Neuwied (electoral district)

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196 Neuwied
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 196-2025.svg
Neuwied in 2025
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Population311,600 (2019)
Electorate238,118 (2021)
Major settlements Neuwied
Betzdorf
Area1,269.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CDU
Member Erwin Rüddel
Elected 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Neuwied 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 196. It is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the districts of Neuwied and Altenkirchen. [1]

Contents

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

Geography

Neuwied is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Neuwied and Altenkirchen. [1]

History

Neuwied was created in 1949, then known as Altenkirchen (Westerwald). It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 148. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 146. In the 2002 election, it was number 200. In the 2005 election, it was number 199. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 198. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 197. From the 2025 election, it has been number 196. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 1Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
1953 148
1957
1961
1965 Neuwied
1969
1972
1976
1980 146
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 200
2005 199
2009 198
2013
2017 197
2021
2025 196

Members

The constituency was first represented by Franz-Josef Wuermeling of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1969. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Walter Hallstein for a single term before the constituency was won by Klaus Immer of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Heinz Schwarz regained it for the CDU after one term in 1976, and was representative until 1990. Ulrich Schmalz of the CDU served from 1990 to 1998. Ludwig Eich of the SPD was elected in 1998 and served a single term before being succeeded by fellow SPD member Sabine Bätzing until 2005. Erwin Rüddel of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Franz-Josef Wuermeling CDU 53.6
1953 56.2
1957 57.6
1961 53.1
1965 54.3
1969 Walter Hallstein CDU 51.2
1972 Klaus Immer SPD 46.9
1976 Heinz Schwarz CDU 50.4
1980 46.7
1983 53.7
1987 49.0
1990 Ulrich Schmalz CDU 47.8
1994 46.9
1998 Ludwig Eich SPD 45.5
2002 Sabine Bätzing SPD 44.9
2005 44.3
2009 Erwin Rüddel CDU 39.2
2013 46.9
2017 43.2
2021 31.9

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Neuwied [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 Ellen Demuth68,50135.6Increase2.svg 3.762,29732.3Increase2.svg 5.5
AfD Andreas Bleck40,36321.0Increase2.svg 11.641,99621.7Increase2.svg 12.0
SPD Jan Hellinghausen42,31522.0Decrease2.svg 8.235,67918.5Decrease2.svg 11.5
Greens Thorben Thieme11,9196.2Decrease2.svg 3.015,6748.1Decrease2.svg 2.4
Left Julia Eudenbach9,6915.0Increase2.svg 2.311,6946.1Increase2.svg 3.1
BSW Nalan Özcan6,4433.3New8,9864.7New
FDP Sandra Weeser 6,8583.6Decrease2.svg 5.38,4884.4Decrease2.svg 7.1
FW Carsten Zeuch4,3452.3Decrease2.svg 2.23,2341.7Decrease2.svg 1.6
Tierschutzpartei  2,3731.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
Volt René Krämer1,9551.0New1,1780.6Increase2.svg 0.3
PARTEI  9110.5Decrease2.svg 0.5
BD  2990.2New
ÖDP  2390.1Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  52<0.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,9371,227
Total valid votes192,390193,100
Turnout 194,32782.3Increase2.svg 5.9
CDU holdMajority26,18613.6Increase2.svg 11.9

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Neuwied [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 Erwin Rüddel 57,43031.9Decrease2.svg 11.248,33826.8Decrease2.svg 11.4
SPD Martin Diedenhofen 54,32030.2Increase2.svg 1.654,01830.0Increase2.svg 4.6
AfD Andreas Bleck16,8109.4Decrease2.svg 0.217,5049.7Decrease2.svg 1.1
Greens Kevin Lenz16,5599.2Increase2.svg 3.918,93010.5Increase2.svg 4.5
FDP Sandra Weeser 15,9318.9Increase2.svg 2.720,75111.5Increase2.svg 1.4
FW Marianne Altgeld8,0324.5Increase2.svg 2.65,8603.3Increase2.svg 2.1
Left Jochen Bülow5,0052.8Decrease2.svg 2.65,4173.0Decrease2.svg 3.3
Tierschutzpartei  2,5461.4
PARTEI Christian Link2,7761.51,7461.0Increase2.svg 0.1
dieBasis Klaus Asbach2,1771.22,2861.3
Team Todenhöfer  6920.4
Pirates  7010.4Steady2.svg 0.0
Independent Norbert Schmitt5450.3
Volt  5400.3
ÖDP  2450.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
The Homeland  2140.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Independent Markus Erdmann1940.1
Humanists  1530.1
V-Partei3  1520.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
DiB  990.1
LKR  700.0
MLPD  310.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,0581,544
Total valid votes179,779180,293
Turnout 181,83776.4Increase2.svg 0.5
CDU holdMajority3,1101.7Decrease2.svg 12.8

