Gießen (electoral district)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 172 Gießen | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
 Gießen in 2025 | |
| State | Hesse |
| Population | 293,600 (2019) |
| Electorate | 217,514 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Giessen Pohlheim Alsfeld |
| Area | 1,343.3 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CDU |
| Member | Frederik Bouffier |
| Elected | 2025 |
Gießen 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 172. It is located in central Hesse, comprising the Gießen district and the northwestern part of the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]
Gießen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Felix Döring of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Frederik Bouffier of the CDU.
Gießen is located in central Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Gießen district excluding the municipalities of Biebertal and Wettenberg, as well as the municipalities of Alsfeld, Antrifttal, Feldatal, Gemünden (Felda), Homberg (Ohm), Kirtorf, Mücke, and Romrod from the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]
History
Gießen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 8 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 133. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 131. In 2002 and 2005, it was number 175. In the 2009 election, it was number 174. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 173. From the 2025 election, it has been number 172.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Gießen and the districts of Landkreis Gießen and Alsfeld. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the entirety of Gießen district as well as the municipalities of Alsfeld, Antrifttal, Feldatal, Gemünden (Felda), Grebenau, Homberg (Ohm), Kirtorf, Mücke, Romrod, Schwalmtal from the Vogelbergskreis district. In the 2002 election, it acquired borders very similar to its current configuration, but including the municipalities of Grebenau, Schotten, and Schwalmtal from Vogelsbergkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2013 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 8 | Gießen |
|
| 1953 | 133 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | 130 |
| |
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 175 |
| |
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 174 | ||
| 2013 | 173 |
| |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | 172 |
