title: Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
text: # Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
  
  Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech (English: Starnberg – Landsberg at the Lech) 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 224. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg.
  
  Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Michael Kießling of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg as well as the municipality of Germering from the Fürstenfeldbruck district.
  
  ## History
  
  Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created in 1980, then known as Starnberg. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 210 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 225. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 224.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Miesbach, and Starnberg. In the 2005 and 2009 elections, it lost the municipality of Krailling from Starnberg district. In the 2013 election, it regained Krailling while losing the Gauting municipality. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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  | 1980 | 210 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district |
  | 1983 | 210 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district |
  | 1987 | 210 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district |
  | 1990 | 210 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district |
  | 1994 | 210 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district |
  | 1998 | 210 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district |
  | 2002 | 225 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district |
  | 2005 | 225 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district (excluding Krailling municipality) |
  | 2009 | 224 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district (excluding Krailling municipality) |
  | 2013 | 224 | Starnberg | Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district (excluding Gauting municipality) |
  | 2017 | 224 | Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech | Landsberg district Starnberg district Fürstenfeldbruck district (only Germering municipality) |
  | 2021 | 224 | Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech | Landsberg district Starnberg district Fürstenfeldbruck district (only Germering municipality) |
  
  ## Members
  
  Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg from 1980 to 1987, followed by Wolfgang Gröbl from 1987 to 1998. Ilse Aigner was then representative from 1998 to 2013. Alexander Radwan served one term from 2013 to 2017. Michael Kießling was elected in 2017.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1980 | Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | CSU | 60.2 |
  | 1983 | Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg | CSU | 63.6 |
  | 1987 | Wolfgang Gröbl | CSU | 61.3 |
  | 1990 | Wolfgang Gröbl | CSU | 56.4 |
  | 1994 | Wolfgang Gröbl | CSU | 59.7 |
  | 1998 | Ilse Aigner | CSU | 57.0 |
  | 2002 | Ilse Aigner | CSU | 63.3 |
  | 2005 | Ilse Aigner | CSU | 59.7 |
  | 2009 | Ilse Aigner | CSU | 54.0 |
  | 2013 | Alexander Radwan | CSU | 54.1 |
  | 2017 | Michael Kießling | CSU | 42.1 |
  | 2021 | Michael Kießling | CSU | 38.2 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech :
  
  | 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 Michael Kießling | Y Michael Kießling | 68,617 | 38.2 | 3.9 | 57,906 | 32.1 | 6.2 |
  | | Greens | Martina Neubauer | Martina Neubauer | 35,809 | 19.9 | 8.0 | 32,663 | 18.1 | 5.0 |
  | | SPD | Carmen Wegge | Carmen Wegge | 23,985 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 28,584 | 15.9 | 3.2 |
  | | FDP | Britta Hundesrügge | Britta Hundesrügge | 16,585 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 23,893 | 13.3 | 0.9 |
  | | AfD | Rainer Groß | Rainer Groß | 10,715 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 11,066 | 6.1 | 3.8 |
  | | FW | Rasso von Ehrenwiesen | Rasso von Ehrenwiesen | 9,035 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 9,026 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
  | | Left | Simone Ketterl | Simone Ketterl | 3,701 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4,446 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
  | | dieBasis | Manfred Heinlein | Manfred Heinlein | 5,365 | 3.0 | | 4,505 | 2.5 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,775 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | Christoph Raab | Christoph Raab | 2,333 | 1.3 | | 1,299 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | Stella Sadowsky | Stella Sadowsky | 1,972 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1,293 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 847 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
  | | Volt | Joachim Nibbe | Joachim Nibbe | 982 | 0.5 | | 688 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 600 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 442 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | Cornelia Fiegel | Cornelia Fiegel | 721 | 0.4 | | 265 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 238 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 199 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 128 | 0.1 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 118 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 88 | 0.0 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 81 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,158 | | | 714 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 179,820 | | | 180,264 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180,978 | 84.2 | 1.4 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 32,808 | 18.3 | 7.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech :
  
