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215 Ingolstadt
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Ingolstadt in 2025
StateBavaria
Population338,000 (2019)
Electorate238,384 (2021)
Major settlementsIngolstadt
Neuburg an der Donau
Eichstätt
Area1,845.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberReinhard Brandl
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Ingolstadt 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 215. It is located in central Bavaria, comprising the city of Ingolstadt, the district of Eichstätt, and the northern part of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district.[1]

Ingolstadt was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Reinhard Brandl of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

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Ingolstadt is located in central Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Ingolstadt, the district of Eichstätt, and the municipalities of Bergheim, Burgheim, Ehekirchen, Karlshuld, Karlskron, Königsmoos, Neuburg an der Donau, Oberhausen, Rennertshofen, Rohrenfels, and Weichering from the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen.[1]

History

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Ingolstadt was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 198. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 202. In the 1976 election, it was number 203. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 202. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 218. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 217. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 216. From the 2025 election, it has been number 215.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Ingolstadt and the districts of Landkreis Ingolstadt, Aichach, Pfaffenhofen, and Schrobenhausen. In the 1976 through 2009 elections, it comprised the city of Ingolstadt and the districts of Eichstätt and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen. In the 2013 election, it lost the municipality of Aresing from the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Ingolstadt
1953 198
1957
1961
1965 202
1969
1972
1976 203
1980 202
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 218
2005
2009 217
2013
2017 216
2021
2025 215

Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Hermann Aumer from 1949 to 1953. He was elected for the Bavaria Party (BP), expelled in 1950, and served the remainder of the term as an independent. Hans Demmelmeier won it for the CSU in 1953 and served until 1961. Paul Weinzierl then served one term. Karl Heinz Gierenstein was representative from 1965 to 1980. Horst Seehofer was elected in 1980 and served until 2008, a total of eight consecutive terms. He resigned in 2008 to become Minister-President of Bavaria. Reinhard Brandl was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Hermann Aumer[a] BP 29.8
Ind.
1953 Hans Demmelmeier CSU 49.0
1957 63.6
1961 Paul Weinzierl CSU 66.0
1965 Karl Heinz Gierenstein CSU 64.2
1969 62.1
1972 62.5
1976 66.1
1980 Horst Seehofer CSU 65.5
1983 68.8
1987 64.6
1990 62.6
1994 62.7
1998 55.0
2002 65.3
2005 65.9
2009 Reinhard Brandl CSU 57.2
2013 61.5
2017 49.5
2021 44.9

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Ingolstadt[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 Reinhard Brandl 83,663 44.9 Decrease 4.6 64,577 34.6 Decrease 7.1
SPD Jessica Meier 25,954 13.9 Increase 0.3 31,592 16.9 Increase 3.6
Greens Joachim Siebler 18,182 9.8 Increase 3.5 20,833 11.2 Increase 3.9
AfD Lukas Rehm 17,806 9.6 Decrease 3.4 18,694 10.0 Decrease 5.1
FW Christian Ponzer 15,515 8.3 Increase 4.4 15,580 8.4 Increase 5.3
FDP Theresa Ley 10,877 5.8 Increase 0.7 19,797 10.6 Increase 1.2
Left Roland Meier 4,648 2.5 Decrease 2.3 4,450 2.4 Decrease 3.0
dieBasis Helmut Groß 2,969 1.6 2,890 1.5
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,652 0.9 Increase 0.2
ÖDP Jakob Sedlmeier 2,438 1.3 Decrease 0.1 1,231 0.7 Decrease 0.3
PARTEI Sebastian Zahn 2,315 1.2 Increase 0.2 1,295 0.7 Steady 0.0
BP Wolfgang Distler 1,861 1.0 Decrease 0.2 1,111 0.6 Decrease 0.4
Team Todenhöfer   643 0.3
Pirates   533 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Volt   362 0.2
Unabhängige 294 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   216 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   165 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   142 0.1
NPD   129 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Bündnis C   97 0.1
du.   86 0.0
The III. Path   77 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   31 0.0
DKP   30 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,167 856
Total valid votes 186,229 186,539
Turnout 187,395 78.6 Increase 1.5
CSU hold Majority 57,709 31.0 Decrease 4.9

