Straubing
The urban centre on the Danube, with about 49,000 inhabitants.
IV · 03 Story — Straubing Constituency
Wahlkreis 230 · Straubing
One of 299 Bundestag constituencies. It combines the city of Straubing with two largely rural districts, and has elected Alois Rainer directly four times.
Area · 2025 election
Three parts, one seat
Straubing-Bogen
37 municipalities around Straubing, including Haibach, with about 103,000 inhabitants.
Regen
In the Bavarian Forest, bordering the Czech Republic.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, constituency 230 Straubing (2025). Until the 2021 election the constituency was numbered 231. Population figures rounded.
Official results
First votes for Alois Rainer
In German federal elections each voter casts a first vote (Erststimme) for a constituency candidate and a second vote (Zweitstimme) for a party list. The candidate with the most first votes wins the seat.
| Election | Constituency | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | WK 231 | 67,579 | 61.2 % |
| 2017 | WK 231 | 60,976 | 47.6 % |
| 2021 | WK 231 | 58,487 | 44.3 % |
| 2025 | WK 230 | 65,291 | 46.3 % |
Source: Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiterin), official final results: 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025. Turnout in 2025: 82.0 %.
Representation
What a constituency MP does
Represent the region in Berlin
Raise local concerns with ministries, for example on federal roads, rail links or funding programmes, and take part in the legislative process.
Be present at home
Constituency offices, consultation hours, visits to businesses, schools, clubs and municipalities in non-sitting weeks.
Explain federal decisions
Translate decisions made in Berlin, from tax law to agricultural rules, for the people and businesses they affect.
Combine roles
As a minister, Rainer also remains the elected member for Straubing and continues to sit on the Straubing-Bogen district council, a link between the local and federal levels.