Constituency 169 Schwalm-Eder: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 169 Schwalm-Eder went to CDU with 30.1% of the first votes, 1.8 points ahead of SPD (28.3%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 27.4%
- Biggest move since 2021SPD −13.6 · AfD +13.0
- Turnout84.2% · 2021: 76.1%
- Voters153,589 of 182,420 eligible voters
- StateHesse
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- CDU27.4%+5.9
- AfD23.8%+13.0
- SPD22.4%-13.6
- Grüne7.8%-2.3
- Linke5.7%+2.5
- BSW4.3%
- FDP4.1%-7.0
- Freie Wähler2.0%-0.5
- Tierschutzpartei1.5%+0.1
- Others1.1%-0.1
Change compared with the 2021 federal election.
First votes and constituency seat
Since the 2025 electoral reform, the candidate with the most first votes only takes the seat if it is covered by their party's second-vote result in the state.
| Party | Votes | 2025 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDUConstituency seat | 45,647 | 30.1% | 24.0% | +6.1 |
| SPD | 42,943 | 28.3% | 39.3% | -11.0 |
| AfD | 36,357 | 24.0% | 10.3% | +13.7 |
| Grüne | 8,705 | 5.7% | 8.9% | -3.2 |
| Linke | 7,974 | 5.3% | 2.7% | +2.6 |
| Freie Wähler | 5,763 | 3.8% | 3.0% | +0.8 |
| FDP | 4,329 | 2.9% | 8.8% | -5.9 |
Where constituency 169 lies in Hesse
Constituency 169 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 37 municipalities in constituency 169
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis.
- Frankenberg (Eder), Philipp-Soldan-StadtCDU 29.5%
- Schwalmstadt, KonfirmationsstadtAfD 25.9%
- Fritzlar, Dom- und KaiserstadtCDU 32.0%
- MelsungenSPD 26.0%
- Homberg (Efze), ReformationsstadtAfD 27.3%
- Borken (Hessen)AfD 26.6%
- FelsbergSPD 26.7%
- GudensbergCDU 27.0%
- EdermündeSPD 27.6%
- Frielendorf, MarktfleckenAfD 28.5%
- WabernCDU 25.3%
- Allendorf (Eder)CDU 30.9%
- NeukirchenCDU 29.0%
- NiedensteinCDU 25.3%
- GuxhagenSPD 27.1%
- Vöhl, NationalparkgemeindeCDU 29.4%
- Spangenberg, LiebenbachstadtCDU 26.0%
- Battenberg (Eder)CDU 31.9%
- WillingshausenCDU 28.4%
- BurgwaldCDU 33.5%
- KnüllwaldAfD 27.2%
- MalsfeldSPD 26.7%
- Bad ZwestenCDU 25.1%
- Gemünden (Wohra)CDU 30.5%
- Haina (Kloster)CDU 29.6%
- MorschenSPD 24.2%
- KörleCDU 26.6%
- NeuentalCDU 28.0%
- SchrecksbachCDU 30.3%
- OberaulaCDU 30.3%
- Frankenau, NationalparkstadtCDU 28.0%
- GilserbergCDU 27.1%
- Hatzfeld (Eder)CDU 30.4%
- JesbergSPD 26.8%
- OttrauCDU 30.5%
- RosenthalCDU 34.3%
The 36 largest of 37 municipalities; all of them via the district pages.
Neighbours and context
Source: Federal Returning Officer, results by constituency, federal election of 23 February 2025, final (as of 14 March 2025), Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0.. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.