Rastatt (electoral district)
# Rastatt (electoral district)

Rastatt 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 273. It is located in western Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Baden-Baden and the district of Rastatt.

Rastatt was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Kai Whittaker of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Rastatt is located in western Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Baden-Baden and the district of Rastatt.

## History

Rastatt was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 7 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 189. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 193. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 177. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 274. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 273.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Baden-Baden and the districts of Rastatt and Bühl. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it comprised the city of Baden-Baden, the Rastatt districts, and the municipalities of Ettlingen, Malsch, and Rheinstetten from the Landkreis Karlsruhe district. In the 1998 election, it lost the Rheinstetten municipality. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | 7 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1953 | 189 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1957 | 189 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1961 | 189 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1965 | 193 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1969 | 193 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1972 | 193 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1976 | 193 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Bühl district |
| 1980 | 177 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Landkreis Karlsruhe district (only Ettlingen, Malsch, and Rheinstetten municipalities) |
| 1983 | 177 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Landkreis Karlsruhe district (only Ettlingen, Malsch, and Rheinstetten municipalities) |
| 1987 | 177 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Landkreis Karlsruhe district (only Ettlingen, Malsch, and Rheinstetten municipalities) |
| 1990 | 177 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Landkreis Karlsruhe district (only Ettlingen, Malsch, and Rheinstetten municipalities) |
| 1994 | 177 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Landkreis Karlsruhe district (only Ettlingen, Malsch, and Rheinstetten municipalities) |
| 1998 | 177 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district Landkreis Karlsruhe district (only Ettlingen and Malsch municipalities) |
| 2002 | 274 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district |
| 2005 | 274 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district |
| 2009 | 273 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district |
| 2013 | 273 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district |
| 2017 | 273 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district |
| 2021 | 273 | Rastatt | Baden-Baden city Rastatt district |

## Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Wendelin Morgenthaler from 1949 to 1957, followed by Ludwig Kroll for one term. Hugo Hauser was representative from 1961 to 1976, followed by Bernhard Friedmann from 1976 to 1990. Peter Götz then served from 1990 to 2013. Kai Whittaker was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | Wendelin Morgenthaler | CDU | 59.5 |
| 1953 | Wendelin Morgenthaler | CDU | 65.4 |
| 1957 | Ludwig Kroll | CDU | 64.9 |
| 1961 | Hugo Hauser | CDU | 57.7 |
| 1965 | Hugo Hauser | CDU | 61.1 |
| 1969 | Hugo Hauser | CDU | 61.0 |
| 1972 | Hugo Hauser | CDU | 58.2 |
| 1976 | Bernhard Friedmann | CDU | 60.1 |
| 1980 | Bernhard Friedmann | CDU | 55.5 |
| 1983 | Bernhard Friedmann | CDU | 61.9 |
| 1987 | Bernhard Friedmann | CDU | 58.4 |
| 1990 | Peter Götz | CDU | 53.5 |
| 1994 | Peter Götz | CDU | 53.4 |
| 1998 | Peter Götz | CDU | 49.3 |
| 2002 | Peter Götz | CDU | 51.0 |
| 2005 | Peter Götz | CDU | 49.3 |
| 2009 | Peter Götz | CDU | 48.0 |
| 2013 | Kai Whittaker | CDU | 53.5 |
| 2017 | Kai Whittaker | CDU | 44.1 |
| 2021 | Kai Whittaker | CDU | 33.2 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Rastatt :

| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Kai Whittaker | Y Kai Whittaker | 50,988 | 33.2 | 10.9 | 41,495 | 27.0 | 10.9 |
| | SPD | Gabriele Katzmarek | Gabriele Katzmarek | 34,847 | 22.7 | 3.7 | 36,442 | 23.7 | 6.7 |
| | Greens | Thomas Gönner | Thomas Gönner | 19,962 | 13.0 | 2.1 | 21,926 | 14.3 | 2.8 |
| | FDP | Sven Gehrke | Sven Gehrke | 17,764 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 21,250 | 13.8 | 2.3 |
| | AfD | Verena Bäuerle | Verena Bäuerle | 16,455 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 16,333 | 10.6 | 2.1 |
| | FW | Lara Schindler | Lara Schindler | 4,477 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3,000 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| | Left | Tudor Costin | Tudor Costin | 4,212 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 4,280 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| | dieBasis | Marion Hofmann | Marion Hofmann | 3,557 | 2.3 | | 3,272 | 2.1 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,026 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,099 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 546 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | Robin Gscheidle | Robin Gscheidle | 772 | 0.5 | | 492 | 0.3 | |
| | KlimalisteBW | Günther Beikert | Günther Beikert | 486 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 453 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 199 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 187 | 0.1 | |
| | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | 170 | 0.1 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 144 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 132 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 120 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Wolfgang Rapps | Wolfgang Rapps | 75 | 0.0 | | | | |
| | Bündnis 21 | | | | | | 56 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,736 | | | 1,531 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 153,595 | | | 153,800 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,331 | 75.8 | 0.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 16,141 | 10.5 | 14.6 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rastatt :

| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Kai Whittaker | Y Kai Whittaker | 68,259 | 44.1 | 9.4 | 58,798 | 37.9 | 11.3 |
| | SPD | Gabriele Katzmarek | Gabriele Katzmarek | 29,486 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 26,374 | 17.0 | 3.6 |
| | AfD | Joachim Kuhs | Joachim Kuhs | 18,849 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 19,701 | 12.7 | 6.9 |
| | Greens | Manuel Hummel | Manuel Hummel | 16,954 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 17,766 | 11.4 | 2.4 |
| | FDP | Rolf Pilarski | Rolf Pilarski | 11,150 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 17,847 | 11.5 | 5.7 |
| | Left | Norbert Maßon | Norbert Maßon | 7,123 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 8,369 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| | FW | Eduard Meßmer | Eduard Meßmer | 2,809 | 1.8 | | 1,496 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,132 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 921 | 0.6 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 644 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 385 | 0.2 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 313 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| | DM | | | | | | 295 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 266 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | DiB | | | | | | 208 | 0.1 | |
| | Menschliche Welt | | | | | | 195 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 178 | 0.1 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 162 | 0.1 | |
| | DIE RECHTE | Marco Buntenbach | Marco Buntenbach | 148 | 0.1 | | 111 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Peter Rapps | Peter Rapps | 112 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,318 | | | 1,960 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 154,890 | | | 155,248 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,208 | 76.1 | 4.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 38,773 | 25.1 | 5.4 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rastatt :

| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Kai Whittaker | Kai Whittaker | 77,850 | 53.5 | 5.4 | 71,752 | 49.2 | 10.3 |
| | SPD | Gabriele Katzmarek | Gabriele Katzmarek | 33,482 | 23.0 | 0.3 | 30,043 | 20.6 | 1.5 |
| | Greens | Jörg Rupp | Jörg Rupp | 12,233 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 13,223 | 9.1 | 2.5 |
| | AfD | Bernd Kölmel | Bernd Kölmel | 7,021 | 4.8 | | 8,397 | 5.8 | |
| | Left | Norbert Maßon | Norbert Maßon | 5,073 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 6,055 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| | FDP | Lutz Jäckel | Lutz Jäckel | 4,527 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 8,436 | 5.8 | 12.0 |
| | Pirates | Heinz Kraft | Heinz Kraft | 3,058 | 2.1 | | 2,906 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| | NPD | Karl-Heinz Pfirrmann | Karl-Heinz Pfirrmann | 1,642 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1,409 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,076 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Alois Degler | Alois Degler | 760 | 0.5 | | | | |
| | FW | | | | | | 751 | 0.5 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 376 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 380 | 0.3 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 329 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 280 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | PBC | | | | | | 174 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 137 | 0.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 54 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BIG | | | | | | 46 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,513 | | | 2,202 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 145,646 | | | 145,957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,159 | 71.4 | 1.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 44,368 | 30.5 | 5.8 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rastatt :

| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Peter Götz | Y Peter Götz | 68,652 | 48.0 | 1.3 | 55,806 | 38.9 | 2.7 |
| | SPD | Nicolette Kressl | Nicolette Kressl | 33,279 | 23.3 | 11.4 | 27,376 | 19.1 | 12.4 |
| | Greens | Hans-Peter Behrens | Hans-Peter Behrens | 15,404 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 16,649 | 11.6 | 3.2 |
| | FDP | Josef Benz | Josef Benz | 14,235 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 25,553 | 17.8 | 6.8 |
| | Left | Norbert Maßon | Norbert Maßon | 8,935 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 10,093 | 7.0 | 3.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,538 | 1.8 | |
| | NPD | Nelly Rühle | Nelly Rühle | 2,436 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1,727 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,095 | 0.8 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,013 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 378 | 0.3 | |
| | PBC | | | | | | 348 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 321 | 0.2 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 316 | 0.2 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 83 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 81 | 0.1 | |
| | ADM | | | | | | 58 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,219 | | | 2,667 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 142,941 | | | 143,493 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,160 | 70.0 | 6.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 35,373 | 24.7 | 10.1 | | | |
