federal election 2021 results
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SPD becomes strongest force in constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten – Betina Müller takes direct mandate
Main-Kinzig – Waiterau II – Schöten For the 20th time in total and the ninth time since reunification, Germany has chosen the Bundestag. In the Main-Kinzig-Wetterau II-Schöten constituency 137,066 people cast their vote. Here are the results of the first and second votes.
Germany elected a new Bundestag on 26 September 2021, its 20th general election and ninth since reunification. We have broken down the vote results in 299 constituencies. In this lesson you will find election results for constituency 175, constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten in the state of Hesse.
Who will win the direct mandate in the Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten constituency?
The most important decision at the constituency level is which party is allowed to send direct candidates to the Bundestag. While the CDU was able to win the last election in 2017, this year the direct mandate in the constituency goes to Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten SPD. Your direct candidate Betina Müller received 30.5 percent of the first votes and will therefore be in the Bundestag for the constituency in the next legislative term.
The following candidates from parties previously represented in the Bundestag were also up for election:
- Johannes Thomas Maria Wigelmann (CDU)
- Mariana Iris Harder-Kuhnell (AFD)
- Andrea Clara Rahan-Fur (FDP)
- Stella Louise Smith (left)
- Maximilian Nut Kiesel (Greens)
The cumulative results of individual candidates of the major parties as well as all other parties for federal election 2021 and their development compared to federal election 2017 before vote results can be found in the following paragraphs.
First vote result 2021 for the constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten
- CDU: 27.5%, 37,119 votes- This means the CDU’s first vote result in the constituency is 8.9 percent worse than the 2017 federal election compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the Christian Democrats received 36.4 percent of all valid first votes.
- SPD: 30.5%, 41,156 votes- This enabled the SPD to increase its first vote result in the constituency by 2.2 percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the Social Democrats received 28.3 percent of all valid first votes.
- AFD: 13 percent, 17,588 votes – This means that the AFD’s first vote result in the constituency is 1.8 percent worse than the 2017 Bundestag election compared to the 2017 Bundestag election. At that time, “Alternative to Germany” had received 14.8 percent of all valid first votes.
- FDP: 11.2 percent, 15,094 votes – This enabled the FDP to increase its first vote result in the constituency by 5.1 percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the Free Liberals had received 6.1 percent of all valid first votes.
- Left: 3 percent, 4,082 votes – This means the Left’s first vote result in the constituency is 2.9 percent worse than in the 2017 federal election. At the time, the Left received 5.9 percent of all valid first votes.
- Greens: 9.4 percent, 12,692 votes – This enabled the Greens to increase their first vote result in the constituency by four percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At the time, the Greens had received 5.4 percent of all valid first votes.
- Others: 5.3 percent, 7,154 votes – This allowed other parties to increase their first vote result in the constituency by 2.3 percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, other parties had received three percent of all valid first votes.
While the first vote determines the direct candidate, the second vote determines how many seats a party can hold in the German parliament. Other places are allocated through the so-called State List of Parties. Most of the second votes in the constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten this year went to the SPD.
The cumulative results of the major parties as well as all other parties for the federal parliament election 2021 and their development compared to the federal parliament election 2017 second vote result can be found in the following paragraphs.
Second vote for the 2021 constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten
- CDU: 24.2 percent, 32,681 votes- Compared to the 2017 federal election, the CDU performed 7.5 percentage points worse, receiving 10,466 fewer votes than it had four years earlier. At that time, the Christian-democratic union in Main-Kinzig-Wetterau II-Schöten received 31.7 percent of the valid second votes.
- SPD: 27.4 percent, 32,069 votes- Compared to the 2017 federal election, the SPD improved by 3.8 percentage points, receiving 4,873 votes compared to four years earlier. At that time, the Social Democrats in Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten received 23.6 percent of the valid second votes.
- AFD: 12.6 percent, 17.080 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal election, the AfD performed 2.8 percentage points worse, with the party receiving -3847 votes less than it had four years earlier. At that time, “Alternative to Germany” received 15.4 percent of valid second votes in Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten.
- FDP: 12.6 percent, 17,038 votes Compared to the 2017 federal election, the FDP performed 2.2 percentage points better, and received 2,894 votes compared to four years earlier. At that time, the Free Liberals had received 10.4 percent of the valid second votes in Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten.
- Left: 3.2 percent, 4,313 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal election, the Left lost 3.4 percentage points and -4625 votes. At that time, the party received about 6.6 percent of the valid second votes in the constituency of Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten.
- Greens: 11.1 percent, 15,008 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal election, the Greens improved by four percentage points, getting 5,394 votes more than they had four years earlier. At that time, the Greens received 7.1 percent of the valid second votes in Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten.
- Others: 8.9 percent, 11,966 votes – Compared to the 2017 Bundestag election, other parties got 3.6 percentage points and 4,779 votes. At that time, the parties in the constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten received about 5.3 percent of the valid second votes.
It is the constituency of Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten.
The constituency Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schöten is a 175 of a total of 299 constituencies in Germany and comprises a total of 24 municipalities. A total of 233,900 people live here. There are over 83 million people living in Germany, so the average population in each of the 299 constituencies should be around 280,000.
On average, each resident of this constituency has an annual income of 24,511 euros. Thus the constituency occupies a middle position in the ranking of all constituencies in Germany. The constituency ranks 165th in terms of the share of the unemployed among all employed persons – the rate last stood at 5.2 percent.
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