| 174 Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten | |
| Constituency Type: | electoral district |
| Constituency Link: | Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten |
| Parl Name: | Bundestag |
| Region Label: | State |
| Region: | Hesse |
| Population: | 233,900 (2019) |
| Electorate: | 178,307 (2021) |
| Towns: | Gelnhausen Büdingen Schlüchtern |
| Area: | 1,539.5 km2 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Party: | SPD |
| Local Council Label: | Member |
| Local Council: | Bettina Müller |
| Blank1 Name: | Elected |
| Blank1 Info: | 2021 |
Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten 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 174. It is located in eastern Hesse, comprising eastern and central parts of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, the eastern part of Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from Vogelsbergkreis.[1]
Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created for the 2013 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Bettina Müller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]
Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten is located in eastern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Bruchköbel, Erlensee, Großkrotzenburg, Hammersbach, Hanau, Hasselroth, Langenselbold, Maintal, Neuberg, Nidderau, Niederdorfelden, Rodenbach, Ronneburg, and Schöneck, as well as the municipalities of Altenstadt, Büdingen, Gedern, Glauburg, Hirzenhain, Kefenrod, Limeshain, and Ortenberg from the Wetteraukreis district, and the municipality of Schotten from the Vogelsbergkreis district.[1]
The 2013 federal redistribution saw Hesse allocated an additional constituency. Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten was created from parts of the constituencies of Gießen, Fulda, Wetterau, and Hanau. Until 2025, it was constituency number 175. Its borders have not changed since its creation.
The constituency was first represented by Peter Tauber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2013 to 2021. It was won by Bettina Müller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Peter Tauber | CDU | 48.8 | |||
| 2017 | 36.4 | |||||
| bgcolor= | 2021 | Bettina Müller | SPD | 30.5 | ||