Neuwied (electoral district)
# Neuwied (electoral district)

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 197. It is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the districts of Neuwied and Altenkirchen.

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

## Geography

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

## 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. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 197. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | 1 | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1953 | 148 | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1957 | 148 | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1961 | 148 | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1965 | 148 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1969 | 148 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1972 | 148 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1976 | 148 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1980 | 146 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1983 | 146 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1987 | 146 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1990 | 146 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1994 | 146 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 1998 | 146 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 2002 | 200 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 2005 | 199 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 2009 | 198 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 2013 | 198 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 2017 | 197 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |
| 2021 | 197 | Neuwied | Altenkirchen district Neuwied district |

## 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.

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

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Neuwied :

| 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 Erwin Rüddel | Y Erwin Rüddel | 57,430 | 31.9 | 11.2 | 48,338 | 26.8 | 11.4 |
| | SPD | Martin Diedenhofen | Martin Diedenhofen | 54,320 | 30.2 | 1.6 | 54,018 | 30.0 | 4.6 |
| | AfD | Andreas Bleck | Andreas Bleck | 16,810 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 17,504 | 9.7 | 1.1 |
| | Greens | Kevin Lenz | Kevin Lenz | 16,559 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 18,930 | 10.5 | 4.5 |
| | FDP | Sandra Weeser | Sandra Weeser | 15,931 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 20,751 | 11.5 | 1.4 |
| | FW | Marianne Altgeld | Marianne Altgeld | 8,032 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 5,860 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| | Left | Jochen Bülow | Jochen Bülow | 5,005 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5,417 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,546 | 1.4 | |
| | PARTEI | Christian Link | Christian Link | 2,776 | 1.5 | | 1,746 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| | dieBasis | Klaus Asbach | Klaus Asbach | 2,177 | 1.2 | | 2,286 | 1.3 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 692 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 701 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Norbert Schmitt | Norbert Schmitt | 545 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 540 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 245 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 214 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Markus Erdmann | Markus Erdmann | 194 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 153 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 152 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | DiB | | | | | | 99 | 0.1 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 70 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,058 | | | 1,544 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 179,779 | | | 180,293 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,837 | 76.4 | 0.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,110 | 1.7 | 12.8 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Neuwied :

| 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 Erwin Rüddel | Y Erwin Rüddel | 76,933 | 43.2 | 3.7 | 68,357 | 38.2 | 7.4 |
| | SPD | Martin Diedenhofen | Martin Diedenhofen | 50,996 | 28.6 | 8.6 | 45,447 | 25.4 | 3.2 |
| | AfD | Andreas Bleck | Andreas Bleck | 16,954 | 9.5 | | 19,273 | 10.8 | 5.6 |
| | FDP | Sandra Weeser | Sandra Weeser | 10,898 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 18,071 | 10.1 | 5.4 |
| | Left | Jochen Bülow | Jochen Bülow | 9,521 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 11,338 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| | Greens | Anna Neuhof | Anna Neuhof | 9,449 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 10,738 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| | FW | Sascha Müller | Sascha Müller | 3,285 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1,982 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,495 | 0.8 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 726 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 480 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 396 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 374 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 297 | 0.2 | |
| | MLPD | Johann-Albrecht Rommel | Johann-Albrecht Rommel | 169 | 0.1 | | 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,402 | | | 2,547 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 178,205 | | | 179,060 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,607 | 75.9 | 3.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 25,937 | 14.6 | 5.0 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Neuwied :

| 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 Erwin Rüddel | Y Erwin Rüddel | 79,785 | 46.9 | 7.7 | 78,005 | 45.6 | 9.5 |
| | SPD | Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler | Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler | 63,453 | 37.3 | 0.8 | 48,866 | 28.6 | 3.7 |
| | Left | Jochen Bülow | Jochen Bülow | 7,655 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 8,965 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| | Greens | Elisabeth Bröskamp | Elisabeth Bröskamp | 6,779 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 10,661 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 8,759 | 5.1 | |
| | FDP | Sandra Weeser | Sandra Weeser | 3,906 | 2.3 | 8.3 | 8,023 | 4.7 | 12.2 |
| | Pirates | Peter König | Peter König | 3,418 | 2.0 | | 3,249 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| | FW | Oliver Weihrauch | Oliver Weihrauch | 3,114 | 1.8 | | 1,657 | 1.0 | |
| | NPD | Uwe Weber | Uwe Weber | 2,179 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1,610 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 355 | 0.2 | |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 354 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 322 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | REP | | | | | | 262 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 68 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,247 | | | 2,380 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 170,289 | | | 171,156 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,536 | 72.2 | 1.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 16,332 | 9.6 | 6.8 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Neuwied :

| 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 | Erwin Rüddel | Erwin Rüddel | 66,214 | 39.2 | 4.3 | 61,307 | 36.0 | 2.6 |
| | SPD | N Sabine Bätzing | N Sabine Bätzing | 61,544 | 36.4 | 7.8 | 42,279 | 24.9 | 10.9 |
| | FDP | Elke Hoff | Elke Hoff | 17,881 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 28,754 | 16.9 | 5.7 |
| | Left | Olcay Kanmaz | Olcay Kanmaz | 11,331 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 15,360 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| | Greens | Hildegard Lingnau | Hildegard Lingnau | 9,518 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 14,005 | 8.2 | 2.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,758 | 1.6 | |
| | NPD | Christian Bieler | Christian Bieler | 2,438 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1,820 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,548 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| | PBC | | | | | | 1,022 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | REP | | | | | | 689 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 327 | 0.2 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 123 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 72 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,873 | | | 2,735 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 168,926 | | | 170,064 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,799 | 71.2 | 7.2 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 4,670 | 2.8 | | | | |
