Bamberg (electoral district)

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235 Bamberg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bamberg in 2025
StateBavaria
Population241,100 (2019)
Electorate182,586 (2021)
Major settlementsBamberg
Forchheim
Area1,003.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberThomas Silberhorn
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

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 235. 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 for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Thomas Silberhorn of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography[edit]

Bamberg 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, Schlüsselfeld, 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[edit]

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. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 236. From the 2025 election, it has been number 235.

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.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 24 Bamberg
1953 219
1957
1961
1965 222
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 237
2005
2009 236
2013
2017
2021
2025 235

Members[edit]

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.

Election Member Party %
1949 Emil Kemmer CSU 33.0
1953 54.4
1957 63.1
1961 62.7
1965 Paul Röhner CSU 63.0
1969 64.5
1972 65.2
1976 68.4
1980 66.7
1983 Gerhard Scheu CSU 67.3
1987 64.0
1990 59.3
1994 56.8
1998 54.6
2002 Thomas Silberhorn CSU 60.7
2005 57.4
2009 49.1
2013 52.2
2017 42.1
2021 37.0

Election results[edit]

2021 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Thomas Silberhorn 54,726 37.0 Decrease 5.1 49,463 33.4 Decrease 5.5
SPD Andreas Schwarz 28,123 19.0 Decrease 1.4 25,698 17.4 Increase 1.8
Greens Lisa Badum 22,728 15.4 Increase 6.2 21,898 14.8 Increase 4.9
AfD Michael Weiß 13,279 9.0 Decrease 2.5 14,284 9.6 Decrease 3.1
FDP Sven Bachmann 9,821 6.6 Increase 0.1 14,336 9.7 Increase 0.1
FW Jens Herzog 8,708 5.9 Increase 3.0 9,184 6.2 Increase 3.8
Left Jan Jaegers 3,625 2.5 Decrease 2.8 4,676 3.2 Decrease 3.3
dieBasis Sabine Wezel 2,361 1.6 2,093 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,499 1.0 Increase 0.1
PARTEI Paul Mari 1,627 1.1 1,111 0.8 Decrease 0.2
ÖDP Lisa Lösel 1,287 0.9 Decrease 0.5 742 0.5 Decrease 0.2
Volt Hans-Günter Brünker 726 0.5 575 0.4
Pirates   514 0.3 Steady 0.0
BP Thomas Dotzler 491 0.3 Decrease 0.2 381 0.3 Decrease 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   319 0.2
Unabhängige 262 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   211 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   173 0.1
V-Partei3   149 0.1 Decrease 0.1
NPD   127 0.1 Decrease 0.3
The III. Path   108 0.1
Bündnis C   105 0.1
du.   70 0.0
MLPD Therese Gmelch 179 0.1 Decrease 0.1 50 0.0 Steady 0.0
Independent Andreas Roensch 114 0.1
LKR   23 0.0
DKP   17 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 865 592
Total valid votes 147,795 148,068
Turnout 148,660 81.4 Increase 1.9
CSU hold Majority 26,603 18.0 Decrease 3.7

2017 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Thomas Silberhorn 60,675 42.1 Decrease 10.1 56,138 38.9 Decrease 10.0
SPD Andreas Schwarz 29,475 20.4 Decrease 2.4 22,529 15.6 Decrease 4.2
AfD Jan Schiffers 16,603 11.5 Increase 8.2 18,392 12.7 Decrease 8.6
Greens Lisa Badum 13,194 9.2 Increase 1.0 14,279 9.9 Increase 0.9
FDP Sebastian Körber 9,364 6.5 Increase 3.1 13,776 9.5 Increase 4.7
Left David Klanke 7,504 5.2 Increase 1.7 9,351 6.5 Increase 2.4
FW Daniela Saiko 4,203 2.9 Increase 0.1 3,425 2.4 Decrease 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,305 0.9 Increase 0.1
PARTEI   1,303 0.9
ÖDP Lucas Büchner 1,942 1.3 947 0.7 Steady 0.0
BP Thomas Dotzler 821 0.6 622 0.4 Steady 0.0
NPD   566 0.4 Decrease 0.9
Pirates   480 0.3 Decrease 2.0
DM 285 0.2
V-Partei³ 246 0.2
DiB 234 0.2
BGE   204 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 188 0.1
MLPD Therese Gmelch 352 0.2 110 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo 25 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   16 0.0
Informal votes 1,089 801
Total valid votes 144,133 144,421
Turnout 145,222 79.6 Increase 9.1
CSU hold Majority 31,200 21.7 Decrease 7.6

2013 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Thomas Silberhorn 65,723 52.2 Increase 3.2 61,546 48.9 Increase 4.0
SPD Andreas Schwarz 28,794 22.9 Increase 2.4 24,924 19.8 Increase 4.5
Greens Wolfgang Grader 10,283 8.2 Decrease 1.0 11,267 8.9 Decrease 1.6
Left Wolfgang Böhme 4,365 3.5 Decrease 2.5 5,143 4.1 Decrease 2.4
FDP Sebastian Körber 4,252 3.4 Decrease 7.3 6,073 4.8 Decrease 8.9
AfD Franz Hermann Eibl 4,222 3.4 5,211 4.1
FW Peter Korbinian Dorscht 3,549 2.8 3,559 2.8
Pirates Robert Streng 3,025 2.4 2,905 2.3 Decrease 0.1
NPD Sven Diem 1,661 1.3 Decrease 0.2 1,619 1.3 Decrease 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   964 0.8 Increase 0.1
ÖDP   792 0.6 Steady 0.0
REP   586 0.5 Decrease 1.0
BP   570 0.5 Decrease 0.1
DIE FRAUEN 319 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 139 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 131 0.1
PRO 82 0.1
MLPD   60 0.0 Steady 0.0
RRP 40 0.0 Decrease 0.5
BüSo 19 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 995 920
Total valid votes 125,874 125,949
Turnout 126,869 70.5 Decrease 2.3
CSU hold Majority 36,929 29.3 Increase 0.6

2009 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Thomas Silberhorn 62,548 49.1 Decrease 8.3 57,433 44.9 Decrease 5.6
SPD Andreas Schwarz 26,044 20.4 Decrease 3.4 19,553 15.3 Decrease 8.5
FDP Sebastian Körber 13,590 10.7 Increase 5.3 17,523 13.7 Increase 4.6
Greens Lisa Badum 11,726 9.2 Decrease 1.1 13,512 10.6 Increase 2.8
Left Heinrich Schwimmbeck 7,601 6.0 8,316 6.5 Increase 3.0
Pirates   3,041 2.4
REP Joseph Lorenz 2,213 1.7 1,937 1.5 Decrease 0.2
NPD Axel Michaelis 1,899 1.5 Decrease 1.7 1,759 1.4 Decrease 0.3
FAMILIE 1,061 0.8 Increase 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   790 0.6
BP Thomas Dotzler 1,562 1.2 770 0.6 Increase 0.2
ÖDP   754 0.6
RRP 714 0.6
Independent Monika Lamprecht 303 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 244 0.2
PBC 188 0.1 Decrease 0.1
CM 138 0.1
MLPD   58 0.0 Steady 0.0
DVU   55 0.0
BüSo 33 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,563 1,170
Total valid votes 127,486 127,879
Turnout 129,049 72.8 Decrease 5.5
CSU hold Majority 36,504 28.7 Decrease 4.9

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Bamberg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Bamberg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Bamberg
  4. ^ Results for Bamberg
  5. ^ Results for Bamberg
  6. ^ Results for Bamberg
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