Bitburg (electoral district)

Last updated
201 Bitburg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 201-2025.svg
Bitburg in 2025
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Population217,800 (2019)
Electorate163,493 (2021)
Major settlements Wittlich
Bitburg
Daun
Area3,102.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CDU
Member Patrick Schnieder
Elected 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Bitburg 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 201. It is located in northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the Bitburg-Prüm district, Vulkaneifel district, and the northern part of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district. [1]

Contents

Bitburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Patrick Schnieder of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2]

Geography

Bitburg is located in northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Bitburg-Prüm and Vulkaneifel districts as well as, from the Bernkastel-Wittlich district, the municipality of Wittlich, the Verbandsgemeinde of Wittlich-Land, and the municipalities of Bausendorf, Bengel, Diefenbach, Flußbach, Hontheim, Kinderbeuern, Kinheim, Kröv, Reil, and Willwerscheid from the Traben-Trarbach Verbandsgemeinde. [1]

History

Bitburg was created in 1949, then known as Prüm. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 153. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 151. In the 2002 election, it was number 205. In the 2005 election, it was number 204. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 203. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 202. From the 2025 election, it has been number 201.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bitburg, Prüm, Daun, and Wittlich. It acquired its current borders in the 1965 election, although when the former Verbandsgemeinde of Kröv-Bausendorf was merged into the Traben-Trarbach Verbandsgemeinde in 2014, only its area remained in the constituency.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 6Prüm
  • Bitburg district
  • Prüm district
  • Daun district
  • Wittlich district
1953 153
1957
1961
1965 Bitburg
1969
1972
1976
1980 151
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 205
2005 204
2009 203
2013
2017 202
2021
2025 201

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Matthias Joseph Mehs from 1949 to 1953, followed by Hans Richarts from 1953 to 1972. Alois Mertes then served from 1972 to 1987. Peter Rauen was representative from 1987 to 2009. Patrick Schnieder was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Matthias Joseph Mehs CDU 80.2
1953 Hans Richarts CDU 79.6
1957 79.6
1961 76.5
1965 74.9
1969 68.5
1972 Alois Mertes CDU 66.6
1976 69.7
1980 65.2
1983 69.9
1987 Peter Rauen CDU 60.9
1990 57.2
1994 57.1
1998 52.2
2002 52.3
2005 49.0
2009 Patrick Schnieder CDU 46.1
2013 56.0
2017 51.2
2021 37.8

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Bitburg [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Patrick Schnieder 53,45840.2Increase2.svg 2.448,89636.6Increase2.svg 6.5
AfD Boris Schnee22,26516.7Increase2.svg 10.323,93617.9Increase2.svg 10.8
SPD Lena Werner27,09820.4Decrease2.svg 7.122,63416.9Decrease2.svg 11.0
Greens Stephan Lequen7,3625.5Decrease2.svg 1.410,0707.5Decrease2.svg 1.7
FW Rudolf Rinnen11,8258.9Increase2.svg 0.37,0305.3Decrease2.svg 1.6
Left Klaus Becker4,8943.7Increase2.svg 1.36,6225.0Increase2.svg 2.3
FDP Anna Röhl4,1543.1Decrease2.svg 4.26,0414.5Decrease2.svg 6.9
BSW  4,9823.7New
Tierschutzpartei  1,4821.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Volt Clara Lehnertz1,9181.4New8700.7Increase2.svg 0.3
PARTEI  5810.4Decrease2.svg 0.4
ÖDP  2620.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
BD  1920.1New
MLPD  16<0.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,590950
Total valid votes132,974133,614
Turnout 134,56483.2Increase2.svg 7.1
CDU holdMajority26,36019.8Increase2.svg 9.4

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Bitburg [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Patrick Schnieder 46,34037.8Decrease2.svg 13.437,08630.1Decrease2.svg 14.3
SPD Lena Werner33,63227.4Increase2.svg 1.734,34327.9Increase2.svg 6.1
FW Petra Fischer10,5668.6Increase2.svg 6.38,4606.9Increase2.svg 5.6
FDP Ralf Berlingen9,0117.4Increase2.svg 0.413,99711.4Increase2.svg 1.1
Greens Dorothea Hafner8,5126.911,4119.3Increase2.svg 3.1
AfD Beate Härig-Dickersbach7,9476.5Decrease2.svg 0.68,7947.1Decrease2.svg 0.9
Left Manuel Eppers2,8752.3Decrease2.svg 3.13,2652.7Decrease2.svg 3.3
Tierschutzpartei  1,4731.2
PARTEI Markus Riebschläger1,6191.31,0380.8Increase2.svg 0.1
dieBasis Christoph Lutz1,4361.21,4341.2
Volt  4090.3
Pirates  3640.3Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP Clemens Ruhl6590.5Decrease2.svg 0.63560.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Team Todenhöfer  2340.2
The Homeland  1070.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Humanists  800.1
DiB  770.1
V-Partei3  700.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
LKR  440.0
MLPD  120.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,8521,395
Total valid votes122,597123,054
Turnout 124,44976.1Decrease2.svg 1.0
CDU holdMajority12,70810.4Decrease2.svg 15.1

