Ansbach (electoral district)

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 241. It is located in western Bavaria, comprising the city of Ansbach and the districts of Landkreis Ansbach and Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.[1]

241 Ansbach
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Ansbach in 2017
StateBavaria
Population315,800 (2015)
Electorate243,760 (2017)
Major settlementsAnsbach
Weißenburg in Bayern
Gunzenhausen
Area3,042.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberArtur Auernhammer
Elected2017

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. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 241.

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.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 30 Ansbach
1953 225
1957
1961
1965 227
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 242
2005
2009 241
2013
2017
2021

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 the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
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

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Artur Auernhammer 81,431 44.3 9.0 74,425 40.4 7.3
SPD Lutz Egerer 33,755 18.4 4.9 31,464 17.1 5.2
AfD Wolfgang Dörner 19,396 10.5 21,734 11.8 8.2
Green Herbert Sirois 13,946 7.6 1.7 16,239 8.8 0.5
FW Marco Meier 11,980 6.5 2.4 6,252 3.4 0.2
Left Harald Weinberg 11,179 6.1 2.3 12,208 6.6 2.8
FDP Johannes Dallheimer 7,661 4.2 0.4 13,825 7.5 2.9
ÖDP Günther Brendle-Behnisch 4,244 2.3 2,131 1.2 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,585 0.9 0.2
PARTEI   1,209 0.7
Pirates   812 0.4 1.5
NPD   788 0.4 0.8
BP   494 0.3 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN Bruno Walter 311 0.2 0.1
DM 292 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 291 0.2
V-Partei³ 233 0.1
DiB 178 0.1
BGE   176 0.1
MLPD   36 0.0 0.0
DKP   25 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,052 1,537
Total Valid votes 183,903 184,418
Turnout 185,955 76.3 7.9
CSU hold Majority 47,676 25.9 4.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Y Josef Göppel 87,922 53.3 6.0 78,640 47.6 7.5
SPD Anette Pappler 38,331 23.2 1.3 36,690 22.2 2.9
Green Sina Doughan 9,665 5.9 2.4 13,771 8.3 1.8
FDP Rainer Erdel 7,454 4.5 5.7 7,619 4.6 9.1
FW Otto Sparrer 6,705 4.1 5,208 3.2
Left Peter Schlegel 6,202 3.8 1.7 6,368 3.9 3.3
AfD   5,950 3.6
Pirates Daniel Gruber 3,938 2.4 0.5 3,276 2.0 0.1
NPD 2,496 1.5 0.7 2,008 1.2 0.6
ÖDP   1,848 1.1 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,114 0.7 0.1
BP 1,522 0.9 860 0.5 0.2
REP   643 0.4 0.4
DIE FRAUEN 351 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 433 0.3 239 0.1 0.1
PRO 177 0.1
Party of Reason 156 0.1
RRP 204 0.1 123 0.1 0.6
BüSo 33 0.0 0.0
MLPD   23 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,683 1,458
Total Valid votes 164,872 165,097
Turnout 166,555 68.4 2.1
CSU hold Majority 49,591 30.1 4.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Y Josef Göppel 80,239 47.4 6.9 68,128 40.1 6.9
SPD Helga Koch 37,133 21.9 8.1 32,847 19.3 9.7
FDP Rainer Erdel 17,346 10.2 6.2 23,222 13.7 5.9
Green Thomas Kestler 14,054 8.3 3.0 17,294 10.2 3.0
Left Erkan Dinar 9,231 5.4 2.6 12,176 7.2 3.6
NPD Doreen Langen 3,835 2.3 0.0 3,023 1.8 0.1
ÖDP Hermann Schweiger 3,658 2.2 2,662 1.6
Pirates Birger Schmidt 3,248 1.9 3,512 2.1
FAMILIE 1,520 0.9 0.2
REP   1,301 0.8 0.6
RRP 1,159 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,061 0.6
Independent Bernd Dorst 692 0.4
PBC 618 0.4 0.4
BP   553 0.3 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 400 0.2
CM 187 0.1
DVU   128 0.1
BüSo 42 0.0 0.0
MLPD   37 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,553 2,119
Total Valid votes 169,436 169,870
Turnout 171,989 70.5 6.8
CSU hold Majority 43,106 25.5 1.2

References
  1. "Constituency Ansbach". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Ansbach". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Ansbach
  4. Results for Ansbach
  5. Results for Ansbach
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