Passau (electoral district)

228 Passau
228 Passau
Electoral district; for the Bundestag
	Passau in 2025
State	Bavaria
Population	231,700 (2019)
Electorate	177,563 (2021)
Major settlements	Passau; Vilshofen an der Donau; Pocking
Area	1,503.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	—
Member	vacant
Elected	2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Passau 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 Passau and most of the Landkreis Passau district.^[1]

Passau was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2005 till 2024 it was represented by Andreas Scheuer of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Since Scheuer’s resignation in April 2024 the seat has been vacant. ^[2]

Geography

Passau is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Passau and the entirety of the Landkreis Passau district excluding the municipalities of Aicha vorm Wald, Eging am See, Fürstenstein, and Hofkirchen.^[1]

History

Passau was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 15 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 210. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 215. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 230. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 229. From the 2025 election, it has been number 228.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Passau and the districts of Landkreis Passau, Wegscheid, and Wolfstein. In the 1976 through 1972 elections, it also contained the Vilshofen district. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Passau and the Landkreis Passau district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	15	Passau	Passau city Landkreis Passau district Wegscheid district Wolfstein district
1953	210
1957
1961
1965	215		Passau city Landkreis Passau district Wegscheid district Wolfstein district Vilshofen district
1969
1972
1976			Passau city Landkreis Passau district
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	230
2005	230
2009	229
2013
2017			Passau city Landkreis Passau district (excluding Aicha vorm Wald, Eging am See, Fürstenstein, and Hofkirchen municipalities)
2021
2025	228

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Fritz Schäffer from 1949 to 1961, followed by August Ramminger for one term. Franz Xaver Unertl served two terms from 1965 to 1972, as did Karl Fuchs from 1972 to 1980. Klaus Rose was then representative from 1980 to 2005, a total of seven consecutive terms. Andreas Scheuer was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

	Member	Party	%
1949	Fritz Schäffer	CSU	33.0
1953			61.8
1957			70.4
1961	August Ramminger	CSU	68.3
1965	Franz Xaver Unertl	CSU	63.7
1969	Franz Xaver Unertl	CSU	66.1
1972	Karl Fuchs	CSU	66.4
1976	Karl Fuchs	CSU	66.9
1980	Klaus Rose	CSU	65.4
1983			68.9
1987			62.3
1990			56.7
1994			59.1
1998			52.8
2002			64.8
2005	Andreas Scheuer	CSU	58.5
2009			46.5
2013			59.8
2017			47.5
2021			30.7

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Passau^[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Andreas Scheuer		41,530	30.7	16.8	44,215	32.5	8.0
	SPD	Johannes Schätzl		28,341	20.9	2.0	23,892	17.6	2.5
	FW	Roswitha Toso		17,180	12.7		16,475	12.1	9.7
	AfD	Ralf Stadler		16,215	12.0	2.1	16,023	11.8	4.3
	Greens	Stefanie Auer		12,098	8.9	3.4	12,645	9.3	2.9
	FDP	Martin Probst		10,513	7.8	1.7	12,782	9.4	0.3
	ÖDP	Johanna Seitz		3,876	2.9	0.2	1,326	1.0	0.3
	Left	Josef Ilsanker		2,681	2.0	2.8	3,093	2.3	3.4
	dieBasis	Leo Frankl		1,567	1.2		1,485	1.1
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,233	0.9	0.1
	BP						750	0.6	0.4
	PARTEI	Christian Boiger		1,235	0.9		673	0.5	0.0
	Pirates						351	0.3	0.0
	Unabhängige						148	0.1
	Volt						138	0.1
	Team Todenhöfer						136	0.1
	Humanists	Michael Ziegelmeir		244	0.2		134	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						131	0.1	0.0
	NPD						116	0.1	0.2
	V-Partei3						83	0.1	0.1
	Bündnis C						76	0.1
	du.						53	0.0
	The III. Path						50	0.0
	LKR						18	0.0
	DKP						16	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						10	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,145			573
Total valid votes				135,480			136,052
Turnout				136,625	76.9	2.9
	CSU hold		Majority	13,189	9.8	18.8

