Odenwald – Tauber 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 276. It is located in northern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the districts of Main-Tauber-Kreis and Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.
Odenwald – Tauber was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Odenwald – Tauber is located in northern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Main-Tauber-Kreis and Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.
History Odenwald – Tauber was created in 1949, then known as Tauberbischofsheim. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 8 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 182. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 185. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 181. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 277. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 276.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Tauberbischofsheim and Buchen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Tauberbischofsheim, Buchen, and Mosbach. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Tauberbischofsheim Tauberbischofsheim district Buchen district 1953 182 1957 1961 1965 185 Tauberbischofsheim district Buchen district Mosbach district 1969 1972 1976 1980 181 Odenwald – Tauber Main-Tauber-Kreis district Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 277 2005 2009 276 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Oskar Wacker from 1949 to 1957, followed by August Berberich from 1957 to 1969. Karl Miltner was representative from 1969 to 1990. Siegfried Hornung then served from 1990 to 2002. He was succeeded by Kurt Segner from 2002 to 2009. Alois Gerig was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He was succeeded by Nina Warken in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Oskar Wacker CDU 48.9 1953 63.4 1957 August Berberich CDU 71.4 1961 67.1 1965 65.6 1969 Karl Miltner CDU 60.7 1972 61.5 1976 63.5 1980 60.8 1983 65.6 1987 60.1 1990 Siegfried Hornung CDU 58.0 1994 54.8 1998 49.9 2002 Kurt Segner CDU 53.3 2005 53.9 2009 Alois Gerig CDU 50.3 2013 59.1 2017 46.9 2021 Nina Warken CDU 35.8 2025 42.8
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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