Schweinfurt (electoral district)

Schweinfurt 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 250. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Schweinfurt and the districts of Kitzingen and Landkreis Schweinfurt.[1]

250 Schweinfurt
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Schweinfurt in 2017
StateBavaria
Population256,100 (2015)
Electorate199,041 (2017)
Major settlementsSchweinfurt
Kitzingen
Volkach
Area1,561.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberAnja Weisgerber
Elected2013, 2017

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

Geography

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

History

Schweinfurt was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 39 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 234. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 236. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 251. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 250.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Schweinfurt and Kitzingen and the districts of Landkreis Schweinfurt, Landkreis Kitzingen, and Gerolzhofen. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 39 Schweinfurt
  • Schweinfurt city
  • Kitzingen city
  • Landkreis Schweinfurt district
  • Landkreis Kitzingen district
  • Gerolzhofen district
1953 234
1957
1961
1965 236
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 251
2005
2009 250
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Friedrich Funk from 1949 to 1965, followed by Max Schulze-Vorberg from 1965 to 1976. Michael Glos was representative from 1976 to 2013, a total of ten consecutive terms. Anja Weisgerber was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Friedrich Funk CSU 38.5
1953 56.3
1957 61.7
1961 56.7
1965 Max Schulze-Vorberg CSU 60.8
1969 59.2
1972 58.2
1976 Michael Glos CSU 62.0
1980 60.3
1983 63.7
1987 60.2
1990 57.2
1994 56.9
1998 51.9
2002 58.4
2005 54.1
2009 46.4
2013 Anja Weisgerber CSU 54.8
2017 47.9

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Schweinfurt[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 Anja Weisgerber 73,901 47.9 6.9 63,674 41.1 9.9
SPD Markus Hümpfer 26,346 17.1 6.0 26,163 16.9 3.8
AfD Christian Klingen 17,198 11.1 18,905 12.2 8.9
Left Klaus Ernst 12,091 7.8 2.5 10,422 6.7 1.8
Green Barbara Pfeuffer 11,466 7.4 1.7 11,717 7.6 0.5
FDP Andreas Sulzbacher 9,506 6.2 4.1 13,789 8.9 4.7
FW   3,684 2.4 0.5
PARTEI   1,002 0.6
ÖDP Karolin Hildner 1,973 1.3 0.5 889 0.6 0.0
BP Michael Herbert 1,525 1.0 0.1 654 0.4 0.2
NPD   566 0.4 0.6
Pirates   540 0.3 1.4
DM 407 0.3
V-Partei³ 271 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 236 0.2
DiB 165 0.1
BGE   163 0.1
MLPD Manfred Setter 263 0.2 125 0.1 0.0
BüSo 20 0.0 0.0
DKP   17 0.0
Informal votes 1,890 1,218
Total Valid votes 154,269 154,941
Turnout 156,159 78.5 7.9
CSU hold Majority 47,555 30.8 0.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Schweinfurt[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 Anja Weisgerber 76,548 54.8 8.5 71,264 51.0 7.8
SPD Ralf Hofmann 32,190 23.1 3.6 28,872 20.6 3.5
Green Hans Plate 8,052 5.8 4.4 9,903 7.1 2.1
Left Klaus Ernst 7,514 5.4 5.0 6,940 5.0 4.3
FW Jochen Keßler-Rosa 4,614 3.3 4,041 2.9
Pirates Beate Kesper 2,994 2.1 2,493 1.8 0.4
FDP Ursula Seissiger 2,921 2.1 7.5 5,906 4.2 8.8
AfD   4,665 3.3
NPD Jan Fries 2,042 1.5 0.7 1,333 1.0 0.3
REP   1,118 0.8 0.4
BP 1,532 1.1 0.5 828 0.6 0.0
ÖDP Peter Spath 1,155 0.8 859 0.6 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   852 0.6 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 264 0.2
Party of Reason 155 0.1
PRO 121 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 114 0.1 0.1
RRP 56 0.0 0.5
MLPD   52 0.0 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,713 1,416
Total Valid votes 139,562 139,859
Turnout 141,275 70.6 2.4
CSU hold Majority 44,358 31.7 4.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Schweinfurt[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 Michael Glos 66,253 46.4 7.7 62,265 43.2 4.9
SPD Frank Hofmann 27,794 19.4 8.5 24,747 17.2 8.7
Left Klaus Ernst 14,803 10.4 3.9 13,317 9.2 3.9
Green Hans Plate 14,598 10.2 5.1 13,182 9.1 2.5
FDP Hendrik Lindemann 13,713 9.6 5.4 18,742 13.0 4.3
Pirates   3,076 2.1
NPD Wielant Hopfner 3,029 2.1 0.1 1,829 1.3 0.1
REP   1,790 1.2 0.9
FAMILIE 1,090 0.8 0.1
ÖDP   990 0.7
BP Frank Hofmann 2,213 1.5 784 0.5 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   771 0.5
RRP 765 0.5
Independent Andreas Rückert 526 0.4
PBC 277 0.2 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 242 0.2
CM 157 0.1
MLPD   62 0.0 0.0
DVU   57 0.0
BüSo 40 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,121 1,867
Total Valid votes 142,929 144,183
Turnout 146,050 73.0 5.9
CSU hold Majority 38,459 27.0 0.8

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