Amberg (electoral district)

231 Amberg
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Amberg in 2025
State	Bavaria
Population	279,800 (2019)
Electorate	216,071 (2021)
Major settlements	Amberg Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Area	2,649.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CSU
Member	Susanne Hierl
Elected	2021

Amberg 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 231. It is located in central northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Amberg and the districts of Amberg-Sulzbach and Neumarkt. ^[1]

Amberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Susanne Hierl of the Christian Social Union (CSU). ^[2]

Geography

Amberg is located in central northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Amberg and the districts of Amberg-Sulzbach and Neumarkt. ^[1]

History

Amberg was created in 1949. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was known as Amberg – Neumarkt. Since the 1976 election, it has again been named Amberg. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 19 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 214. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 218. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 233. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 232. From the 2025 election, it has been number 231.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Amberg and Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz and the districts of Landkreis Amberg, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and Sulzbach-Rosenberg. From 1965 through 1972, it also contained the districts of Beilngries, Riedenburg, and Parsberg. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	19	Amberg	Amberg city Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz city Landkreis Amberg district Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district Sulzbach-Rosenberg district
1953	214
1957
1961
1965	218	Amberg – Neumarkt	Amberg city Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz city Landkreis Amberg district Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district Sulzbach-Rosenberg district Beilngries district Riedenburg district Parsberg district
1969
1972
1976		Amberg	Amberg city Amberg-Sulzbach district Neumarkt district
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	233
2005
2009	232
2013
2017
2021
2025	231

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Josef Schatz from 1949 to 1953, followed by Anton Donhauser from 1953 to 1957. Heinrich Aigner then served from 1957 to 1980. Hermann Fellner was representative for three terms from 1980 to 1990. He was succeeded by Rudolf Kraus from 1990 to 2005. Alois Karl was elected in 2005 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Susanne Hierl in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Josef Schatz	CSU	33.5
	1953	Anton Donhauser	CSU	64.5
	1957	Heinrich Aigner	CSU	65.0
	1961			64.1
	1965			67.8
	1969			66.6
	1972			65.2
	1976			66.9
	1980	Hermann Fellner	CSU	64.4
	1983			68.3
	1987			62.7
	1990	Rudolf Kraus	CSU	58.4
	1994			56.6
	1998			52.6
	2002			60.4
	2005	Alois Karl	CSU	58.8
	2009			47.3
	2013			58.4
	2017			47.7
	2021	Susanne Hierl	CSU	40.3

