Donau-Ries (electoral district)

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253 Donau-Ries
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Donau-Ries in 2025
StateBavaria
Population259,100 (2019)
Electorate195,774 (2021)
Major settlementsNördlingen
Donauwörth
Dillingen an der Donau
Area2,332.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberUlrich Lange
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Donau-Ries 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 253. It is located in western Bavaria, comprising the Dillingen district, Donau-Ries district, and the northern part of the Aichach-Friedberg district.[1]

Donau-Ries was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Ulrich Lange of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography[edit]

Donau-Ries is located in western Bavaria. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the districts of Dillingen and Donau-Ries as well as the municipality of Inchenhofen and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Aindling, Kühbach, and Pöttmes from the Aichach-Friedberg district.[1]

History[edit]

Donau-Ries was created in 1949, then known as Donauwörth. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 44 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 239. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 240. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 255. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 254. From the 2025 election, it has been number 253.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Neuburg an der Donau and Nördlingen and the districts of Donauwörth, Landkreis Neuburg an der Donau, and Landkreis Nördlingen. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the independent city of Dillingen an der Donau and the Landkreis Dillingen district. In the 1976 through 1994 elections, it comprised the districts of Donau-Ries and Dillingen. In the 1998 election, it acquired the municipality of Inchenhofen and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Kühbach and Pöttmes from the Aichach-Friedberg district. In the 2005 election, it further acquired the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Aindling. In the 2021 election, it acquired the municipality of Altenmünster from Landkreis Augsburg, which was reversed ahead of the 2025 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 44 Donauwörth
1953 239
1957
1961
1965 240
1969
1972
1976 Donau-Ries
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 255
2005
2009 254
2013
2017
2021
2025 253

Members[edit]

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Martin Loibl from 1949 to 1953, followed by Philipp Meyer from 1953 to his death in 1962. Karl Heinz Lemmrich was representative from 1965 to 1990, a total of seven consecutive terms. Hans Raidel then served from 1990 to 2009. Ulrich Lange was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Martin Loibl CSU 36.2
1953 Philipp Meyer CSU 59.1
1957 69.2
1961 64.8
1965 Karl Heinz Lemmrich CSU 68.3
1969 67.3
1972 65.4
1976 68.0
1980 65.7
1983 67.8
1987 61.2
1990 Hans Raidel CSU 55.0
1994 60.6
1998 57.2
2002 64.7
2005 60.7
2009 Ulrich Lange CSU 52.6
2013 60.6
2017 47.0
2021 41.1

Election results[edit]

2021 election[edit]

Federal election (2021): Donau-Ries[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Ulrich Lange 64,045 41.1 Decrease 6.0 54,929 35.2 Decrease 8.2
SPD Christoph Schmid 29,872 19.2 Increase 1.2 25,784 16.5 Increase 2.7
AfD Edeltraud Schwarz 15,723 10.1 Decrease 2.7 17,135 11.0 Decrease 3.7
FW Ulrich Reiner 14,834 9.5 Increase 4.3 14,973 9.6 Increase 6.1
Greens Stefan Norder-Freiherr von Hauch 11,076 7.1 Increase 0.7 14,911 9.5 Increase 2.6
FDP Marcus Schürdt 9,915 6.4 Increase 1.4 15,593 10.0 Increase 0.9
dieBasis Dagmar Riesner 3,895 2.5 3,432 2.2
Left Manfred Seel 3,048 2.0 Decrease 2.2 2,855 1.8 Decrease 2.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,488 1.0 Increase 0.2
PARTEI   891 0.6 Increase 0.1
ÖDP Dieter Feldmeier 1,420 0.9 Decrease 0.4 868 0.6 Decrease 0.2
BP   648 0.4 Decrease 0.3
Pirates   627 0.4 Increase 0.1
V-Partei3 Kristin Burger 966 0.6 254 0.2 Steady 0.0
Unabhängige Harald Gerke 836 0.5 496 0.3
Team Todenhöfer   262 0.2
Volt   206 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   184 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   176 0.1 Decrease 0.3
Bündnis C   121 0.1
LKR Erich Zühlke 294 0.2 106 0.1
The III. Path   94 0.1
Humanists   78 0.0
du.   70 0.0
DKP   20 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   14 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,109 818
Total valid votes 155,924 156,215
Turnout 157,033 80.2 Increase 2.7
CSU hold Majority 34,173 21.9 Decrease 7.1

2017 election[edit]

