# Ostallgäu (electoral district)

Ostallgäu 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 257. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Kaufbeuren, the Ostallgäu district, and southern parts of the Landkreis Augsburg district.
Ostallgäu was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Stephan Stracke of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

## Geography

Ostallgäu is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Kaufbeuren, the Ostallgäu district, and the municipality of Graben and Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Großaitingen, Langerringen, and Lechfeld from the Landkreis Augsburg district.

## History

Ostallgäu was created in 1949, then known as Kaufbeuren. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 45 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 240. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 242. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 243. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 258. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 257.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Kaufbeuren and the districts of Landkreis Kaufbeuren, Füssen, Marktoberdorf, and Schwabmünchen. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the independent cities of Kaufbeuren and Memmingen and the districts of Landkreis Kaufbeuren, Landkreis Memmingen, Mindelheim, and Marktoberdorf. In the 1976 through 1990 elections, it comprised the cities of Kaufbeuren and Memmingen and the districts of Ostallgäu and Unterallgäu. In 1994, several municipalities of Untergallgäu were transferred out of the constituency. It was reconfigured to its current borders ahead of the 2025 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1949 | 45 | Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren city Landkreis Kaufbeuren district Füssen district Marktoberdorf district Schwabmünchen district |
| 1953 | 240 | Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren city Landkreis Kaufbeuren district Füssen district Marktoberdorf district Schwabmünchen district |
| 1957 | 240 | Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren city Landkreis Kaufbeuren district Füssen district Marktoberdorf district Schwabmünchen district |
| 1961 | 240 | Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren city Landkreis Kaufbeuren district Füssen district Marktoberdorf district Schwabmünchen district |
| 1965 | 242 | Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Landkreis Kaufbeuren district Landkreis Memmingen district Mindelheim district Marktoberdorf district |
| 1969 | 242 | Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Landkreis Kaufbeuren district Landkreis Memmingen district Mindelheim district Marktoberdorf district |
| 1972 | 242 | Kaufbeuren | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Landkreis Kaufbeuren district Landkreis Memmingen district Mindelheim district Marktoberdorf district |
| 1976 | 243 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district |
| 1980 | 243 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district |
| 1983 | 243 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district |
| 1987 | 243 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district |
| 1990 | 243 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district |
| 1994 | 243 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 1998 | 243 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2002 | 258 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2005 | 258 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2009 | 257 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2013 | 257 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2017 | 257 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2021 | 257 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Memmingen city Ostallgäu district Unterallgäu district (excluding Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2025 | 257 | Ostallgäu | Kaufbeuren city Ostallgäu district Landkreis Augsburg district (only Graben municipality and Großaitingen, Langerringen, and Lechfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |

