title: Ravensburg (electoral district)
text: # Ravensburg (electoral district)
  
  Ravensburg 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 294. It is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising most of the district of Ravensburg.
  
  Ravensburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. It was abolished in 1980 and re-established in the 2009 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Axel Müller of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Ravensburg is located in southeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Ravensburg excluding the municipalities of Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, Kißlegg.
  
  ## History
  
  Ravensburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 195. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 199. Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Ravensburg, Wangen, and Tettnang. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it also contained the municipality of Achberg from the Sigmaringen district and the Adelsreute municipality from the Überlingen district.
  
  Ravensburg was abolished in the 1980 election. Its area was divided between the new constituency of Ravensburg – Bodensee and the redistributed constituency of Biberach.
  
  Ravensburg was re-established in the 2009 election. Its constituency number and borders have not changed since its re-establishment.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 6 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district |
  | 1953 | 195 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district |
  | 1957 | 195 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district |
  | 1961 | 195 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district |
  | 1965 | 199 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district Sigmaringen district (only Achberg municipality) Überlingen district (only Adelsreute municipality) |
  | 1969 | 199 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district Sigmaringen district (only Achberg municipality) Überlingen district (only Adelsreute municipality) |
  | 1972 | 199 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district Sigmaringen district (only Achberg municipality) Überlingen district (only Adelsreute municipality) |
  | 1976 | 199 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district Wangen district Tettnang district Sigmaringen district (only Achberg municipality) Überlingen district (only Adelsreute municipality) |
  | 1980 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 1983 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 1987 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 1990 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 1994 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 1998 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 2002 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 2005 | Abolished | Abolished | Abolished |
  | 2009 | 294 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district (excluding Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, Kißlegg municipalities) |
  | 2013 | 294 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district (excluding Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, Kißlegg municipalities) |
  | 2017 | 294 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district (excluding Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, Kißlegg municipalities) |
  | 2021 | 294 | Ravensburg | Ravensburg district (excluding Aichstetten, Aitrach, Bad Wurzach, Kißlegg municipalities) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) throughout both its incarnations. It was first represented by Kurt Georg Kiesinger from 1949 to 1961, followed by Eduard Adorno from 1961 to 1972. Claus Jäger was representative from 1972 until the constituency's abolition in 1980. After its re-establishment, it was represented by Andreas Schockenhoff from 2009 until his death in 2014. Axel Müller was elected in 2017.
  
  | Election | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | | 1949 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | CDU | 75.3 |
  | | 1953 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | CDU | 76.3 |
  | | 1957 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | CDU | 75.3 |
  | | 1961 | Eduard Adorno | CDU | 66.8 |
  | | 1965 | Eduard Adorno | CDU | 66.1 |
  | | 1969 | Eduard Adorno | CDU | 66.2 |
  | | 1972 | Claus Jäger | CDU | 64.3 |
  | | 1976 | Claus Jäger | CDU | 66.9 |
  | Abolished (1980–2009) |||||
  | | 2009 | Andreas Schockenhoff | CDU | 44.8 |
  | | 2013 | Andreas Schockenhoff | CDU | 51.6 |
  | | 2017 | Axel Müller | CDU | 38.5 |
  | | 2013 | Axel Müller | CDU | 30.6 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Ravensburg :
  
  | 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 Axel Müller | Y Axel Müller | 44,597 | 30.6 | 8.0 | 38,927 | 26.7 | 12.2 |
  | | Greens | Agnieszka Brugger | Agnieszka Brugger | 30,743 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 25,536 | 17.5 | 2.5 |
  | | FDP | Benjamin Strasser | Benjamin Strasser | 20,934 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 21,740 | 14.9 | 3.5 |
  | | SPD | Heike Engelhardt | Heike Engelhardt | 20,128 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 27,750 | 19.0 | 5.6 |
  | | AfD | Christoph Högel | Christoph Högel | 11,727 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 12,650 | 8.7 | 1.6 |
  | | dieBasis | Julian Aicher | Julian Aicher | 4,710 | 3.2 | | 4,156 | 2.8 | |
  | | FW | Günter Ruchti | Günter Ruchti | 4,441 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3,751 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
  | | Left | Jasmin Runge | Jasmin Runge | 4,365 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 4,735 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,604 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
  | | PARTEI | Lukas Rein | Lukas Rein | 1,913 | 1.3 | | 1,373 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
  | | ÖDP | Siegfried Scharpf | Siegfried Scharpf | 1,904 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1,091 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 570 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 536 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 445 | 0.3 | |
  | | Menschliche Welt | Sona Pietsch | Sona Pietsch | 351 | 0.2 | 0.2 | | | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 238 | 0.2 | |
  | | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | 183 | 0.1 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 163 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 160 | 0.1 | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 93 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Bündnis 21 | | | | | | 48 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | Karl-Heinz Pauli | Karl-Heinz Pauli | 127 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 44 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,080 | | | 1,042 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 145,940 | | | 145,978 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,020 | 78.3 | 0.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 13,854 | 9.5 | 8.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Ravensburg :
  
