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Main-Taunus 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 180. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the Main-Taunus-Kreis district and small parts of the Hochtaunuskreis district.[1]
Main-Taunus was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Norbert Altenkamp of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]
Geography
Main-Taunus is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Main-Taunus-Kreis district as well as the municipalities of Königstein im Taunus, Kronberg im Taunus, and Steinbach (Taunus) from the Hochtaunuskreis district.[1]
History
Main-Taunus was created in 2002. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was constituency 182 in the numbering system. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 181. From the 2025 election, it has been number 180. Its borders have not changed since its creation.
Members
The constituency was first represented by Heinz Riesenhuber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2002 to 2005 to 2017. Norbert Altenkamp of the CDU was elected in 2017.
Election results
2025 election
| Federal election (2025): Main-Taunus[3]
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| Notes:
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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.
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Green tickY Norbert Altenkamp
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65,485
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39.8
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Increase 6.5
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57,903
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35.1
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Increase 8.1
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Nancy Faeser
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29,237
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17.8
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Decrease 5.0
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25,838
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15.7
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Decrease 6.4
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Anna Lührmann
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23,001
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14.0
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Decrease 2.9
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23,886
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14.5
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Decrease 2.6
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Christian Douglas
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21,541
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13.1
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Increase 6.3
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21,890
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13.3
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Increase 6.6
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Thomas Völker
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9,861
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6.0
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Increase 3.3
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10,899
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6.6
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Increase 3.6
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Bettina Stark-Watzinger
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8,846
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5.4
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Decrease 7.6
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12,190
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7.4
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Decrease 9.5
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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6,033
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3.7
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New
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Frank Bergmann
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2,962
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1.8
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Decrease 0.9
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1,661
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1.0
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Decrease 0.6
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,655
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1.0
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Decrease 0.3
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Fiona Byrne
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2,691
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1.6
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New
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1,598
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1.0
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Increase 0.3
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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698
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0.4
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Decrease 0.4
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Andreas Steba
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929
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0.6
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New
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418
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0.3
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New
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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132
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0.1
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Steady 0.0
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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52
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<0.1
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Steady 0.0
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| Informal votes
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1,344
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1,044
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| Total valid votes
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164,553
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164,853
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| Turnout
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165,897
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85.8
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Increase 5.1
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Script error: No such module "political party". hold
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Majority
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36,248
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22.0
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Increase 11.5
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2021 election
| Federal election (2021): Main-Taunus[4]
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| Notes:
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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.
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Green tickY Norbert Altenkamp
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51,985
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33.3
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Decrease 8.6
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42,260
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27.0
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Decrease 7.5
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Ilja-Kristin Seewald
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35,493
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22.8
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Increase 1.0
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34,468
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22.1
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Increase 3.9
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Kordula Schulz-Asche
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26,373
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16.9
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Increase 7.8
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26,771
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17.1
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Increase 6.6
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Bettina Stark-Watzinger
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20,295
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13.0
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Increase 2.1
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26,335
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16.9
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Increase 0.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Gerhard Bergmann
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10,588
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6.8
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Decrease 2.9
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10,427
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6.7
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Decrease 3.6
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Paul Laslop
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4,272
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2.7
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Decrease 2.2
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4,708
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3.0
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Decrease 3.0
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Frank Bergmann
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4,179
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2.7
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Increase 1.0
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2,471
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1.6
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Increase 0.8
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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2,042
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1.3
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Increase 0.4
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,871
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1.2
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Florian Sauer
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2,751
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1.8
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1,253
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0.8
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Increase 0.1
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,143
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0.7
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,012
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0.6
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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510
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0.3
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Steady 0.0
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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209
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0.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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163
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0.1
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Decrease 0.1
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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154
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0.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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135
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0.1
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Decrease 0.1
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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116
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0.1
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Decrease 0.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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93
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0.1
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|
|
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Bündnis 21
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56
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0.0
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|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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34
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0.0
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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31
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0.0
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Steady 0.0
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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19
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0.0
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Steady 0.0
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| Informal votes
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1,782
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|
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1,437
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|
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| Total valid votes
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155,936
|
|
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156,281
|
|
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| Turnout
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157,718
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80.7
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Decrease 0.8
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party". hold
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Majority
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16,492
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10.5
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Decrease 9.6
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2017 election
| Federal election (2017): Main-Taunus[5]
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| Notes:
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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.
