Fürth (electoral district)

Fürth 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 243. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Fürth and the districts of Landkreis Fürth and Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim.[1]

243 Fürth
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Fürth in 2017
StateBavaria
Population337,200 (2015)
Electorate255,491 (2017)
Major settlementsFürth
Zirndorf
Oberasbach
Area1,638.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCSU
MemberChristian Schmidt
Elected1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Fürth was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 1990, it has been represented by Christian Schmidt of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Fürth is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Fürth, the district of Landkreis Fürth, and the Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Uehlfeld.[1]

History

Fürth was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 229 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 244. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 243.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Fürth and the districts of Landkreis Fürth, Neustadt an der Aisch, and Scheinfeld. In the 1976 through 1987 elections, it comprised the city of Fürth and the districts of Landkreis Fürth and Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, as well as the municipalities of Aurachtal and Herzogenaurach from the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt. In the 1990 election, it lost the municipalities from the Erlangen-Höchstadt district. In the 2021 election, it lost the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Uehlfeld from the Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 229 Fürth
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 244
2005
2009 243
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Werner Dollinger of the CSU from 1965 to 1972, when it was won by Horst Haase of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for one term. Dollinger regained it in 1976 and served until 1990. Christian Schmidt has been representative since 1990.

Election Member Party %
1965 Werner Dollinger CSU 52.5
1969 48.6
1972 Horst Haase SPD 47.4
1976 Werner Dollinger CSU 52.1
1980 51.6
1983 58.0
1987 51.5
1990 Christian Schmidt CSU 47.9
1994 49.7
1998 46.9
2002 53.5
2005 49.0
2009 43.3
2013 49.2
2017 39.9

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Fürth[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 Christian Schmidt 78,559 39.9 9.3 69,472 35.2 7.6
SPD Carsten Träger[lower-alpha 1] 45,055 22.9 4.2 37,089 18.8 6.4
AfD Arno Treiber 20,968 10.6 7.5 23,033 11.7 7.2
Green Uwe Kekeritz 19,088 9.7 1.4 20,540 10.4 1.3
Left Niklas Haupt 13,311 6.8 2.5 15,442 7.8 2.8
FDP Franz Martin Fleischer 10,618 5.4 3.6 17,545 8.9 4.2
FW Elke Eder 8,619 4.4 2.2 5,169 2.6 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   2,110 1.1 0.3
PARTEI   1,750 0.9
ÖDP   1,258 0.6 0.1
Pirates   861 0.4 1.9
NPD   676 0.3 0.6
BP Fatimah Brendecke 809 0.4 630 0.3 0.1
DiB 369 0.2
V-Partei³ 363 0.2
DM 334 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 324 0.2
BGE   262 0.1
MLPD   50 0.0 0.0
DKP   46 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,715 1,398
Total Valid votes 197,027 197,344
Turnout 198,742 77.8 7.5
CSU hold Majority 33,504 17.0 5.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Fürth[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 Christian Schmidt 86,997 49.2 5.9 75,595 42.8 7.1
SPD Carsten Träger 47,936 27.1 2.0 44,485 25.2 3.9
Green Uwe Kekeritz 14,595 8.3 1.4 16,126 9.1 2.3
Left Anny Heike 7,524 4.3 3.5 8,816 5.0 3.3
AfD Werner Wolfgang Thiele 5,588 3.2 7,824 4.4
Pirates Hilmar Vogel 4,792 2.7 0.4 4,148 2.3 0.5
FW Joachim Fulde 3,924 2.2 4,335 2.5
FDP Franz Martin Fleischer 3,239 1.8 6.8 8,251 4.7 9.4
NPD Richard Vahlber 2,246 1.3 0.7 1,739 1.0 0.5
ÖDP   1,374 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,338 0.8 0.0
REP   887 0.5 0.2
BP   772 0.4 0.2
DIE FRAUEN 305 0.2
Party of Reason 217 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 185 0.1 0.1
PRO 132 0.1
RRP 78 0.0 0.9
MLPD   70 0.0 0.0
BüSo 30 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,370 1,504
Total Valid votes 176,841 176,707
Turnout 178,211 70.3 1.8
CSU hold Majority 39,061 22.1 3.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Fürth[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 Christian Schmidt 76,897 43.3 5.7 63,392 35.6 6.6
SPD Marlene Rupprecht 44,505 25.1 9.5 37,820 21.3 10.9
Green Uwe Kekeritz 17,109 9.6 4.1 20,314 11.4 3.4
FDP Agnes Meier 15,361 8.7 4.5 24,978 14.0 5.4
Left Anny Heike 13,798 7.8 3.6 14,667 8.2 4.1
Pirates Alexander Wunschik 4,166 2.3 5,035 2.8
NPD Richard Vahlberg 3,551 2.0 0.4 2,714 1.5 0.3
Freie Union Bastian Saffer 2,042 1.2
ÖDP   1,610 0.9
RRP 1,604 0.9
FAMILIE 1,512 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,355 0.8
REP   1,251 0.7 0.2
BP   492 0.3 0.1
PBC 393 0.2 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 364 0.2
CM 142 0.1
DVU   136 0.1
BüSo 66 0.0 0.0
MLPD   66 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,512 2,030
Total Valid votes 177,429 177,911
Turnout 179,941 72.1 5.5
CSU hold Majority 32,392 18.2 3.8

Notes
  1. Träger entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the death of Ewald Schurer in December 2017.

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