Regensburg (electoral district)

Regensburg 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 233. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Regensburg and the district of Landkreis Regensburg.[1]

233 Regensburg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Regensburg in 2017
StateBavaria
Population334,900 (2015)
Electorate252,916 (2017)
Major settlementsRegensburg
Neutraubling
Hemau
Area1,472.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberPeter Aumer
Elected2017

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

Geography

Regensburg is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Regensburg and the entirety of the Landkreis Regensburg district excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Donau.[1]

History

Regensburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 22 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 217. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 220. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 219. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 234. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 233.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Regensburg and the Landkreis Regensburg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 22 Regensburg
1953 217
1957
1961
1965 220
1969
1972
1976 219
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 234
2005
2009 233
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Max Solleder from 1949 to 1953, followed by Hermann Höcherl from 1953 to 1976. Albert Schedl then served from 1976 to 1980. Maria Eichhorn was representative from 2002 to 2009. Peter Aumer was elected in 2009 for one term, followed by Philipp Lerchenfeld. Aumer was elected again in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Max Solleder CSU 33.9
1953 Hermann Höcherl CSU 57.0
1957 57.8
1961 58.3
1965 61.7
1969 61.6
1972 60.8
1976 Albert Schedl CSU 64.5
1980 Benno Zierer CSU 63.3
1983 64.7
1987 57.3
1990 55.0
1994 55.6
1998 52.7
2002 Maria Eichhorn CSU 59.9
2005 53.0
2009 Peter Aumer CSU 44.7
2013 Philipp Lerchenfeld CSU 48.5
2017 Peter Aumer CSU 40.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Regensburg[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 Peter Aumer 78,858 40.1 8.4 74,720 37.8 10.6
SPD Tobias Hammerl 32,862 16.7 5.3 28,582 14.5 4.8
AfD Armin Bauer 23,275 11.8 8.2 25,625 13.0 8.9
Green Stefan Schmidt 18,343 9.3 1.0 20,332 10.3 1.1
FW Tobias Gotthardt 12,922 6.6 2.0 8,374 4.2 0.2
FDP Ulrich Lechte 12,254 6.2 2.2 17,719 9.0 4.4
Left Irmgard Freihoffer 11,761 6.0 2.5 13,259 6.7 2.8
ÖDP Hannes Eberhardt 4,599 2.3 0.1 1,949 1.0 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,704 0.9 0.1
BP   1,376 0.7 0.1
PARTEI   1,358 0.7
Pirates Katharina Graßler 1,656 0.8 1.2 777 0.4 1.6
NPD   422 0.2 0.5
DIE VIOLETTEN Irene Garcia Garcia 359 0.2
V-Partei³ 340 0.2
DiB 286 0.1
DM 268 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 234 0.1
BGE   232 0.1
DKP   42 0.0
BüSo 31 0.0 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,891 1,119
Total Valid votes 196,889 197,661
Turnout 198,780 78.6 9.5
CSU hold Majority 45,996 23.4 3.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Regensberg[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 Philipp Lerchenfeld 82,648 48.5 3.7 82,556 48.4 5.8
SPD Karl Söllner 37,541 22.0 1.2 32,902 19.3 2.0
Green Florian Eckert 14,202 8.3 0.4 15,759 9.2 1.6
FW Sebastian Hopfensperger 7,799 4.6 6,886 4.0
FDP Horst Meierhofer 6,830 4.0 8.8 7,835 4.6 9.0
AfD Verena Brüdigam 6,229 3.7 7,000 4.1
Left Wolfgang Wittich 5,839 3.4 2.8 6,617 3.9 2.9
ÖDP Claudia Wiest 4,184 2.5 0.2 2,571 1.5 0.1
Pirates Jan Kastner 3,453 2.0 0.3 3,354 2.0 0.1
BP   1,320 0.8 0.1
NPD Peter Haese 1,442 0.8 0.8 1,280 0.8 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,261 0.7 0.0
REP   475 0.3 0.4
Independent Mühlbauer 393 0.2
DIE FRAUEN 279 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 213 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 137 0.1
PRO 103 0.1
RRP 35 0.0 0.7
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,394 1,315
Total Valid votes 170,560 170,639
Turnout 171,954 69.1 1.2
CSU hold Majority 45,107 26.5 2.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Regensburg[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 Peter Aumer 75,653 44.7 8.2 72,120 42.5 5.8
SPD Karl Söllner 35,207 20.8 7.6 29,375 17.3 8.7
FDP Horst Meierhofer 21,618 12.8 8.1 22,998 13.6 4.6
Green Jürgen Huber 14,784 8.7 2.5 18,343 10.8 2.3
Left Richard Spieß 10,514 6.2 3.2 11,453 6.8 3.1
ÖDP Claudia Wiest 4,410 2.6 2,772 1.6
Pirates Suat Kasem 2,903 1.7 3,566 2.1
NPD Karin Machner 2,753 1.6 0.0 2,297 1.4 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,316 0.8
RRP Ferdinand Frummet 1,227 0.7 1,171 0.7
REP   1,100 0.6 0.0
BP   1,078 0.6 0.2
FAMILIE 1,037 0.6 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 430 0.3
PBC 153 0.1 0.0
CM 129 0.1
DVU   101 0.1
BüSo 68 0.0 0.1
MLPD   40 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,933 1,455
Total Valid votes 169,069 169,547
Turnout 171,002 70.3 6.0
CSU hold Majority 40,446 23.9 0.6

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