title: Konstanz (electoral district)
text: # Konstanz (electoral district)
  
  Konstanz 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 287. It is located in southern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the district of Konstanz.
  
  Konstanz was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Andreas Jung of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Konstanz is located in southern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the district of Konstanz.
  
  ## History
  
  Konstanz was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 183. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 186. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 191. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 288. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 287.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Konstanz and the districts of Landkreis Konstanz and Überlingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Konstanz and the Überlingen district excluding the municipalities of Adelsreute and Wangen.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 1 | Konstanz | Konstanz city Landkreis Konstanz district Überlingen district |
  | 1953 | 183 | Konstanz | Konstanz city Landkreis Konstanz district Überlingen district |
  | 1957 | 183 | Konstanz | Konstanz city Landkreis Konstanz district Überlingen district |
  | 1961 | 183 | Konstanz | Konstanz city Landkreis Konstanz district Überlingen district |
  | 1965 | 186 | Konstanz | Konstanz district Überlingen district (excluding Adelsreute and Wangen municipalities) |
  | 1969 | 186 | Konstanz | Konstanz district Überlingen district (excluding Adelsreute and Wangen municipalities) |
  | 1972 | 186 | Konstanz | Konstanz district Überlingen district (excluding Adelsreute and Wangen municipalities) |
  | 1976 | 186 | Konstanz | Konstanz district Überlingen district (excluding Adelsreute and Wangen municipalities) |
  | 1980 | 191 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 1983 | 191 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 1987 | 191 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 1990 | 191 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 1994 | 191 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 1998 | 191 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 2002 | 288 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 2005 | 288 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 2009 | 287 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 2013 | 287 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 2017 | 287 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  | 2021 | 287 | Konstanz | Konstanz district |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Josef Schüttler from 1949 to 1961, followed by Hermann Biechele from 1961 to 1980. Hans-Peter Repnik was representative from 1980 to 2005, a total of seven consecutive terms. Andreas Jung has been representative since 2005.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Josef Schüttler | CDU | 50.5 |
  | 1953 | Josef Schüttler | CDU | 63.8 |
  | 1957 | Josef Schüttler | CDU | 61.5 |
  | 1961 | Hermann Biechele | CDU | 53.1 |
  | 1965 | Hermann Biechele | CDU | 55.3 |
  | 1969 | Hermann Biechele | CDU | 51.1 |
  | 1972 | Hermann Biechele | CDU | 52.0 |
  | 1976 | Hermann Biechele | CDU | 55.4 |
  | 1980 | Hans-Peter Repnik | CDU | 52.8 |
  | 1983 | Hans-Peter Repnik | CDU | 60.7 |
  | 1987 | Hans-Peter Repnik | CDU | 54.2 |
  | 1990 | Hans-Peter Repnik | CDU | 53.5 |
  | 1994 | Hans-Peter Repnik | CDU | 52.1 |
  | 1998 | Hans-Peter Repnik | CDU | 44.2 |
  | 2002 | Hans-Peter Repnik | CDU | 44.1 |
  | 2005 | Andreas Jung | CDU | 43.9 |
  | 2009 | Andreas Jung | CDU | 43.1 |
  | 2013 | Andreas Jung | CDU | 51.9 |
  | 2017 | Andreas Jung | CDU | 44.8 |
  | 2021 | Andreas Jung | CDU | 34.1 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Konstanz :
  
  | 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 Jung | Y Andreas Jung | 53,362 | 34.1 | 10.6 | 36,209 | 23.2 | 10.0 |
  | | SPD | Lina Seitzl | Lina Seitzl | 31,486 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 32,657 | 20.9 | 5.3 |
  | | Greens | Sebastian Lederer | Sebastian Lederer | 28,142 | 18.0 | 4.6 | 32,913 | 21.0 | 5.0 |
  | | FDP | Ann-Veruschka Jurisch | Ann-Veruschka Jurisch | 17,047 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 23,509 | 15.0 | 1.8 |
  | | AfD | Michael Hug | Michael Hug | 13,487 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 13,341 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
  | | Left | Sibylle Röth | Sibylle Röth | 5,591 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5,804 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
  | | dieBasis | | | | | | 3,022 | 1.9 | |
  | | PARTEI | Björn Langer | Björn Langer | 2,838 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1,643 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
  | | FW | Gordon Nothig | Gordon Nothig | 2,809 | 1.8 | | 2,204 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,928 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 570 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 546 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | Franz Weber | Franz Weber | 945 | 0.6 | | 463 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 401 | 0.3 | |
  | | Independent | Helmut Ringger | Helmut Ringger | 339 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 221 | 0.1 | |
  | | Bürgerbewegung | | | | | | 167 | 0.1 | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 164 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 141 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 141 | 0.1 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 140 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | LKR | Michael Streitberger | Michael Streitberger | 180 | 0.1 | | 103 | 0.1 | |
  | | Independent | Matthias Harting | Matthias Harting | 60 | 0.0 | | | | |
  | | Bündnis 21 | | | | | | 45 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,277 | | | 1,163 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 156,286 | | | 156,400 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,563 | 76.5 | 1.0 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 21,876 | 14.0 | 13.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Konstanz :
  