Federal election (2017): Donau-Ries[4]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Ulrich Lange 68,770 47.0 Decrease 13.7 63,638 43.3 Decrease 12.2
SPD Christoph Schmid 26,562 18.1 Increase 0.5 20,289 13.8 Decrease 2.8
AfD Rafael Hauptmann 18,799 12.8 21,585 14.7 Increase 10.5
Greens Albert Riedelsheimer 9,436 6.4 Increase 0.1 10,102 6.9 Increase 0.9
FW Stephan Stieglauer 7,379 5.0 Increase 0.9 5,093 3.5 Increase 0.4
FDP Walter Lohner 7,321 5.0 Increase 2.6 13,440 9.2 Increase 4.7
Left Manfred Seel 6,198 4.2 Decrease 0.2 6,687 4.6 Increase 1.3
ÖDP Johannes Thum 1,991 1.4 Decrease 0.9 1,062 0.7 Decrease 0.3
BP   1,060 0.7 Decrease 0.2
PARTEI   640 0.4
NPD   632 0.4 Decrease 0.7
Pirates   499 0.3 Decrease 1.2
V-Partei³ 233 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 198 0.1
DM 191 0.1
DiB 130 0.1
BGE   123 0.1
MLPD   26 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   20 0.0
BüSo 13 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,369 1,000
Total valid votes 146,456 146,825
Turnout 147,825 77.5 Increase 8.5
CSU hold Majority 42,208 28.9 Decrease 14.0

2013 election[edit]

Federal election (2013): Donau-Ries[5]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Ulrich Lange 78,524 60.6 Increase 8.1 72,065 55.5 Increase 6.6
SPD Gabriele Fograscher 22,858 17.7 Increase 1.7 21,616 16.7 Increase 2.8
Greens Bettina Merkl-Zierer 8,153 6.3 Decrease 1.3 7,773 6.0 Decrease 1.7
Left Manfred Seel 5,797 4.5 Decrease 1.6 4,260 3.3 Decrease 2.5
FW Florian Riehl 5,371 4.1 3,964 3.1
FDP Heinz-Peter Liehr 3,170 2.4 Decrease 9.2 5,824 4.5 Decrease 10.1
AfD   5,433 4.2
Pirates   1,938 1.5 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP Andreas Becker 2,899 2.2 Increase 0.7 1,312 1.0 Steady 0.0
NPD Alexander Feyen 2,342 1.8 Decrease 0.1 1,503 1.2 Decrease 0.3
BP   1,144 0.9 Decrease 0.2
REP   999 0.8 Decrease 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   877 0.7 Increase 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 462 0.4
DIE VIOLETTEN 214 0.2 Decrease 0.2
Party of Reason 134 0.1
RRP 381 0.3 121 0.1 Decrease 0.5
PRO 81 0.1
MLPD   26 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,560 1,297
Total valid votes 129,495 129,758
Turnout 131,055 69.0 Decrease 1.7
CSU hold Majority 55,666 42.9 Increase 6.2

2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Donau-Ries[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Ulrich Lange 69,102 52.6 Decrease 8.1 64,647 48.9 Decrease 8.0
SPD Gabriele Fograscher 20,901 15.9 Decrease 6.8 18,290 13.8 Decrease 8.2
FDP Uwe Pranghofer 15,337 11.7 Increase 5.5 19,314 14.6 Increase 6.3
Greens Albert Riedelsheimer 9,962 7.6 Increase 1.9 10,139 7.7 Increase 2.5
Left Manfred Seel 8,025 6.1 Increase 3.4 7,605 5.8 Increase 3.0
Pirates   2,170 1.6
NPD Alexander Feyen 2,549 1.9 Decrease 0.2 1,919 1.5 Increase 0.1
REP   1,725 1.3 Decrease 0.2
BP Heinz Link 2,385 1.8 1,432 1.1 Increase 0.7
ÖDP Walter Price 1,982 1.5 1,367 1.0
FAMILIE 1,077 0.8 Increase 0.2
RRP 751 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   703 0.5
DIE VIOLETTEN Liane Thorwart 888 0.7 495 0.4
Independent Siegfried Lemmermeier 297 0.2
CM 182 0.1
PBC 172 0.1 Decrease 0.1
DVU   63 0.0
BüSo 41 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   30 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,191 1,497
Total valid votes 131,428 132,122
Turnout 133,619 70.7 Decrease 7.8
CSU hold Majority 48,201 36.7 Decrease 1.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Donau-Ries". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Donau-Ries". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Donau-Ries
  4. ^ Results for Donau-Ries
  5. ^ Results for Donau-Ries
  6. ^ Results for Donau-Ries

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