Ansbach (electoral district)

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240 Ansbach
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 240-2025.svg
Ansbach in 2025
State Bavaria
Population321,100 (2019)
Electorate243,174 (2021)
Major settlements Ansbach
Weißenburg in Bayern
Gunzenhausen
Area3,042.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CSU
Member Artur Auernhammer
Elected 2017, 2021

Ansbach 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 western Bavaria, comprising the city of Ansbach and the districts of Landkreis Ansbach and Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. [1]

Contents

Ansbach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Artur Auernhammer of the Christian Social Union (CSU). [2]

Geography

Ansbach is located in western Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Ansbach and the districts of Landkreis Ansbach and Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. [1]

History

Ansbach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 30 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 225. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 227. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 242. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 241. From the 2025 election, it has been number 240.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Ansbach and Rothenburg ob der Tauber and the districts of Landkreis Ansbach, Feuchtwangen, Landkreis Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and Uffenheim. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the Feuchtwangen district while gaining the independent city of Schwabach and Landkreis Schwabach district. In the 1976 through 1987 elections, it comprised the city of Ansbach and Landkreis Ansbach district. It acquired its current borders in the 1990 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 30Ansbach
1953 225
1957
1961
1965 227
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 242
2005
2009 241
2013
2017
2021
2025 240

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Friedrich Bauereisen from 1949 to 1961, followed by Georg Ehnes from 1961 to 1972. Carl-Dieter Spranger was then representative from 1972 to 2002, a total of eight consecutive terms. Josef Göppel then served from 2002 to 2017. Artur Auernhammer was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Friedrich Bauereisen CSU 34.9
1953 51.1
1957 65.0
1961 Georg Ehnes CSU 60.6
1965 54.5
1969 52.3
1972 Carl-Dieter Spranger CSU 51.8
1976 64.4
1980 61.3
1983 64.8
1987 58.1
1990 56.1
1994 54.1
1998 50.4
2002 Josef Göppel CSU 56.4
2005 54.3
2009 47.4
2013 53.5
2017 Artur Auernhammer CSU 44.3
2021 38.4

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Ansbach [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Artur Auernhammer 73,31238.4Decrease2.svg 5.963,29933.1Decrease2.svg 7.3
SPD Harry Scheuenstuhl33,81917.7Decrease2.svg 0.637,64219.7Increase2.svg 2.6
Greens Herbert Sirois21,34311.2Increase2.svg 3.622,32511.7Increase2.svg 2.9
AfD Daniel Lösch18,4189.6Decrease2.svg 0.919,14210.0Decrease2.svg 1.8
FW Sylvia Bogenreuther16,5928.7Increase2.svg 2.214,7387.7Increase2.svg 4.3
FDP Thomas Kestler13,0166.8Increase2.svg 2.616,2138.5Increase2.svg 1.0
dieBasis Markus Engelhardt5,1672.74,0522.1
Left Erkan Dinar3,7982.0Decrease2.svg 4.14,9042.6Decrease2.svg 4.1
Tierschutzpartei  2,2181.2Increase2.svg 0.3
ÖDP Kilian Welser2,9021.5Decrease2.svg 0.81,5180.8Decrease2.svg 0.4
PARTEI  1,3120.7Steady2.svg 0.0
Pirates Markus Wanger2,1801.11,0480.5Increase2.svg 0.1
BP  5230.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Team Todenhöfer  4080.2
Unabhängige3670.2
NPD Maik Langen4470.23590.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
Bündnis C  2790.1
Gesundheitsforschung  2610.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Volt  2490.1
V-Partei3  1970.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists  1450.1
du.  1010.1
The III. Path  980.1
DKP  420.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  240.0Steady2.svg 0.0
LKR  220.0
Informal votes1,5141,022
Total valid votes190,994191,486
Turnout 192,50879.2Increase2.svg 2.9
CSU holdMajority39,49320.7Decrease2.svg 5.3