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Amberg [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	Susanne Hierl		69,278	40.3	7.4	60,430	35.1	7.6
	SPD	Johannes Foitzik		27,476	16.0	0.7	31,547	18.3	2.8
	FW	Daisy Miranda		20,855	12.1	6.1	16,332	9.5	5.3
	AfD	Peter Boehringer		17,822	10.4	0.8	17,958	10.4	2.4
	Greens	Karl-Heinz Herbst		13,908	8.1	1.2	16,191	9.4	2.3
	FDP	Nils Gründer [lower-alpha 1]		10,213	5.9	0.9	15,067	8.7	1.1
	Left	Markus Sendelbeck		4,158	2.4	2.0	4,095	2.4	2.9
	ÖDP	Susanne Witt		3,247	1.9	0.2	1,298	0.8	0.3
	dieBasis	Alwin Baumert		2,902	1.7		2,917	1.7
	Independent	Nikolaus Gradl		2,138	1.2
	Tierschutzpartei						1,938	1.1	0.2
	PARTEI						991	0.6	0.0
	BP						872	0.5	0.4
	Pirates						755	0.4	0.2
	Unabhängige						438	0.3
	Volt						275	0.2
	Team Todenhöfer						253	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						221	0.1	0.0
	NPD						166	0.1	0.3
	V-Partei3						128	0.1	0.1
	Humanists						121	0.1
	Bündnis C						101	0.1
	The III. Path						98	0.1
	du.						89	0.1
	DKP						31	0.0	0.0
	LKR						26	0.0
	MLPD						20	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,300			939
Total valid votes				171,997			172,358
Turnout				173,297	80.2	1.7
	CSU hold		Majority	41,802	24.3	8.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Amberg [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 Alois Karl		80,075	47.7	10.7	71,720	42.6	10.8
	SPD	Johannes Foitzik		25,580	15.2	5.7	26,080	15.5	3.9
	AfD	Peter Boehringer		18,790	11.2		21,550	12.8	9.3
	Greens	Yvonne Rösel		11,612	6.9	2.0	11,997	7.1	1.1
	FW	Manuel Werthner		10,184	6.1	2.2	7,103	4.2	0.4
	FDP	Moritz Pöllath		8,388	5.0	2.9	12,854	7.6	3.9
	Left	Dominic Lenz		7,461	4.4	1.2	8,948	5.3	1.9
	ÖDP	Norbert Peter		2,851	1.7	0.9	1,747	1.0	0.3
	Tierschutzpartei						1,536	0.9	0.3
	BP	Michael Prensky		1,835	1.1		1,450	0.9	0.1
	Independent	Elmar Richard Widder		1,074	0.6
	PARTEI						928	0.6
	NPD						666	0.4	0.7
	Pirates						475	0.3	1.7
	DM						242	0.1
	V-Partei³						229	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						222	0.1
	BGE						187	0.1
	DiB						184	0.1
	MLPD						48	0.0	0.0
	DKP						21	0.0
	BüSo						18	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,657			1,302
Total valid votes				167,850			168,205
Turnout				169,507	78.5	8.3
	CSU hold		Majority	54,495	32.5	5.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Amberg [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 Alois Karl		87,248	58.4	11.0	80,073	53.5	8.3
	SPD	Brigitte Bachmann		31,253	20.9	0.6	29,036	19.4	2.5
	Greens	Stefan Schmidt		7,365	4.9	4.3	8,997	6.0	2.4
	FW	Matthias Penkala		5,722	3.8		5,681	3.8
	Left	Wolfgang Berndt		4,909	3.3	3.7	5,052	3.4	3.6
	ÖDP	Klaus Karl Peter		3,824	2.6		1,959	1.3	0.1
	Pirates	Stefan Körner		3,781	2.5		2,920	2.0	0.5
	FDP	Moritz Pöllath		3,148	2.1	10.5	5,633	3.8	9.0
	AfD						5,273	3.5
	NPD	Heidrich Klenhart		2,229	1.5	1.0	1,586	1.1	0.8
	BP						1,375	0.9	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						981	0.7	0.0
	REP						372	0.2	0.4
	DIE FRAUEN						280	0.2
	Party of Reason						152	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						142	0.1	0.0
	PRO						109	0.1
	RRP						53	0.0	0.8
	MLPD						32	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						30	0.0	0.1
Informal votes				1,542			1,285
Total valid votes				149,479			149,736
Turnout				151,021	70.2	1.4
	CSU hold		Majority	55,995	37.5	10.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Amberg [6]
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 Alois Karl		71,148	47.3	11.5	68,586	45.1	7.4
	SPD	Christian Beyer		30,587	20.3	4.9	25,606	16.8	9.2
	FDP	Edgar Meixner		18,922	12.6	8.2	19,418	12.8	5.3
	Greens	Jörg Schümann		13,833	9.2	4.2	12,807	8.4	3.1
	Left	Wolfgang Berndt		10,544	7.0	3.9	10,629	7.0	3.5
	Pirates						3,686	2.4
	NPD	Heidrich Klenhart		3,818	2.5	0.3	2,839	1.9	0.1
	ÖDP						2,083	1.4
	RRP	Peter Hans Riedl		1,493	1.0		1,288	0.8
	FAMILIE						1,284	0.8	0.0
	BP						1,026	0.8	0.1
	Tierschutzpartei						965	0.6
	REP						913	0.6	0.1
	PBC						234	0.2	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						213	0.1
	CM						198	0.1
	DVU						105	0.1
	BüSo						62	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						37	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				3,314			1,680
Total valid votes				150,345			151,979
Turnout				153,659	71.6	6.5
	CSU hold		Majority	40,561	27.0	6.6

Notes

1. Gründer entered the Bundestag on the FDP list after the resignation of Thomas Sattelberger in August 2022.

References

1. "Constituency Amberg". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Amberg". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Amberg
4. Results for Amberg
5. Results for Amberg
6. Results for Amberg