Würzburg (electoral district)

251 Würzburg
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Würzburg in 2017
State	Bavaria
Population	290,200 (2019)
Electorate	224,907 (2021)
Major settlements	Würzburg Ochsenfurt
Area	1,055.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CSU
Member	Paul Lehrieder
Elected	2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Würzburg 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 251. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Würzburg and the district of Landkreis Würzburg.

Würzburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Paul Lehrieder of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

Geography

Würzburg is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Würzburg and the district of Landkreis Würzburg.

History

Würzburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 40 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 235. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 237. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 252. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 251.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Würzburg and the districts of Landkreis Würzburg, Ochsenfurt, and Marktheidenfeld. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the Marktheidenfeld district. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	40	Würzburg	Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district Marktheidenfeld district
1953	235
1957
1961
1965	237		Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district
1969
1972
1976			Würzburg city Würzburg district
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	252
2005
2009	251
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Wilhelm Laforet from 1949 to 1953, followed by Karl Alfred Kihn from 1953 to 1961. Linus Memmel was representative from 1961 to 1976. Wolfgang Bötsch then served from 1976 to 2005, a total of eight consecutive terms. Paul Lehrieder has been representative since 2005.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Wilhelm Laforet	CSU	43.8
	1953	Karl Alfred Kihn	CSU	54.0
	1957			57.5
	1961	Linus Memmel	CSU	55.7
	1965			54.4
	1969			52.2
	1972			52.8
	1976	Wolfgang Bötsch	CSU	57.4
	1980			55.7
	1983			59.1
	1987			55.4
	1990			49.1
	1994			50.8
	1998			46.8
	2002			49.2
	2005	Paul Lehrieder	CSU	47.2
	2009			44.0
	2013			48.9
	2017			42.2
	2021			36.9

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Würzburg
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 Paul Lehrieder		67,651	36.9	5.3	55,957	30.3	6.9
	Greens	Sebastian Hansen		36,295	19.8	5.8	35,634	19.3	6.3
	SPD	Freya Altenhöner		33,125	18.1	0.7	37,079	20.1	2.4
	FDP	Andrew Ullmann		19,414	10.6	2.5	19,230	10.4	0.1
	AfD						12,220	6.6	2.0
	FW	Robert Starosta		9,440	5.1		6,871	3.7	2.3
	Left	Simone Barrientos		7,522	4.1	1.5	7,027	3.8	3.3
	dieBasis	Robert Hämmelmann		4,898	2.7		2,310	1.3
	Human Environment Animal Protection						2,091	1.1	0.1
	PARTEI						1,431	0.8	0.4
	ÖDP	Stefanie Wierlemann		2,501	1.4	0.3	1,098	0.6	0.1
	Independent	Horst Schürer		1,884	1.0
	Volt						676	0.4
	Pirates						665	0.4	0.0
	Team Todenhöfer						433	0.2
	Unabhängige						401	0.2
	Humanists	Thomas Herter		774	0.4		307	0.2
	BP						279	0.2	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						233	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei3						216	0.1	0.1
	du.						133	0.1
	Bündnis C						125	0.1
	NPD						115	0.1	0.2
	The III. Path						64	0.0
	LKR						41	0.0
	DKP						39	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						27	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,155			957
Total valid votes				183,504			184,702
Turnout				185,659	82.5	1.6
	CSU hold		Majority	31,356	17.1	6.3

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Würzburg
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 Paul Lehrieder		76,515	42.2	6.7	67,585	37.2	7.7
	SPD	Eva Maria Linsenbreder		33,929	18.7	6.8	32,126	17.7	4.9
	Greens	Martin Heilig		25,359	14.0	4.0	23,719	13.0	1.4
	FDP	Andrew Ullmann		14,592	8.0	4.8	18,813	10.3	5.2
	AfD	Thomas Thiel		13,872	7.7	4.7	15,764	8.7	4.8
	Left	Simone Barrientos		10,130	5.6	2.3	12,931	7.1	3.1
	FW						2,633	1.4	0.3
	PARTEI	Andrea Kübert		3,828	2.1		2,049	1.1
	ÖDP	Raimund Binder		3,072	1.7	0.5	1,233	0.7	0.2
	Pirates						646	0.4	2.1
	DM						464	0.3
	V-Partei³						409	0.2
	NPD						391	0.2	0.4
	DiB						351	0.2
	BP						323	0.2	0.1
	BGE						314	0.2
	Gesundheitsforschung						217	0.1
	MLPD						60	0.0	0.0
	DKP						27	0.0
	BüSo						16	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,664			1,054
Total valid votes				181,297			181,907
Turnout				182,961	71.0	7.4
	CSU hold		Majority	42,586	23.5	0.1

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Würzburg
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 Paul Lehrieder		80,776	48.9	4.9	74,187	44.9	6.1
	SPD	Homaira Mansury		42,136	25.5	2.2	37,225	22.5	3.9
	Greens	Martin Heilig		16,454	10.0	3.1	19,311	11.7	2.8
	Left	Doris Dörnhöfer		5,374	3.3	2.3	6,637	4.0	2.3
	FDP	Joachim Spatz		5,323	3.2	6.9	8,485	5.1	8.6
	AfD	Torsten Heinrich		4,831	2.9		6,388	3.9
	Pirates	Michael Hartrich		4,134	2.5	0.3	4,014	2.4	0.1
	FW	Helmut Suntheim		2,859	1.7		2,920	1.8
	ÖDP	Raimund Binder		1,903	1.2		1,388	0.8	0.0
	REP						1,279	0.8	0.7
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,136	0.7	0.0
	NPD	Ralf Mynter		1,439	0.9	0.5	946	0.6	0.2
	BP						495	0.3	0.0
	DIE FRAUEN						319	0.2
	Party of Reason						182	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						167	0.1	0.1
	PRO						94	0.1
	RRP						49	0.0	0.5
	MLPD						29	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						20	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,364			1,322
Total valid votes				165,229			165,271
Turnout				166,593	73.5	1.8
	CSU hold		Majority	38,640	23.4	2.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Würzburg
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 Paul Lehrieder		73,800	44.0	3.2	65,294	38.8	4.0
	SPD	Marion Reuther		39,055	23.3	9.0	31,440	18.7	9.3
	Greens	Patrick Friedl		21,914	13.1	4.4	24,341	14.4	3.3
	FDP	Joachim Spatz		17,030	10.1	5.2	23,203	13.8	4.2
	Left	Holger Grünwedel		9,334	5.6	2.3	10,582	6.3	2.4
	Pirates	Markus Heurung		3,659	2.2		4,262	2.5
	REP						2,462	1.5	0.9
	ÖDP						1,422	0.8
	NPD	Ralf Mynter		2,312	1.4	0.8	1,287	0.8	0.2
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,103	0.7
	FAMILIE						1,011	0.6	0.0
	RRP						836	0.5
	Independent	Michael Holl		742	0.4
	BP						428	0.3	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						260	0.2
	PBC						250	0.1	0.1
	CM						147	0.1
	BüSo						59	0.0	0.0
	DVU						39	0.0
	MLPD						36	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,185			1,569
Total valid votes				167,846			168,462
Turnout				170,031	75.3	5.0
	CSU hold		Majority	34,745	20.7	5.8