Würzburg 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 Würzburg and the district of Landkreis Würzburg.[1]
250 Würzburg | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
Würzburg in 2025 | |
State | Bavaria |
Population | 290,200 (2019) |
Electorate | 224,907 (2021) |
Major settlements | Würzburg Ochsenfurt |
Area | 1,055.9 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | CSU |
Member | Paul Lehrieder |
Elected | 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
Würzburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Paul Lehrieder of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]
Geography
editWürzburg is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Würzburg and the district of Landkreis Würzburg.[1]
History
editWürzburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 40 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 235. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 237. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 252. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 251. From the 2025 election, it has been number 250.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Würzburg and the districts of Landkreis Würzburg, Ochsenfurt, and Marktheidenfeld. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the Marktheidenfeld district. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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1949 | 40 | Würzburg | |
1953 | 235 | ||
1957 | |||
1961 | |||
1965 | 237 | ||
1969 | |||
1972 | |||
1976 | |||
1980 | |||
1983 | |||
1987 | |||
1990 | |||
1994 | |||
1998 | |||
2002 | 252 | ||
2005 | |||
2009 | 251 | ||
2013 | |||
2017 | |||
2021 | |||
2025 | 250 |
Members
editThe constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Wilhelm Laforet from 1949 to 1953, followed by Karl Alfred Kihn from 1953 to 1961. Linus Memmel was representative from 1961 to 1976. Wolfgang Bötsch then served from 1976 to 2005, a total of eight consecutive terms. Paul Lehrieder has been representative since 2005.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1949 | Wilhelm Laforet | CSU | 43.8 | |
1953 | Karl Alfred Kihn | CSU | 54.0 | |
1957 | 57.5 | |||
1961 | Linus Memmel | CSU | 55.7 | |
1965 | 54.4 | |||
1969 | 52.2 | |||
1972 | 52.8 | |||
1976 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 57.4 | |
1980 | 55.7 | |||
1983 | 59.1 | |||
1987 | 55.4 | |||
1990 | 49.1 | |||
1994 | 50.8 | |||
1998 | 46.8 | |||
2002 | 49.2 | |||
2005 | Paul Lehrieder | CSU | 47.2 | |
2009 | 44.0 | |||
2013 | 48.9 | |||
2017 | 42.2 | |||
2021 | 36.9 |
Election results
edit2021 election
editFederal election (2021): Würzburg[3] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CSU | 67,651 | 36.9 | 55,957 | 30.3 | |||||
Greens | Sebastian Hansen | 36,295 | 19.8 | 35,634 | 19.3 | ||||
SPD | Freya Altenhöner | 33,125 | 18.1 | 37,079 | 20.1 | ||||
FDP | Andrew Ullmann | 19,414 | 10.6 | 19,230 | 10.4 | ||||
AfD | 12,220 | 6.6 | |||||||
FW | Robert Starosta | 9,440 | 5.1 | 6,871 | 3.7 | ||||
Left | Simone Barrientos | 7,522 | 4.1 | 7,027 | 3.8 | ||||
dieBasis | Robert Hämmelmann | 4,898 | 2.7 | 2,310 | 1.3 | ||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 2,091 | 1.1 | |||||||
PARTEI | 1,431 | 0.8 | |||||||
ÖDP | Stefanie Wierlemann | 2,501 | 1.4 | 1,098 | 0.6 | ||||
Independent | Horst Schürer | 1,884 | 1.0 | ||||||
Volt | 676 | 0.4 | |||||||
Pirates | 665 | 0.4 | |||||||
Team Todenhöfer | 433 | 0.2 | |||||||
Unabhängige | 401 | 0.2 | |||||||
Humanists | Thomas Herter | 774 | 0.4 | 307 | 0.2 | ||||
BP | 279 | 0.2 | |||||||
Gesundheitsforschung | 233 | 0.1 | |||||||
V-Partei3 | 216 | 0.1 | |||||||
du. | 133 | 0.1 | |||||||
Bündnis C | 125 | 0.1 | |||||||
NPD | 115 | 0.1 | |||||||
The III. Path | 64 | 0.0 | |||||||
LKR | 41 | 0.0 | |||||||
DKP | 39 | 0.0 | |||||||
MLPD | 27 | 0.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 2,155 | 957 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 183,504 | 184,702 | |||||||
