Nuremberg South

Nuremberg South (German: Nürnberg-Süd) 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 245. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the southern part of the city of Nuremberg and the city of Schwabach.[1]

245 Nuremberg South
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Nuremberg South in 2017
StateBavaria
Population265,100 (2015)
Electorate181,809 (2017)
Major settlementsNuremberg (partial)
Schwabach
Area141.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberMichael Frieser
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Nuremberg South was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Michael Frieser of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Nuremberg South is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Schwabach as well as the Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97 from the independent city of Nuremberg.[1]

History

Nuremberg South was created in 1949, then known as Nürnberg. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 32 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 227. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 231. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 246. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 245.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Nuremberg excluding northwestern parts. In the 1965 through 1987 elections, it comprised the southern half of the city of Nuremberg. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it also contained the independent city of Schwabach. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 32 Nürnberg
  • Nuremberg city (excluding northwestern parts)
1953 227
1957
1961
1965 231 Nürnberg-Süd
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 246
  • Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97)
  • Schwabach city
2005
2009 245
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Walter Sassnick of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1957. Georg Stiller of the Christian Social Union (CSU) won it in 1957 and served one term. Käte Strobel of the SPD was elected in 1961 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Egon Lutz from 1972 to 1983. Peter Höffkes of the CSU won the constituency in 1983 and was representative utnil 1990, followed by Renate Blank from 1990 to 1998. Horst Schmidbauer of the SPD was elected in 1998 and held the constituency until 2002, when former member Blank regained it for the CSU. She served a further two terms. Michael Frieser was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Walter Sassnick SPD 39.6
1953 41.2
1957 Georg Stiller CSU 43.7
1961 Käte Strobel SPD 41.1
1965 42.4
1969 47.1
1972 Egon Lutz SPD 58.0
1976 51.9
1980 50.3
1983 Peter Höffkes CSU 47.1
1987 45.2
1990 Renate Blank CSU 43.4
1994 45.5
1998 Horst Schmidbauer SPD 48.0
2002 Renate Blank CSU 47.5
2005 44.0
2009 Michael Frieser CSU 38.6
2013 44.4
2017 35.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Nuremberg South[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 Michael Frieser 46,511 35.6 8.8 40,882 31.2 9.3
SPD Martin Burkert 34,621 26.5 5.8 27,467 21.0 7.5
AfD Dirk Klaus Driesang 17,270 13.2 9.5 18,679 14.3 9.5
Left Stefan Gerbig 10,772 8.2 3.2 11,640 8.9 3.1
Green Sascha Müller 10,163 7.8 1.0 12,166 9.3 1.2
FDP Jasmin Margot Laub 7,632 5.8 4.0 11,199 8.6 4.3
FW Anjana Degert 3,706 2.8 0.9 2,192 1.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,629 1.2 0.5
PARTEI   1,253 1.0
ÖDP   888 0.7 0.0
Pirates   664 0.5 1.9
NPD   513 0.4 0.9
BP   353 0.3 0.0
DM 282 0.2
DiB 263 0.2
BGE   259 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 259 0.2
V-Partei³ 252 0.2
MLPD   66 0.1 0.0
DKP   55 0.0
BüSo 17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,410 1,107
Total Valid votes 130,675 130,978
Turnout 132,085 72.7 7.1
CSU hold Majority 11,890 9.1 3.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Nuremberg South[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 Michael Frieser 53,519 44.4 5.8 48,881 40.5 6.0
SPD Martin Burkert 38,942 32.3 2.1 34,363 28.5 3.6
Green Birgit Raab 8,165 6.8 1.4 9,705 8.0 1.8
Left Oswald Emil Greim 6,038 5.0 3.8 6,948 5.8 3.7
AfD Jens Folker Pfeiffer 4,498 3.7 5,737 4.8
Pirates Patrick Linnert 3,056 2.5 0.4 2,936 2.4 0.2
FW Norbert Frenzel 2,378 2.0 2,187 1.8
FDP Dieter Katterle 2,192 1.8 6.7 5,087 4.2 7.6
NPD Gerhard Schelle 1,701 1.4 1.1 1,572 1.3 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   890 0.7 0.0
ÖDP   761 0.6 0.0
REP   481 0.4 0.2
BP   318 0.3 0.0
DIE FRAUEN 214 0.2
Party of Reason 131 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 114 0.1 0.1
RRP Paul Blackman 168 0.1 0.9 110 0.1 1.1
PRO 79 0.1
MLPD   50 0.0 0.0
BüSo 11 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,157 1,239
Total Valid votes 120,657 120,575
Turnout 121,814 65.6 2.0
CSU hold Majority 14,577 12.1 3.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Nuremberg South[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 Michael Frieser 47,519 38.6 5.4 42,645 34.6 5.5
SPD Martin Burkert 37,159 30.2 8.6 30,766 24.9 10.4
Left Gudrun Schell 10,794 8.8 4.8 11,698 9.5 4.6
FDP Peter Weinlich 10,498 8.5 4.5 14,592 11.8 4.2
Green Birgit Raab 10,048 8.2 2.7 12,210 9.9 2.4
NPD Rainer Biller 3,136 2.5 0.4 2,548 2.1 0.3
Pirates Milan Berger 2,653 2.2 3,220 2.6
RRP Wolf Ranfft 1,290 1.0 1,500 1.2
Tierschutzpartei   946 0.8
FAMILIE 776 0.6 0.1
ÖDP   753 0.6
REP   752 0.6 0.2
BP   267 0.2 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 262 0.2
PBC 209 0.2 0.3
CM 85 0.1
DVU   80 0.1
MLPD   62 0.1 0.0
BüSo 44 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,689 1,371
Total Valid votes 123,097 123,415
Turnout 124,786 67.6 7.4
CSU hold Majority 10,360 8.4 3.2

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