Biberach (electoral district)
# Biberach (electoral district)

Biberach 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 292. It is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Biberach district and northeastern parts of the Ravensburg district.

Biberach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Josef Rief of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Biberach is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Biberach and the municipalities of Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, and Kißlegg from the Ravensburg district.

## History

Biberach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 194. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 198. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 196. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 293. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 292.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Biberach, Saulgau, and Ehingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it also contained the municipalities of Billafingen, Burgau, and Langenenslingen from the Sigmaringen district. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but also containing the municipalities of Achberg, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bergatreute, Isny, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg from the Ravensburg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2009 election.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | 5 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district |
| 1953 | 194 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district |
| 1957 | 194 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district |
| 1961 | 194 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district |
| 1965 | 198 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district Sigmaringen district (only Billafingen, Burgau, and Langenenslingen municipalities) |
| 1969 | 198 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district Sigmaringen district (only Billafingen, Burgau, and Langenenslingen municipalities) |
| 1972 | 198 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district Sigmaringen district (only Billafingen, Burgau, and Langenenslingen municipalities) |
| 1976 | 198 | Biberach | Biberach district Saulgau district Ehingen district Sigmaringen district (only Billafingen, Burgau, and Langenenslingen municipalities) |
| 1980 | 196 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 1983 | 196 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 1987 | 196 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 1990 | 196 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 1994 | 196 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 1998 | 196 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 2002 | 293 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 2005 | 293 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Achberg, Aichstetten, Aitrach, Amtzell, Argenbühl, Bad Waldsee, Bad Wurzach, Bergatreute, Isny, Kißlegg, Leutkirch, Vogt, Wangen, and Wolfegg municipalities) |
| 2009 | 292 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, and Kißlegg municipalities) |
| 2013 | 292 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, and Kißlegg municipalities) |
| 2017 | 292 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, and Kißlegg municipalities) |
| 2021 | 292 | Biberach | Biberach district Ravensburg district (only Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, and Kißlegg municipalities) |

## Members

The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Bernhard Bauknecht from 1949 to 1969, followed by Eugen Maucher from 1969 to 1976 and Isidor Früh from 1976 to 1980. Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil was representative from 1980 to 1998, followed by Franz Romer from 1998 to 2009. Josef Rief was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | Bernhard Bauknecht | CDU | 82.0 |
| 1953 | Bernhard Bauknecht | CDU | 79.1 |
| 1957 | Bernhard Bauknecht | CDU | 80.0 |
| 1961 | Bernhard Bauknecht | CDU | 75.3 |
| 1965 | Bernhard Bauknecht | CDU | 74.2 |
| 1969 | Eugen Maucher | CDU | 73.1 |
| 1972 | Eugen Maucher | CDU | 72.1 |
| 1976 | Isidor Früh | CDU | 72.9 |
| 1980 | Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | CDU | 70.6 |
| 1983 | Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | CDU | 75.1 |
| 1987 | Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | CDU | 67.6 |
| 1990 | Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | CDU | 62.1 |
| 1994 | Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | CDU | 58.9 |
| 1998 | Franz Romer | CDU | 48.5 |
| 2002 | Franz Romer | CDU | 57.7 |
| 2005 | Franz Romer | CDU | 52.4 |
| 2009 | Josef Rief | CDU | 42.7 |
| 2013 | Josef Rief | CDU | 59.0 |
| 2017 | Josef Rief | CDU | 44.5 |
| 2021 | Josef Rief | CDU | 35.1 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Biberach :

| 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 Josef Rief | Y Josef Rief | 46,458 | 35.1 | 9.3 | 40,472 | 30.6 | 12.5 |
| | SPD | Martin Gerster | Martin Gerster | 24,567 | 18.6 | 1.6 | 23,152 | 17.5 | 4.8 |
| | Greens | Anja Reinalter | Anja Reinalter | 17,912 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 18,070 | 13.7 | 2.4 |
| | AfD | Rebecca Weißbrodt | Rebecca Weißbrodt | 13,469 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 14,308 | 10.8 | 1.6 |
| | FDP | Florian Hirt | Florian Hirt | 13,045 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 19,163 | 14.5 | 3.5 |
| | FW | Ulrich Bossler | Ulrich Bossler | 4,431 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4,155 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| | dieBasis | Jan-Christopher Zubel | Jan-Christopher Zubel | 3,134 | 2.4 | | 3,207 | 2.4 | |
| | ÖDP | Norbert Huchler | Norbert Huchler | 2,489 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1,191 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | Simone Bischof | Simone Bischof | 2,371 | 1.8 | | 1,921 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| | Left | Rainer Schaaf | Rainer Schaaf | 2,064 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2,967 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| | PARTEI | Sven Milverstaedt | Sven Milverstaedt | 1,471 | 1.1 | | 1,175 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| | Pirates | Samuel Schmid | Samuel Schmid | 760 | 0.6 | | 559 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 433 | 0.3 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 332 | 0.3 | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 241 | 0.2 | |
| | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | 200 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 189 | 0.1 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 158 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | DiB | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 117 | 0.1 | |
| | Bündnis 21 | | | | | | 43 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,174 | | | 1,115 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 132,171 | | | 132,230 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,345 | 78.8 | 0.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 21,891 | 16.5 | 10.9 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Biberach :