Turnout | 185,659 | 82.5 | |||||||
CSU hold | Majority | 31,356 | 17.1 |
2017 election
editFederal election (2017): Würzburg[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CSU | 76,515 | 42.2 | 67,585 | 37.2 | |||||
SPD | Eva Maria Linsenbreder | 33,929 | 18.7 | 32,126 | 17.7 | ||||
Greens | Martin Heilig | 25,359 | 14.0 | 23,719 | 13.0 | ||||
FDP | Andrew Ullmann | 14,592 | 8.0 | 18,813 | 10.3 | ||||
AfD | Thomas Thiel | 13,872 | 7.7 | 15,764 | 8.7 | ||||
Left | Simone Barrientos | 10,130 | 5.6 | 12,931 | 7.1 | ||||
FW | 2,633 | 1.4 | |||||||
PARTEI | Andrea Kübert | 3,828 | 2.1 | 2,049 | 1.1 | ||||
ÖDP | Raimund Binder | 3,072 | 1.7 | 1,233 | 0.7 | ||||
Pirates | 646 | 0.4 | |||||||
DM | 464 | 0.3 | |||||||
V-Partei³ | 409 | 0.2 | |||||||
NPD | 391 | 0.2 | |||||||
DiB | 351 | 0.2 | |||||||
BP | 323 | 0.2 | |||||||
BGE | 314 | 0.2 | |||||||
Gesundheitsforschung | 217 | 0.1 | |||||||
MLPD | 60 | 0.0 | |||||||
DKP | 27 | 0.0 | |||||||
BüSo | 16 | 0.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,664 | 1,054 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 181,297 | 181,907 | |||||||
Turnout | 182,961 | 71.0 | |||||||
CSU hold | Majority | 42,586 | 23.5 |
2013 election
editFederal election (2013): Würzburg[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CSU | 80,776 | 48.9 | 74,187 | 44.9 | |||||
SPD | Homaira Mansury | 42,136 | 25.5 | 37,225 | 22.5 | ||||
Greens | Martin Heilig | 16,454 | 10.0 | 19,311 | 11.7 | ||||
Left | Doris Dörnhöfer | 5,374 | 3.3 | 6,637 | 4.0 | ||||
FDP | Joachim Spatz | 5,323 | 3.2 | 8,485 | 5.1 | ||||
AfD | Torsten Heinrich | 4,831 | 2.9 | 6,388 | 3.9 | ||||
Pirates | Michael Hartrich | 4,134 | 2.5 | 4,014 | 2.4 | ||||
FW | Helmut Suntheim | 2,859 | 1.7 | 2,920 | 1.8 | ||||
ÖDP | Raimund Binder | 1,903 | 1.2 | 1,388 | 0.8 | ||||
REP | 1,279 | 0.8 | |||||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 1,136 | 0.7 | |||||||
NPD | Ralf Mynter | 1,439 | 0.9 | 946 | 0.6 | ||||
BP | 495 | 0.3 | |||||||
DIE FRAUEN | 319 | 0.2 | |||||||
Party of Reason | 182 | 0.1 | |||||||
DIE VIOLETTEN | 167 | 0.1 | |||||||
PRO | 94 | 0.1 | |||||||
RRP | 49 | 0.0 | |||||||
MLPD | 29 | 0.0 | |||||||
BüSo | 20 | 0.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,364 | 1,322 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 165,229 | 165,271 | |||||||
Turnout | 166,593 | 73.5 | |||||||
CSU hold | Majority | 38,640 | 23.4 |
2009 election
editFederal election (2009): Würzburg[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CSU | 73,800 | 44.0 | 65,294 | 38.8 | |||||
SPD | Marion Reuther | 39,055 | 23.3 | 31,440 | 18.7 | ||||
Greens | Patrick Friedl | 21,914 | 13.1 | 24,341 | 14.4 | ||||
FDP | Joachim Spatz | 17,030 | 10.1 | 23,203 | 13.8 | ||||
Left | Holger Grünwedel | 9,334 | 5.6 | 10,582 | 6.3 | ||||
Pirates | Markus Heurung | 3,659 | 2.2 | 4,262 | 2.5 | ||||
REP | 2,462 | 1.5 | |||||||
ÖDP | 1,422 | 0.8 | |||||||
NPD | Ralf Mynter | 2,312 | 1.4 | 1,287 | 0.8 | ||||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 1,103 | 0.7 | |||||||
FAMILIE | 1,011 | 0.6 | |||||||
RRP | 836 | 0.5 | |||||||
Independent | Michael Holl | 742 | 0.4 | ||||||
BP | 428 | 0.3 | |||||||
DIE VIOLETTEN | 260 | 0.2 | |||||||
PBC | 250 | 0.1 | |||||||
CM | 147 | 0.1 | |||||||
BüSo | 59 | 0.0 | |||||||
DVU | 39 | 0.0 | |||||||
MLPD | 36 | 0.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 2,185 | 1,569 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 167,846 | 168,462 | |||||||
Turnout | 170,031 | 75.3 | |||||||
CSU hold | Majority | 34,745 | 20.7 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituency Würzburg". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ "Results for Würzburg". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ Results for Würzburg
- ^ Results for Würzburg
- ^ Results for Würzburg
- ^ Results for Würzburg