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Norbert Altenkamp
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66,490
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41.9
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Decrease 10.6
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54,902
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34.6
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Decrease 9.3
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Ilja-Kristin Seewald
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34,527
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21.8
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Decrease 5.3
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28,786
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18.1
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Decrease 4.4
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Bettina Stark-Watzinger
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17,224
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10.9
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Increase 6.6
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26,571
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16.7
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Increase 8.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Gernot Laude
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15,319
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9.7
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16,395
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10.3
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Increase 3.4
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Kordula Schulz-Asche
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14,458
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9.1
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Increase 0.9
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16,752
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10.5
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Increase 0.6
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Ingo von Seemen
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7,887
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5.0
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Increase 0.8
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9,504
|
6.0
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Increase 1.8
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,500
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0.9
|
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Josef Voege
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2,620
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1.7
|
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1,293
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0.8
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Steady 0.0
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,173
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0.7
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Increase 0.4
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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561
|
0.4
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Decrease 1.5
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
340
|
0.2
|
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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337
|
0.2
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Decrease 0.4
|
|
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V-Partei³
|
|
224
|
0.1
|
|
|
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DM
|
|
222
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0.1
|
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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216
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0.1
|
|
|
|
Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
33
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0.0
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Steady 0.0
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BüSo
|
|
26
|
0.0
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Steady 0.0
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
24
|
0.0
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| Informal votes
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2,122
|
|
|
1,788
|
|
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| Total valid votes
|
158,525
|
|
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158,859
|
|
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| Turnout
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160,647
|
81.4
|
Increase 2.5
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party". hold
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Majority
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21,963
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20.1
|
Decrease 5.3
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2013 election
| Federal election (2013): Main-Taunus[6]
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| Notes:
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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.
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Green tickY Heinz Riesenhuber
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79,353
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52.5
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Increase 5.0
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66,598
|
43.8
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Increase 6.7
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Dieter Falk
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40,927
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27.1
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Increase 3.1
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34,156
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22.5
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Increase 3.2
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Kordula Schulz-Asche
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12,453
|
8.2
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Decrease 2.0
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15,057
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9.9
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Decrease 2.0
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Bettina Stark-Watzinger
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6,472
|
4.3
|
Decrease 7.9
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13,100
|
8.6
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Decrease 13.0
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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10,470
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6.9
|
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Fritz-Walter Hornung
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6,355
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4.2
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Decrease 0.8
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6,406
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4.2
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Decrease 1.5
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Frank Hubertus Schäfer
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3,729
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2.5
|
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2,773
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1.8
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Decrease 0.2
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,212
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0.8
|
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Nikolaus Bexha
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1,778
|
1.2
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Increase 0.1
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1,003
|
0.8
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Decrease 0.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
549
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
285
|
0.2
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Decrease 0.3
|
|
|
PRO
|
|
159
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0.1
|
|
|
|
Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
63
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0.0
|
|
|
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BüSo
|
|
53
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0.0
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Decrease 0.1
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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35
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0.0
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Steady 0.0
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| Informal votes
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4,078
|
|
|
3,226
|
|
|
| Total valid votes
|
151,067
|
|
|
151,919
|
|
|
| Turnout
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155,145
|
78.9
|
Decrease 0.8
|
|
|
|
Script error: No such module "political party". hold
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Majority
|
38,426
|
25.4
|
Increase 1.9
|
|
2009 election
| Federal election (2009): Main-Taunus[7]
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| 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.
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| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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±%
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Party votes
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%
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±%
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Green tickY Heinz Riesenhuber
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72,680
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47.5
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Decrease 3.5
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56,989
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37.1
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Decrease 2.9
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Nicole Ritter
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36,629
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24.0
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Decrease 7.9
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29,515
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19.2
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Decrease 8.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Bettina Stark-Watzinger
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18,588
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12.2
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Increase 6.8
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33,225
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21.7
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Increase 5.3
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn
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15,618
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10.2
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Increase 2.6
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18,258
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11.9
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Increase 1.9
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Fritz-Walter Hornung
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7,718
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5.0
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Increase 2.0
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8,699
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5.7
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Increase 2.1
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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3,157
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2.1
|
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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1,437
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0.9
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Increase 0.3
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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Thomas Gorr
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1,694
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1.1
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Decrease 0.1
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1,140
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0.7
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Steady 0.0
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
701
|
0.5
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Decrease 0.1
|
|
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BüSo
|
|
165
|
0.1
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Steady 0.0
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|
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Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
110
|
0.1
|
|
|
|
Script error: No such module "political party".
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|
30
|
0.0
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Steady 0.0
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| Informal votes
|
2,821
|
|
|
2,322
|
|
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| Total valid votes
|
152,927
|
|
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153,426
|
|
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| Turnout
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155,748
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79.7
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Decrease 3.6
|
|
|
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Script error: No such module "political party". hold
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Majority
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36,051
|
23.5
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Increase 4.2
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|
References
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