Odenwald – Tauber is an electoral constituency (
German
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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...
. It elects one member via
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 276. It is located in northern
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
, comprising the districts of
Main-Tauber-Kreis
Main-Tauber-Kreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from northwest clockwise) Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Ansbach (all in Bavaria ...
and
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Main-Tauber-Kreis, Hohenlohe-Kreis, Heilbronn, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Odenwaldkreis (Hesse) and Landkre ...
.
Odenwald – Tauber was created for the inaugural
1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by
Nina Warken of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography
Odenwald – Tauber is located in northern
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Main-Tauber-Kreis and Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.
History
Odenwald – Tauber was created in 1949, then known as ''Tauberbischofsheim''. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was
Württemberg-Baden
Württemberg-Baden was a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 1945 by the United States occupation forces, after the previous states of Baden and Württemberg had been split up between the US and French occupation zones. ...
''Landesbezirk'' Baden constituency 8 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 182. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 185. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 181. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 277. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 276.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Tauberbischofsheim and Buchen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Tauberbischofsheim, Buchen, and Mosbach. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
Members
The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by
Oskar Wacker from 1949 to 1957, followed by
August Berberich from 1957 to 1969.
Karl Miltner was representative from 1969 to 1990.
Siegfried Hornung then served from 1990 to 2002. He was succeeded by
Kurt Segner from 2002 to 2009.
Alois Gerig was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He was succeeded by Nina Warken in 2021.
Election results
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
Notes
References
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Federal electoral districts in Baden-Württemberg
1949 establishments in West Germany
Constituencies established in 1949
Main-Tauber-Kreis
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis