Bayreuth (electoral district)

Bayreuth 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 237. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Bayreuth, the Landkreis Bayreuth district, and the eastern part of the Forchheim district.[1]

237 Bayreuth
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bayreuth in 2017
StateBavaria
Population204,500 (2015)
Electorate163,934 (2017)
Major settlementsBayreuth
Pegnitz
Pottenstein
Area1,648.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberSilke Launert
Elected2017

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

Geography

Bayreuth is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Bayreuth, the Landkreis Bayreuth district, and the municipalities of Egloffstein, Gößweinstein, Obertrubach, Pretzfeld, and Wiesenttal and Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Ebermannstadt and Gräfenberg from the Forchheim district.[1]

History

Bayreuth was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 25 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 220. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 223. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 238. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 237.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Bayreuth and Marktredwitz and the districts of Landkreis Bayreuth and Wunsiedel. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the Pegnitz district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the city of Bayreuth and Landkreis Bayreuth district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 25 Bayreuth
1953 220
1957
1961
1965 223
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 238
2005
2009 237
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Matthäus Herrmann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953, followed by fellow SPD member Herbert Hauffe from 1953 to 1957. Albrecht Schlee of the Christian Social Union (CSU) won it in 1957, but former member Hauffe regained it for the SPD in 1961. Former member Schlee was then elected in 1965 and 1969. Richard Müller of the SPD was elected in 1972 and served a single term. Heinz Starke of the CSU was representative from 1976 to 1980, followed by Ortwin Lowack from 1980 to 1994. Hartmut Koschyk of the CSU then served from 1994 to 2017. Silke Launert of the CSU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Matthäus Herrmann SPD 39.7
1953 Herbert Hauffe SPD 40.0
1957 Albrecht Schlee CSU 43.7
1961 Herbert Hauffe SPD 43.1
1965 Albrecht Schlee CSU 48.0
1969 46.4
1972 Richard Müller SPD 48.6
1976 Heinz Starke CSU 55.1
1980 Ortwin Lowack CSU 55.6
1983 61.6
1987 57.3
1990 54.9
1994 Hartmut Koschyk CSU 46.0
1998 50.6
2002 60.7
2005 56.1
2009 50.9
2013 55.9
2017 Silke Launert CSU 46.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bayreuth[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 Silke Launert 58,665 46.5 9.4 53,063 41.9 7.6
SPD Anette Kramme 26,785 21.2 4.4 23,198 18.3 4.9
AfD Tobias Peterka 11,845 9.4 6.3 13,566 10.7 6.9
Green Susanne Bauer 8,936 7.1 0.8 9,994 7.9 1.1
FDP Thomas Hacker 8,368 6.6 3.9 11,369 9.0 4.2
Left Sebastian Sommerer 5,476 4.3 1.5 7,022 5.5 2.3
FW Thomas Mainusch 4,434 3.5 3,441 2.7 0.4
PARTEI Wolfgang Karl 1,662 1.3 1,194 0.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,015 0.8 0.1
ÖDP   532 0.4 0.1
NPD   386 0.3 0.7
Pirates   373 0.3 1.6
BP   347 0.3 0.1
V-Partei³ 318 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung 189 0.1
DM 177 0.1
DiB 156 0.1
BGE   138 0.1
MLPD   24 0.0 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
BüSo 12 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,051 693
Total Valid votes 126,171 126,529
Turnout 127,222 77.6 7.4
CSU hold Majority 31,880 25.3 5.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bayreuth[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 Hartmut Koschyk 63,936 55.9 5.0 56,846 49.5 5.6
SPD Anette Kramme 29,344 25.6 4.9 26,676 23.2 4.3
Green Sabine Steininger 7,189 6.3 5.0 7,803 6.8 2.6
AfD Tobias Matthias Peterka 3,569 3.1 4,435 3.9
Left Tilmann Schiel 3,246 2.8 2.6 3,783 3.3 2.6
FDP Hermann Hiery 3,133 2.7 5.8 5,539 4.8 9.0
FW   3,524 3.1
Pirates Dirk-Gernot Marky 2,663 2.3 2,192 1.9 0.2
NPD Harald Bestehorn 1,392 1.2 0.3 1,104 1.0 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   796 0.7 0.1
ÖDP   556 0.5 0.0
REP   530 0.5 0.8
BP   398 0.3 0.0
DIE FRAUEN 245 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 112 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 111 0.1
PRO 70 0.1
RRP 44 0.0 0.5
MLPD   24 0.0 0.0
BüSo 16 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,187 855
Total Valid votes 114,472 114,804
Turnout 115,659 70.2 1.2
CSU hold Majority 34,592 30.3 0.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bayreuth[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 Hartmut Koschyk 58,848 50.9 5.2 51,124 44.0 4.1
SPD Anette Kramme 23,920 20.7 8.1 22,018 18.9 9.5
Green Gert Lowack 13,096 11.3 7.1 10,937 9.4 3.3
FDP Philipp Irmscher 9,898 8.6 3.3 16,066 13.8 4.7
Left Georg Böhner 6,318 5.5 2.5 6,865 5.9 2.5
Pirates   2,401 2.1
REP Franz Noffke 1,855 1.6 1,520 1.3 0.3
NPD Kai Limmer 1,701 1.5 0.4 1,593 1.4 0.0
FAMILIE 818 0.7 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   690 0.6
ÖDP   595 0.5
RRP 570 0.5
BP   414 0.4 0.2
PBC 293 0.3 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 181 0.2
CM 131 0.1
DVU   50 0.0
BüSo 30 0.0 0.0
MLPD   20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,654 974
Total Valid votes 115,636 116,316
Turnout 117,290 71.4 6.2
CSU hold Majority 34,928 30.2 2.9

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