Altötting (electoral district)

Federal electoral district of Germany

211 Altötting

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Altötting in 2025

State| Bavaria
Population| 227,400 (2019)
Electorate| 168,656 (2021)
Major settlements| Waldkraiburg
Mühldorf
Burghausen
Area| 1,374.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1949
Party| CSU
Member| Stephan Mayer
Elected| 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Altötting 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 211. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Altötting and Mühldorf.[1]

Altötting was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Stephan Mayer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

## Geography

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Altötting is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Altötting and Mühldorf.[1]

## History

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Altötting was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 196. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 200. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 199. In the 2002 election, it was number 215. In the 2005 election, it was number 214. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 213. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 212. From the 2025 election, it has been number 211.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Altötting, Mühldorf, and Wasserburg am Inn. In the 1976 election, it comprised the districts of Altötting, Mühldorf, and Erding. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it comprised the districts of Altötting, Mühldorf, and Ebersberg. In the 1998 and 2002 elections, it comprised the districts of Altötting (excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Kirchweidach), Mühldorf, and Ebersberg. It acquired its current borders in the 2005 election.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1949 | 1 | Altötting  |

* Altötting district
* Mühldorf district
* Wasserburg am Inn district

1953 | 196
1957
1961
1965 | 200
1969
1972
1976 |

* Altötting district
* Mühldorf district
* Erding district

1980 | 199  |

* Altötting district
* Mühldorf district
* Ebersberg district

1983
1987
1990
1994
1998 |

* Altötting district (excluding Kirchweidach Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
* Mühldorf district
* Ebersberg district

2002 | 215
2005 | 214  |

* Altötting district
* Mühldorf district

2009 | 213
2013
2017 | 212
2021
2025 | 211

## Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Georg Mayerhofer of the Bavaria Party (BP) from 1949 to 1953. Josef Bauer of the CSU was elected in 1953 and served until 1969. Valentin Dasch then served a single term. Karl-Heinz Spilker was representative from 1972 to 1994, followed by Josef Hollerith from 1994 to 2002. Stephan Mayer was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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|
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| 1949 | Georg Mayerhofer | BP | 33.5
| 1953 | Josef Bauer | CSU | 45.8
1957 | 62.1
1961 | 64.4
1965 | 69.4
| 1969 | Valentin Dasch | CSU | 65.6
| 1972 | Karl-Heinz Spilker | CSU | 65.9
1976 | 70.2
1980 | 64.5
1983 | 67.2
1987 | 62.3
1990 | 56.8
| 1994 | Josef Hollerith | CSU | 60.5
1998 | 58.2
| 2002 | Stephan Mayer | CSU | 65.7
2005 | 64.7
2009 | 60.7
2013 | 65.8
2017 | 54.5
2021 | 43.3

