Schwandorf (electoral district)

Last updated
233 Schwandorf
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 233-2025.svg
Schwandorf in 2025
State Bavaria
Population282,800 (2019)
Electorate222,424 (2021)
Major settlements Schwandorf
Cham
Burglengenfeld
Area3,067.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CSU
Member Martina Englhardt-Kopf
Elected 2021, 2025

Schwandorf 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 233. It is located in eastern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Cham and Schwandorf. [1]

Contents

Schwandorf was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Martina Englhardt-Kopf of the Christian Social Union (CSU). [2]

Geography

Schwandorf is located in eastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Cham and Schwandorf as well as the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Donau from the Landkreis Regensburg district. [1]

History

Schwandorf was created in 1949, then known as Burglengenfeld. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 20 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 215. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 219. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 220. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 235. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 234. From the 2025 election, it has been number 233.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Schwandorf and the districts of Burglengenfeld, Roding, Beilngries, Parsberg, and Riedenburg. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the city of Schwandorf and the districts of Cham, Burglengenfeld, Nabburg, Oberviechtach, Roding, Waldmünchen, Vohenstrauß, and Neunburg vorm Wald. In the 1976 through 2017 elections, it comprised the districts of Schwandorf and Cham. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 20Burglengenfeld
  • Schwandorf city
  • Burglengenfeld district
  • Roding district
  • Beilngries district
  • Parsberg district
  • Riedenburg district
1953 215
1957
1961
1965 219
  • Schwandorf city
  • Cham district
  • Burglengenfeld district
  • Nabburg district
  • Oberviechtach district
  • Roding district
  • Waldmünchen district
  • Vohenstrauß district
  • Neunburg vorm Wald district
1969
1972
1976 220Schwandorf
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 235
2005
2009 234
2013
2017
2021
2025 233

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl Kahn  [ de ] from 1949 to 1957, followed by Hans Drachsler from 1957 to 1965. Alois Niederalt  [ de ] served one term from 1965 to 1969. Dionys Jobst  [ de ] was then representative from 1969 to 1998, a total of eight consecutive terms. Klaus Hofbauer  [ de ] served from 1998 to 2009. Karl Holmeier was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He was succeeded by Martina Englhardt-Kopf in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Karl Kahn  [ de ] CSU 37.0
1953 60.4
1957 Hans Drachsler CSU 66.4
1961 67.2
1965 Alois Niederalt  [ de ] CSU 68.4
1969 Dionys Jobst  [ de ] CSU 65.1
1972 64.7
1976 66.5
1980 65.6
1983 65.3
1987 55.9
1990 58.9
1994 54.5
1998 Klaus Hofbauer  [ de ] CSU 53.8
2002 66.9
2005 58.1
2009 Karl Holmeier CSU 51.3
2013 57.7
2017 48.5
2021 Martina Englhardt-Kopf CSU 35.1
2025 42.2

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Schwandorf [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 Martina Englhardt-Kopf 77,71642.2Increase2.svg 7.172,44339.3Increase2.svg 5.1
AfD Reinhard Wilhelm Mixl49,70027.0Increase2.svg 13.751,97428.2Increase2.svg 14.7
SPD Marianne Schieder25,53613.9Decrease2.svg 8.917,1129.3Decrease2.svg 8.6
FW Fabian Georg Schmid13,5937.4Decrease2.svg 8.414,4777.8Decrease2.svg 6.6
Greens Tina Winklmann7,5124.1Decrease2.svg 0.59,1725.0Decrease2.svg 1.4
Left Tobias Mainka4,9132.7Increase2.svg 0.96,0523.3Increase2.svg 1.3
FDP Ileana-Valeria Pößl3,4261.9Decrease2.svg 2.44,9272.7Decrease2.svg 4.6
BSW  4,5432.5
APT  1,0610.6Decrease2.svg 0.3
ÖDP Bianca Heistrüvers1,2330.7Decrease2.svg 0.36810.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
dieBasis  5090.3Decrease2.svg 0.6
Volt  4830.3Decrease2.svg 0.2
PARTEI  4230.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
BP  3360.2Decrease2.svg 0.3
BD Armin Arnold Bachl5200.32060.1
Humanists  790.0Steady2.svg
MLPD  290.0Steady2.svg
Informal votes915557
Total valid votes184,149184,507
Turnout 185,06483.8Increase2.svg 5.1
CSU holdMajority28,01615.2Increase2.svg 2.9

