Hanau (electoral district)

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179 Hanau
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 179-2025.svg
Hanau in 2025
State Hesse
Population262,000 (2019)
Electorate176,271 (2021)
Major settlements Hanau
Maintal
Nidderau
Area346.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party SPD
Member Lennard Oehl
Elected 2021

Hanau 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 179. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the western part of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, including the city of Hanau. [1]

Contents

Hanau was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Lennard Oehl of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). [2]

Geography

Hanau is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district. [1]

History

Hanau was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 14 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 139. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 137. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 181. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 180. From the 2025 election, it has been number 179.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hanau and the districts of Landkreis Hanau and Gelnhausen. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Bad Orb, Biebergemünd, Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Flörsbachtal, Freigericht, Gelnhausen, Großkrotzenburg, Gründau, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Jossgrund, Langenselbold, Linsengericht, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, Schöneck, and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 14Hanau
  • Hanau city
  • Landkreis Hanau district
  • Gelnhausen district
1953 139
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 137
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 181
2005
2009 180
2013
2017
2021
2025 179

Members

The constituency was first represented by Jakob Altmaier of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1965. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Gerhard Flämig, who served from 1965 to 1980. Bernd Reuter of the SPD then served a single term from 1980 to 1983. Richard Bayha of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983 and served until 1994, when he was succeeded by party fellow Manfred Kanther for a single term. Bernd Reuter won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term, followed by Sascha Raabe of the SPD for two terms. Peter Tauber of the CDU won it in 2009 and served a single term. Katja Leikert was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Lennard Oehl won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Jakob Altmaier SPD 31.9
1953 35.6
1957 43.5
1961 45.2
1965 Gerhard Flämig SPD 47.8
1969 51.6
1972 54.0
1976 47.2
1980 Bernd Reuter SPD 49.1
1983 Richard Bayha CDU 44.1
1987 45.9
1990 44.2
1994 Manfred Kanther CDU 46.9
1998 Bernd Reuter SPD 45.1
2002 Sascha Raabe SPD 47.3
2005 43.2
2009 Peter Tauber CDU 39.4
2013 Katja Leikert CDU 44.3
2017 35.3
2021 Lennard Oehl SPD 31.1

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Hanau [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%±%
SPD Lennard Oehl 40,29131.1Increase2.svg 0.735,73927.6Increase2.svg 4.0
CDU Red x.svgN Katja Leikert 36,01927.8Decrease2.svg 7.529,22322.5Decrease2.svg 7.0
Greens Marcus Bocklet15,99512.4Increase2.svg 6.318,25814.1Increase2.svg 5.5
AfD Erich Albrecht13,36410.3Decrease2.svg 2.513,25710.2Decrease2.svg 3.8
FDP Henrik Statz13,10610.1Increase2.svg 3.817,15813.2Increase2.svg 1.8
Left Alexander Kuhne4,4623.4Decrease2.svg 2.44,9483.8Decrease2.svg 3.7
Tierschutzpartei  2,5041.9Increase2.svg 0.4
FW Christian Clauß3,3082.6Increase2.svg 1.32,1801.7Increase2.svg 0.9
dieBasis Ralf Haußels1,9981.51,5491.2
Team Todenhöfer  1,3491.0
PARTEI  1,1860.9Steady2.svg 0.0
Independent Peter Rehbein8330.6
Pirates  5550.4Steady2.svg 0.0
Volt  5350.4
Gesundheitsforschung  2540.2
NPD  2360.2Decrease2.svg 0.3
Humanists  1770.1
ÖDP  1500.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
V-Partei3  1400.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Bündnis C  850.1
DKP  530.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis 21490.0
LKR  350.0
MLPD  320.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,0361,760
Total valid votes129,376129,652
Turnout 131,41274.6Decrease2.svg 1.1
SPD gain from CDU Majority4,2723.3

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Hanau [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 Katja Leikert 46,65635.3Decrease2.svg 8.939,12629.6Decrease2.svg 9.7
SPD Sascha Raabe 40,18530.4Decrease2.svg 6.031,15023.5Decrease2.svg 5.1
AfD Jonny Nedog16,90712.818,62614.1Increase2.svg 8.2
FDP Ralf-Rainer Piesold8,4186.4Increase2.svg 3.915,18511.5Increase2.svg 6.2
Greens Anja Katharina Zeller8,0546.1Increase2.svg 0.311,3458.6Decrease2.svg 0.4
Left Tobias Huth7,7155.8Increase2.svg 0.110,0067.6Increase2.svg 1.4
Tierschutzpartei  2,0081.5
PARTEI Gregor Wilkenloh1,9051.4Increase2.svg 0.61,2370.9Increase2.svg 0.2
FW Bodo Delhey1,6791.31,0240.8Increase2.svg 0.1
NPD Duancon Bohnert5400.4Decrease2.svg 1.76360.5Decrease2.svg 1.0
Pirates  5680.4Decrease2.svg 1.6
DM5150.4
V-Partei³ 2640.2
ÖDP  2400.2
BGE  2310.2
DKP  720.1
MLPD  580.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 320.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes2,1311,867
Total valid votes132,059132,323
Turnout 134,19075.6Increase2.svg 3.3
CDU holdMajority6,4714.9Decrease2.svg 3.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Hanau [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 Katja Leikert 54,92044.3Increase2.svg 5.948,82839.2Increase2.svg 7.6
SPD Sascha Raabe 45,18436.4Increase2.svg 1.835,65028.6Increase2.svg 4.0
Greens Angelika Gunkel7,2175.8Decrease2.svg 1.011,1839.0Decrease2.svg 2.2
Left Sabine Leidig 7,0695.7Decrease2.svg 1.47,6306.1Decrease2.svg 2.8
AfD  7,3565.9
FDP Anke Kerstin Pfeil3,0532.5Decrease2.svg 6.36,6115.3Decrease2.svg 12.1
Pirates Kai Alexander Lanio2,9852.42,5492.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
NPD Bernd Hilpert2,6252.1Increase2.svg 0.91,8991.5Increase2.svg 0.3
PARTEI Benedikt Manfred Polzer1,0480.88760.7
FW  8470.7
REP  6870.6Decrease2.svg 0.5
PRO 2120.2
BüSo 730.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
PSG  650.1
MLPD  280.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes4,1793,786
Total valid votes124,101124,494
Turnout 128,28072.3Decrease2.svg 0.7
CDU holdMajority9,7367.9Increase2.svg 2.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Hanau [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 Peter Tauber 68,70439.4Decrease2.svg 3.056,83432.6Decrease2.svg 2.5
SPD Red x.svgN Sascha Raabe 59,41334.0Decrease2.svg 9.242,15424.1Decrease2.svg 10.2
FDP Conrad Buchholz15,5238.9Increase2.svg 4.730,36817.4Increase2.svg 5.7
Left Werner Dreibus11,9856.9Increase2.svg 2.315,1398.7Increase2.svg 3.2
Greens Reiner Bousonville11,5726.6Increase2.svg 2.919,32411.1Increase2.svg 1.9
Pirates  3,7632.2
Tierschutzpartei Margitta Marcian3,2871.92,5681.5Increase2.svg 0.4
NPD Daniel Knebel2,2891.3Decrease2.svg 0.52,3171.3Steady2.svg 0.0
REP Bert-Rüdiger Förster1,7641.01,6891.0Decrease2.svg 0.2
BüSo 2200.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  1420.1
MLPD  410.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes4,0674,045
Total valid votes174,537174,559
Turnout 178,60473.8Decrease2.svg 5.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority9,2915.4

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