124 | 0.1 | |||||||
V-Partei3 | 116 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
Bündnis 21 | 60 | 0.0 | |||||||
DKP | 37 | 0.0 | ![]() | ||||||
LKR | 28 | 0.0 | |||||||
MLPD | 25 | 0.0 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 2,186 | 2,033 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 134,884 | 135,037 | |||||||
Turnout | 137,070 | 76.9 | ![]() | ||||||
SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 4,042 | 3.0 |
2017 election
Federal election (2017): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() | 49,479 | 36.4 | ![]() | 43,147 | 31.7 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Bettina Müller | 38,462 | 28.3 | ![]() | 32,069 | 23.6 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Mariana Harder-Kühnel | 20,172 | 14.8 | 20,927 | 15.4 | ![]() | |||
FDP | Pierre Kurth | 8,326 | 6.1 | ![]() | 14,144 | 10.4 | ![]() | ||
Left | Dirk Udo Methfessel | 8,007 | 5.9 | ![]() | 8,938 | 6.6 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Matthias Zach | 7,346 | 5.4 | ![]() | 9,614 | 7.1 | ![]() | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 1,668 | 1.2 | |||||||
FW | Ulrich Majunke | 2,865 | 2.1 | 1,590 | 1.2 | ![]() | |||
NPD | Daniel Lachmann | 1,212 | 0.9 | ![]() | 1,249 | 0.9 | ![]() | ||
PARTEI | 1,142 | 0.8 | ![]() | ||||||
Pirates | 549 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||||||
ÖDP | 249 | 0.2 | |||||||
DM | 222 | 0.2 | |||||||
V-Partei³ | 209 | 0.2 | |||||||
BGE | 208 | 0.2 | |||||||
BüSo | 42 | 0.0 | ![]() | ||||||
MLPD | 37 | 0.0 | ![]() | ||||||
DKP | 22 | 0.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 2,324 | 2,167 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 135,869 | 136,026 | |||||||
Turnout | 138,193 | 77.1 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 11,018 | 8.1 | ![]() |
2013 election
Federal election (2013): Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Peter Tauber | 61,911 | 48.8 | ![]() | 52,305 | 41.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Bettina Müller | 41,061 | 32.4 | ![]() | 35,313 | 27.8 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Udo Gernot Weiß | 6,815 | 5.4 | ![]() | 9,720 | 7.7 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 8,098 | 6.4 | |||||||
Left | Andreas Müller | 6,739 | 5.3 | ![]() | 6,934 | 5.5 | ![]() | ||
Pirates | Reinhard Schaffert | 3,746 | 3.0 | 2,666 | 2.1 | ![]() | |||
NPD | Daniel Lachmann | 3,538 | 2.8 | ![]() | 2,662 | 2.1 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Conrad Buchholz | 2,963 | 2.3 | ![]() | 6,516 | 5.1 | ![]() | ||
FW | 1,325 | 1.0 | |||||||
PARTEI | 630 | 0.5 | |||||||
REP | 487 | 0.4 | ![]() | ||||||
PRO | 187 | 0.1 | |||||||
SGP | 74 | 0.0 | |||||||
BüSo | 72 | 0.1 | ![]() | ||||||
MLPD | 25 | 0.0 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 4,237 | 3,996 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 126,773 | 127,014 | |||||||
Turnout | 131,010 | 72.6 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 20,850 | 16.4 |
References
- ^ a b "Constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ "Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
- ^ Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
- ^ Results for Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten
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