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Altötting[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  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Stephan Mayer | 55,693  | 43.3  |  11.2  | 44,060  | 34.2  |  9.8
| SPD | Annette Heidrich  | 14,620  | 11.4  |  1.0  | 18,309  | 14.2  |  1.9
| AfD | Klaus Lang  | 14,220  | 11.1  |  2.1  | 13,940  | 10.8  |  3.7
| FW | Ilse Ertl  | 13,049  | 10.1  |  | 14,857  | 11.5  |  9.0
| Greens | Christoph Arz  | 11,145  | 8.7  |  2.6  | 12,248  | 9.5  |  2.7
| FDP | Sandra Bubendorfer-Licht | 9,245  | 7.2  |  1.6  | 13,298  | 10.3  |  1.4
| dieBasis | Edgar Siemund  | 3,509  | 2.7  |  | 3,003  | 2.3  |
| Left | Sebastian Misselhorn  | 3,155  | 2.5  |  2.4  | 2,769  | 2.1  |  3.1
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 1,395  | 1.1  |  0.2
| ÖDP | Bernhard Suttner  | 2,509  | 2.0  |  0.9  | 1,302  | 1.0  |  0.3
| BP | Simon Wahl  | 1,416  | 1.1  |  | 881  | 0.7  |  0.7
| PARTEI |  | 872  | 0.7  |  0.0
| Pirates |  | 389  | 0.3  |  0.0
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 334  | 0.3  |
| Unabhängige  |  | 222  | 0.2  |
| Volt |  | 196  | 0.2  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 165  | 0.1  |  0.0
| NPD |  | 103  | 0.1  |  0.2
| V-Partei3 |  | 106  | 0.1  |  0.1
| Humanists |  | 94  | 0.1  |
| Bündnis C |  | 55  | 0.0  |
| du. |  | 53  | 0.0  |
| The III. Path |  | 50  | 0.0  |
| LKR |  | 24  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 19  | 0.0  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 15  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 880  |  |  | 681  |  |
Total valid votes | 128,561  |  |  | 128,760  |  |
Turnout | 129,441  | 76.7  |  1.4  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 41,073  | 31.9  |  9.5  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Altötting[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  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Stephan Mayer | 68,435  | 54.5  |  11.3  | 55,417  | 44.0  |  14.6
| AfD | Oliver Multusch  | 16,486  | 13.1  |  9.8  | 18,330  | 14.6  |  10.5
| SPD | Annette Heidrich  | 15,479  | 12.3  |  2.0  | 15,511  | 12.3  |  2.8
| Greens | Peter Uldahl  | 7,584  | 6.0  |  0.6  | 8,608  | 6.8  |  1.1
| FDP | Sandra Bubendorfer-Licht[a] | 7,070  | 5.6  |  3.6  | 11,209  | 8.9  |  5.0
| Left | Erich Utz  | 6,060  | 4.8  |  2.3  | 6,659  | 5.3  |  2.4
| FW |  | 3,172  | 2.5  |  0.1
| BP |  | 1,718  | 1.4  |  0.0
| ÖDP | Elisabeth Sieber  | 3,637  | 2.9  |  | 1,685  | 1.3  |  0.1
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 1,078  | 0.9  |  0.2
| PARTEI |  | 814  | 0.6  |
| Pirates |  | 422  | 0.3  |  1.4
| NPD |  | 295  | 0.2  |  0.4
| DM  |  | 216  | 0.2  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 185  | 0.1  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 176  | 0.1  |
| BüSo | Franz Maier  | 787  | 0.6  |  0.3  | 136  | 0.1  |  0.0
| BGE |  | 130  | 0.1  |
| DiB |  | 127  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 13  | 0.0  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 9  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,248  |  |  | 876  |  |
Total valid votes | 125,538  |  |  | 125,910  |  |
Turnout | 126,786  | 75.4  |  8.5  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 51,949  | 41.4  |  10.0  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Altötting[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  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Stephan Mayer | 72,915  | 65.8  |  5.0  | 64,998  | 58.6  |  6.8
| SPD | Annette Heidrich  | 15,921  | 14.4  |  0.7  | 16,797  | 15.2  |  1.8
| Greens | Sofie Voit  | 6,030  | 5.4  |  2.2  | 6,394  | 5.8  |  2.3
| FW | Andreas Altmann  | 3,841  | 3.5  |  | 2,884  | 2.6  |
| AfD | Lorenz Kreft  | 3,669  | 3.3  |  | 4,496  | 4.1  |
| Left | Alexander Lebedew  | 2,832  | 2.6  |  2.3  | 3,241  | 2.9  |  2.1
| Pirates | Frank Zimmermann  | 2,318  | 2.1  |  | 1,902  | 1.7  |  0.0
| FDP | Ullrich Kastner  | 2,293  | 2.1  |  6.5  | 4,365  | 3.9  |  8.6
| REP |  | 541  | 1.5  |  0.5
| BP |  | 1,485  | 1.3  |  0.2
| ÖDP |  | 1,349  | 1.2  |  0.1
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 759  | 0.7  |  0.1
| NPD |  | 702  | 0.6  |  0.6
| DIE VIOLETTEN |  | 654  | 0.6  |  | 350  | 0.3  |  0.1
| DIE FRAUEN |  | 213  | 0.2  |
| Party of Reason |  | 136  | 0.1  |
| BüSo |  | 388  | 0.3  |  0.9  | 116  | 0.1  |  0.2
| PRO |  | 79  | 0.1  |
| RRP  |  | 39  | 0.0  |  0.6
| MLPD |  | 15  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 985  |  |  | 985  |  |
Total valid votes | 110,861  |  |  | 110,861  |  |
Turnout | 111,846  | 66.9  |  0.6  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 56,994  | 51.4  |  5.8  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Altötting[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  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Stephan Mayer | 67,284  | 60.7  |  4.0  | 57,712  | 51.9  |  6.4
| SPD | Werner Groß  | 16,724  | 15.1  |  5.3  | 14,831  | 13.3  |  6.8
| FDP | Raffaela Bubendorfer  | 9,508  | 8.6  |  4.1  | 13,992  | 12.6  |  4.1
| Greens | Peter Uldahl  | 8,477  | 7.7  |  2.4  | 8,923  | 8.0  |  2.4
| Left | Christian Peiker  | 5,362  | 4.8  |  2.4  | 5,641  | 5.1  |  2.4
| Pirates |  | 1,896  | 1.7  |
| ÖDP |  | 1,517  | 1.4  |
| NPD | Markus Fridgen  | 2,045  | 1.8  |  0.0  | 1,347  | 1.2  |  0.1
| BP |  | 1,297  | 1.2  |  0.4
| REP |  | 1,086  | 1.0  |  0.3
| FAMILIE |  | 789  | 0.7  |  0.1
| RRP  |  | 720  | 0.6  |
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 650  | 0.6  |
| BüSo | Franz Maier  | 1,369  | 1.2  |  0.4  | 309  | 0.3  |  0.1
| DIE VIOLETTEN |  | 251  | 0.2  |
| CM |  | 143  | 0.1  |
| PBC  |  | 99  | 0.1  |  0.0
| DVU |  | 63  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 20  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,738  |  |  | 1,221  |  |
Total valid votes | 110,769  |  |  | 111,286  |  |
Turnout | 112,507  | 67.5  |  7.7  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 50,560  | 45.6  |  1.3  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Bubendorfer-Licht entered the Bundestag on the FDP list after the resignation of Jimmy Schulz in December 2019.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Altötting". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Altötting". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Altötting
4. ^ Results for Altötting
5. ^ Results for Altötting
6. ^ Results for Altötting

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