  | 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 | Michael Kießling | Michael Kießling | 73,948 | 42.1 | 10.8 | 67,512 | 38.3 | 10.4 |
  | | SPD | Christian Winklmeier | Christian Winklmeier | 29,308 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 22,332 | 12.7 | 4.3 |
  | | Greens | Kerstin Täubner-Benicke | Kerstin Täubner-Benicke | 20,864 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 23,111 | 13.1 | 2.4 |
  | | FDP | Britta Hundesrügge | Britta Hundesrügge | 16,893 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 24,950 | 14.2 | 6.5 |
  | | AfD | Martin Hebner | Martin Hebner | 15,607 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 17,460 | 9.9 | 4.9 |
  | | Left | Bernhard Feilzer | Bernhard Feilzer | 6,983 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 9,594 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
  | | FW | Harald von Herget | Harald von Herget | 4,264 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2,863 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | Karin Boolzen | Karin Boolzen | 3,119 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1,620 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
  | | BP | Heinz Thannheiser | Heinz Thannheiser | 2,253 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1,792 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,531 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,072 | 0.6 | |
  | | Pirates | Tobias McFadden | Tobias McFadden | 2,024 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 601 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
  | | Independent | Claudia Ruthner | Claudia Ruthner | 416 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 347 | 0.2 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 343 | 0.2 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 330 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 321 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 242 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 178 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,334 | | | 747 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 175,679 | | | 176,266 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,013 | 82.9 | 6.7 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 44,640 | 25.4 | 11.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Starnberg :
  
  | 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 | Alexander Radwan | Alexander Radwan | 97,383 | 54.1 | 0.2 | 93,201 | 51.5 | 6.8 |
  | | SPD | Klaus Barthel | Klaus Barthel | 31,678 | 17.6 | 2.0 | 27,345 | 15.1 | 2.4 |
  | | Greens | Karl Bär | Karl Bär | 16,031 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 16,417 | 9.1 | 3.0 |
  | | FDP | Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | 13,381 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 13,346 | 7.4 | 11.6 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 10,160 | 5.6 | |
  | | FW | Konrad Specker | Konrad Specker | 9,150 | 5.1 | | 4,887 | 2.7 | |
  | | Left | Andreas Wagner | Andreas Wagner | 5,041 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 4,796 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
  | | Pirates | Fabian Müller | Fabian Müller | 4,011 | 2.2 | | 2,804 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 2,609 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
  | | ÖDP | Helmut Jenne | Helmut Jenne | 3,429 | 1.9 | | 1,985 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,322 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 739 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 415 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 397 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 235 | 0.1 | |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 201 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 123 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,179 | | | 1,195 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 180,104 | | | 181,088 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,283 | 74.3 | 1.2 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 65,705 | 36.5 | 1.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Starnberg :
  
  | 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 Ilse Aigner | Y Ilse Aigner | 101,261 | 54.0 | 5.7 | 83,545 | 44.3 | 8.0 |
  | | SPD | Klaus Barthel | Klaus Barthel | 29,651 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 24,158 | 12.8 | 6.4 |
  | | FDP | Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | 27,350 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 36,046 | 19.1 | 5.7 |
  | | Greens | Karl Bär | Karl Bär | 19,809 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 23,110 | 12.3 | 2.5 |
  | | Left | Sieglinde Knöchner | Sieglinde Knöchner | 7,215 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 7,705 | 4.1 | 1.8 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,724 | 1.4 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 2,081 | 1.1 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,995 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,765 | 0.9 | |
  | | NPD | Ron Appelt | Ron Appelt | 2,283 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1,455 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,214 | 0.6 | |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 946 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 804 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 531 | 0.3 | |
  | | CM | | | | | | 164 | 0.1 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 143 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 106 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,523 | | | 1,494 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 187,569 | | | 188,598 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,092 | 75.7 | 5.8 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 71,610 | 38.2 | 0.5 | | | |
  