Traunstein (electoral district)
# Traunstein (electoral district)

Traunstein 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 225. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Berchtesgadener Land and Traunstein.

Traunstein was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1990, it has been represented by Peter Ramsauer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

## Geography

Traunstein is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Berchtesgadener Land and Traunstein.

## History

Traunstein was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 11 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 206. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 211. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 226. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 225.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Traunstein and Bad Reichenhall and the districts of Landkreis Traunstein, Berchtesgaden, and Laufen. From 1976 through 1994, it comprised the districts of Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land. In the 1998 and 2002 elections, it also contained the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Kirchweidach from the Altötting district. It acquired its current borders in the 2005 election.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | 11 | Traunstein | Traunstein city Bad Reichenhall city Landkreis Traunstein district Berchtesgaden district Laufen district |
| 1953 | 206 | Traunstein | Traunstein city Bad Reichenhall city Landkreis Traunstein district Berchtesgaden district Laufen district |
| 1957 | 206 | Traunstein | Traunstein city Bad Reichenhall city Landkreis Traunstein district Berchtesgaden district Laufen district |
| 1961 | 206 | Traunstein | Traunstein city Bad Reichenhall city Landkreis Traunstein district Berchtesgaden district Laufen district |
| 1965 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein city Bad Reichenhall city Landkreis Traunstein district Berchtesgaden district Laufen district |
| 1969 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein city Bad Reichenhall city Landkreis Traunstein district Berchtesgaden district Laufen district |
| 1972 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein city Bad Reichenhall city Landkreis Traunstein district Berchtesgaden district Laufen district |
| 1976 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 1980 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 1983 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 1987 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 1990 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 1994 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 1998 | 211 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district Altötting district (only Kirchweidach Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) |
| 2002 | 226 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district Altötting district (only Kirchweidach Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) |
| 2005 | 226 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 2009 | 225 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 2013 | 225 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 2017 | 225 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |
| 2021 | 225 | Traunstein | Traunstein district Berchtesgadener Land district |

## 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 Sepp Parzinger of the Bavaria Party (BP) from 1949 to 1953. Wolfgang Klausner of the CSU won it in 1953 and served until 1961. Heinz Brenck was then representative from 1961 to 1969. Matthias Engelsberger served from 1969 to 1990. Peter Ramsauer was elected in 1990, and re-elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | Sepp Parzinger | BP | 33.6 |
| 1953 | Wolfgang Klausner | CSU | 44.1 |
| 1957 | Wolfgang Klausner | CSU | 55.8 |
| 1961 | Heinz Brenck | CSU | 55.8 |
| 1965 | Heinz Brenck | CSU | 60.5 |
| 1969 | Matthias Engelsberger | CSU | 59.2 |
| 1972 | Matthias Engelsberger | CSU | 63.6 |
| 1976 | Matthias Engelsberger | CSU | 68.4 |
| 1980 | Matthias Engelsberger | CSU | 66.7 |
| 1983 | Matthias Engelsberger | CSU | 68.6 |
| 1987 | Matthias Engelsberger | CSU | 63.3 |
| 1990 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 57.4 |
| 1994 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 61.1 |
| 1998 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 60.1 |
| 2002 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 69.0 |
| 2005 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 63.9 |
| 2009 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 54.6 |
| 2013 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 62.6 |
| 2017 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 50.3 |
| 2021 | Peter Ramsauer | CSU | 36.6 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Traunstein :

| 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 Peter Ramsauer | Y Peter Ramsauer | 59,555 | 36.6 | 13.7 | 51,421 | 31.5 | 13.1 |
| | SPD | Bärbel Kofler | Bärbel Kofler | 27,644 | 17.0 | 0.9 | 25,190 | 15.4 | 3.6 |
| | FW | Andrea Wittmann | Andrea Wittmann | 18,572 | 11.4 | | 21,369 | 13.1 | 10.7 |
| | Greens | Wolfgang Ehrenlechner | Wolfgang Ehrenlechner | 17,219 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 19,985 | 12.3 | 3.1 |
| | AfD | Horst Bernshausen | Horst Bernshausen | 12,671 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 14,027 | 8.6 | 3.4 |
| | FDP | Patrick Weiß | Patrick Weiß | 12,268 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 15,747 | 9.7 | 0.5 |
| | dieBasis | Martin Hartmann | Martin Hartmann | 4,115 | 2.5 | | 3,669 | 2.3 | |
| | Left | Leon Buchwald | Leon Buchwald | 3,537 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3,943 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,619 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | Bruno Siglreitmaier Jr. | Bruno Siglreitmaier Jr. | 2,372 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1,417 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | BP | Stefan Glas | Stefan Glas | 2,160 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1,448 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| | PARTEI | Marie Stefan | Marie Stefan | 1,857 | 1.1 | | 1,121 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 413 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Felicitas Englisch | Felicitas Englisch | 329 | 0.2 | | | | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 265 | 0.2 | |
| | Unabhängige | | | | | | 258 | 0.2 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 243 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 153 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 149 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 135 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 112 | 0.1 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | du. | | | | | | 85 | 0.1 | |
| | The III. Path | | | | | | 64 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | Sebastian Oberholzner | Sebastian Oberholzner | 295 | 0.2 | | 56 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,282 | | | 817 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 162,594 | | | 163,059 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,876 | 78.5 | 1.4 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 31,911 | 19.6 | 14.6 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Traunstein :

