Freising (electoral district)

Freising 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 214. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Freising, Pfaffenhofen, the southern part of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district.[1]

214 Freising
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Freising in 2017
StateBavaria
Population326,000 (2015)
Electorate235,746 (2017)
Major settlementsFreising
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Moosburg an der Isar
Area1,802.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1976
PartyCSU
MemberErich Irlstorfer
Elected2013, 2017

Freising was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Erich Irlstorfer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Freising is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen as well as the municipalities of Aresing, Berg im Gau, Brunnen, Gachenbach, Langenmosen, Schrobenhausen, and Waidhofen from the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen.[1]

History

Freising was created in 1976. In the 1976 election, it was constituency 201 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 200. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 216. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 215. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 214.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen and the municipalities of Aschheim, Dornach, Feldkirchen, Garching bei München, Grasbrunn, Haar, Harthausen, Heimstetten, Hohenbrunn, Ismaning, Kirchheim bei München, Oberschleißheim, Putzbrunn, Unterföhring, and Unterschleißheim from the Landkreis München district. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it comprised the districts of Freising, Pfaffenhofen, and Erding. In the 1998 election, it comprised the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen and, from the Erding district, the municipalities of Bockhorn, Dorfen, Erding, Fraunberg, Isen, Lengdorf, Sankt Wolfgang, and Taufkirchen and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Steinkirchen and Wartenberg. In the 2002 election, it lost the municipalities of Isen, Lengdorf, Sankt Wolfgang from the Erding district. In the 2005 and 2009 elections, it comprised only the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen. In the 2013 election, it gained the municipality of Petershausen from the Dachau district and the municipality of Aresing from the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1976 201 Freising
1980 200
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 216
2005
2009 215
2013
2017 214
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Albert Probst from 1976 to 1998. He was succeeded by Franz Obermeier from 1998 to 2013. Erich Irlstorfer was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1976 Albert Probst CSU 63.3
1980 65.5
1983 68.4
1987 62.6
1990 58.5
1994 58.4
1998 Franz Obermeier CSU 54.9
2002 62.7
2005 56.5
2009 46.9
2013 Erich Irlstorfer CSU 52.9
2017 43.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Freising[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 Erich Irlstorfer 79,545 43.0 11.1 73,650 39.7 12.1
SPD Andreas Mehltretter 24,916 13.5 3.7 23,029 12.4 3.7
AfD Johannes Huber 23,222 12.5 8.8 25,178 13.6 8.9
Green Kerstin Schnapp 17,439 9.4 1.9 18,036 9.7 0.7
FDP Thomas Neudert 13,400 7.2 4.8 19,308 11.4 5.8
FW Robert Weller 11,878 6.4 1.9 7,076 3.8 0.1
Left Guido Hoyer 9,265 5.0 2.1 9,506 5.1 1.9
ÖDP Reinhold Reck 3,250 1.8 0.2 1,805 1.0 0.2
BP Robert Prado Diaz 2,262 1.2 2,017 1.1 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,792 1.0 0.2
PARTEI   1,467 0.8
Pirates   768 0.4 1.6
NPD   485 0.3 0.5
DM 364 0.2
V-Partei³ 323 0.2
DiB 319 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 221 0.1
BGE   218 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
DKP   18 0.0
BüSo 17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,470 1,015
Total Valid votes 185,177 185,632
Turnout 186,647 79.2 7.4
CSU hold Majority 54,629 29.5 5.8

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Freising[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 Erich Irlstorfer 81,729 52.9 5.9 78,924 51.0 6.3
SPD Florian Simbeck 27,165 17.6 3.4 25,243 16.3 2.9
Green Michael Stanglmaier 18,169 11.8 5.2 14,390 9.3 3.1
FW Hinrich Groeneveld 7,123 4.6 5,780 3.7
AfD Marie-Madeleine von Kienlin 5,855 3.8 7,424 4.8
Left Thomas Schwarz 4,440 2.9 2.7 5,030 3.2 2.2
FDP Jens Barschdorf 3,854 2.5 10.8 7,248 4.7 10.0
Pirates Sebastian Kanschat 3,539 2.3 3,157 2.0 0.4
BP   2,010 1.3 0.3
ÖDP Reinhold Reck 2,568 1.7 1.6 1,913 1.2 0.0
NPD   1,181 0.8 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,154 0.7 0.1
REP   500 0.3 0.3
DIE FRAUEN 264 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 187 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 148 0.1
PRO 123 0.1
RRP 44 0.0 1.0
BüSo 29 0.0 0.0
MLPD   26 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,439 1,106
Total Valid votes 154,442 154,775
Turnout 155,881 71.9 1.0
CSU hold Majority 54,564 35.3 5.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Freising[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 Franz Obermeier 69,229 46.9 9.6 66,336 44.7 7.4
Green Michael Stanglmaier 25,408 17.2 9.4 18,400 12.4 4.2
SPD Uwe Dörnhöfer 20,791 14.1 9.4 19,915 13.4 8.9
FDP Franz Niedermayr 19,711 13.4 7.8 21,848 14.7 4.5
Left Guido Hoyer 8,247 5.6 2.7 8,120 5.5 2.3
Pirates   3,583 2.4
ÖDP   1,878 1.3
NPD Christian Götz 2,558 1.7 0.4 1,808 1.2 0.1
RRP Peter Dörken 1,650 1.1 1,581 1.1
BP   1,400 0.9 0.1
FAMILIE 1,021 0.7 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   988 0.7
REP   900 0.6 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 327 0.2
PBC 155 0.1 0.0
CM 119 0.1
DVU   66 0.0
BüSo 43 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,123 1,198
Total Valid votes 147,594 148,519
Turnout 149,717 72.8 6.7
CSU hold Majority 43,821 29.7 3.4

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