  | 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 | Axel Müller | Axel Müller | 55,758 | 38.5 | 13.1 | 56,264 | 38.9 | 11.1 |
  | | Greens | Agnieszka Brugger | Agnieszka Brugger | 29,216 | 20.2 | 6.6 | 21,770 | 15.0 | 2.7 |
  | | SPD | Heike Engelhardt | Heike Engelhardt | 17,958 | 12.4 | 7.6 | 19,398 | 13.4 | 3.9 |
  | | FDP | Benjamin Strasser | Benjamin Strasser | 14,672 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 16,441 | 11.4 | 6.1 |
  | | AfD | Helmut Dietz | Helmut Dietz | 13,668 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 14,901 | 10.3 | 6.4 |
  | | Left | Jasmin Runge | Jasmin Runge | 7,860 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 8,889 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
  | | ÖDP | Thomas Bergmann | Thomas Bergmann | 2,483 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1,618 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
  | | FW | Klaus Wirthwein | Klaus Wirthwein | 2,085 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1,296 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,007 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 768 | 0.5 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 496 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
  | | Menschliche Welt | Sylvia Makowski | Sylvia Makowski | 652 | 0.5 | | 457 | 0.3 | |
  | | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 289 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 274 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 254 | 0.2 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 217 | 0.1 | |
  | | Independent | Stefan Weinert | Stefan Weinert | 174 | 0.1 | | | | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 167 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 165 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Karl-Heinz Pauli | Karl-Heinz Pauli | 131 | 0.1 | | 56 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE RECHTE | | | | | | 41 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,517 | | | 1,387 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 144,657 | | | 144,787 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,174 | 78.2 | 4.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 26,542 | 18.3 | 13.3 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Ravensburg :
  
  | 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 Schockenhoff | Y Andreas Schockenhoff | 69,312 | 51.6 | 6.8 | 67,251 | 50.0 | 12.4 |
  | | SPD | Hannes Munzinger | Hannes Munzinger | 26,909 | 20.0 | 2.3 | 23,266 | 17.3 | 1.7 |
  | | Greens | Agnieszka Brugger | Agnieszka Brugger | 18,298 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 16,571 | 12.3 | 2.0 |
  | | Left | Michael Konieczny | Michael Konieczny | 4,424 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 5,770 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
  | | AfD | Bernhard Russ | Bernhard Russ | 3,674 | 2.7 | | 5,200 | 3.9 | |
  | | FDP | Ralf Sauer | Ralf Sauer | 3,320 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 7,047 | 5.2 | 13.5 |
  | | ÖDP | Thomas Bergmann | Thomas Bergmann | 2,782 | 2.1 | | 1,982 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
  | | Pirates | Roman Brauchle | Roman Brauchle | 2,761 | 2.1 | | 2,837 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
  | | NPD | Benjamin Hennes | Benjamin Hennes | 1,252 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1,164 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 951 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | FW | Johannes Butscher | Johannes Butscher | 1,192 | 0.9 | | 901 | 0.7 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 418 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
  | | Independent | Paul-Gerhard Kanis | Paul-Gerhard Kanis | 323 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 320 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | RENTNER | | | | | | 297 | 0.2 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 231 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 103 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 85 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BIG | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,630 | | | 1,371 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 134,247 | | | 134,506 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,877 | 73.4 | 1.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 42,403 | 31.6 | 4.5 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Ravensburg :
  
  | 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 Schockenhoff | Andreas Schockenhoff | 56,931 | 44.8 | 6.2 | 48,146 | 37.6 | 7.3 |
  | | SPD | Anne Jenter | Anne Jenter | 22,530 | 17.7 | 8.4 | 19,969 | 15.6 | 9.2 |
  | | Greens | Agnieszka Malczak | Agnieszka Malczak | 18,639 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 18,408 | 14.3 | 3.0 |
  | | FDP | Marc-Ernst Oberscheid | Marc-Ernst Oberscheid | 17,946 | 14.1 | 8.4 | 23,997 | 18.7 | 7.0 |
  | | Left | Mirco Kolarczik | Mirco Kolarczik | 7,918 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 8,428 | 6.6 | 3.5 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,404 | 1.9 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,965 | 1.5 | |
  | | NPD | Jürgen Widder | Jürgen Widder | 2,006 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1,250 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
  | | Independent | Katharina Scheinert | Katharina Scheinert | 1,048 | 0.8 | | | | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 944 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 883 | 0.7 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 493 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 480 | 0.4 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 444 | 0.3 | |
  | | ADM | | | | | | 115 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 86 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 76 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 74 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,110 | | | 1,966 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 127,018 | | | 128,162 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,128 | 71.8 | 6.2 | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 34,401 | 27.1 | | | | |
  