Munich North (electoral district)

Munich North (German: München-Nord) 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 217. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the northern part of the city of Munich.[1]

217 Munich North
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Munich North in 2017
StateBavaria
Population368,100 (2015)
Electorate226,436 (2017)
Major settlementsMunich (partial)
Area87.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberBernhard Loos
Elected2017

Munich North was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Bernhard Loos of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Munich North is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the boroughs of Maxvorstadt (3), Schwabing-West (4), Moosach (10), Milbertshofen-Am Hart (11), Schwabing-Freimann (12), and Feldmoching-Hasenbergl (24) from the independent city of Munich.[1]

History

Munich North was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 200. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 205. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 204. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 219. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 218. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 217.

Originally, the constituency comprised the boroughs of Schwabing, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, Maxvorstadt, and Lehel. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the boroughs of Schwabing-Ost, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, and Neuhausen. In the 1976 election, it lost the Neuhausen borough. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 5 München-Nord
  • Munich city (only Schwabing, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, Maxvorstadt, and Lehel boroughs)
1953 200
1957
1961
1965 205
  • Munich city (only Schwabing-Ost, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, and Neuhausen boroughs)
1969
1972
1976
  • Munich city (only Schwabing-Ost, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, and Hasenbergl boroughs)
1980 204
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 219
2005
2009 218
2013
2017 217
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Walter Seuffert of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Otto Gumrum of the Christian Social Union (CSU) was elected in 1953 and served a single term. Siegfried Balke of the CSU then served from 1957 to 1965. Former member Seuffert won the constituency in 1965 and served one term. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Wenzel Bredl from 1969 to 1976. Former mayor of Munich Hans-Jochen Vogel of the SPD was representative from 1976 to 1983. Fritz Wittmann won the constituency for the CSU in 1983, and served until 1994. Johannes Singhammer of the CSU served one term from 1994 to 1998. Axel Berg of the SPD was elected in 1998, and was representative until 2009. Former member Singhammer of the CSU won the constituency for in 2009 and served until 2017. Bernhard Loos of the CSU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Walter Seuffert SPD 23.9
1953 Otto Gumrum CSU 47.2
1957 Siegfried Balke CSU 47.9
1961 42.4
1965 Walter Seuffert SPD 47.7
1969 Wenzel Bredl SPD 51.2
1972 54.3
1976 Hans-Jochen Vogel SPD 47.4
1980 50.1
1983 Fritz Wittmann CSU 45.8
1987 44.4
1990 38.9
1994 Johannes Singhammer CSU 44.1
1998 Axel Berg SPD 44.9
2002 43.5
2005 43.7
2009 Johannes Singhammer CSU 36.5
2013 43.2
2017 Bernhard Loos CSU 32.4

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Munich North[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 Bernhard Loos 55,811 32.2 11.0 49,953 28.8 8.0
SPD Florian Post 45,068 26.0 5.4 28,903 16.7 8.0
Green Doris Wagner 22,726 13.1 2.8 29,334 16.9 3.3
FDP Daniel Föst 16,669 9.6 5.9 26,241 15.1 6.9
AfD Petr Bystron 13,216 7.6 14,982 8.6 4.1
Left Ates Gürpinar 10,351 6.0 2.3 14,302 8.2 3.7
ÖDP Tobias Ruff 2,893 1.7 0.2 1,419 0.8 0.2
FW Horst Engler-Hamm 2,752 1.6 0.3 1,869 1.1 0.3
PARTEI Valentin Schwarze 2,188 1.3 1,590 0.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,354 0.8 0.1
BP Stephan Mannseicher 1,168 0.7 874 0.5 0.1
Pirates   750 0.4 2.3
DiB 541 0.3
BGE   360 0.2
V-Partei³ 324 0.2
DM 266 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 174 0.1
NPD   135 0.1 0.3
MLPD Patrick Ziegler 160 0.1 0.0 79 0.0 0.0
DKP   40 0.0
BüSo Martin Henning 119 0.1 0.1 38 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,075 668
Total Valid votes 173,121 173,528
Turnout 174,196 76.9 7.8
CSU hold Majority 10,743 6.2 5.6

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Munich North[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 Johannes Singhammer 66,930 43.2 6.7 57,100 36.8 5.8
SPD Florian Post 48,625 31.4 4.1 38,350 24.7 4.9
Green Doris Wagner 15,962 10.3 0.5 21,174 13.6 3.8
FDP Ruth Hohenadl 5,749 3.7 6.4 12,778 8.2 9.7
AfD   7,106 4.6
Left Roland Stigge 5,722 3.7 1.3 7,088 4.6 2.3
Pirates Alexander Bock 4,979 3.2 4,223 2.7 0.1
FW Gökhan Deger 2,936 1.9 2,193 1.4
ÖDP Michael Sandweg 2,320 1.5 0.4 1,544 1.0 0.2
NPD Detlef Wacker 1,142 0.7 0.2 654 0.4 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,071 0.7 0.0
BP   900 0.6 0.1
REP   262 0.2 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 209 0.1 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 196 0.1
Party of Reason 128 0.1
PRO 110 0.1
BüSo Martin Hennig 228 0.1 0.0 56 0.0 0.0
MLPD Klaus Dumberger 164 0.1 0.0 60 0.0 0.0
RRP 42 0.0 0.6
Informal votes 1,185 698
Total Valid votes 154,757 155,244
Turnout 155,942 69.1 2.4
CSU hold Majority 18,305 11.8 10.9

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Munich North[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 Johannes Singhammer 57,161 36.5 4.5 48,622 31.0 5.2
SPD N Axel Berg 55,691 35.6 8.2 31,067 19.8 10.1
FDP Ruth Hohenadl 15,766 10.1 5.2 28,189 18.0 5.9
Green Judith Greif 15,307 9.8 4.2 27,405 17.5 2.6
Left Nicole Fritsche 7,773 5.0 2.3 10,705 6.8 2.8
Pirates   4,164 2.7
Independent Herbert Utz 1,285 0.8
ÖDP Leo Meyer-Giesow 1,732 1.1 1,283 0.8
NPD Heinz Rudolf 1,531 1.0 0.1 1,117 0.7 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,019 0.6
RRP 932 0.6
BP   751 0.5 0.1
REP   482 0.3 0.1
FAMILIE 461 0.3 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 306 0.2
PBC 96 0.1 0.1
BüSo David Faku 217 0.1 0.0 95 0.1 0.0
CM 85 0.1
DVU   73 0.0
MLPD Klaus Dumberger 123 0.1 70 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,459 1,123
Total Valid votes 156,586 156,922
Turnout 158,045 71.6 3.5
CSU gain from SPD Majority 1,470 0.9

References

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