| 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 Josef Rief | Y Josef Rief | 57,837 | 44.5 | 14.5 | 56,162 | 43.1 | 13.2 |
| | SPD | Martin Gerster | Martin Gerster | 22,034 | 16.9 | 3.0 | 16,557 | 12.7 | 2.1 |
| | Greens | Anja Reinalter | Anja Reinalter | 17,589 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 14,729 | 11.3 | 2.2 |
| | AfD | Matthias Stiel | Matthias Stiel | 14,640 | 11.3 | | 16,236 | 12.5 | 8.2 |
| | FDP | Tim Hundertmark | Tim Hundertmark | 9,775 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 14,321 | 11.0 | 6.1 |
| | Left | Ralph Heidenreich | Ralph Heidenreich | 4,907 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 5,997 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| | ÖDP | Gudrun Diebold | Gudrun Diebold | 1,724 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1,180 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | FW | Deborah Schiwig | Deborah Schiwig | 1,576 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1,201 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 923 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 620 | 0.5 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 609 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 384 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 293 | 0.2 | |
| | DM | | | | | | 244 | 0.2 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 224 | 0.2 | |
| | Menschliche Welt | | | | | | 219 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 156 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 129 | 0.1 | |
| | DIE RECHTE | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,611 | | | 1,418 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 130,082 | | | 130,275 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,693 | 78.8 | 4.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 35,803 | 27.6 | 11.6 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Biberach :

| 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 Josef Rief | Y Josef Rief | 70,540 | 59.0 | 16.3 | 67,567 | 56.3 | 13.1 |
| | SPD | Martin Gerster | Martin Gerster | 23,786 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 17,814 | 14.8 | 1.1 |
| | Greens | Eugen Schlachter | Eugen Schlachter | 10,754 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 10,887 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
| | Left | Ralph Heidenreich | Ralph Heidenreich | 4,013 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 4,075 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| | Pirates | Lisa Rudolf | Lisa Rudolf | 3,411 | 2.9 | | 2,503 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | Norbert Mayer | Norbert Mayer | 2,567 | 2.1 | 13.0 | 5,851 | 4.9 | 14.0 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 5,072 | 4.2 | |
| | FW | Ulrich Bossler | Ulrich Bossler | 2,558 | 2.1 | | 1,516 | 1.3 | |
| | ÖDP | Gudrun Diebold | Gudrun Diebold | 1,958 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1,166 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 1,062 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 825 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 599 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 316 | 0.3 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 273 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | PBC | | | | | | 209 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 134 | 0.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
| | BIG | | | | | | 66 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,131 | | | 1,630 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 119,587 | | | 120,088 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,718 | 74.3 | 2.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 46,574 | 39.1 | 19.4 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Biberach :

| 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 | Josef Rief | Josef Rief | 48,662 | 42.7 | 10.5 | 49,688 | 43.2 | 8.4 |
| | SPD | Martin Gerster | Martin Gerster | 26,275 | 23.0 | 3.9 | 15,742 | 13.7 | 7.9 |
| | FDP | Oliver Lukner | Oliver Lukner | 17,233 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 21,665 | 18.8 | 7.8 |
| | Greens | Thomas Oelmayer | Thomas Oelmayer | 11,176 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 12,524 | 10.9 | 3.1 |
| | Left | Herbert Wilzek | Herbert Wilzek | 6,117 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 6,636 | 5.8 | 3.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,277 | 2.0 | |
| | NPD | Siegfried Härle | Siegfried Härle | 2,389 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1,401 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | Gudrun Diebold | Gudrun Diebold | 1,760 | 1.5 | | 1,536 | 1.3 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,289 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 879 | 0.8 | |
| | Independent | Peter Baer | Peter Baer | 414 | 0.4 | | | | |
| | PBC | | | | | | 413 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 382 | 0.3 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 277 | 0.2 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 100 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 77 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | ADM | | | | | | 60 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,263 | | | 2,303 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 114,026 | | | 114,986 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,289 | 72.2 | 7.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 22,387 | 19.7 | 14.4 | | | |