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Neuwied [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 Erwin Rüddel 76,93343.2Decrease2.svg 3.768,35738.2Decrease2.svg 7.4
SPD Martin Diedenhofen 50,99628.6Decrease2.svg 8.645,44725.4Decrease2.svg 3.2
AfD Andreas Bleck 16,9549.519,27310.8Increase2.svg 5.6
FDP Sandra Weeser 10,8986.1Increase2.svg 3.818,07110.1Increase2.svg 5.4
Left Jochen Bülow9,5215.3Increase2.svg 0.811,3386.3Increase2.svg 1.1
Greens Anna Neuhof9,4495.3Increase2.svg 1.310,7386.0Decrease2.svg 0.2
FW Sascha Müller3,2851.8Steady2.svg 0.01,9821.1Increase2.svg 0.1
PARTEI  1,4950.8
Pirates  7260.4Decrease2.svg 1.5
The Homeland  4800.3Decrease2.svg 0.7
V-Partei³ 3960.2
ÖDP  3740.2Steady2.svg 0.0
BGE  2970.2
MLPD Johann-Albrecht Rommel1690.1860.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,4022,547
Total valid votes178,205179,060
Turnout 181,60775.9Increase2.svg 3.7
CDU holdMajority25,93714.6Increase2.svg 5.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Neuwied [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 Erwin Rüddel 79,78546.9Increase2.svg 7.778,00545.6Increase2.svg 9.5
SPD Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler 63,45337.3Increase2.svg 0.848,86628.6Increase2.svg 3.7
Left Jochen Bülow7,6554.5Decrease2.svg 2.28,9655.2Decrease2.svg 3.8
Greens Elisabeth Bröskamp6,7794.0Decrease2.svg 1.710,6616.2Decrease2.svg 2.0
AfD  8,7595.1
FDP Sandra Weeser3,9062.3Decrease2.svg 8.38,0234.7Decrease2.svg 12.2
Pirates Peter König3,4182.03,2491.9Increase2.svg 0.3
FW Oliver Weihrauch3,1141.81,6571.0
The Homeland Uwe Weber2,1791.3Decrease2.svg 0.21,6100.9Decrease2.svg 0.1
PRO 3550.2
Party of Reason 3540.2
ÖDP  3220.2Steady2.svg 0.0
REP  2620.2Decrease2.svg 0.3
MLPD  680.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,2472,380
Total valid votes170,289171,156
Turnout 173,53672.2Increase2.svg 1.0
CDU holdMajority16,3329.6Increase2.svg 6.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Neuwied [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 Erwin Rüddel 66,21439.2Decrease2.svg 4.361,30736.0Decrease2.svg 2.6
SPD Red x.svgN Sabine Bätzing 61,54436.4Decrease2.svg 7.842,27924.9Decrease2.svg 10.9
FDP Elke Hoff 17,88110.6Increase2.svg 6.628,75416.9Increase2.svg 5.7
Left Olcay Kanmaz11,3316.7Increase2.svg 2.815,3609.0Increase2.svg 3.9
Greens Hildegard Lingnau9,5185.6Increase2.svg 3.314,0058.2Increase2.svg 2.1
Pirates  2,7581.6
The Homeland Christian Bieler2,4381.4Increase2.svg 0.41,8201.1Increase2.svg 0.1
FAMILIE 1,5480.9Steady2.svg 0.0
PBC1,0220.6Decrease2.svg 0.2
REP  6890.4Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP  3270.2
DVU  1230.1
MLPD  720.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,8732,735
Total valid votes168,926170,064
Turnout 172,79971.2Decrease2.svg 7.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority4,6702.8

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Neuwied". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Neuwied". Federal Returning Officer.
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