Emmendingen – Lahr is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 283. It is located in southwestern

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...

, comprising the

Emmendingen Emmendingen (; ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the Emmendingen (district), district Emmendingen of Germany. It is located at the Elz (Rhine), Elz River, north of Freiburg im Breisgau. The town contains more than 26,000 residents, ...

district and the southern part of the

Ortenaukreis Ortenaukreis (; ) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from north) Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottweil, Schwarzwald-Baar and Emmendingen. To the west it borders the French Ba ...

district. Emmendingen – Lahr was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by

Yannick Bury Yannick Bury (born 11 March 1990 in Herbolzheim) is a German economist and politician for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He has been a member of the Bundestag, the German federal diet, since 2021. Life Bury was born in 1990 in the West ...

of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Emmendingen – Lahr is located in southwestern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Emmendingen district and the municipalities of

Ettenheim Ettenheim () is a city in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Ettenheim was founded in the 8th century by Eddo, bishop of Strasbourg, and the was founded at about that time. Ettenheim received German town law, town rights in ...

Fischerbach Fischerbach is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. History The town was first registered in 1139. The village was part of the Gengenbach monastery and the "Herren von Wolfach" (a noble family first registered i ...

, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen,

Kippenheim Kippenheim () is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Kippenheim has restored its pre-war synagogue. Notable residents *Stef Wertheimer (born 1926), German-born Israeli entrepreneur, industrialist and pol ...

, Lahr/Schwarzwald,

Mahlberg Mahlberg (; ) is a city in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 km southwest of Lahr, near the Europa-Park Rust. It is about north of Freiburg im Breisgau and south of Strasbourg. It is in the Upper R ...

Meißenheim Meißenheim (; ) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Demographics Population development: Personalities Sons and daughters of the place * Ferdinand Kopf (1857-1943), born in Kürzell, lawyer, ...

, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim,

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, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, and Steinach from the Ortenaukreis district.

History

Emmendingen – Lahr was created in 1949, then known as ''Emmendingen''. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named ''Emmendingen – Wolfach''. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was

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constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 187. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 191. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 187. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 284. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 283. Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Emmendingen, Wolfach, and Villingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Emmendingen and Wolfach districts. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but including the municipalities of Gutach,

Hausach Hausach (; ) is a city in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Hausach was founded in the 13th century, below Husen Castle. In the 14th century, it became a possession of the County of Fürstenberg, who gave the t ...

Hornberg Hornberg is a city in the Ortenaukreis, in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest, 35 km southeast of Offenburg, and 25 km northwest of Villingen-Schwenningen. Local activities Hornberg is the ...

Oberwolfach Oberwolfach () is a town in the district of Ortenau (district), Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the site of the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics, or Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach. Geography Geograph ...

, and

Wolfach Wolfach () is a town in the Black Forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and borders the Freudenstadt and Rottweil districts. History Wolfach was first mentioned in 1084 as ''Wolphaha'' and was given a wide var ...

. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by

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from 1949 to 1965, followed by Albert Burger from 1965 to 1983.

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was representative from 1983 to 1998.

Peter Weiß Peter Weiß (born 12 March 1956) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 1998 until 2021. Early care ...

was elected in 1998 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Yannick Bury.

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emmendingen - Lahr Federal electoral districts in Baden-Württemberg 1949 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1949 Emmendingen (district) Ortenaukreis