Rottal-Inn (electoral district)
# Rottal-Inn (electoral district)

Rottal-Inn 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 230. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the Dingolfing-Landau district, Rottal-Inn district, and small parts of the Landkreis Landshut district.

Rottal-Inn was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1994, it has been represented by Max Straubinger of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

## Geography

Rottal-Inn is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Dingolfing-Landau and Rottal-Inn as well as the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar from the Landkreis Landshut district.

## History

Rottal-Inn was created in 1949, then known as Pfarrkirchen. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 16 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 211. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 217. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 216. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 231. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 230.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Pfarrkirchen, Eggenfelden, and Vilsbiburg. From 1965 through 1972, it also contained the Griesbach district. From 1976 through 2013, it comprised the Rottal-Inn and Dingolfing-Landau districts. In the 2017 election, it acquired the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Gerzen from the Landkreis Landshut district. It further acquired the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Isar in the 2021 election.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | 16 | Pfarrkirchen | Pfarrkirchen district Eggenfelden district Vilsbiburg district |
| 1953 | 211 | Pfarrkirchen | Pfarrkirchen district Eggenfelden district Vilsbiburg district |
| 1957 | 211 | Pfarrkirchen | Pfarrkirchen district Eggenfelden district Vilsbiburg district |
| 1961 | 211 | Pfarrkirchen | Pfarrkirchen district Eggenfelden district Vilsbiburg district |
| 1965 | 217 | Pfarrkirchen | Pfarrkirchen district Eggenfelden district Vilsbiburg district Griesbach district |
| 1969 | 217 | Pfarrkirchen | Pfarrkirchen district Eggenfelden district Vilsbiburg district Griesbach district |
| 1972 | 217 | Pfarrkirchen | Pfarrkirchen district Eggenfelden district Vilsbiburg district Griesbach district |
| 1976 | 216 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 1980 | 216 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 1983 | 216 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 1987 | 216 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 1990 | 216 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 1994 | 216 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 1998 | 216 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 2002 | 231 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 2005 | 231 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 2009 | 230 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 2013 | 230 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn |
| 2017 | 230 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn Landkreis Landshut (only Gerzen Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) |
| 2021 | 230 | Rottal-Inn | Dingolfing-Landau district Rottal-Inn Landkreis Landshut (only Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Conrad Fink from 1949 to 1953. He was elected for the Bavaria Party (BP), but joined the CSU in January 1952. Max Riederer von Paar of the CSU won the constituency in 1953 and served one term. Friedrich Kempfler was then representative from 1957 to 1976, followed by Günther Müller from 1976 to 1994. Max Straubinger was elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | Conrad Fink | BP | 39.2 |
| 1949 | Conrad Fink | CSU | 39.2 |
| 1953 | Max Riederer von Paar | CSU | 54.1 |
| 1957 | Friedrich Kempfler | CSU | 68.2 |
| 1961 | Friedrich Kempfler | CSU | 74.3 |
| 1965 | Friedrich Kempfler | CSU | 74.7 |
| 1969 | Friedrich Kempfler | CSU | 69.0 |
| 1972 | Friedrich Kempfler | CSU | 71.5 |
| 1976 | Günther Müller | CSU | 70.1 |
| 1980 | Günther Müller | CSU | 69.7 |
| 1983 | Günther Müller | CSU | 71.1 |
| 1987 | Günther Müller | CSU | 65.6 |
| 1990 | Günther Müller | CSU | 60.3 |
| 1994 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 61.9 |
| 1998 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 59.3 |
| 2002 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 73.0 |
| 2005 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 65.0 |
| 2009 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 53.6 |
| 2013 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 61.1 |
| 2017 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 45.0 |
| 2021 | Max Straubinger | CSU | 35.1 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Rottal-Inn :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Max Straubinger | Y Max Straubinger | 46,493 | 35.1 | 9.7 | 45,687 | 34.3 | 8.3 |
| | FW | Werner Schießl | Werner Schießl | 22,158 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 19,910 | 14.9 | 11.1 |
| | AfD | Stephan Protschka | Stephan Protschka | 16,808 | 12.7 | 2.4 | 16,384 | 12.3 | 4.3 |
| | SPD | Severin Eder | Severin Eder | 15,794 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 19,108 | 14.3 | 1.6 |
| | FDP | Claus Rothlehner | Claus Rothlehner | 10,210 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 12,904 | 9.7 | 0.6 |
| | Greens | Marlene Schönberger | Marlene Schönberger | 10,188 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 9,495 | 7.1 | 1.9 |
| | BP | Anton Maller | Anton Maller | 2,746 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1,044 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| | ÖDP | Daniela Blankenburg | Daniela Blankenburg | 2,647 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1,157 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| | dieBasis | Eva Maria Ströhm | Eva Maria Ströhm | 2,385 | 1.8 | | 1,764 | 1.3 | |