## Members

Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by Josef Spies [de] from 1949 to 1965, followed by Hans August Lücker [de] from 1965 to 1980. Kurt Rossmanith [de] was representative from 1980 to 2009, a total of eight consecutive terms. Stephan Stracke was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Josef Spies [de] | CSU | 31.3 |
| 1953 | Josef Spies [de] | CSU | 57.7 |
| 1957 | Josef Spies [de] | CSU | 62.6 |
| 1961 | Josef Spies [de] | CSU | 60.5 |
| 1965 | Hans August Lücker [de] | CSU | 64.0 |
| 1969 | Hans August Lücker [de] | CSU | 64.0 |
| 1972 | Hans August Lücker [de] | CSU | 65.7 |
| 1976 | Hans August Lücker [de] | CSU | 69.9 |
| 1980 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 68.6 |
| 1983 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 71.5 |
| 1987 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 66.8 |
| 1990 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 60.8 |
| 1994 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 60.2 |
| 1998 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 56.9 |
| 2002 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 64.9 |
| 2005 | Kurt Rossmanith [de] | CSU | 60.9 |
| 2009 | Stephan Stracke | CSU | 51.1 |
| 2013 | Stephan Stracke | CSU | 59.8 |
| 2017 | Stephan Stracke | CSU | 49.2 |
| 2021 | Stephan Stracke | CSU | 38.8 |
| 2025 | Stephan Stracke | CSU | 45.5 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Ostallgäu :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Stephan Stracke | Y Stephan Stracke | 61,893 | 45.5 | 5.3 | 54,701 | 40.1 | 7.7 |
| | AfD | Wolfgang Bernd Dröse | Wolfgang Bernd Dröse | 26,565 | 19.5 | 10.4 | 27,434 | 20.1 | 10.9 |
| | Greens | Maria Ingrid Wißmiller | Maria Ingrid Wißmiller | 14,112 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 13,673 | 10.0 | 2.6 |
| | SPD | Dr. Regina Michaela Renner | Dr. Regina Michaela Renner | 13,576 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 12,772 | 9.4 | 6.3 |
| | FW | Susen Knabner | Susen Knabner | 10,138 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 7,506 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
| | Left | Ralf Lehnhard | Ralf Lehnhard | 6,099 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 6,460 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| | FDP | Marcus Prost | Marcus Prost | 3,543 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5,211 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,278 | 3.1 | |
| | APT | | | | | | 1,010 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 779 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| | dieBasis | | | | | | 754 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 671 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 629 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | BP | | | | | | 278 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| | BD | | | | | | 145 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 95 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 937 | | | 448 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 135,926 | | | 136,415 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,863 | 85.0 | 4.9 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 35,328 | 26.0 | 0.5 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Ostallgäu :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Stephan Stracke | Y Stephan Stracke | 76,399 | 38.8 | 10.4 | 62,635 | 31.7 | 10.3 |
| | SPD | Regina Leenders | Regina Leenders | 24,288 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 30,914 | 15.6 | 3.5 |
| | Greens | Daniel Pflügl | Daniel Pflügl | 24,128 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 23,712 | 12.0 | 3.5 |
| | AfD | Christian Sedlmeir | Christian Sedlmeir | 20,021 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 19,779 | 10.0 | 3.3 |
| | FW | Mariana Braunmiller | Mariana Braunmiller | 17,819 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 17,985 | 9.1 | 6.4 |
| | FDP | Kai Fackler | Kai Fackler | 14,258 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 21,561 | 10.9 | 0.4 |
| | dieBasis | Florian Mayr | Florian Mayr | 7,303 | 3.7 | | 5,832 | 3.0 | |
| | Left | Susanne Ferschl | Susanne Ferschl | 6,667 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5,007 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,086 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | Alexander Abt | Alexander Abt | 3,120 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1,948 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| | PARTEI | Christian Armster | Christian Armster | 2,340 | 1.2 | | 1,416 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | BP | | | | | | 1,033 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 767 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 685 | 0.3 | |
| | Unabhängige | | | | | | 407 | 0.2 | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 347 | 0.2 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 334 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei3 | Christiana Hofer | Christiana Hofer | 782 | 0.4 | | 307 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 214 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 208 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 163 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 125 | 0.1 | |
| | The III. Path | | | | | | 100 | 0.1 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,542 | | | 1,024 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 197,125 | | | 197,643 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,667 | 79.3 | 1.9 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 52,111 | 26.5 | 10.0 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Ostallgäu :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Stephan Stracke | Y Stephan Stracke | 93,430 | 49.2 | 10.6 | 79,932 | 42.0 | 13.1 |
| | AfD | Christoph Maier | Christoph Maier | 24,018 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 25,384 | 13.3 | 8.5 |
