Emmendingen – Lahr 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 283. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Emmendingen district and the southern part of the Ortenaukreis district.
Emmendingen – Lahr was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Yannick Bury of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Emmendingen – Lahr is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Emmendingen district and the municipalities of Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, and Steinach from the Ortenaukreis district.
History Emmendingen – Lahr was created in 1949, then known as Emmendingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Emmendingen – Wolfach. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Baden constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 187. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 191. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 187. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 284. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 283.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Emmendingen, Wolfach, and Villingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Emmendingen and Wolfach districts. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but including the municipalities of Gutach, Hausach, Hornberg, Oberwolfach, and Wolfach. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Emmendingen Emmendingen district Wolfach district Villingen district 1953 187 1957 1961 1965 191 Emmendingen – Wolfach Emmendingen district Wolfach district 1969 1972 1976 1980 187 Emmendingen – Lahr Emmendingen district Ortenaukreis district (only Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, Steinach, Gutach, Hausach, Hornberg, Oberwolfach, and Wolfach municipalities) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 284 Emmendingen district Ortenaukreis district (only Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hofstetten, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, and Steinach municipalities) 2005 2009 283 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held continuously by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Höfler from 1949 to 1965, followed by Albert Burger from 1965 to 1983. Rainer Haungs was representative from 1983 to 1998. Peter Weiß was elected in 1998 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Yannick Bury.
Election Member Party % 1949 Heinrich Höfler CDU 52.8 1953 60.9 1957 58.4 1961 49.5 1965 Albert Burger CDU 54.8 1969 56.0 1972 55.9 1976 56.9 1980 51.2 1983 Rainer Haungs CDU 56.1 1987 49.4 1990 50.8 1994 48.0 1998 Peter Weiß CDU 41.8 2002 45.5 2005 44.9 2009 42.1 2013 52.3 2017 37.6 2021 Yannick Bury CDU 27.8 2025 37.0
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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