Hanau 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 179. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the western part of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, including the city of Hanau.
Hanau was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Lennard Oehl of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it has been represented by Pascal Reddig of the CDU.
Geography Hanau is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district.
History Hanau was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 14 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 139. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 137. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 181. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 180. From the 2025 election, it has been number 179.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hanau and the districts of Landkreis Hanau and Gelnhausen. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Bad Orb, Biebergemünd, Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Flörsbachtal, Freigericht, Gelnhausen, Großkrotzenburg, Gründau, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Jossgrund, Langenselbold, Linsengericht, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, Schöneck, and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Hanau Hanau city Landkreis Hanau district Gelnhausen district 1953 139 1957 1961 1965 1969 1972 1976 1980 137 Main-Kinzig-Kreis district (only Bad Orb, Biebergemünd, Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Flörsbachtal, Freigericht, Gelnhausen, Großkrotzenburg, Gründau, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Jossgrund, Langenselbold, Linsengericht, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck municipalities and the Gutsbezirk Spessart area) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 181 2005 2009 180 2013 Main-Kinzig-Kreis district (only Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck municipalities) 2017 2021 2025 179
Members The constituency was first represented by Jakob Altmaier of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1965. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Gerhard Flämig, who served from 1965 to 1980. Bernd Reuter of the SPD then served a single term from 1980 to 1983. Richard Bayha of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983 and served until 1994, when he was succeeded by party fellow Manfred Kanther for a single term. Bernd Reuter won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term, followed by Sascha Raabe of the SPD for two terms. Peter Tauber of the CDU won it in 2009 and served a single term. Katja Leikert was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Lennard Oehl won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Jakob Altmaier SPD 31.9 1953 35.6 1957 43.5 1961 45.2 1965 Gerhard Flämig SPD 47.8 1969 51.6 1972 54.0 1976 47.2 1980 Bernd Reuter SPD 49.1 1983 Richard Bayha CDU 44.1 1987 45.9 1990 44.2 1994 Manfred Kanther CDU 46.9 1998 Bernd Reuter SPD 45.1 2002 Sascha Raabe SPD 47.3 2005 43.2 2009 Peter Tauber CDU 39.4 2013 Katja Leikert CDU 44.3 2017 35.3 2021 Lennard Oehl SPD 31.1 2025 Pascal Reddig CDU 32.0
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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