Lörrach – Müllheim

Lörrach – Müllheim 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 282. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the district of Lörrach and southwestern parts of the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.^[1]

282 Lörrach – Müllheim
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Lörrach – Müllheim in 2025
State	Baden-Württemberg
Population	324,200 (2019)
Electorate	231,076 (2021)
Major settlements	Lörrach Rheinfelden Weil am Rhein
Area	1,155.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CDU
Member	Diana Stöcker
Elected	2021

Lörrach – Müllheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Diana Stöcker of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography

Lörrach – Müllheim is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Lörrach district and the municipalities of Auggen, Bad Krozingen, Badenweiler, Ballrechten-Dottingen, Buggingen, Eschbach, Hartheim am Rhein, Heitersheim, Müllheim, Münstertal/Schwarzwald, Neuenburg am Rhein, Staufen im Breisgau, and Sulzburg from the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district.^[1]

History

Lörrach – Müllheim was created in 1949, then known as Lörrach. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 185. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 189. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 186. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 283. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 282.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Lörrach, Säckingen, and Müllheim. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Lörrach and Müllheim. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	3	Lörrach	Lörrach district Säckingen district Müllheim district
1953	185
1957
1961
1965	189	Lörrach – Müllheim	Lörrach district Müllheim district
1969
1972
1976
1980	186		Lörrach district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district (only Auggen, Bad Krozingen, Badenweiler, Ballrechten-Dottingen, Buggingen, Eschbach, Hartheim am Rhein, Heitersheim, Müllheim, Münstertal/Schwarzwald, Neuenburg am Rhein, Staufen im Breisgau, and Sulzburg municipalities)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	283
2005
2009	282
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency has been held by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but three Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Lambert Schill from 1949 to 1957, followed by Herbert Wolff from 1957 to 1961 and Karl August Bühler from 1961 to 1969. Heinz Eyrich was representative from 1969 to 1980, followed by Wilhelm Jung from 1980 to 1990 and Ortrun Schätzle from 1990 to 1998. Marion Caspers-Merk of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served until 2009. Armin Schuster of the CDU was representative from 2009 to 2021. He was succeeded by party fellow Diana Stöcker in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Lambert Schill	CDU	41.3
	1953			56.9
	1957	Herbert Wolff	CDU	54.4
	1961	Karl August Bühler	CDU	45.6
	1965			48.6
	1969	Heinz Eyrich	CDU	48.6
	1972			46.6
	1976			49.8
	1980	Wilhelm Jung	CDU	45.5
	1983			53.6
	1987			47.5
	1990	Ortrun Schätzle	CDU	47.3
	1994			45.5
	1998	Marion Caspers-Merk	SPD	45.0
	2002			45.4
	2005			43.7
	2009	Armin Schuster	CDU	37.9
	2013			50.1
	2017			39.4
	2021	Diana Stöcker	CDU	25.2

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Lörrach – Müllheim[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	%	±%
	CDU	Diana Stöcker		43,509	25.2	14.2	38,501	22.3	12.1
	SPD	Takis Mehmet Ali		37,496	21.8	0.7	41,834	24.2	6.5
	Greens	Gerhard Zickenheiner		35,558	20.6	5.7	32,817	19.0	3.6
	FDP	Christoph Hoffmann		24,430	14.2	5.5	24,669	14.3	3.2
	AfD	Martina Kempf		13,981	8.1	1.5	14,195	8.2	2.3
	dieBasis	Juliane Prentice		4,799	2.8		4,136	2.4
	Left	Moritz Kenk		4,580	2.7	2.4	5,532	3.2	3.0
	FW	Ulrich Kissel		3,530	2.0		2,784	1.6	0.9
	Human Environment Animal Protection						2,479	1.4	0.5
	PARTEI	Alexander Riesener		2,586	1.5		1,698	1.0	0.3
	Pirates	Sabine Schumacher		1,009	0.6	0.5	734	0.4	0.1
	Team Todenhöfer						676	0.4
	Bündnis C						592	0.3
	V-Partei³	Lea Viola Stocker		550	0.3
	Volt						454	0.3
	ÖDP						357	0.2	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						228	0.1
	Bürgerbewegung						195	0.1
	DiB						164	0.1	0.1
	NPD						150	0.1	0.2
	Humanists						146	0.1
	MLPD	Zeki Ates		168	0.1		73	0.0	0.0
	LKR	Severine Vollmer		148	0.1		63	0.0
	Bündnis 21						60	0.0
	DKP						32	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,720			1,495
Total valid votes				172,344			172,569
Turnout				174,064	75.3	1.1
	CDU hold		Majority	6,013	3.4	14.9