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Passau^[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Andreas Scheuer		61,835	47.5	12.2	52,937	40.5	13.4
	SPD	Christian Flisek		24,611	18.9	0.7	19,709	15.1	3.4
	AfD	Robert Schregle		18,328	14.1	10.9	20,967	16.1	12.1
	FDP	Armin Sedlmayr		7,900	6.1		11,918	9.1	4.6
	Greens	Boris Burkert		7,248	5.6	0.4	8,393	6.4	0.4
	Left	Josef Ilsanker		6,246	4.8	1.6	7,357	5.6	1.9
	FW						3,146	2.4	0.5
	ÖDP	Andreas Seitz		4,003	3.1	0.4	1,698	1.3	0.4
	BP						1,270	1.0	0.0
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,054	0.8	0.1
	PARTEI						587	0.4
	NPD						394	0.3	0.6
	Pirates						318	0.2	1.3
	V-Partei³						185	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						170	0.1
	DM						151	0.1
	BGE						143	0.1
	DiB						131	0.1
	BüSo						15	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						15	0.0	0.0
	DKP						13	0.0
Informal votes				1,179			779
Total valid votes				130,171			130,571
Turnout				131,350	74.0	10.8
	CSU hold		Majority	37,224	28.6	11.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Passau^[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Andreas Scheuer		69,428	59.8	13.3	62,765	53.9	9.1
	SPD	Christian Flisek		22,845	19.7	5.5	21,611	18.6	3.4
	Greens	Maria Anneser		5,956	5.1	2.4	6,895	5.9	1.8
	FDP						5,198	4.5	11.1
	FW	Just Thalmeier		4,000	3.4		3,365	2.9
	Left	Josef Ilsanker		3,763	3.2	4.7	4,399	3.8	4.1
	AfD	Robert Adolf Schregle		3,616	3.1		4,518	3.9
	ÖDP			3,049	2.6	0.1	1,892	1.6	0.4
	Pirates	Christian Reidel		2,191	1.9		1,811	1.6	0.2
	BP						1,120	1.0	0.2
	NPD	Adolf Weber		1,263	1.1	1.1	1,104	0.9	0.8
	Human Environment Animal Protection						864	0.7	0.1
	REP						349	0.3	0.4
	DIE FRAUEN						190	0.2
	DIE VIOLETTEN						122	0.1	0.1
	Party of Reason						103	0.1
	PRO						81	0.1
	RRP						23	0.0	0.4
	BüSo						19	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						13	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,280			949
Total valid votes				116,111			116,442
Turnout				117,391	63.0	0.6
	CSU hold		Majority	46,583	40.1	12.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Passau^[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Andreas Scheuer		54,275	46.5	12.0	52,476	44.8	10.1
	FDP	Max Stadler		22,069	18.9	9.0	18,202	15.5	6.3
	SPD	Jella Teuchner		16,573	14.2	7.1	17,773	15.2	7.7
	Left	Joseph Wandl		9,217	7.9	4.7	9,198	7.9	4.4
	Greens	Boris Burkert		8,767	7.5	2.6	9,054	7.7	2.8
	ÖDP	Andreas Seitz		3,212	2.8		2,392	2.0
	NPD	Martin Gabling		2,600	2.2	0.1	2,077	1.8	0.2
	Pirates						1,618	1.4
	BP						912	0.8	0.1
	REP						792	0.8	0.3
	FAMILIE						789	0.7	0.1
	Human Environment Animal Protection						723	0.6
	RRP						547	0.5
	DIE VIOLETTEN						226	0.2
	CM						116	0.1
	PBC						100	0.1	0.1
	DVU						72	0.1
	BüSo						40	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						18	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,536			1,124
Total valid votes				116,713			117,125
Turnout				118,249	63.6	8.1
	CSU hold		Majority	32,206	27.6	9.6

References

^ ^a ^b "Constituency Passau". Federal Returning Officer.
^ "Results for Passau". Federal Returning Officer.
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[Area-1] "Constituency Passau". Federal Returning Officer.

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