Waldshut (electoral district)

288 Waldshut
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Waldshut in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population249,500 (2019)
Electorate177,275 (2021)
Major settlementsWaldshut-Tiengen
Bad Säckingen
Wehr
Area1,861.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCDU
MemberFelix Schreiner
Elected2017, 2021

Waldshut 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 288. It is located in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Waldshut district and the eastern part of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district.[1]

Waldshut was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Felix Schreiner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

  1. ^ "Constituency Waldshut". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Waldshut". Federal Returning Officer.