Lahr (electoral district)

The constituency includes the municipalities of Ettenheim, Fischerbach, Friesenheim, Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn), Haslach im Kinzigtal, Hausach, Hofstetten, Hornberg, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Mühlenbach, Oberwolfach, Ringsheim, Rust (Baden), Schuttertal, Schwanau, Seelbach, Steinach, and Wolfach, within the district of Ortenaukreis.^[2]

There were 112,805 eligible voters in 2026.

Both prior to and since the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the winner of the plurality of the vote (first-past-the-post) in every constituency won the first mandate.

Prior to the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the seats in the state parliament were allocated proportionately amongst parties which received more than 5% of valid votes across the state. The seats that were won proportionally for parties that did not win as many first mandates as seats they were entitled to, were allocated to their candidates which received the highest proportion of the vote in their respective constituencies. This meant that following some elections, a constituency would have one or more members elected under a second mandate.

Prior to 2011, these second mandates were allocated to the party candidates who got the greatest number of votes, whilst from 2011-2021, these were allocated according to percentage share of the vote.

Prior to 1988, this constituency did not elect any members on a second mandate.