title: Landshut (electoral district)
text: # Landshut (electoral district)
  
  Landshut 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 228. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Landshut, the Kelheim district, and most of the Landkreis Landshut district.
  
  Landshut was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Florian Oßner of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Landshut is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Landshut, the Kelheim district, and the Landkreis Landshut district excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar.
  
  ## History
  
  Landshut was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 14 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 209. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 214. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 229. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 228.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Landshut and the districts of Landkreis Landshut, Kelheim, Mainburg, and Rottenburg an der Laaber. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Landshut and the districts of Landkreis Landshut and Kelheim. In the 2017 election, it lost the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Gerzen from the Landkreis Landshut district. In the 2021 election, it lost the Wörth a.d.Isar Verwaltungsgemeinschaft.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 14 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district |
  | 1953 | 209 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district |
  | 1957 | 209 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district |
  | 1961 | 209 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district |
  | 1965 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district |
  | 1969 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district |
  | 1972 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district |
  | 1976 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 1980 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 1983 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 1987 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 1990 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 1994 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 1998 | 214 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 2002 | 229 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 2005 | 229 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 2009 | 228 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 2013 | 228 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district |
  | 2017 | 228 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district (excluding Gerzen Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Kelheim district |
  | 2021 | 228 | Landshut | Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district (excluding Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Kelheim 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 Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg from 1949 to 1953. He was elected for the Bavaria Party (BP), but joined the CSU in January 1951. Hans Schuberth won it for the CSU in 1953 and served one term. He was succeeded by Friedrich Zimmermann, who was representative from 1957 to 1990, a total of nine consecutive terms. Wolfgang Götzer served from 1990 to 2013. Florian Oßner was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg | BP | 32.9 |
  | 1949 | Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg | CSU | 32.9 |
  | 1953 | Hans Schuberth | CSU | 49.7 |
  | 1957 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 59.8 |
  | 1961 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 60.3 |
  | 1965 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 63.9 |
  | 1969 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 58.6 |
  | 1972 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 61.1 |
  | 1976 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 66.1 |
  | 1980 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 63.1 |
  | 1983 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 66.3 |
  | 1987 | Friedrich Zimmermann | CSU | 57.4 |
  | 1990 | Wolfgang Götzer | CSU | 55.6 |
  | 1994 | Wolfgang Götzer | CSU | 57.8 |
  | 1998 | Wolfgang Götzer | CSU | 56.0 |
  | 2002 | Wolfgang Götzer | CSU | 65.7 |
  | 2005 | Wolfgang Götzer | CSU | 59.0 |
  | 2009 | Wolfgang Götzer | CSU | 50.5 |
  | 2013 | Florian Oßner | CSU | 58.1 |
  | 2017 | Florian Oßner | CSU | 39.6 |
  | 2021 | Florian Oßner | CSU | 36.4 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Landshut :
  
  | 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 Florian Oßner | Y Florian Oßner | 70,685 | 36.4 | 3.1 | 64,383 | 33.1 | 6.4 |
  | | FDP | Nicole Bauer | Nicole Bauer | 22,774 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 20,204 | 10.4 | 0.3 |
  | | SPD | Vincent Hogenkamp | Vincent Hogenkamp | 22,468 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 30,931 | 15.9 | 2.8 |
  | | Greens | Maria Krieger | Maria Krieger | 21,811 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 20,087 | 10.3 | 3.0 |
  | | FW | Kerstin Haimerl-Kunze | Kerstin Haimerl-Kunze | 20,072 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 23,747 | 12.2 | 6.7 |
  | | AfD | Elena Fritz | Elena Fritz | 19,184 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 19,973 | 10.3 | 4.3 |
  | | Left | Veronika Lackerbauer | Veronika Lackerbauer | 3,955 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4,186 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | Gertraud Götz-Volkmann | Gertraud Götz-Volkmann | 3,615 | 1.9 | | 2,257 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | Bernd Wimmer | Bernd Wimmer | 2,888 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1,425 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
  | | dieBasis | Marion Schmidt | Marion Schmidt | 2,796 | 1.4 | | 2,737 | 1.4 | |
  | | BP | Robert Neuhauser | Robert Neuhauser | 2,241 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1,237 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,060 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | Independent | Gerhard Pettenkoffer | Gerhard Pettenkoffer | 1,061 | 0.5 | | | | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 559 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 458 | 0.2 | |
  | | Independent | Robert Manz | Robert Manz | 400 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 290 | 0.1 | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 253 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 209 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 168 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 127 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 129 | 0.1 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 99 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 95 | 0.0 | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 88 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,639 | | | 823 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 193,950 | | | 194,766 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,589 | 79.2 | 2.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 47,911 | 24.7 | 1.3 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Landshut :
  
