Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg
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Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg 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 177. It is located in southwestern Hesse, comprising the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district and the southwestern part of the Limburg-Weilburg district.[1]
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177 Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
State | Hesse |
Population | 298,000 (2019) |
Electorate | 220,466 (2021) |
Major settlements | Limburg an der Lahn Taunusstein Idstein |
Area | 1,171.2 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Klaus-Peter Willsch |
Elected | 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
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Rheingau-Taunus – Limburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1998, it has been represented by Klaus-Peter Willsch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]