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Lörrach – Müllheim[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	%	±%
	CDU	Y Armin Schuster		69,148	39.4	10.7	60,513	34.4	9.3
	SPD	Jonas Hoffmann		36,986	21.1	3.6	31,249	17.8	4.0
	Greens	Gerhard Zickenheiner[a]		26,244	15.0	2.9	27,014	15.4	2.7
	AfD	Wolfgang Fuhl		16,854	9.6	6.0	18,459	10.5	5.4
	FDP	Christoph Hoffmann		15,271	8.7	6.3	19,449	11.1	5.4
	Left	David Trunz		8,854	5.0	1.2	10,898	6.2	1.4
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,585	0.9	0.0
	PARTEI						1,247	0.7
	FW						1,187	0.7	0.2
	Pirates	Sabine Schumacher		1,958	1.1	1.2	879	0.5	1.7
	BGE						544	0.3
	Tierschutzallianz						472	0.3
	ÖDP						469	0.3	0.0
	NPD						419	0.2	0.6
	DM						321	0.2
	DiB						276	0.2
	Menschliche Welt						273	0.2
	V-Partei³						208	0.1
	Independent	Zeki Ates		202	0.1
	MLPD						162	0.1	0.1
	DIE RECHTE						56	0.0
	DKP						24	0.0
Informal votes				1,882			1,695
Total valid votes				175,517			175,704
Turnout				177,399	76.4	4.7
	CDU hold		Majority	32,162	18.3	7.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Lörrach – Müllheim[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	%	±%
	CDU	Y Armin Schuster		81,205	50.1	12.2	70,888	43.7	11.5
	SPD	Thomas Mengel		39,902	24.6	7.6	35,328	21.8	0.3
	Greens	Ina-Sophie Rosenthal		19,468	12.0	1.5	20,593	12.7	2.8
	Left	Thomas Grein		6,305	3.9	2.1	7,856	4.8	2.2
	AfD	Wolfgang Fuhl		5,819	3.6		8,267	5.1
	FDP	Tilo Levante		3,856	2.4	8.6	9,159	5.6	11.5
	Pirates	Max Kehm		3,747	2.3		3,594	2.2	0.2
	NPD	Andreas Boltze		1,741	1.1	0.3	1,412	0.9	0.0
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,393	0.9	0.1
	FW						738	0.5
	PBC						590	0.4	0.3
	REP						589	0.4	0.5
	Volksabstimmung						514	0.3	0.0
	RENTNER						457	0.3
	ÖDP						410	0.3	0.0
	Party of Reason						151	0.1
	PRO						119	0.1
	BIG						70	0.0
	MLPD						50	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						24	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,298			2,139
Total valid votes				162,043			162,202
Turnout				164,341	71.7	2.2
	CDU hold		Majority	41,303	25.5	19.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Lörrach – Müllheim[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	%	±%
	CDU	Armin Schuster		58,282	37.9	1.9	49,707	32.3	2.5
	SPD	Jana Zirra		49,591	32.2	11.4	33,953	22.0	13.1
	FDP	Paul Lauer		16,932	11.0	6.1	26,425	17.1	7.1
	Greens	Karl Mennicken-Martensen		16,151	10.5	4.2	23,904	15.5	2.9
	Left	Adelbert Ringwald		9,268	6.0	2.9	10,802	7.0	3.2
	Pirates						3,116	2.0
	REP						1,333	0.9	0.1
	NPD	Jürgen Fischinger		2,106	1.4	0.0	1,271	0.8	0.1
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,124	0.7
	PBC	Hans-Werner Kuchta		1,498	1.0	0.1	987	0.6	0.0
	Volksabstimmung						508	0.3
	ÖDP						422	0.3
	DIE VIOLETTEN						322	0.2
	DVU						77	0.0
	MLPD						57	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						55	0.0	0.0
	ADM						51	0.0
Informal votes				2,864			2,577
Total valid votes				153,828			154,115
Turnout				156,692	69.4	7.4
	CDU gain from SPD		Majority	8,691	5.7

Notes

1. Zickenheiner entered the Bundestag on the Greens list after the resignation of Gerhard Schick in January 2019.

References

1. "Constituency Lörrach – Müllheim". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Lörrach – Müllheim". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Lörrach – Müllheim
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