| | SPD | Pascal André Lechler | Pascal André Lechler | 21,610 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 23,044 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Günter Claus Räder | Günter Claus Räder | 16,537 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 16,214 | 8.5 | 1.4 |
| | FDP | Jonas Flott | Jonas Flott | 10,627 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 19,898 | 10.5 | 5.8 |
| | Left | Susanne Ferschl | Susanne Ferschl | 10,153 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 10,387 | 5.5 | 2.3 |
| | FW | Susen Knabner | Susen Knabner | 6,445 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 5,112 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | Krimhilde Dornach | Krimhilde Dornach | 3,813 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2,789 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| | BP | Jürgen Eißner | Jürgen Eißner | 2,660 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2,123 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 949 | 0.5 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 629 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | Werner Fischer | Werner Fischer | 596 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 532 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| | DM | | | | | | 424 | 0.2 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 345 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 325 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 227 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 219 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,692 | | | 1,412 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 189,889 | | | 190,169 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 191,581 | 77.4 | 8.8 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 69,412 | 36.6 | 8.2 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Ostallgäu :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Stephan Stracke | Y Stephan Stracke | 99,333 | 59.8 | 8.7 | 91,664 | 55.1 | 8.7 |
| | SPD | Rolf Spitz | Rolf Spitz | 25,009 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 24,971 | 15.0 | 2.8 |
| | Greens | Elfriede Klein | Elfriede Klein | 10,039 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 11,785 | 7.1 | 2.2 |
| | AfD | Franz Knapp | Franz Knapp | 6,842 | 4.1 | | 7,991 | 4.8 | |
| | FW | Hermann Zelt | Hermann Zelt | 5,425 | 3.3 | | 4,537 | 2.7 | |
| | BP | Thomas Hilscher | Thomas Hilscher | 4,808 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2,913 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| | Left | Paul Meichelböck | Paul Meichelböck | 4,731 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5,270 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| | Pirates | Anton Betzler | Anton Betzler | 3,260 | 2.0 | | 2,904 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | Lucia Fischer | Lucia Fischer | 3,258 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2,593 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | René Müller | René Müller | 2,847 | 1.7 | 10.9 | 7,677 | 4.6 | 12.3 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 1,374 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,103 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Werner Fischer | Werner Fischer | 660 | 0.4 | | | | |
| | REP | | | | | | 587 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 382 | 0.2 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 199 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 176 | 0.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 114 | 0.1 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,456 | | | 1,328 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 166,212 | | | 166,340 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,668 | 68.6 | 1.7 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 74,324 | 44.8 | 7.4 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Ostallgäu :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Stephan Stracke | Stephan Stracke | 85,429 | 51.1 | 9.9 | 77,911 | 46.4 | 10.1 |
| | SPD | Rolf Spitz | Rolf Spitz | 22,859 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 20,544 | 12.2 | 6.6 |
| | FDP | Bernd Rösel | Bernd Rösel | 21,115 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 28,362 | 16.9 | 6.6 |
| | Greens | Tobias Specht | Tobias Specht | 15,030 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 15,668 | 9.3 | 2.7 |
| | Left | Paul Meichelböck | Paul Meichelböck | 8,822 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 9,369 | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,951 | 1.8 | |
| | BP | Peter Fendt | Peter Fendt | 5,367 | 3.2 | | 2,849 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| | ÖDP | Daniel Ansorge | Daniel Ansorge | 3,671 | 2.2 | | 2,728 | 1.6 | |
| | The Homeland | Kurt-Jürgen Blank | Kurt-Jürgen Blank | 2,814 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2,262 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,196 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Werner Fischer | Werner Fischer | 1,125 | 0.7 | | | | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,018 | 0.6 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 1,010 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 803 | 0.5 | |
| | Freie Union | Frank Alfred Stengel | Frank Alfred Stengel | 737 | 0.4 | | | | |
| | CM | | | | | | 397 | 0.2 | |
| | PBC | | | | | | 390 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 334 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Margitta Gisela Stephan | Margitta Gisela Stephan | 263 | 0.2 | | | | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 119 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 85 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,992 | | | 2,194 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 167,232 | | | 168,030 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,224 | 70.2 | 7.5 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 62,570 | 37.4 | 4.6 | | | |