Aschaffenburg (electoral district)

Aschaffenburg 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 247. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Aschaffenburg and the district of Landkreis Aschaffenburg.[1]

247 Aschaffenburg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Aschaffenburg in 2017
StateBavaria
Population242,700 (2015)
Electorate183,362 (2017)
Major settlementsAschaffenburg
Alzenau
Area761.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberAndrea Lindholz
Elected2013, 2017

Aschaffenburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Andrea Lindholz of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Aschaffenburg is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Aschaffenburg and the district of Landkreis Aschaffenburg.[1]

History

Aschaffenburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 36 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 231. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 233. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 248. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 247.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Aschaffenburg and the districts of Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Obernburg, and Alzenau. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the district of Alzenau. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 36 Aschaffenburg
1953 231
1957
1961
1965 233
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 248
2005
2009 247
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Hugo Karpf from 1949 to 1957, followed by Karl-Heinz Vogt from 1957 to 1969. Paul Gerlach was representative from 1969 to 1987. Norbert Geis then served from 1987 to 2013, a total of seven consecutive terms. Andrea Lindholz was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Hugo Karpf CSU 46.8
1953 54.8
1957 Karl-Heinz Vogt CSU 58.9
1961 55.0
1965 56.4
1969 Paul Gerlach CSU 55.9
1972 54.7
1976 57.9
1980 56.7
1983 61.9
1987 Norbert Geis CSU 59.0
1990 55.3
1994 53.3
1998 51.4
2002 54.9
2005 52.4
2009 42.8
2013 Andrea Lindholz CSU 52.4
2017 48.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Aschaffenburg[3]
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.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Y Andrea Lindholz 68,708 48.1 4.4 55,009 38.4 9.4
SPD Alexander Spatz 23,660 16.6 8.5 25,198 17.6 4.4
AfD Andreas Kropp 14,985 10.5 16,642 11.6 7.5
Green Niklas Wagener 13,144 9.2 1.2 13,432 9.4 0.8
FDP Karsten Klein 11,381 8.0 4.7 15,610 10.9 5.5
Left Georg Liebl 6,833 4.8 2.0 8,699 6.1 2.4
FW   2,423 1.7 0.6
PARTEI   1,235 0.9
ÖDP Arno Schmitt 2,798 2.0 0.8 1,096 0.8 0.2
Independent Tim Leder 566 0.4
Independent Ralf Lembach 471 0.3
NPD   470 0.3 0.9
Pirates   464 0.3 1.6
BP   404 0.3 0.2
V-Partei³ 324 0.2
DM 306 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 238 0.2
BGE   202 0.1
DiB 201 0.1
MLPD Bendrick Arnold 344 0.2 105 0.1 0.0
DKP   25 0.0
BüSo 20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,048 1,508
Total Valid votes 142,890 143,430
Turnout 144,938 79.0 7.7
CSU hold Majority 45,048 31.5 4.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Aschaffenburg[4]
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.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Andrea Lindholz 67,591 52.4 9.7 61,741 47.7 7.6
SPD Andreas Parr 32,308 25.1 6.0 28,408 22.0 4.5
Green Stefan Wagener 10,284 8.0 9.2 11,135 8.6 2.7
FDP Helmut Kaltenhauser 4,199 3.3 8.2 7,003 5.4 10.3
AfD   5,263 4.1
Left Ibrahim Veziroglu 3,641 2.8 3.3 4,691 3.6 3.0
FW Helmut Rehm 3,373 2.6 2,902 2.2
Pirates Lars Zillger 3,314 2.6 2,545 2.0 0.2
NPD Volker Cigelski 2,173 1.7 0.4 1,550 1.2 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,098 0.8 0.2
ÖDP Rudolf Lang 1,551 1.2 0.2 791 0.6 0.1
REP   739 0.6 0.8
BP   563 0.4 0.2
Independent 466 0.4
DIE FRAUEN 263 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 190 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 166 0.1
PRO 156 0.1
MLPD   75 0.1 0.0
RRP 52 0.0 0.8
BüSo 15 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,410 1,964
Total Valid votes 128,900 129,346
Turnout 131,310 71.3 2.1
CSU hold Majority 35,283 27.3 3.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Aschaffenburg[5]
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.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Y Norbert Geis 56,491 42.7 9.7 53,201 40.1 6.9
SPD Andreas Parr 25,143 19.0 7.4 23,235 17.5 9.2
Green Christine Scheel 22,717 17.2 5.8 15,071 11.4 3.6
FDP Helmut Kaltenhauser 15,185 11.5 6.6 20,868 15.7 5.2
Left Reinhold Rückert 8,072 6.1 3.1 8,828 6.7 3.2
Pirates   2,828 2.1
NPD Udo Sieghart 2,716 2.1 0.2 1,750 1.3 0.2
REP   1,791 1.3 0.2
RRP 1,180 0.9
FAMILIE 1,089 0.8 0.1
ÖDP Rudolf Lang 1,841 1.4 979 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   917 0.7
BP   329 0.2 0.0
DIE VIOLETTEN 246 0.2
CM 120 0.1
PBC 99 0.1 0.1
MLPD   67 0.1 0.1
DVU   60 0.0
BüSo 50 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,840 2,297
Total Valid votes 132,165 132,708
Turnout 135,005 73.4 5.8
CSU hold Majority 31,348 23.7 2.3

References
  1. "Constituency Aschaffenburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Aschaffenburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Aschaffenburg
  4. Results for Aschaffenburg
  5. Results for Aschaffenburg
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