Augsburg-Stadt (electoral district)

Augsburg-Stadt (English: Augsburg City) 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 252. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Augsburg.[1]

252 Augsburg-Stadt
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Augsburg-Stadt in 2017
StateBavaria
Population314,100 (2015)
Electorate210,528 (2017)
Major settlementsAugsburg
Königsbrunn
Area165.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberVolker Ullrich
Elected2013, 2017

Augsburg-Stadt was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Volker Ullrich of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Augsburg-Stadt is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Augsburg-Stadt and the municipality of Königsbrunn from the district of Landkreis Augsburg.[1]

History

Augsburg-Stadt was created in 1949. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named Augsburg. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 41 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 236. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 238. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 253. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 252.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the independent city of Augsburg. It acquired its current borders in the 1998 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 41 Augsburg-Stadt
1953 236
1957
1961
1965 238 Augsburg
1969
1972
1976 Augsburg-Stadt
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 253
2005
2009 252
2013
2017
2021

Members

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 Josef Ferdinand Kleindinst from 1949 to 1957, followed by Otto Weinkamm from 1957 to 1965. Anton Ott was representative from 1965 to 1972. Max Amling of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1972 and served one term. Stefan Höpfinger regained the constituency for the CSU in 1976, and served until 1990. Christian Ruck was then representative from 1990 to 2013. Volker Ullrich was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Josef Ferdinand Kleindinst CSU 29.0
1953 54.3
1957 Otto Weinkamm CSU 53.4
1961 44.0
1965 Anton Ott CSU 46.3
1969 47.6
1972 Max Amling SPD 48.6
1976 Stefan Höpfinger CSU 51.0
1980 50.6
1983 55.6
1987 53.1
1990 Christian Ruck CSU 47.6
1994 49.5
1998 47.2
2002 53.6
2005 49.2
2009 42.2
2013 Volker Ullrich CSU 44.4
2017 34.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Augsburg-Stadt[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 Y Volker Ullrich 52,769 34.8 9.6 48,420 31.8 11.8
SPD Ulrike Bahr 29,285 19.3 5.8 24,112 15.9 6.3
Green Claudia Roth 21,062 13.9 2.9 18,782 12.4 1.8
AfD Markus Bayerbach 20,170 13.3 8.5 21,015 13.8 8.4
Left Frederik Hintermayr 12,850 8.5 3.6 13,649 9.0 3.4
FDP Maximilian Ludwig Funke 9,191 6.1 2.6 15,149 10.0 5.3
FW Ruth Abmayr 3,204 2.1 0.0 2,302 1.5 0.0
PARTEI   1,697 1.1
ÖDP Robert Huemer 2,375 1.6 1,243 0.8 0.0
Pirates   936 0.6 2.0
BP   714 0.5 0.1
V-Partei³ 615 0.4
DiB 355 0.2
DM 335 0.2
NPD   334 0.2 0.4
BGE   319 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 218 0.1
MLPD Emil Bauer 406 0.3 0.1 145 0.1 0.0
BüSo Hannelore Fackler-Plump 330 0.2 0.1 81 0.1 0.0
DKP   41 0.0
Informal votes 1,586 1,174
Total Valid votes 151,642 152,054
Turnout 153,228 72.8 8.7
CSU hold Majority 23,484 15.5 3.8

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Augsburg-Stadt[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 Volker Ullrich 58,622 44.4 2.2 57,699 43.6 5.1
SPD Ulrike Bahr 33,145 25.1 5.5 29,328 22.2 3.6
Green Claudia Roth 14,568 11.0 3.7 13,940 10.5 2.1
Left Alexander Süßmair 6,408 4.9 2.1 7,391 5.6 2.3
AfD Thomas Eisinger 6,301 4.8 7,136 5.4
FDP Miriam Gruß 4,511 3.4 7.5 6,187 4.7 8.5
Pirates Claudius Roggenkamp 3,508 2.7 3,424 2.6 0.5
FW Rose-Marie Kranzfelder-Poth 2,764 2.1 1,976 1.5
ÖDP   1,034 0.8 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,012 0.8 0.0
NPD Manfred Waldukat 908 0.7 0.8 841 0.6 0.6
BP   700 0.5 0.0
REP Helmut Dürrwanger 844 0.6 641 0.5 0.2
DIE FRAUEN 258 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 205 0.2 0.1
Party of Reason 136 0.1
PRO 116 0.1
MLPD Emil Bauer 162 0.1 0.0 84 0.1 0.0
BüSo Hannelore Fackler-Plump 142 0.1 0.0 43 0.0 0.0
RRP Otto Blank 141 0.1 1.1 115 0.1 1.0
Informal votes 1,354 1,112
Total Valid votes 132,024 132,266
Turnout 133,378 64.1 1.9
CSU hold Majority 25,477 19.3 3.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Augsburg-Stadt[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 Y Christian Ruck 56,644 42.2 7.0 51,728 38.5 5.8
SPD Heinz Paula 26,268 19.6 8.5 24,981 18.6 9.4
Green Claudia Roth 19,708 14.7 2.8 16,898 12.6 2.1
FDP Miriam Gruß 14,638 10.9 5.9 17,645 13.1 4.0
Left Alexander Süßmair 9,318 6.9 3.3 10,552 7.9 3.7
Pirates   4,166 3.1
NPD Rudolf Rieger 2,038 1.5 0.0 1,602 1.2 0.1
RRP Joachim Preuß 1,658 1.2 1,513 1.1
ÖDP Robert Huemer 1,621 1.2 1,073 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   965 0.7
REP   899 0.7 0.3
BP Max Walser 1,022 0.8 674 0.5 0.2
Independent Maria-Barbara Mangold-Nietzschmann 846 0.6
FAMILIE 665 0.5 0.0
DIE VIOLETTEN 307 0.2
PBC 136 0.1 0.1
CM 115 0.1
MLPD Emil Bauer 230 0.2 113 0.1 0.0
BüSo Hannelore Fackler-Plump 177 0.1 0.5 89 0.1 0.1
DVU   88 0.1
Informal votes 1,789 1,748
Total Valid votes 134,168 134,209
Turnout 135,957 65.9 7.6
CSU hold Majority 30,376 22.6 1.5

References
  1. "Constituency Augsburg-Stadt". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Augsburg-Stadt". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Augsburg-Stadt
  4. Results for Augsburg-Stadt
  5. Results for Augsburg-Stadt
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