Fulda (electoral district)

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Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 173-2025.svg
Fulda in 2025
State Hesse
Population273,100 (2019)
Electorate208,542 (2021)
Major settlements Fulda
Hünfeld
Lauterbach
Area2,130.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CDU
Member Michael Brand
Elected 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Fulda 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 173. It is located in eastern Hesse, comprising the Fulda district and the southeastern part of the Vogelsbergkreis district. [1]

Contents

Fulda was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Michael Brand of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2]

Geography

Fulda is located in eastern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Fulda district, as well as the Vogelsbergkreis district excluding the municipalities of Alsfeld, Antrifttal, Feldatal, Gemünden (Felda), Homberg (Ohm), Kirtorf, Mücke, and Romrod. [1]

History

Fulda was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 9 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 134. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 132. In 2002 and 2005, it was number 176. In the 2009 election, it was number 175. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 174. From the 2025 election, it has been number 173.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Fulda and the districts of Landkreis Fulda, Lauterbach, and Schlüchtern. In the 1976 election, it comprised the district of Fulda excluding the municipalities of Burghaun, Eiterfeld, Hünfeld, Nüsttal, and Rasdorf; the municipalities of Bad Soden-Salmünster, Birstein, Brachttal, Schlüchtern, Sinntal, Steinau, Wächtersbach, Züntersbach, and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district; and the municipalities of Freiensteinau, Grebenhain, Herbstein, Lauterbach, Lautertal, Schlitz, Schotten, Ulrichstein, and Wartenberg from the Vogelsbergkreis district. In the 2002 election, it acquired borders very similar to its current configuration, but including the municipalities of Birstein, Schlüchtern, Sinntal, and Steinau an der Straße from Main-Kinzig-Kreis district, and the municipality of Schwalmtal from Vogelsbergkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 9Fulda
  • Fulda city
  • Landkreis Fulda district
  • Lauterbach district
  • Schlüchtern district
1953 134
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 131
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 176
2005
2009 175
2013 174
2017
2021
2025 173

Members

Due to Fulda area being strongly Catholic, the constituency is considered a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) safe seat and has been held continuously by the party since its creation. It was first represented by Anton Sabel from 1949 to 1957, followed by Hermann Götz from 1957 to 1976. Alfred Dregger then served from 1976 to 1998, when he was succeeded by Martin Hohmann. Hohmann was expelled from the CDU group in 2003 for antisemitic comments, and served as an independent for the rest of his term. Michael Brand was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Anton Sabel CDU 43.0
1953 53.4
1957 Hermann Götz CDU 59.6
1961 54.1
1965 54.9
1969 56.6
1972 55.9
1976 Alfred Dregger CDU 58.9
1980 56.0
1983 61.8
1987 57.7
1990 56.7
1994 55.1
1998 Martin Hohmann [lower-alpha 1] CDU 49.5
2002 54.0
Ind.
2005 Michael Brand CDU 39.1
2009 49.8
2013 58.3
2017 45.2
2021 38.1