| 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 Peter Ramsauer | Y Peter Ramsauer | 80,056 | 50.3 | 12.3 | 71,196 | 44.6 | 12.6 |
| | SPD | Bärbel Kofler | Bärbel Kofler | 25,659 | 16.1 | 1.4 | 18,916 | 11.9 | 3.0 |
| | AfD | Hansjörg Müller | Hansjörg Müller | 16,276 | 10.2 | | 19,191 | 12.0 | 8.8 |
| | Greens | Andreas Herden | Andreas Herden | 12,972 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 14,680 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
| | FDP | Alexander Reich | Alexander Reich | 9,034 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 14,614 | 9.2 | 4.8 |
| | Left | Norbert Eberherr | Norbert Eberherr | 7,144 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 8,508 | 5.3 | 2.3 |
| | FW | | | | | | 3,811 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| | BP | Konrad Baueregger | Konrad Baueregger | 4,547 | 2.9 | | 2,924 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| | ÖDP | Agnes Thanbichler | Agnes Thanbichler | 3,537 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1,690 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,212 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 789 | 0.5 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 443 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| | DM | | | | | | 361 | 0.2 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 349 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 237 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 229 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 184 | 0.1 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 175 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,390 | | | 1,046 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 159,225 | | | 159,569 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160,615 | 77.0 | 8.7 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 54,397 | 34.2 | 10.8 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Traunstein :

| 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 Peter Ramsauer | Y Peter Ramsauer | 87,598 | 62.6 | 8.0 | 80,351 | 57.3 | 8.5 |
| | SPD | Bärbel Kofler | Bärbel Kofler | 24,570 | 17.6 | 2.3 | 20,875 | 14.9 | 2.3 |
| | Greens | Bernhard Zimmer | Bernhard Zimmer | 11,973 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 12,334 | 8.8 | 2.8 |
| | Left | Franz Lindlacher | Franz Lindlacher | 4,117 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4,193 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| | ÖDP | Wilhelm Winkler | Wilhelm Winkler | 3,390 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1,843 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | Sandra Sonntag | Sandra Sonntag | 3,313 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 6,139 | 4.4 | 8.5 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 4,597 | 3.3 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 2,843 | 2.0 | |
| | Pirates | Christoph Matthias Schmid | Christoph Matthias Schmid | 3,034 | 2.2 | | 2,116 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| | BP | | | | | | 1,808 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 912 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| | REP | | | 1,917 | 1.4 | | 813 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 771 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 202 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 187 | 0.1 | |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 164 | 0.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 85 | 0.1 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 43 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,544 | | | 1,126 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 139,912 | | | 140,330 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,456 | 68.4 | 1.1 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 63,028 | 45.0 | 5.6 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Traunstein :

| 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 Peter Ramsauer | Y Peter Ramsauer | 76,741 | 54.6 | 9.3 | 68,886 | 48.8 | 8.7 |
| | SPD | Bärbel Kofler | Bärbel Kofler | 21,406 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 17,747 | 12.6 | 7.2 |
| | Greens | Bernhard Zimmer | Bernhard Zimmer | 16,188 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 16,341 | 11.6 | 4.5 |
| | FDP | Alfred Pecha | Alfred Pecha | 10,142 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 18,243 | 12.9 | 4.7 |
| | Left | Engelbert Wurm | Engelbert Wurm | 6,156 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 7,122 | 5.0 | 2.3 |
| | BP | Anna-Elisabeth Stefanutti-Bscheidl | Anna-Elisabeth Stefanutti-Bscheidl | 2,860 | 2.0 | | 2,163 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| | ÖDP | Hermann Hofstetter | Hermann Hofstetter | 2,409 | 1.7 | | 1,927 | 1.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 1,868 | 1.3 | |
| | NPD | Patrick Hermann Schröder | Patrick Hermann Schröder | 2,063 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1,641 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,420 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| | RRP | Roland Lohmeier | Roland Lohmeier | 1,296 | 0.9 | | 1,188 | 0.8 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 864 | 0.6 | |
| | Freie Union | Sebastian Lehrberger | Sebastian Lehrberger | 749 | 0.5 | | | | |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 727 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 325 | 0.2 | |
| | CM | | | | | | 249 | 0.2 | |
| | PBC | | | | | | 245 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | BüSo | Alois Krumbachner | Alois Krumbachner | 608 | 0.4 | | 139 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 71 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,966 | | | 1,402 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 140,618 | | | 141,182 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,584 | 69.5 | 8.2 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 55,335 | 39.4 | 2.9 | | | |
