Bamberg 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 236. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Bamberg, the southern part of the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the western part of the Forchheim district.[1]
Bamberg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 24 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 219. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 222. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 237. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 236.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Bamberg and the districts of Landkreis Bamberg and Staffelstein. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the Höchstadt an der Aisch district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the city of Bamberg, southern parts of the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the Forchheim district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by Emil Kemmer from 1949 to 1965, followed by Paul Röhner from 1965 to 1983. Gerhard Scheu was then representative from 1983 to 2002. Thomas Silberhorn was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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For the English village see Bamburgh Bamberg 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 236 It is located in northern Bavaria comprising the city of Bamberg the southern part of the Landkreis Bamberg district and the western part of the Forchheim district 1 236 BambergElectoral districtfor the BundestagBamberg in 2017StateBavariaPopulation241 100 2019 Electorate182 586 2021 Major settlementsBambergForchheimArea1 003 1 km2Current electoral districtCreated1949PartyCSUMemberThomas SilberhornElected2002 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021Bamberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election Since 2002 it has been represented by Thomas Silberhorn of the Christian Social Union CSU 2 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Members 4 Election results 4 1 2021 election 4 2 2017 election 4 3 2013 election 4 4 2009 election 5 ReferencesGeography editBamberg is located in northern Bavaria As of the 2021 federal election it comprises the independent city of Bamberg the municipalities of Altendorf Buttenheim Frensdorf Hallstadt Hirschaid Pettstadt Pommersfelden Schlusselfeld Stegaurach Strullendorf and Walsdorf and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burgebrach Ebrach and Lisberg from the Landkreis Bamberg district and the municipalities of Eggolsheim Forchheim Hallerndorf Hausen Heroldsbach Igensdorf Langensendelbach and Neunkirchen am Brand and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Dormitz Effeltrich Gosberg and Kirchehrenbach from the Forchheim district 1 History editBamberg was created in 1949 In the 1949 election it was Bavaria constituency 24 in the numbering system In the 1953 through 1961 elections it was number 219 In the 1965 through 1998 elections it was number 222 In the 2002 and 2005 elections it was number 237 Since the 2009 election it has been number 236 Originally the constituency comprised the independent city of Bamberg and the districts of Landkreis Bamberg and Staffelstein In the 1965 through 1972 elections it also contained the Hochstadt an der Aisch district In the 1976 through 1998 elections it comprised the city of Bamberg southern parts of the Landkreis Bamberg district and the Forchheim district It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election Election No Name Borders1949 24 Bamberg Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district1953 219195719611965 222 Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district Hochstadt an der Aisch district196919721976 Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district only southern parts Forchheim district1980198319871990199419982002 237 Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district only Altendorf Buttenheim Frensdorf Hallstadt Hirschaid Pettstadt Pommersfelden Schlusselfeld Stegaurach Strullendorf and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach Ebrach and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Forchheim district only Eggolsheim Forchheim Hallerndorf Hausen Heroldsbach Igensdorf Langensendelbach and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz Effeltrich Gosberg and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften 20052009 236201320172021Members editLike most constituencies in rural Bavaria it is an CSU safe seat the party holding the seat continuously since its creation It was first represented