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Fulda [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 Michael Brand 61,57338.1Decrease2.svg 7.150,31231.1Decrease2.svg 7.8
SPD Birgit Kömpel35,16821.8Increase2.svg 1.636,34322.5Increase2.svg 4.4
AfD Martin Hohmann 24,50815.2Decrease2.svg 2.421,44313.3Decrease2.svg 2.6
FDP Jürgen Lenders13,8948.6Increase2.svg 3.320,52812.7Increase2.svg 1.9
Greens Gabriela Zimmermann13,8338.6Increase2.svg 3.016,32410.1Increase2.svg 3.4
Left Nuha Sharif-Ali4,6482.9Decrease2.svg 1.94,4472.8Decrease2.svg 3.1
FW Peter Klug4,4422.7Increase2.svg 1.73,1361.9Increase2.svg 1.2
dieBasis Petra Herchenröder2,6191.62,4581.5
Tierschutzpartei  2,0071.2Increase2.svg 0.4
PARTEI  1,3260.8Increase2.svg 0.1
Volt  9610.6
Independent Eva Hemm5200.3
Bündnis C Peter Schäfer von Reetnitz4600.34680.3
Pirates  4420.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Team Todenhöfer  3990.2
NPD  2390.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung  2310.1
ÖDP  1890.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
V-Partei3  1510.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists  1300.1
Bündnis 21710.0
LKR  510.0
DKP  280.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  200.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,8951,856
Total valid votes161,665161,704
Turnout 163,56078.4Increase2.svg 1.3
CDU holdMajority26,40516.3Decrease2.svg 8.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Fulda [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 Michael Brand 71,94645.2Decrease2.svg 13.261,81139.0Decrease2.svg 12.2
SPD Birgit Kömpel32,15020.2Decrease2.svg 4.828,74518.1Decrease2.svg 4.0
AfD Martin Hohmann 27,99017.625,14515.8Increase2.svg 10.0
Greens Walter Michael Rammler8,8745.6Increase2.svg 0.110,5936.7Steady2.svg 0.0
FDP Sibylle von Brunn8,4375.3Increase2.svg 2.917,12210.8Increase2.svg 5.9
Left Nick Papak Amoozegar7,6694.8Increase2.svg 0.29,2665.8Increase2.svg 1.2
Tierschutzpartei  1,3180.8
PARTEI  1,1890.7Increase2.svg 0.4
FW Michael Hans Krebühl1,6571.01,1780.7Increase2.svg 0.1
NPD Martin Kohlhepp5760.4Decrease2.svg 1.66630.4Decrease2.svg 1.0
Pirates  4270.3Decrease2.svg 1.5
ÖDP  3460.2
DM2950.2
BGE  2770.2
V-Partei³ 2160.1
MLPD  360.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  300.0
BüSo 250.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,6823,299
Total valid votes159,299158,682
Turnout 161,98177.1Increase2.svg 3.8
CDU holdMajority30,79625.0Decrease2.svg 8.3

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Fulda [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 Michael Brand 87,26358.3Increase2.svg 7.676,77851.1Increase2.svg 9.4
SPD Birgit Kömpel37,35225.0Increase2.svg 1.733,21822.1Increase2.svg 2.6
Greens Hildegard Scheu8,1255.4Decrease2.svg 1.910,0586.7Decrease2.svg 1.9
Left Wolfgang Lörcher6,8694.6Decrease2.svg 2.16,9004.6Decrease2.svg 3.0
AfD  8,7115.8
FDP Mario Klotzsche3,6052.4Decrease2.svg 7.67,3134.9Decrease2.svg 12.8
Pirates Herbert Rusche3,3902.32,7151.8Increase2.svg 0.1
NPD Hans-Joachim Bosold2,9922.0Increase2.svg 0.12,1901.5Steady2.svg 0.0
FW  1,0330.7
PARTEI  5780.4
REP  4140.3Decrease2.svg 0.3
PRO 1620.1
PSG  710.0
BüSo 640.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD  250.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes4,4293,795
Total valid votes149,596150,320
Turnout 154,02573.4Decrease2.svg 0.9
CDU holdMajority49,91133.3Increase2.svg 7.4

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Fulda [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 Michael Brand 86,08449.8Increase2.svg 10.770,74040.8Decrease2.svg 2.7
SPD Claudia Blum41,38823.9Decrease2.svg 5.834,78320.1Decrease2.svg 10.5
FDP Mario Klotzsche17,41510.1Increase2.svg 7.030,59417.6Increase2.svg 7.1
Greens Ernst Sporer12,5567.3Increase2.svg 4.414,7278.5Increase2.svg 2.4
Left Wolfgang Lörcher11,9236.9Increase2.svg 4.213,3777.7Increase2.svg 2.9
Pirates  3,0341.7
NPD Hans-Joachim Bosold3,5912.1Increase2.svg 1.02,7221.6Steady2.svg 0.0
Tierschutzpartei  1,5990.9Increase2.svg 0.1
REP  1,3370.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
BüSo 2210.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  1860.1
MLPD  580.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes4,0813,660
Total valid votes172,957173,378
Turnout 177,03873.8Decrease2.svg 5.3
CDU holdMajority44,69625.9Increase2.svg 16.5

Notes

  1. Hohmann was elected for the CDU, but expelled from the party in November 2003.

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