Nuremberg North

Nuremberg North (German: Nürnberg-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 244. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the northern part of the city of Nuremberg.[1]

244 Nuremberg North
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Nuremberg North in 2017
StateBavaria
Population285,300 (2015)
Electorate192,214 (2017)
Major settlementsNuremberg (partial)
Area85.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCSU
MemberSebastian Brehm
Elected2017

Nuremberg North was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Sebastian Brehm of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Nuremberg North is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95 from the independent city of Nuremberg North.[1]

History

Nuremberg North was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 230 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 245. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 244.

Originally, the constituency comprised the northern half of the city of Nuremberg. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 230 Nürnberg-Nord
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 245
  • Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95)
2005
2009 244
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Georg Kurlbaum of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1965 to 1969, followed by fellow SPD member Hans Batz until 1980. Renate Schmidt of the SPD served one term from 1980 to 1983. Oscar Schneider of the Christian Social Union (CSU) was elected in 1983 and was representative until 1990, when former member Renate Schmidt regained it for the SPD and served another term. Dagmar Wöhrl of the CSU won it in 1994. Günter Gloser of the SPD was elected in 1998. Former member Wöhrl was then re-elected in 2002, and served until 2017. Sebastian Brehm was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1965 Georg Kurlbaum SPD 42.4
1969 Hans Batz SPD 47.1
1972 51.9
1976 46.4
1980 Renate Schmidt SPD 45.1
1983 Oscar Schneider CSU 49.6
1987 46.5
1990 Renate Schmidt SPD 42.3
1994 Dagmar Wöhrl CSU 44.5
1998 Günter Gloser SPD 45.5
2002 Dagmar Wöhrl CSU 45.8
2005 42.0
2009 36.6
2013 39.4
2017 Sebastian Brehm CSU 31.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Nuremberg 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 Sebastian Brehm 45,340 31.3 8.1 40,106 27.6 7.1
SPD Gabriela Heinrich 37,068 25.6 6.1 26,456 18.2 8.6
Green Britta Walthelm 18,463 12.7 2.6 21,909 15.1 1.8
Left Titus Schüller 14,511 10.0 3.9 16,962 11.7 4.6
AfD Martin Sichert 13,398 9.2 5.9 14,503 10.0 5.5
FDP Katja Hessel 10,379 7.2 4.5 15,412 10.6 5.2
PARTEI   2,076 1.4
FW Jürgen Horst Dörfler 3,058 2.1 0.5 1,824 1.3 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,595 1.1 0.3
ÖDP Manuela Forster 2,342 1.6 1,254 0.9 0.1
Pirates   809 0.6 2.6
DiB 448 0.3
BGE   353 0.2
V-Partei³ 328 0.2
NPD   311 0.2 0.6
DM 253 0.2
BP   251 0.2 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 203 0.1
MLPD Johannes Rupprecht 364 0.3 0.2 124 0.1 0.0
DKP   108 0.1
BüSo 18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,282 902
Total Valid votes 144,923 145,303
Turnout 146,205 76.1 7.3
CSU hold Majority 8,272 5.7 2.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Nuremberg 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 Dagmar Wöhrl 51,829 39.4 2.7 45,748 34.8 4.8
SPD Gabriela Heinrich 41,666 31.7 0.8 35,310 26.8 4.6
Green Harald Fuchs 13,336 10.1 1.1 17,444 13.3 2.4
Left Harald Weinberg 8,099 6.2 2.0 9,311 7.1 2.3
AfD Marcel Claus 4,417 3.4 5,906 4.5
Pirates Emanuel Kotzian 4,055 3.1 0.1 4,221 3.2 0.5
FDP Tilman Schürer 3,556 2.7 5.3 7,150 5.4 8.4
FW Gerhard Emmert 2,134 1.6 1,909 1.5
NPD Christine Rorich 1,341 1.0 0.7 1,061 0.8 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,032 0.8 0.1
ÖDP   940 0.7 0.1
PARTEI Klaus Hammerlindl 873 0.7
REP   409 0.3 0.1
BP   337 0.3 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 244 0.2
Independent Walter Pfleiderer 193 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 165 0.1 0.1
MLPD Johannes Rupprecht 122 0.1 0.0 149 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 147 0.1
PRO 81 0.1
RRP 57 0.0 0.8
BüSo 26 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,053 1,027
Total Valid votes 131,621 131,647
Turnout 132,674 68.7 2.5
CSU hold Majority 10,163 7.7 2.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Nuremberg 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 Y Dagmar Wöhrl 48,943 36.6 5.3 40,094 29.9 6.0
SPD Günter Gloser 41,246 30.9 9.0 29,751 22.2 11.4
Green Michael Hauck 15,043 11.3 4.1 20,934 15.6 3.2
Left Harald Weinberg 10,923 8.2 4.0 12,554 9.4 4.2
FDP Andreas Neuner 10,652 8.0 4.1 18,528 13.8 4.8
Pirates Emanuel Kotzian 4,268 3.2 4,940 3.7
NPD Gerhard Schelle 2,320 1.7 0.1 1,835 1.4 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,129 0.8
RRP 1,081 0.8
ÖDP   847 0.6
FAMILIE 620 0.5 0.1
REP   611 0.5 0.0
DIE VIOLETTEN 313 0.2
BP   233 0.2 0.1
PBC 168 0.1 0.2
MLPD Johannes Rupprecht 187 0.1 0.0 106 0.1 0.0
CM 89 0.1
DVU   79 0.1
BüSo 52 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,572 1,190
Total Valid votes 133,582 133,964
Turnout 135,154 71.2 4.8
CSU hold Majority 7,697 5.7 3.6

References
  1. "Constituency Nürnberg-Nord". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Nürnberg-Nord". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Nürnberg-Nord
  4. Results for Nürnberg-Nord
  5. Results for Nürnberg-Nord
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