| | Left | Rudolf Schöberl | Rudolf Schöberl | 1,912 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2,487 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,228 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | Robert Tolksdorf | Robert Tolksdorf | 1,106 | 0.8 | | 675 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 300 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | Unabhängige | | | | | | 199 | 0.1 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 183 | 0.1 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 156 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 115 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 98 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 84 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | The III. Path | | | | | | 74 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 56 | 0.0 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 47 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | LKR | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,438 | | | 639 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 132,447 | | | 133,246 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,885 | 77.1 | 3.3 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 24,335 | 18.4 | 11.5 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rottal-Inn :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Max Straubinger | Y Max Straubinger | 55,364 | 45.0 | 16.2 | 52,752 | 42.7 | 16.1 |
| | AfD | Stephan Protschka | Stephan Protschka | 18,539 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 20,401 | 16.5 | 12.9 |
| | SPD | Florian Pronold | Florian Pronold | 17,683 | 14.4 | 1.7 | 15,765 | 12.8 | 2.3 |
| | FDP | Christoph Zeitler | Christoph Zeitler | 8,625 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 11,215 | 9.1 | 5.0 |
| | Greens | Johann Feirer | Johann Feirer | 6,061 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 6,478 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| | FW | Lorenz Fuchs | Lorenz Fuchs | 6,030 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 4,690 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| | Left | Marco Stöger | Marco Stöger | 4,851 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 5,510 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| | ÖDP | Klaus Seufzger | Klaus Seufzger | 3,131 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2,004 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| | BP | Anton Maller | Anton Maller | 2,776 | 2.3 | | 1,859 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,023 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 460 | 0.4 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 363 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 277 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| | DM | | | | | | 160 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 156 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 144 | 0.1 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 99 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,239 | | | 794 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 123,060 | | | 123,505 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,299 | 73.7 | 9.9 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 36,825 | 29.9 | 15.7 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rottal-Inn :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Max Straubinger | Y Max Straubinger | 62,748 | 61.1 | 7.5 | 60,501 | 58.8 | 8.7 |
| | SPD | Florian Pronold | Florian Pronold | 16,619 | 16.2 | 1.3 | 15,626 | 15.2 | 1.5 |
| | FW | Max Winkler | Max Winkler | 5,378 | 5.2 | | 3,602 | 3.5 | |
| | Greens | Stefan Haug | Stefan Haug | 4,773 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 4,996 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
| | AfD | Stephan Protschka | Stephan Protschka | 3,129 | 3.0 | | 3,723 | 3.6 | |
| | ÖDP | Jutta Ehrhardt | Jutta Ehrhardt | 2,857 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1,740 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| | Left | Marco Stöger | Marco Stöger | 2,668 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2,753 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| | FDP | Siegfried Seidl | Siegfried Seidl | 2,070 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 4,195 | 4.1 | 9.8 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 1,434 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| | BP | | | | | | 1,346 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| | NPD | Franz Salzberger | Franz Salzberger | 1,627 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1,296 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| | PARTEI | | | 772 | 0.8 | | | | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 722 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 438 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 185 | 0.2 | |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 131 | 0.1 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 113 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 82 | 0.1 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,233 | | | 902 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 102,641 | | | 102,972 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103,874 | 63.6 | 0.8 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 46,129 | 44.9 | 8.8 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rottal-Inn :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Max Straubinger | Y Max Straubinger | 54,904 | 53.6 | 11.4 | 51,702 | 50.1 | 10.4 |
| | SPD | Florian Pronold | Florian Pronold | 17,920 | 17.5 | 4.7 | 14,151 | 13.7 | 6.2 |
| | FDP | Günther Kammerer | Günther Kammerer | 10,305 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 14,359 | 13.9 | 6.5 |
| | Greens | Stefan Haug | Stefan Haug | 5,828 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 6,786 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| | Left | Rudi Schöberl | Rudi Schöberl | 4,868 | 4.8 | | 5,742 | 5.6 | 3.0 |
| | ÖDP | Alois Aigner | Alois Aigner | 4,626 | 4.5 | | 2,472 | 2.4 | |
| | NPD | Peter Haese | Peter Haese | 1,743 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1,761 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 1,392 | 1.3 | |
| | REP | Patrick Alexander Korfmann | Patrick Alexander Korfmann | 1,719 | 1.7 | | 1,388 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| | BP | | | | | | 1,140 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 674 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 599 | 0.6 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 486 | 0.5 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 194 | 0.2 | |
| | CM | | | | | | 157 | 0.2 | |
| | BüSo | Reinhard Maßberg | Reinhard Maßberg | 522 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 124 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | PBC | | | | | | 59 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 54 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,052 | | | 1,227 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 102,435 | | | 103,260 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,487 | 64.5 | 9.6 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 36,984 | 36.1 | 6.7 | | | |