  | 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 Jung | Y Andreas Jung | 70,355 | 44.8 | 7.1 | 52,194 | 33.2 | 10.4 |
  | | SPD | Tobias Volz | Tobias Volz | 26,396 | 16.8 | 2.4 | 24,529 | 15.6 | 4.6 |
  | | Greens | Martin Schmeding | Martin Schmeding | 21,052 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 25,202 | 16.0 | 3.4 |
  | | AfD | Walter Schwäbsch | Walter Schwäbsch | 15,006 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 16,215 | 10.3 | 4.8 |
  | | FDP | Tassilo Richter | Tassilo Richter | 11,425 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 20,758 | 13.2 | 5.8 |
  | | Left | Simon Pschorr | Simon Pschorr | 11,003 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 11,306 | 7.2 | 2.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,473 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | Armin Kabis | Armin Kabis | 1,552 | 1.0 | | 1,354 | 0.9 | |
  | | FW | | | | | | 988 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 639 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 456 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 374 | 0.2 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 357 | 0.2 | |
  | | Tierschutzallianz | | | | | | 346 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 337 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
  | | Independent | Helmut Ringger | Helmut Ringger | 320 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 303 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 212 | 0.1 | |
  | | Menschliche Welt | | | | | | 194 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 82 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE RECHTE | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,752 | | | 1,478 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 157,109 | | | 157,383 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,861 | 77.4 | 4.5 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 43,959 | 28.0 | 4.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Konstanz :
  
  | 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 Jung | Y Andreas Jung | 75,524 | 51.9 | 8.7 | 63,563 | 43.6 | 11.7 |
  | | SPD | Tobias Volz | Tobias Volz | 27,956 | 19.2 | 2.4 | 29,504 | 20.2 | 1.3 |
  | | Greens | Nese Erikli | Nese Erikli | 19,322 | 13.3 | 0.6 | 18,446 | 12.7 | 2.2 |
  | | Left | Marco Radojevic | Marco Radojevic | 5,980 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 7,295 | 5.0 | 1.8 |
  | | AfD | Timo Sturn | Timo Sturn | 5,852 | 4.0 | | 8,027 | 5.5 | |
  | | FDP | Birgit Homburger | Birgit Homburger | 5,476 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 10,735 | 7.4 | 14.0 |
  | | Pirates | Andreas Bergholz | Andreas Bergholz | 3,198 | 2.2 | | 3,190 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,180 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | Susanne Hoffmann | Susanne Hoffmann | 1,237 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1,116 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | Christoph Merk | Christoph Merk | 1,105 | 0.8 | | 661 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
  | | FW | | | | | | 649 | 0.4 | |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 384 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | RENTNER | | | | | | 335 | 0.2 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 230 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 199 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 89 | 0.1 | |
  | | BIG | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,907 | | | 1,741 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 145,650 | | | 145,816 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,557 | 72.9 | 2.0 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 47,568 | 32.7 | 11.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Konstanz :
  
  | 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 Jung | Y Andreas Jung | 59,256 | 43.1 | 0.7 | 43,844 | 31.8 | 5.5 |
  | | SPD | Peter Friedrich | Peter Friedrich | 29,713 | 21.6 | 10.0 | 26,047 | 18.9 | 10.9 |
  | | FDP | Birgit Homburger | Birgit Homburger | 20,335 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 29,372 | 21.3 | 7.6 |
  | | Greens | Till Seiler | Till Seiler | 17,439 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 20,482 | 14.9 | 2.8 |
  | | Left | Franziska Stier | Franziska Stier | 8,943 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 9,344 | 6.8 | 3.0 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 3,298 | 2.4 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,319 | 1.0 | |
  | | NPD | Klaus Louis | Klaus Louis | 1,688 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1,309 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 533 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 490 | 0.4 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 465 | 0.3 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 444 | 0.3 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 419 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | ADM | | | | | | 116 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 83 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,793 | | | 2,480 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 137,374 | | | 137,687 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,167 | 70.9 | 6.9 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 29,543 | 21.5 | 9.3 | | | |
  