Kulmbach (electoral district)

Kulmbach 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 240. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the Kulmbach district, the Lichtenfels district, and the northern part of the Bamberg district.[1]

240 Kulmbach
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Kulmbach in 2017
StateBavaria
Population210,500 (2015)
Electorate170,897 (2017)
Major settlementsKulmbach
Lichtenfels
Bad Staffelstein
Area1,733.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberEmmi Zeulner
Elected2013, 2017

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

Geography

Kulmbach is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Kulmbach and Lichtenfels as well as the municipalities of Bischberg, Breitengüßbach, Gundelsheim, Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Kemmern, Litzendorf, Memmelsdorf, Oberhaid, Rattelsdorf, Scheßlitz, Viereth-Trunstadt, and Zapfendorf and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Baunach and Steinfeld from the Bamberg district.[1]

History

Kulmbach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 29 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 224. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 226. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 241. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 240.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Kulmbach and the districts of Landkreis Kulmbach, Lichtenfels, Naila, and Stadtsteinach. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the independent cities of Kulmbach and Forchheim and the districts of Landkreis Kulmbach, Landkreis Forchheim, Lichtenfels, Stadtsteinach, and Ebermannstadt. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the districts of Kulmbach and Lichtenfels as well as the municipalities of Baunach, Scheßlitz, Gerach, Heiligenstadt, Königsfeld, Lauter, Rattelsdorf, Reckendorf, Stadelhofen, Wattendorf, and Zapfendorf from the Bamberg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 29 Kulmbach
  • Kulmbach city
  • Landkreis Kulmbach district
  • Lichtenfels district
  • Naila district
  • Stadtsteinach district
1953 224
1957
1961
1965 226
  • Kulmbach city
  • Forchheim city
  • Landkreis Kulmbach district
  • Landkreis Forchheim district
  • Lichtenfels district
  • Stadtsteinach district
  • Ebermannstadt district
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 241
2005
2009 240
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 Friedrich Schönauer of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 until his death in 1950. Johannes Semler of the CSU won the resulting by-election. He was succeeded by Max Spörl in the 1953 federal election, followed by Gustav Sühler in 1957, and Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg in 1961. Lorenz Niegel was then representative from 1969 to 1990. Bernd Protzner served from 1990 to 2002, followed by Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg from 2002 to 2013. Emmi Zeulner was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Friedrich Schönauer SPD 27.6
1950 Johannes Semler CSU 38.7
1953 Max Spörl CSU 51.7
1957 Gustav Sühler CSU 53.0
1961 Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg CSU 48.8
1965 59.0
1969 Lorenz Niegel CSU 55.0
1972 56.3
1976 60.8
1980 60.4
1983 65.2
1987 59.2
1990 Bernd Protzner CSU 56.5
1994 53.3
1998 49.7
2002 Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg CSU 63.0
2005 60.0
2009 68.1
2013 Emmi Zeulner CSU 56.9
2017 55.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Kulmbach[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 Emmi Zeulner 74,105 55.4 1.5 58,112 43.4 8.9
SPD Thomas Bauske 21,494 16.1 6.7 23,675 17.7 3.8
AfD Georg Hock 15,497 11.6 8.4 17,997 13.4 9.5
Green Markus Tutsch 5,880 4.4 0.4 7,966 5.9 0.7
FDP Stefan Wolf 5,381 4.0 2.4 10,335 7.7 4.0
Left Oswald Greim 5,057 3.8 0.8 6,431 4.8 1.2
FW Klaus Purucker 4,199 3.1 0.2 3,560 2.7 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,203 0.9 0.2
PARTEI   1,006 0.8
ÖDP Thomas Müller 2,064 1.5 0.4 932 0.7 0.0
NPD   742 0.6 1.1
BP   514 0.4 0.2
Pirates   421 0.3 1.6
DM 247 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 199 0.1
V-Partei³ 191 0.1
DiB 153 0.1
BGE   150 0.1
MLPD   51 0.0 0.0
DKP   17 0.0
BüSo 10 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,395 1,160
Total Valid votes 133,677 133,912
Turnout 135,072 79.0 8.1
CSU hold Majority 52,611 39.3 5.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Kulmbach[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 Emmi Zeulner 68,903 56.9 11.2 63,378 52.3 2.9
SPD Simon Moritz 27,587 22.8 8.1 26,030 21.5 4.3
Green Valentin Motschmann 4,845 4.0 0.7 6,396 5.3 1.6
AfD Georg Hock 3,829 3.2 4,800 4.0
Left Marko Müller 3,616 3.0 2.2 4,392 3.6 2.7
FW Philipp Goletz 3,533 2.9 3,476 2.9
Pirates Bruno Kramm 2,212 1.8 2,316 1.9 0.1
NPD Johannes Hühnlein 2,013 1.7 0.7 2,017 1.7 0.4
FDP Stephan Otte 1,996 1.6 2.2 4,513 3.7 7.7
Tierschutzpartei   889 0.7 0.1
ÖDP Thomas Karl Müller 1,430 1.2 0.1 856 0.7 0.2
BP 1,118 0.9 758 0.6 0.2
REP   554 0.5 0.5
DIE FRAUEN 307 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 122 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 120 0.1
PRO 105 0.1
RRP 31 0.0 0.5
MLPD   28 0.0 0.0
BüSo 12 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,225 1,207
Total Valid votes 121,082 121,100
Turnout 122,307 70.9 3.2
CSU hold Majority 41,316 34.1 19.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Kulmbach[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 Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg 86,658 68.1 8.0 62,880 49.5 2.3
SPD Claus Stenglein 18,717 14.7 11.3 21,863 17.2 9.5
Left Corinna Croy 6,624 5.2 2.0 8,038 6.3 2.7
Green Hans-Dieter Herold 5,985 4.7 0.8 8,731 6.9 2.2
FDP Joachim-Friedrich Unruh 4,885 3.8 0.1 14,520 11.4 3.8
NPD Bernd Lorenz 3,027 2.4 0.8 2,682 2.1 0.2
Pirates   2,332 1.8
REP   1,215 1.0 0.4
ÖDP Tanja Och 1,407 1.1 1,091 0.9
FAMILIE 1,045 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   827 0.7
RRP 659 0.5
BP   546 0.4 0.1
PBC 259 0.2 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 185 0.1
CM 112 0.1
DVU   59 0.0
BüSo 48 0.0 0.0
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,198 1384
Total Valid votes 127,303 127,117
Turnout 128,501 74.1 5.2
CSU hold Majority 67,941 53.4 19.3

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