title: Montabaur (electoral district)
text: # Montabaur (electoral district)
  
  Montabaur 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 204. It is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the district of Westerwaldkreis and the eastern part of the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district.
  
  Montabaur was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Tanja Machalet of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Montabaur is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Westerwaldkreis and, from the district of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, the Verbandsgemeinden of Aar-Einrich, Diez, and Nastätten, and the municipalities of Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied from the Bad Ems-Nassau Verbandsgemeinde.
  
  ## History
  
  Montabaur was created in 1949, then known as Westerburg. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 8 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 155. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 153. In the 2002 election, it was number 207. In the 2005 election, it was number 206. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 205. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 204.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Oberwesterwaldkreis, Unterwesterwaldkreis, Unterlahnkreis, and St. Goarshausen. While its borders did not change until the 2002 election, a number of administrative changes took place in the following decades: in 1961, the St. Goarshausen district was renamed Loreleykreis; in 1969, the Unterlahnkreis and Loreleykreis districts were merged into the new Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district; and in 1974, the Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis districts were merged into the new Westerwaldkreis district. The constituency acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 8 | Westerburg | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1953 | 155 | Westerburg | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1957 | 155 | Westerburg | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1961 | 155 | Westerburg | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1965 | 155 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1969 | 155 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1972 | 155 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1976 | 155 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1980 | 153 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1983 | 153 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1987 | 153 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1990 | 153 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1994 | 153 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 1998 | 153 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
  | 2002 | 207 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (only Aar-Einrich, Diez, Nastätten, and Bad Ems-Nassau (only Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied municipalities) Verbandsgemeinden) |
  | 2005 | 206 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (only Aar-Einrich, Diez, Nastätten, and Bad Ems-Nassau (only Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied municipalities) Verbandsgemeinden) |
  | 2009 | 205 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (only Aar-Einrich, Diez, Nastätten, and Bad Ems-Nassau (only Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied municipalities) Verbandsgemeinden) |
  | 2013 | 205 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (only Aar-Einrich, Diez, Nastätten, and Bad Ems-Nassau (only Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied municipalities) Verbandsgemeinden) |
  | 2017 | 204 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (only Aar-Einrich, Diez, Nastätten, and Bad Ems-Nassau (only Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied municipalities) Verbandsgemeinden) |
  | 2021 | 204 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (only Aar-Einrich, Diez, Nastätten, and Bad Ems-Nassau (only Attenhausen, Dessighofen, Dienethal, Dornholzhausen, Geisig, Hömberg, Lollschied, Misselberg, Nassau, Obernhof, Oberwies, Pohl, Schweighausen, Seelbach, Singhofen, Sulzbach, Weinähr, Winden, and Zimmerschied municipalities) Verbandsgemeinden) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Robert Stauch of the CDU from 1949 to 1965, followed by August Hanz until 1972. Willi Peiter of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1972 and served a single term. Former member Hanz regained it in 1976 and served until 1987. Joachim Hörster was then representative from 1987 to 1998. Rudolf Scharping of the SPD was elected in 1998 and served a single term. Former member Hörster regained it in 2002 and served until 2013. Andreas Nick was elected 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Tanja Machalet won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Robert Stauch | CDU | 53.7 |
  | 1953 | Robert Stauch | CDU | 54.1 |
  | 1957 | Robert Stauch | CDU | 55.5 |
  | 1961 | Robert Stauch | CDU | 48.8 |
  | 1965 | August Hanz | CDU | 51.2 |
  | 1969 | August Hanz | CDU | 49.8 |
  | 1972 | Willi Peiter | SPD | 48.0 |
  | 1976 | August Hanz | CDU | 49.3 |
  | 1980 | August Hanz | CDU | 46.0 |
  | 1983 | August Hanz | CDU | 52.9 |
  | 1987 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 48.3 |
  | 1990 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 48.0 |
  | 1994 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 47.0 |
  | 1998 | Rudolf Scharping | SPD | 47.2 |
  | 2002 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 45.9 |
  | 2005 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 46.6 |
  | 2009 | Joachim Hörster | CDU | 43.2 |
  | 2013 | Andreas Nick | CDU | 49.4 |
  | 2017 | Andreas Nick | CDU | 43.3 |
  | 2021 | Tanja Machalet | SPD | 31.5 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Montabaur :
  