  | 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 Florian Oßner | Y Florian Oßner | 75,702 | 39.6 | 18.3 | 75,521 | 39.4 | 14.5 |
  | | SPD | Anja König | Anja König | 25,970 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 25,095 | 13.1 | 2.9 |
  | | AfD | Günter Straßberger | Günter Straßberger | 24,080 | 12.6 | | 28,061 | 14.6 | 11.0 |
  | | FW | Hubert Aiwanger | Hubert Aiwanger | 22,378 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 10,631 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
  | | FDP | Nicole Bauer | Nicole Bauer | 16,297 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 19,361 | 10.1 | 5.4 |
  | | Greens | Petra Seifert | Petra Seifert | 12,514 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 13,856 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
  | | Left | Dinar Erkan | Dinar Erkan | 6,869 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 9,270 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
  | | ÖDP | Stefan Zellner | Stefan Zellner | 3,979 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2,133 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
  | | BP | Florian Geisenfelder | Florian Geisenfelder | 3,446 | 1.8 | | 2,557 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,758 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 976 | 0.5 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 612 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 504 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 324 | 0.2 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 260 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 239 | 0.1 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 237 | 0.1 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 224 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,731 | | | 1,266 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 191,235 | | | 191,700 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,966 | 77.2 | 9.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 49,732 | 26.0 | 15.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Landshut :
  
  | 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 | Florian Oßner | Florian Oßner | 98,703 | 58.1 | 7.6 | 92,069 | 54.0 | 5.4 |
  | | SPD | Harald Unfried | Harald Unfried | 27,537 | 16.2 | 1.1 | 27,160 | 15.9 | 2.0 |
  | | Greens | Thomas Gambke | Thomas Gambke | 14,085 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 11,427 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
  | | FW | Christian Hanika | Christian Hanika | 10,042 | 5.9 | | 9,038 | 5.3 | |
  | | FDP | Markus Sponbrucker | Markus Sponbrucker | 5,147 | 3.0 | 10.6 | 7,989 | 4.7 | 9.5 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 6,111 | 3.6 | |
  | | Left | Reinhard Zisler | Reinhard Zisler | 4,920 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5,161 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
  | | ÖDP | Stefan Zellner | Stefan Zellner | 4,002 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2,176 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
  | | Pirates | Matthias Zehe | Matthias Zehe | 3,349 | 2.0 | | 2,642 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 2,464 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
  | | NPD | Wolfgang Rochner | Wolfgang Rochner | 2,211 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1,378 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,328 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 489 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 309 | 0.2 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 274 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 181 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 153 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,648 | | | 1,206 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 169,996 | | | 170,438 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,644 | 68.3 | 1.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 71,166 | 41.9 | 6.5 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Landshut :
  
  | 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 Wolfgang Götzer | Y Wolfgang Götzer | 84,953 | 50.5 | 8.5 | 82,466 | 48.7 | 6.8 |
  | | SPD | Harald Unfried | Harald Unfried | 25,337 | 15.1 | 7.1 | 23,634 | 13.9 | 7.7 |
  | | FDP | Christoph Zeitler | Christoph Zeitler | 22,940 | 13.6 | 6.6 | 24,031 | 14.2 | 4.9 |
  | | Greens | Thomas Gambke | Thomas Gambke | 17,133 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 15,002 | 8.9 | 2.9 |
  | | Left | Kornelia Möller | Kornelia Möller | 9,362 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 9,554 | 5.6 | 2.6 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,843 | 1.7 | |
  | | ÖDP | Günter Miß | Günter Miß | 4,051 | 2.4 | | 2,635 | 1.6 | |
  | | NPD | Wolfgang Rochner | Wolfgang Rochner | 3,295 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2,373 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 1,373 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,397 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,172 | 0.7 | |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,152 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | Ingrid Hetz | Ingrid Hetz | 1,176 | 0.7 | | 710 | 0.4 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 705 | 0.4 | |
  | | CM | | | | | | 155 | 0.1 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 130 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 80 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,818 | | | 1,584 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 168,247 | | | 169,481 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,065 | 69.3 | 7.6 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 59,616 | 35.4 | 1.4 | | | |
  