title: Augsburg-Stadt (electoral district)
text: # Augsburg-Stadt (electoral district)
  
  Augsburg-Stadt (English: Augsburg City) 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 252. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Augsburg.
  
  Augsburg-Stadt was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Volker Ullrich of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Augsburg-Stadt is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Augsburg-Stadt and the municipality of Königsbrunn from the district of Landkreis Augsburg.
  
  ## History
  
  Augsburg-Stadt was created in 1949. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named Augsburg. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 41 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 236. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 238. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 253. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 252.
  
  Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the independent city of Augsburg. It acquired its current borders in the 1998 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 41 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1953 | 236 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1957 | 236 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1961 | 236 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1965 | 238 | Augsburg | Augsburg city |
  | 1969 | 238 | Augsburg | Augsburg city |
  | 1972 | 238 | Augsburg | Augsburg city |
  | 1976 | 238 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1980 | 238 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1983 | 238 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1987 | 238 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1990 | 238 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1994 | 238 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city |
  | 1998 | 238 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city Landkreis Augsburg district (only Königsbrunn municipality) |
  | 2002 | 253 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city Landkreis Augsburg district (only Königsbrunn municipality) |
  | 2005 | 253 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city Landkreis Augsburg district (only Königsbrunn municipality) |
  | 2009 | 252 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city Landkreis Augsburg district (only Königsbrunn municipality) |
  | 2013 | 252 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city Landkreis Augsburg district (only Königsbrunn municipality) |
  | 2017 | 252 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city Landkreis Augsburg district (only Königsbrunn municipality) |
  | 2021 | 252 | Augsburg-Stadt | Augsburg city Landkreis Augsburg district (only Königsbrunn municipality) |
  
  ## 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 Josef Ferdinand Kleindinst from 1949 to 1957, followed by Otto Weinkamm from 1957 to 1965. Anton Ott was representative from 1965 to 1972. Max Amling of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1972 and served one term. Stefan Höpfinger regained the constituency for the CSU in 1976, and served until 1990. Christian Ruck was then representative from 1990 to 2013. Volker Ullrich was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Josef Ferdinand Kleindinst | CSU | 29.0 |
  | 1953 | Josef Ferdinand Kleindinst | CSU | 54.3 |
  | 1957 | Otto Weinkamm | CSU | 53.4 |
  | 1961 | Otto Weinkamm | CSU | 44.0 |
  | 1965 | Anton Ott | CSU | 46.3 |
  | 1969 | Anton Ott | CSU | 47.6 |
  | 1972 | Max Amling | SPD | 48.6 |
  | 1976 | Stefan Höpfinger | CSU | 51.0 |
  | 1980 | Stefan Höpfinger | CSU | 50.6 |
  | 1983 | Stefan Höpfinger | CSU | 55.6 |
  | 1987 | Stefan Höpfinger | CSU | 53.1 |
  | 1990 | Christian Ruck | CSU | 47.6 |
  | 1994 | Christian Ruck | CSU | 49.5 |
  | 1998 | Christian Ruck | CSU | 47.2 |
  | 2002 | Christian Ruck | CSU | 53.6 |
  | 2005 | Christian Ruck | CSU | 49.2 |
  | 2009 | Christian Ruck | CSU | 42.2 |
  | 2013 | Volker Ullrich | CSU | 44.4 |
  | 2017 | Volker Ullrich | CSU | 34.8 |
  | 2021 | Volker Ullrich | CSU | 28.1 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Augsburg-Stadt :
  
  | 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 Volker Ullrich | Y Volker Ullrich | 42,780 | 28.1 | 6.7 | 38,653 | 25.4 | 6.5 |
  | | Greens | Claudia Roth | Claudia Roth | 31,347 | 20.6 | 6.7 | 28,971 | 19.0 | 6.7 |
  | | SPD | Ulrike Bahr | Ulrike Bahr | 27,453 | 18.0 | 1.3 | 29,200 | 19.2 | 3.3 |
  | | AfD | Raimond Scheirich | Raimond Scheirich | 13,431 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 13,888 | 9.1 | 4.7 |
  | | FDP | Alexander Meyer | Alexander Meyer | 12,880 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 16,969 | 11.1 | 1.2 |
  | | Left | Maximilian Hintermayr | Maximilian Hintermayr | 7,168 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 6,952 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
  | | FW | Bernhard Müller | Bernhard Müller | 6,540 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 6,446 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
  | | dieBasis | Klaus Jaeger | Klaus Jaeger | 3,399 | 2.2 | | 3,092 | 2.0 | |
  | | PARTEI | Roland Kurschat | Roland Kurschat | 2,395 | 1.6 | | 1,683 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,624 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
  | | ÖDP | Alexander Mai | Alexander Mai | 1,637 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 936 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 802 | 0.5 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | Anna Weingart | Anna Weingart | 954 | 0.6 | | 479 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | Volt | Nelly Rüttiger | Nelly Rüttiger | 697 | 0.5 | | 589 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 578 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
  | | BP | Anton Steinböck | Anton Steinböck | 645 | 0.4 | | 472 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
  | | Independent | Ediz Sirin | Ediz Sirin | 577 | 0.4 | | | | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 250 | 0.2 | |
  | | Independent | Alexandra Kolb | Alexandra Kolb | 242 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 173 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 178 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 116 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Emil Bauer | Emil Bauer | 166 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 98 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 90 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | du. | | | | | | 91 | 0.1 | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 62 | 0.0 | |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 38 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,004 | | | 855 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 152,311 | | | 152,460 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,315 | 73.9 | 1.1 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 11,433 | 7.5 | 8.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Augsburg-Stadt :
  