  | 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 | % | ±% |
  | | SPD | Tanja Machalet | Tanja Machalet | 50,975 | 31.5 | 1.7 | 49,346 | 30.3 | 5.7 |
  | | CDU | N Andreas Nick | N Andreas Nick | 48,607 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 43,125 | 26.5 | 11.0 |
  | | FDP | Dennis Sturm | Dennis Sturm | 15,101 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 19,021 | 11.7 | 0.7 |
  | | Greens | Torsten Klein | Torsten Klein | 14,276 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 16,832 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
  | | AfD | Robin Classen | Robin Classen | 14,090 | 8.7 | | 14,565 | 9.0 | 2.1 |
  | | FW | Sascha Kraft | Sascha Kraft | 8,954 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 6,432 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
  | | Left | Natalie Brosch | Natalie Brosch | 4,483 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4,690 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,424 | 1.5 | |
  | | PARTEI | Claudia Boas | Claudia Boas | 2,887 | 1.8 | | 1,657 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
  | | dieBasis | Jens-Christian Steuler | Jens-Christian Steuler | 2,384 | 1.5 | | 2,100 | 1.3 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 588 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 539 | 0.3 | |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 504 | 0.3 | |
  | | Independent | Wotan Engels | Wotan Engels | 336 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 223 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 193 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 139 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 104 | 0.1 | |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 67 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,172 | | | 1,454 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 161,993 | | | 162,711 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,165 | 77.9 | 0.0 | | | |
  | | SPD gain from CDU | SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 2,368 | 1.5 | | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Montabaur :
  
  | 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 Andreas Nick | Y Andreas Nick | 68,727 | 43.3 | 6.0 | 60,594 | 37.5 | 7.8 |
  | | SPD | Gabi Weber | Gabi Weber | 47,312 | 29.8 | 1.2 | 39,906 | 24.7 | 3.1 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 17,826 | 11.0 | 5.9 |
  | | FDP | Thorsten Hehl | Thorsten Hehl | 14,543 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 17,703 | 10.9 | 5.7 |
  | | Left | Martin Klein | Martin Klein | 11,098 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 9,576 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
  | | FW | Astrid Bergmann-Hartl | Astrid Bergmann-Hartl | 8,792 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2,445 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
  | | Greens | Michael Musil | Michael Musil | 8,225 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 10,058 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,500 | 0.9 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 688 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 425 | 0.3 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 421 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 308 | 0.2 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 275 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,823 | | | 1,761 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 158,697 | | | 161,759 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,520 | 77.8 | 4.3 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 21,415 | 13.5 | 4.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Montabaur :
  
  | 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 | Andreas Nick | Andreas Nick | 74,887 | 49.3 | 6.2 | 69,119 | 45.2 | 10.2 |
  | | SPD | Gabi Weber | Gabi Weber | 47,097 | 31.0 | 1.6 | 42,500 | 27.8 | 4.0 |
  | | Greens | Andrea Weber | Andrea Weber | 9,014 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 9,646 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
  | | Left | Martin Klein | Martin Klein | 7,217 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 7,724 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
  | | FW | Armin Hillingshäuser | Armin Hillingshäuser | 3,796 | 2.5 | | 1,945 | 1.3 | |
  | | FDP | Kai Mifka | Kai Mifka | 3,714 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 7,994 | 5.2 | 13.3 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 7,831 | 5.1 | |
  | | Pirates | Maik Nauheim | Maik Nauheim | 3,707 | 2.4 | | 3,104 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | Marcel Müller | Marcel Müller | 2,341 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1,705 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 316 | 0.2 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 300 | 0.2 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 291 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 279 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 77 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,327 | | | 2,269 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 151,773 | | | 152,831 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,100 | 73.5 | 1.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 27,790 | 18.3 | 4.5 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Montabaur :
  
  | 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 Joachim Hörster | Y Joachim Hörster | 65,215 | 43.2 | 3.4 | 53,078 | 35.0 | 3.5 |
  | | SPD | Björn Walden | Björn Walden | 44,416 | 29.4 | 8.9 | 36,122 | 23.8 | 10.0 |
  | | FDP | Thomas Bläsche | Thomas Bläsche | 16,541 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 28,104 | 18.5 | 6.1 |
  | | Left | Martin Klein | Martin Klein | 11,884 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 13,186 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
  | | Greens | Michael Musil | Michael Musil | 10,685 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 13,047 | 8.6 | 1.9 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,948 | 1.9 | |
  | | NPD | Christian Greeb | Christian Greeb | 2,347 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1,895 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,627 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 638 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 540 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 311 | 0.2 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 118 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,255 | | | 2,698 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 151,088 | | | 151,645 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,343 | 72.4 | 6.6 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 20,799 | 13.8 | 5.5 | | | |
  