by Emil Kemmer from 1949 to 1965 followed by Paul Rohner from 1965 to 1983 Gerhard Scheu was then representative from 1983 to 2002 Thomas Silberhorn was elected in 2002 and re elected in 2005 2009 2013 2017 and 2021 Election Member Party 1949 Emil Kemmer CSU 33 01953 54 41957 63 11961 62 71965 Paul Rohner CSU 63 01969 64 51972 65 21976 68 41980 66 71983 Gerhard Scheu CSU 67 31987 64 01990 59 31994 56 81998 54 62002 Thomas Silberhorn CSU 60 72005 57 42009 49 12013 52 22017 42 12021 37 0Election results edit2021 election edit Federal election 2021 Bamberg 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes CSU nbsp Y Thomas Silberhorn 54 726 37 0 nbsp 5 1 49 463 33 4 nbsp 5 5SPD Andreas Schwarz 28 123 19 0 nbsp 1 4 25 698 17 4 nbsp 1 8Greens Lisa Badum 22 728 15 4 nbsp 6 2 21 898 14 8 nbsp 4 9AfD Michael Weiss 13 279 9 0 nbsp 2 5 14 284 9 6 nbsp 3 1FDP Sven Bachmann 9 821 6 6 nbsp 0 1 14 336 9 7 nbsp 0 1FW Jens Herzog 8 708 5 9 nbsp 3 0 9 184 6 2 nbsp 3 8Left Jan Jaegers 3 625 2 5 nbsp 2 8 4 676 3 2 nbsp 3 3dieBasis Sabine Wezel 2 361 1 6 2 093 1 4Tierschutzpartei 1 499 1 0 nbsp 0 1PARTEI Paul Mari 1 627 1 1 1 111 0 8 nbsp 0 2ODP Lisa Losel 1 287 0 9 nbsp 0 5 742 0 5 nbsp 0 2Volt Hans Gunter Brunker 726 0 5 575 0 4Pirates 514 0 3 nbsp 0 0BP Thomas Dotzler 491 0 3 nbsp 0 2 381 0 3 nbsp 0 2Team Todenhofer 319 0 2Unabhangige 262 0 2Gesundheitsforschung 211 0 1 nbsp 0 0Humanists 173 0 1V Partei3 149 0 1 nbsp 0 1NPD 127 0 1 nbsp 0 3The III Path 108 0 1Bundnis C 105 0 1du 70 0 0MLPD Therese Gmelch 179 0 1 nbsp 0 1 50 0 0 nbsp 0 0Independent Andreas Roensch 114 0 1LKR 23 0 0DKP 17 0 0 nbsp 0 0Informal votes 865 592Total Valid votes 147 795 148 068Turnout 148 660 81 4 nbsp 1 9CSU hold Majority 26 603 18 0 nbsp 3 72017 election edit Federal election 2017 Bamberg 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes CSU nbsp Y Thomas Silberhorn 60 675 42 1 nbsp 10 1 56 138 38 9 nbsp 10 0SPD Andreas Schwarz 29 475 20 4 nbsp 2 4 22 529 15 6 nbsp 4 2AfD Jan Schiffers 16 603 11 5 nbsp 8 2 18 392 12 7 nbsp 8 6Greens Lisa Badum 13 194 9 2 nbsp 1 0 14 279 9 9 nbsp 0 9FDP Sebastian Korber 9 364 6 5 nbsp 3 1 13 776 9 5 nbsp 4 7Left David Klanke 7 504 5 2 nbsp 1 7 9 351 6 5 nbsp 2 4FW Daniela Saiko 4 203 2 9 nbsp 0 1 3 425 2 4 nbsp 0 5Tierschutzpartei 1 305 0 9 nbsp 0 1PARTEI 1 303 0 9ODP Lucas Buchner 1 942 1 3 947 0 7 nbsp 0 0BP Thomas Dotzler 821 0 6 622 0 4 nbsp 0 0NPD 566 0 4 nbsp 0 9Pirates 480 0 3 nbsp 2 0DM 285 0 2V Partei 246 0 2DiB 234 0 2BGE 204 0 1Gesundheitsforschung 188 0 1MLPD Therese Gmelch 352 0 2 110 0 1 nbsp 0 0BuSo 25 0 0 nbsp 0 0DKP 16 0 0Informal votes 1 089 801Total Valid votes 144 133 144 421Turnout 145 222 79 6 nbsp 9 1CSU hold Majority 31 200 21 7 nbsp 7 62013 election edit Federal election 2013 Bamberg 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes CSU nbsp Y Thomas Silberhorn 65 723 52 2 nbsp 3 2 61 546 48 9 nbsp 4 0SPD Andreas Schwarz 28 794 22 9 nbsp 2 4 24 924 19 8 nbsp 4 5Greens Wolfgang Grader 10 283 8 2 nbsp 1 0 11 267 8 9 nbsp 1 6Left Wolfgang Bohme 4 365 3 5 nbsp 2 5 5 143 4 1 nbsp 2 4FDP Sebastian Korber 4 252 3 4 nbsp 7 3 6 073 4 8 nbsp 8 9AfD Franz Hermann Eibl 4 222 3 4 5 211 4 1FW Peter Korbinian Dorscht 3 549 2 8 3 559 2 8Pirates Robert Streng 3 025 2 4 2 905 2 3 nbsp 0 1NPD Sven Diem 1 661 1 3 nbsp 0 2 1 619 1 3 nbsp 0 1Tierschutzpartei 964 0 8 nbsp 0 1ODP 792 0 6 nbsp 0 0REP 586 0 5 nbsp 1 0BP 570 0 5 nbsp 0 1DIE FRAUEN 319 0 3DIE VIOLETTEN 139 0 1 nbsp 0 1Party of Reason 131 0 1PRO 82 0 1MLPD 60 0 0 nbsp 0 0RRP 40 0 0 nbsp 0 5BuSo 19 0 0 nbsp 0 1Informal votes 995 920Total Valid votes 125 874 125 949Turnout 126 869 70 5 nbsp 2 3CSU hold Majority 36 929 29 3 nbsp 0 62009 election edit Federal election 2009 Bamberg 6 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes CSU nbsp Y Thomas Silberhorn 62 548 49 1 nbsp 8 3 57 433 44 9 nbsp 5 6SPD Andreas Schwarz 26 044 20 4 nbsp 3 4 19 553 15 3 nbsp 8 5FDP Sebastian Korber 13 590 10 7 nbsp 5 3 17 523 13 7 nbsp 4 6Greens Lisa Badum 11 726 9 2 nbsp 1 1 13 512 10 6 nbsp 2 8Left Heinrich Schwimmbeck 7 601 6 0 8 316 6 5 nbsp 3 0Pirates 3 041 2 4REP Joseph Lorenz 2 213 1 7 1 937 1 5 nbsp 0 2NPD Axel Michaelis 1 899 1 5 nbsp 1 7 1 759 1 4 nbsp 0 3FAMILIE 1 061 0 8 nbsp 0 2Tierschutzpartei 790 0 6BP Thomas Dotzler 1 562 1 2 770 0 6 nbsp 0 2ODP 754 0 6RRP 714 0 6Independent Monika Lamprecht 303 0 2DIE VIOLETTEN 244 0 2PBC 188 0 1 nbsp 0 1CM 138 0 1MLPD 58 0 0 nbsp 0 0DVU 55 0 0BuSo 33 0 0 nbsp 0 0Informal votes 1 563 1 170Total Valid votes 127 486 127 879Turnout 129 049 72 8 nbsp 5 5CSU hold Majority 36 504 28 7 nbsp 4 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