  | 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 Volker Ullrich | Y Volker Ullrich | 52,769 | 34.8 | 9.6 | 48,420 | 31.8 | 11.8 |
  | | SPD | Ulrike Bahr | Ulrike Bahr | 29,285 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 24,112 | 15.9 | 6.3 |
  | | Greens | Claudia Roth | Claudia Roth | 21,062 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 18,782 | 12.4 | 1.8 |
  | | AfD | Markus Bayerbach | Markus Bayerbach | 20,170 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 21,015 | 13.8 | 8.4 |
  | | Left | Frederik Hintermayr | Frederik Hintermayr | 12,850 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 13,649 | 9.0 | 3.4 |
  | | FDP | Maximilian Ludwig Funke | Maximilian Ludwig Funke | 9,191 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 15,149 | 10.0 | 5.3 |
  | | FW | Ruth Abmayr | Ruth Abmayr | 3,204 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2,302 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,697 | 1.1 | |
  | | ÖDP | Robert Huemer | Robert Huemer | 2,375 | 1.6 | | 1,243 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 936 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 714 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 615 | 0.4 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 355 | 0.2 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 335 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 334 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 319 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 218 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Emil Bauer | Emil Bauer | 406 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 145 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | Hannelore Fackler-Plump | Hannelore Fackler-Plump | 330 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 81 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 41 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,586 | | | 1,174 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 151,642 | | | 152,054 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,228 | 72.8 | 8.7 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 23,484 | 15.5 | 3.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Augsburg-Stadt :
  
  | 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 | Volker Ullrich | Volker Ullrich | 58,622 | 44.4 | 2.2 | 57,699 | 43.6 | 5.1 |
  | | SPD | Ulrike Bahr | Ulrike Bahr | 33,145 | 25.1 | 5.5 | 29,328 | 22.2 | 3.6 |
  | | Greens | Claudia Roth | Claudia Roth | 14,568 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 13,940 | 10.5 | 2.1 |
  | | Left | Alexander Süßmair | Alexander Süßmair | 6,408 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 7,391 | 5.6 | 2.3 |
  | | AfD | Thomas Eisinger | Thomas Eisinger | 6,301 | 4.8 | | 7,136 | 5.4 | |
  | | FDP | Miriam Gruß | Miriam Gruß | 4,511 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 6,187 | 4.7 | 8.5 |
  | | Pirates | Claudius Roggenkamp | Claudius Roggenkamp | 3,508 | 2.7 | | 3,424 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
  | | FW | Rose-Marie Kranzfelder-Poth | Rose-Marie Kranzfelder-Poth | 2,764 | 2.1 | | 1,976 | 1.5 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,034 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,012 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | Manfred Waldukat | Manfred Waldukat | 908 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 841 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 700 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | Helmut Dürrwanger | Helmut Dürrwanger | 844 | 0.6 | | 641 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 258 | 0.2 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 205 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 136 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 116 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Emil Bauer | Emil Bauer | 162 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | Hannelore Fackler-Plump | Hannelore Fackler-Plump | 142 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | RRP | Otto Blank | Otto Blank | 141 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 115 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,354 | | | 1,112 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 132,024 | | | 132,266 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,378 | 64.1 | 1.9 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 25,477 | 19.3 | 3.3 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Augsburg-Stadt :
  
  | 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 Christian Ruck | Y Christian Ruck | 56,644 | 42.2 | 7.0 | 51,728 | 38.5 | 5.8 |
  | | SPD | Heinz Paula | Heinz Paula | 26,268 | 19.6 | 8.5 | 24,981 | 18.6 | 9.4 |
  | | Greens | Claudia Roth | Claudia Roth | 19,708 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 16,898 | 12.6 | 2.1 |
  | | FDP | Miriam Gruß | Miriam Gruß | 14,638 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 17,645 | 13.1 | 4.0 |
  | | Left | Alexander Süßmair | Alexander Süßmair | 9,318 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 10,552 | 7.9 | 3.7 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 4,166 | 3.1 | |
  | | NPD | Rudolf Rieger | Rudolf Rieger | 2,038 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1,602 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
  | | RRP | Joachim Preuß | Joachim Preuß | 1,658 | 1.2 | | 1,513 | 1.1 | |
  | | ÖDP | Robert Huemer | Robert Huemer | 1,621 | 1.2 | | 1,073 | 0.8 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 965 | 0.7 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 899 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
  | | BP | Max Walser | Max Walser | 1,022 | 0.8 | | 674 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
  | | Independent | Maria-Barbara Mangold-Nietzschmann | Maria-Barbara Mangold-Nietzschmann | 846 | 0.6 | | | | |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 665 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 307 | 0.2 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 136 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | CM | | | | | | 115 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Emil Bauer | Emil Bauer | 230 | 0.2 | | 113 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | Hannelore Fackler-Plump | Hannelore Fackler-Plump | 177 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 89 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 88 | 0.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,789 | | | 1,748 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 134,168 | | | 134,209 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,957 | 65.9 | 7.6 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 30,376 | 22.6 | 1.5 | | | |
  