Amberg (electoral district)

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

232 Amberg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Amberg in 2017
StateBavaria
Population275,800 (2015)
Electorate215,876 (2017)
Major settlementsAmberg
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Area2,650.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberAlois Karl
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Amberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Alois Karl 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. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 232.

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
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
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 233
2005
2009 232
2013
2017
2021

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 re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

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

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): 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 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
Green 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[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 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
Green 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[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 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
Green 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

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
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