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Ingolstadt[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 Reinhard Brandl 90,383 49.5 Decrease 11.6 76,236 41.7 Decrease 13.9
SPD Werner Widuckel 24,799 13.6 Decrease 3.1 24,424 13.4 Decrease 4.1
AfD Christina Wilhelm 23,720 13.0 Increase 10.2 27,673 15.1 Increase 11.6
Greens Agnes Krumwiede 11,515 6.3 Decrease 0.3 13,205 7.2 Increase 1.0
FDP Jakob Schäuble 9,310 5.1 Increase 3.1 17,154 9.4 Increase 5.1
Left Roland Meier 8,817 4.8 Increase 0.8 9,830 5.4 Increase 1.7
FW Angela Mayr 7,093 3.9 Increase 0.9 5,562 3.0 Increase 0.1
ÖDP Jakob Sedlmeier 2,656 1.5 Increase 0.1 1,755 1.0 Decrease 0.2
BP Wolfgang Distler 2,200 1.2 1,898 1.0 Steady 0.0
PARTEI Bernd Sandner 1,859 1.0 Increase 0.7 1,294 0.7
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,278 0.7 Increase 0.1
Pirates   631 0.3 Decrease 1.4
NPD   520 0.3 Decrease 0.6
V-Partei³ 397 0.2
DM 270 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 248 0.1
DiB 202 0.1
BGE   165 0.1
MLPD Arnold Aschenbrenner 120 0.1 61 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   19 0.0
Informal votes 1,587 1,214
Total valid votes 182,472 182,845
Turnout 184,059 77.1 Increase 8.7
CSU hold Majority 65,584 35.9 Decrease 9.1

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Ingolstadt[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 Reinhard Brandl 106,668 61.5 Increase 4.4 96,804 55.9 Increase 5.3
SPD Stefan Schieren 28,561 16.5 Increase 1.0 29,880 17.3 Increase 1.8
Greens Agnes Krumwiede 11,340 6.5 Decrease 1.6 10,752 6.2 Decrease 2.0
Left Eva Bulling-Schröter 6,755 3.9 Decrease 2.4 6,163 3.6 Decrease 2.6
FW Christoph Kalkowski 5,205 3.0 5,114 3.0
AfD Christiane Boruzs 4,878 2.8 6,089 3.5
Pirates Andreas Popp 3,615 2.1 3,095 1.8 Decrease 0.2
FDP Anton Brandl 3,471 2.0 Decrease 6.1 7,407 4.3 Decrease 8.1
ÖDP Christian Tischler 2,224 1.3 Decrease 1.0 1,986 1.1 Decrease 0.2
BP   1,796 1.0 Increase 0.3
NPD   1,472 0.8 Decrease 0.6
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,061 0.6 Steady 0.0
REP   727 0.4 Decrease 0.3
PARTEI 615 0.4
DIE FRAUEN 266 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 194 0.1 Steady 0.0
Party of Reason 176 0.1
PRO 104 0.1
RRP 63 0.0 Decrease 0.3
MLPD   27 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 1,378 1,511
Total valid votes 173,332 173,199
Turnout 174,710 68.6 Decrease 1.2
CSU hold Majority 78,107 45.0 Increase 3.2

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Ingolstadt[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 Reinhard Brandl 99,482 57.2 Decrease 8.7 86,686 49.6 Decrease 3.0
SPD Ursula Engelen-Kefer 26,825 15.4 Decrease 6.6 26,877 15.4 Decrease 10.9
Greens Agnes Krumwiede 14,174 8.2 Increase 4.0 14,283 8.2 Increase 2.4
FDP Franz Schmidt 14,151 8.1 Increase 5.6 21,566 12.3 Increase 4.7
Left Eva Bulling-Schröter 10,936 6.3 Increase 3.5 10,717 6.1 Increase 3.0
Pirates   3,448 2.0
ÖDP Elisabeth Winkler 3,874 2.2 2,327 1.3
NPD Stefan Faber 3,308 1.9 Increase 0.4 2,588 1.5 Increase 0.2
BP   1,351 0.8 Increase 0.2
REP   1,269 0.7 Decrease 0.3
FAMILIE 1,157 0.7 Decrease 0.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   999 0.6
RRP 592 0.3
Independent Manfred Franzke 466 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 228 0.1
PBC 227 0.1 Decrease 0.1
CM 146 0.1
BüSo Alois Schieber 661 0.4 120 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   86 0.0
MLPD   34 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,441 1,617
Total valid votes 173,877 174,701
Turnout 176,318 69.8 Decrease 6.4
CSU hold Majority 72,657 41.8 Decrease 2.1

Notes

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  1. ^ Aumer was elected for the Bavaria Party, but expelled in September 1950.

References

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