Erlangen (electoral district)

Erlangen 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 242. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Erlangen and the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt.[1]

242 Erlangen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Erlangen in 2017
StateBavaria
Population242,500 (2015)
Electorate180,730 (2017)
Major settlementsErlangen
Herzogenaurach
Höchstadt
Area641.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberStefan Müller
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Erlangen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Stefan Müller of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Erlangen is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Erlangen, the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Uehlfeld from the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim.[1]

History

Erlangen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 31 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 226. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 228. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 243. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 242.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Erlangen and the districts of Landkreis Erlangen, Fürth, Neustadt an der Aisch, and Scheinfeld. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the city of Erlangen and the districts of Landkreis Erlangen, Landkreis Nürnberg, Hersbruck, and Lauf an der Pegnitz. In the 1976 through 1987 elections, it comprised the city of Erlangen and the districts of Nürnberger Land and Erlangen-Höchstadt excluding the municipalities of Aurachtal and Herzogenaurach. In the 1990 through 2017 elections, it comprised the city of Erlangen and the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 31 Erlangen
  • Erlangen city
  • Landkreis Erlangen district
  • Fürth district
  • Neustadt an der Aisch district
  • Scheinfeld district
1953 226
1957
1961
1965 228
  • Erlangen city
  • Landkreis Erlangen district
  • Landkreis Nürnberg district
  • Hersbruck district
  • Lauf an der Pegnitz district
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 243
2005
2009 242
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but three Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Willibald Mücke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Werner Dollinger of the CSU won it in 1953, and served until 1965. Adalbert Hudak of the CSU then served one term. Dieter Haack of the SPD was elected in 1969 and was representative until 1976, when Klaus Hartmann won it for the CSU. He was succeeded in 1987 by Gerhard Friedrich. Stefan Müller was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Willibald Mücke SPD 26.8
1953 Werner Dollinger CSU 42.7
1957 55.5
1961 51.7
1965 Adalbert Hudak CSU 47.2
1969 Willibald Mücke SPD 45.5
1972 51.9
1976 Klaus Hartmann CSU 50.1
1980 47.7
1983 52.8
1987 Gerhard Friedrich CSU 47.5
1990 47.5
1994 48.9
1998 46.0
2002 Stefan Müller CSU 49.3
2005 47.4
2009 45.1
2013 48.5
2017 42.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Erlangen[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 Stefan Müller 62,767 42.7 5.9 52,414 35.6 6.1
SPD Martina Stamm-Fibich 30,965 21.0 5.3 25,578 17.4 7.0
Green Helmut Wening 16,179 11.0 2.1 19,862 13.5 2.0
AfD Paul Podolay 11,670 7.9 4.7 13,953 9.5 5.3
FDP Britta Dassler 8,713 5.9 3.7 14,973 10.2 4.6
Left Anton Salzbrunn 8,633 5.9 1.7 11,115 7.5 3.2
FW Christian Enz 4,229 2.9 0.2 3,235 2.2 0.5
ÖDP Florian Timo Reinhart 2,650 1.8 1,266 0.9 0.0
PARTEI   1,254 0.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,167 0.8 0.1
Pirates Jürgen Georg Purzner 1,354 0.9 1.5 678 0.5 2.0
NPD   361 0.2 0.4
DiB 302 0.2
BP   280 0.2 0.2
V-Partei³ 263 0.2
DM 216 0.1
BGE   212 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 142 0.1
MLPD   68 0.0 0.0
BüSo 17 0.0 0.0
DKP   16 0.0
Informal votes 888 676
Total Valid votes 147,160 147,372
Turnout 148,048 81.9 6.6
CSU hold Majority 31,802 21.7 0.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Erlangen[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 Y Stefan Müller 65,151 48.5 3.4 55,940 41.7 5.6
SPD Martina Stamm-Fibich 35,377 26.3 2.3 32,638 24.3 3.3
Green Ernst Rappold 11,980 8.9 2.3 15,395 11.5 1.9
Left Hans-Joachim Ehnes 5,611 4.2 2.0 5,840 4.4 2.2
AfD Siegfried Ermer 4,393 3.3 5,590 4.2
FW Axel Rogner 4,079 3.0 3,684 2.7
Pirates Andreas Waas 3,216 2.4 3,311 2.5 0.6
FDP Michael Székely 2,990 2.2 7.2 7,440 5.5 9.3
ÖDP   1,144 0.9 0.0
NPD Axel Michaelis 957 0.7 0.5 917 0.7 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   901 0.7 0.1
BP 569 0.4 507 0.4 0.1
REP   289 0.2 0.2
DIE FRAUEN 222 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 126 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 113 0.1
PRO 70 0.1
RRP 51 0.0 0.7
MLPD   45 0.0 0.0
BüSo 26 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 863 937
Total Valid votes 134,323 134,249
Turnout 135,186 75.3 1.3
CSU hold Majority 29,774 22.2 1.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Erlangen[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 Stefan Müller 60,685 45.1 2.3 48,552 36.0 5.4
SPD Martina Stamm-Fibich 32,269 24.0 15.5 28,248 21.0 10.9
Green Lutz Bräutigam 15,036 11.2 6.0 18,043 13.4 2.8
FDP Britta Dassler 12,736 9.5 5.9 20,048 14.9 5.4
Left Hans-Joachim Ehnes 8,275 6.2 3.9 8,821 6.5 3.2
Pirates   4,096 3.0
FAMILIE René Ohnemüller 1,946 1.4 1,095 0.8 0.3
ÖDP Manfred Reinhart 1,686 1.3 1,177 0.9
NPD Christine Rorich 1,596 1.2 0.1 1,362 1.0 0.1
RRP 994 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   794 0.6
REP   596 0.4 0.0
BP   308 0.2 0.0
Independent Inge Schramm 281 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 210 0.2
PBC 208 0.2 0.2
CM 70 0.1
DVU   50 0.0
MLPD   45 0.0 0.0
BüSo 37 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,335 1,091
Total Valid votes 134,510 134,754
Turnout 135,845 76.6 4.4
CSU hold Majority 28,416 21.1 13.2

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