Schweinfurt (electoral district)

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250 Schweinfurt
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 250-2017.svg
Schweinfurt in 2017
State Bavaria
Population260,000 (2019)
Electorate196,710 (2021)
Major settlements Schweinfurt
Kitzingen
Volkach
Area1,561.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CSU
Member Anja Weisgerber
Elected 2013, 2017, 2021

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]

Contents

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.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 39Schweinfurt
  • 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

Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously 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 and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
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
2021 40.9

Election results

2021 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Anja Weisgerber 63,69740.9Decrease2.svg 7.054,44134.8Decrease2.svg 6.3
SPD Markus Hümpfer 29,03718.6Increase2.svg 1.630,48219.5Increase2.svg 2.6
AfD Bernd Schuhmann15,4689.9Decrease2.svg 1.215,68710.0Decrease2.svg 2.2
Green Nicolas Lommatzsch14,7479.5Increase2.svg 2.017,08510.9Increase2.svg 3.4
FDP Daniel Stark12,4088.0Increase2.svg 1.815,0399.6Increase2.svg 0.7
FW Andrea Graham7,7615.09,1195.8Increase2.svg 3.5
Left Klaus Ernst 6,5524.2Decrease2.svg 3.64,9283.2Decrease2.svg 3.6
dieBasis Pasquale Trasente2,7581.82,4701.6
Tierschutzpartei  1,8171.2Increase2.svg 0.2
PARTEI  1,1370.7Increase2.svg 0.1
ÖDP Stefan Hrnicek-Hubert1,2290.8Decrease2.svg 0.56570.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
Pirates  5740.4Steady2.svg 0.0
UnabhängigeHerbert Lorey1,1160.75030.3
BP Cedrick Van Huet8630.6Decrease2.svg 0.45230.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Team Todenhöfer  5100.3
Volt  3090.2
Gesundheitsforschung  1910.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  1830.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
NPD  1550.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
Humanists  1230.1
Bündnis C  1150.1
du.  1060.1
The III. Path  920.1
MLPD Manfred Setter1670.1Decrease2.svg 0.1520.0Steady2.svg 0.0
LKR  350.0
DKP  190.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,5541,005
Total Valid votes155,803156,352
Turnout 157,35780.0Increase2.svg 1.5
CSU holdMajority34,66022.3Decrease2.svg 8.6

2017 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Green check.svgY Anja Weisgerber 73,90147.9Decrease2.svg 6.963,67441.1Decrease2.svg 9.9
SPD Markus Hümpfer26,34617.1Decrease2.svg 6.026,16316.9Decrease2.svg 3.8
AfD Christian Klingen17,19811.118,90512.2Increase2.svg 8.9
Left Klaus Ernst 12,0917.8Increase2.svg 2.510,4226.7Increase2.svg 1.8
Green Barbara Pfeuffer11,4667.4Increase2.svg 1.711,7177.6Increase2.svg 0.5
FDP Andreas Sulzbacher9,5066.2Increase2.svg 4.113,7898.9Increase2.svg 4.7
FW  3,6842.4Decrease2.svg 0.5
PARTEI  1,0020.6
ÖDP Karolin Hildner1,9731.3Increase2.svg 0.58890.6Steady2.svg 0.0
BP Michael Herbert1,5251.0Decrease2.svg 0.16540.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
NPD  5660.4Decrease2.svg 0.6
Pirates  5400.3Decrease2.svg 1.4
DM4070.3
V-Partei³ 2710.2
Gesundheitsforschung 2360.2
DiB 1650.1
BGE  1630.1
MLPD Manfred Setter2630.21250.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 200.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  170.0
Informal votes1,8901,218
Total Valid votes154,269154,941
Turnout 156,15978.5Increase2.svg 7.9
CSU holdMajority47,55530.8Decrease2.svg 0.9

2013 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CSU Anja Weisgerber 76,54854.8Increase2.svg 8.571,26451.0Increase2.svg 7.8
SPD Ralf Hofmann32,19023.1Increase2.svg 3.628,87220.6Increase2.svg 3.5
Green Hans Plate8,0525.8Decrease2.svg 4.49,9037.1Decrease2.svg 2.1
Left Klaus Ernst 7,5145.4Decrease2.svg 5.06,9405.0Decrease2.svg 4.3
FW Jochen Keßler-Rosa4,6143.34,0412.9
Pirates Beate Kesper2,9942.12,4931.8Decrease2.svg 0.4
FDP Ursula Seissiger2,9212.1Decrease2.svg 7.55,9064.2Decrease2.svg 8.8
AfD  4,6653.3
NPD Jan Fries2,0421.5Decrease2.svg 0.71,3331.0Decrease2.svg 0.3
REP  1,1180.8Decrease2.svg 0.4
BP 1,5321.1Decrease2.svg 0.58280.6Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP Peter Spath1,1550.88590.6Decrease2.svg 0.1
Tierschutzpartei  8520.6Increase2.svg 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 2640.2
Party of Reason 1550.1
PRO 1210.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 1140.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
RRP560.0Decrease2.svg 0.5
MLPD  520.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 230.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,7131,416
Total Valid votes139,562139,859
Turnout 141,27570.6Decrease2.svg 2.4
CSU holdMajority44,35831.7Increase2.svg 4.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Schweinfurt [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 Michael Glos 66,25346.4Decrease2.svg 7.762,26543.2Decrease2.svg 4.9
SPD Frank Hofmann  [ de ]27,79419.4Decrease2.svg 8.524,74717.2Decrease2.svg 8.7
Left Klaus Ernst 14,80310.4Increase2.svg 3.913,3179.2Increase2.svg 3.9
Green Hans Plate14,59810.2Increase2.svg 5.113,1829.1Increase2.svg 2.5
FDP Hendrik Lindemann13,7139.6Increase2.svg 5.418,74213.0Increase2.svg 4.3
Pirates  3,0762.1
NPD Wielant Hopfner3,0292.1Decrease2.svg 0.11,8291.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
REP  1,7901.2Decrease2.svg 0.9
FAMILIE 1,0900.8Increase2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  9900.7
BP Frank Hofmann2,2131.57840.5Increase2.svg 0.3
Tierschutzpartei  7710.5
RRP7650.5
Independent Andreas Rückert5260.4
PBC2770.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 2420.2
CM 1570.1
MLPD  620.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  570.0
BüSo 400.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,1211,867
Total Valid votes142,929144,183
Turnout 146,05073.0Decrease2.svg 5.9
CSU holdMajority38,45927.0Increase2.svg 0.8

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