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Bitburg [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Patrick Schnieder 63,71951.2Decrease2.svg 4.755,59144.5Decrease2.svg 7.7
SPD Jan Pauls32,01725.7Decrease2.svg 0.727,25521.8Decrease2.svg 0.5
AfD Beate Härig-Dickersbach8,8407.110,0588.0Increase2.svg 4.4
FDP Jürgen Krämer8,7037.0Increase2.svg 3.712,88810.3Increase2.svg 4.2
Greens  7,7106.2Increase2.svg 0.1
Left Katharina Penkert6,7865.5Increase2.svg 2.17,4335.9Increase2.svg 1.6
FW Henning Wunderlich2,9272.4Decrease2.svg 0.11,6271.3Decrease2.svg 0.3
PARTEI  9520.8
ÖDP Erik Hofmann1,3901.1Increase2.svg 0.74770.4Increase2.svg 0.1
Pirates  3770.3Decrease2.svg 1.5
V-Partei³ 2420.2
The Homeland  2320.2Decrease2.svg 0.6
BGE  1820.1
MLPD  240.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,4971,831
Total valid votes124,382125,048
Turnout 126,87977.1Increase2.svg 5.4
CDU holdMajority31,70225.5Decrease2.svg 4.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Bitburg [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Patrick Schnieder 65,25256.0Increase2.svg 9.961,19252.2Increase2.svg 11.1
SPD Jens Jenssen30,61326.3Increase2.svg 2.226,18922.3Increase2.svg 3.3
Greens Alice Endres5,7755.0Decrease2.svg 3.07,1656.1Decrease2.svg 2.3
Left Ali Damar3,8673.3Decrease2.svg 3.65,1344.4Decrease2.svg 3.8
FDP Marco Weber3,8073.3Decrease2.svg 10.67,1366.1Decrease2.svg 13.0
AfD  4,2643.6
FW Johannes Mans2,8752.51,9251.6
Pirates Stefan Trös2,0681.82,1591.8Increase2.svg 0.4
The Homeland Erich Wilhelm Krames1,0630.9Decrease2.svg 0.29040.8Decrease2.svg 0.1
Party of Reason Rainer Hoffmann8430.75500.5
ÖDP Heide Weidemann4290.43050.3Steady2.svg 0.0
PRO 1760.2
REP  1350.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
MLPD  330.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,7062,031
Total valid votes116,592117,267
Turnout 119,29871.7Increase2.svg 0.5
CDU holdMajority34,63929.7Increase2.svg 7.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Bitburg [7]
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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Patrick Schnieder 53,70546.1Decrease2.svg 2.948,27041.0Decrease2.svg 2.9
SPD Elke Leonhard28,04224.1Decrease2.svg 12.422,41919.1Decrease2.svg 11.0
FDP Edmund Geisen16,21313.9Increase2.svg 8.122,50019.1Increase2.svg 6.3
Greens Ulrike Höfken9,2748.0Increase2.svg 4.19,9228.4Increase2.svg 2.7
Left Hanna Bettina Stratmann8,0436.9Increase2.svg 3.19,6428.2Increase2.svg 3.6
Pirates  1,7171.5
FAMILIE 1,2371.1Steady2.svg 0.0
The Homeland Mario Winter1,2951.1Decrease2.svg 0.11,0210.9Decrease2.svg 0.2
REP  3540.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  2660.2
PBC1490.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
DVU  920.1
MLPD  220.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,4292,390
Total valid votes116,572117,611
Turnout 120,00171.3Decrease2.svg 7.1
CDU holdMajority25,66322.0Increase2.svg 9.5

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Bitburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Bitburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Bitburg
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  6. Results for Bitburg
  7. Results for Bitburg