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Schwandorf [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 Martina Englhardt-Kopf 60,92435.1Decrease2.svg 13.259,43034.1Decrease2.svg 7.3
SPD Marianne Schieder 39,61522.8Decrease2.svg 1.131,20917.9Increase2.svg 1.8
FW Christian Schindler27,38115.8Increase2.svg 6.025,11414.4Increase2.svg 9.2
AfD Wolfgang Pöschl23,14213.3Decrease2.svg 13.023,50813.5Decrease2.svg 3.9
Greens Tina Winklmann 7,9344.6Increase2.svg 0.711,1796.4Increase2.svg 1.9
FDP Ines Tegtmeier7,3414.2Decrease2.svg 0.512,6507.3Increase2.svg 0.7
Left Manfred Preischl3,0431.8Decrease2.svg 3.23,3941.9Decrease2.svg 2.6
dieBasis Andreas Duschinger1,8461.11,5380.9
Tierschutzpartei  1,4940.9Increase2.svg 0.1
ÖDP Sönke Siebold1,7471.0Decrease2.svg 1.31,0340.6Decrease2.svg 0.3
BP  8770.5Decrease2.svg 0.5
PARTEI  7820.4Increase2.svg 0.1
Pirates  3680.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
Unabhängige2530.1
Volt  1810.1
Gesundheitsforschung  1740.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3 Constanze Beck5150.31650.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Team Todenhöfer  1610.1
The Homeland  1610.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
The III. Path  1010.1
Humanists  980.1
Bündnis C  910.1
LKR Thomas Faltermeier2670.2830.0
du.  770.0
DKP  130.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  100.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,202812
Total valid votes173,755174,145
Turnout 174,95778.7Increase2.svg 3.5
CSU holdMajority21,30912.3Decrease2.svg 12.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Schwandorf [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 Karl Holmeier 77,09248.5Decrease2.svg 9.266,82741.4Decrease2.svg 13.3
AfD  28,00617.4Increase2.svg 10.1
SPD Marianne Schieder 38,46124.2Decrease2.svg 0.626,12216.2Decrease2.svg 3.2
FW Frank Aumeier15,4969.7Increase2.svg 5.18,2785.1Increase2.svg 0.2
Left Marius J. Brey7,9295.0Increase2.svg 2.37,3394.6Increase2.svg 1.3
FDP Ines Tegtmeier7,3924.6Increase2.svg 2.910,6086.6Increase2.svg 3.2
Greens Tina Winklmann6,1723.9Increase2.svg 0.77,3024.5Increase2.svg 0.3
ÖDP Stefan Scheingraber3,6242.3Increase2.svg 0.71,3880.9Decrease2.svg 0.2
Independent Ewald Ehrl2,9201.8
BP  1,5921.0Decrease2.svg 0.5
Tierschutzpartei  1,2800.8Increase2.svg 0.1
The Homeland  6460.4Decrease2.svg 0.8
PARTEI  5940.4
Pirates  4440.3Decrease2.svg 1.3
Gesundheitsforschung 1950.1
V-Partei³ 1910.1
DM1620.1
DiB 1410.1
BGE  1040.1
MLPD  310.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  160.0
BüSo 150.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,4631,268
Total valid votes159,086161,281
Turnout 162,54975.1Increase2.svg 9.8
CSU holdMajority38,63124.3Decrease2.svg 8.6

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Schwandorf [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 Karl Holmeier 80,84057.7Increase2.svg 6.476,45354.7Increase2.svg 7.5
SPD Marianne Schieder 34,71624.8Increase2.svg 0.627,06619.4Increase2.svg 1.9
FW Jürgen Neuber6,5244.76,8584.9
Greens Reinhold Schmalzbauer4,5163.2Decrease2.svg 1.35,9274.2Decrease2.svg 1.8
Left Georg Kaschner3,8202.7Decrease2.svg 3.94,5053.2Decrease2.svg 4.7
BP 2,9642.12,1201.5Increase2.svg 0.6
FDP Alfred Johann Stuiber2,4301.7Decrease2.svg 6.14,7013.4Decrease2.svg 8.3
AfD  4,5753.3
Pirates  2,1531.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
The Homeland Harald Merl2,1551.5Decrease2.svg 0.91,7051.2Decrease2.svg 0.9
ÖDP Wolfgang Meischner2,1521.5Decrease2.svg 0.51,5271.1Decrease2.svg 0.5
Tierschutzpartei  1,0200.7Steady2.svg 0.0
REP  4690.3Decrease2.svg 0.5
DIE FRAUEN 2530.2
Party of Reason 1590.1
PRO 1050.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 1030.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
RRP420.0Decrease2.svg 0.5
MLPD  380.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 210.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes1,2471,564
Total valid votes140,117139,800
Turnout 141,36465.3Decrease2.svg 1.3
CSU holdMajority46,12432.9Increase2.svg 5.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Schwandorf [7]
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 Karl Holmeier 72,79151.3Decrease2.svg 6.872,12042.5Decrease2.svg 5.8
SPD Marianne Schieder 34,32124.2Decrease2.svg 3.924,82817.5Decrease2.svg 8.8
FDP Erich Bauer11,0587.8Increase2.svg 4.816,55311.7Increase2.svg 4.7
Left Peter Klaus Brüsemeister9,3966.6Increase2.svg 3.311,3108.0Increase2.svg 4.2
Greens Stefan Christoph6,4234.5Increase2.svg 1.48,5806.0Increase2.svg 2.2
The Homeland Ewald Ehrl3,4632.4Decrease2.svg 0.53,0202.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
ÖDP 2,8302.02,3051.6
Pirates  2,2691.6
BP  1,2880.9Increase2.svg 0.1
FAMILIE 1,2250.9Steady2.svg 0.0
REP  1,1850.8Decrease2.svg 0.2
Tierschutzpartei  9660.7
Independent Alois Späth9500.7
RRP7610.5
Independent Reinhold Kiehl5560.4
CM 2260.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 1910.1
PBC1590.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  940.1
BüSo 490.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  220.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,1511,957
Total valid votes141,788141,982
Turnout 143,93966.6Decrease2.svg 7.9
CSU holdMajority38,47027.1Decrease2.svg 2.9

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Schwandorf". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Schwandorf". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-9/wahlkreis-233.html
  4. Results for Schwandorf
  5. Results for Schwandorf
  6. Results for Schwandorf
  7. Results for Schwandorf