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Ansbach [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Artur Auernhammer 81,43144.3Decrease2.svg 9.074,42540.4Decrease2.svg 7.3
SPD Lutz Egerer33,75518.4Decrease2.svg 4.931,46417.1Decrease2.svg 5.2
AfD Wolfgang Dörner19,39610.521,73411.8Increase2.svg 8.2
Greens Herbert Sirois13,9467.6Increase2.svg 1.716,2398.8Increase2.svg 0.5
FW Marco Meier11,9806.5Increase2.svg 2.46,2523.4Increase2.svg 0.2
Left Harald Weinberg 11,1796.1Increase2.svg 2.312,2086.6Increase2.svg 2.8
FDP Johannes Dallheimer7,6614.2Decrease2.svg 0.413,8257.5Increase2.svg 2.9
ÖDP Günther Brendle-Behnisch4,2442.32,1311.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Tierschutzpartei  1,5850.9Increase2.svg 0.2
PARTEI  1,2090.7
Pirates  8120.4Decrease2.svg 1.5
NPD  7880.4Decrease2.svg 0.8
BP  4940.3Decrease2.svg 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN Bruno Walter3110.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
DM2920.2
Gesundheitsforschung 2910.2
V-Partei³ 2330.1
DiB 1780.1
BGE  1760.1
MLPD  360.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  250.0
BüSo 210.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,0521,537
Total valid votes183,903184,418
Turnout 185,95576.3Increase2.svg 7.9
CSU holdMajority47,67625.9Decrease2.svg 4.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Ansbach [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Josef Göppel 87,92253.3Increase2.svg 6.078,64047.6Increase2.svg 7.5
SPD Anette Pappler38,33123.2Increase2.svg 1.336,69022.2Increase2.svg 2.9
Greens Sina Doughan9,6655.9Decrease2.svg 2.413,7718.3Decrease2.svg 1.8
FDP Rainer Erdel7,4544.5Decrease2.svg 5.77,6194.6Decrease2.svg 9.1
FW Otto Sparrer6,7054.15,2083.2
Left Peter Schlegel6,2023.8Decrease2.svg 1.76,3683.9Decrease2.svg 3.3
AfD  5,9503.6
Pirates Daniel Gruber3,9382.4Increase2.svg 0.53,2762.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
NPD 2,4961.5Decrease2.svg 0.72,0081.2Decrease2.svg 0.6
ÖDP  1,8481.1Decrease2.svg 0.4
Tierschutzpartei  1,1140.7Increase2.svg 0.1
BP 1,5220.98600.5Increase2.svg 0.2
REP  6430.4Decrease2.svg 0.4
DIE FRAUEN 3510.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 4330.32390.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
PRO 1770.1
Party of Reason 1560.1
RRP2040.11230.1Decrease2.svg 0.6
BüSo 330.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  230.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,6831,458
Total valid votes164,872165,097
Turnout 166,55568.4Decrease2.svg 2.1
CSU holdMajority49,59130.1Increase2.svg 4.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Ansbach [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Josef Göppel 80,23947.4Decrease2.svg 6.968,12840.1Decrease2.svg 6.9
SPD Helga Koch37,13321.9Decrease2.svg 8.132,84719.3Decrease2.svg 9.7
FDP Rainer Erdel17,34610.2Increase2.svg 6.223,22213.7Increase2.svg 5.9
Greens Thomas Kestler14,0548.3Increase2.svg 3.017,29410.2Increase2.svg 3.0
Left Erkan Dinar9,2315.4Increase2.svg 2.612,1767.2Increase2.svg 3.6
NPD Doreen Langen3,8352.3Steady2.svg 0.03,0231.8Increase2.svg 0.1
ÖDP Hermann Schweiger3,6582.22,6621.6
Pirates Birger Schmidt3,2481.93,5122.1
FAMILIE 1,5200.9Increase2.svg 0.2
REP  1,3010.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
RRP1,1590.7
Tierschutzpartei  1,0610.6
Independent Bernd Dorst6920.4
PBC6180.4Decrease2.svg 0.4
BP  5530.3Increase2.svg 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 4000.2
CM 1870.1
DVU  1280.1
BüSo 420.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  370.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,5532,119
Total valid votes169,436169,870
Turnout 171,98970.5Decrease2.svg 6.8
CSU holdMajority43,10625.5Increase2.svg 1.2

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