Munich East (german: München-Ost) is an
electoral constituency
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(
German
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: ''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 218. It is located in southern
Bavaria, comprising the eastern part of the city of
Munich.
Munich East was created for the inaugural
1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by
Wolfgang Stefinger
Wolfgang Stefinger (born 20 April 1985) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.
Political career
Stefinger first became a member of the ...
of the
Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography
Munich East is located in southern
Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the
boroughs of
Altstadt-Lehel (1),
Au-Haidhausen
Au-Haidhausen (Central Bavarian: ''Au-Haidhausn'') is the 5th borough of the German city of Munich, Bavaria. It is formed by the Au and Haidhausen districts.
Location
Au lies opposite the Altstadt of the city on the easterly plain tract of th ...
(5),
Bogenhausen (13),
Berg am Laim (14),
Trudering-Riem (15), and
Ramersdorf-Perlach (16) from the independent city of Munich.
History
Munich East was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 201. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 206. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 205. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 220. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 219. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 218.
Originally, the constituency comprised the boroughs of Berg am Laim, Bogenhausen, Giesing, Haidhausen, Harlaching, Perlach, Ramersdorf, Riem, and Trudering. In the 1965 through 1990 elections, it lost the boroughs of Giesing and Harlaching while gaining the borough of Au. In the 1994 election, it lost the boroughs of Au and Haidhausen. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Members
The constituency was first represented by of the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
For ...
(SPD) from 1949 to 1953. of the Christian Social Union (CSU) was elected in 1953 and served a single term. of the CSU then served from 1957 to 1961. Former member Marx won the constituency in 1961 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member from 1972 to 1976. won the constituency for the CSU in 1976, and served until 1990.
Herbert Frankenhauser
Herbert Frankenhauser (23 July 1945 – 6 May 2020) was a German politician, born in Munich, Bavaria. He was a representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria and a member of the Bundestag.
See also
*List of Bavarian Christian Social U ...
of the CSU was then representative from 1990 to 2013. Wolfgang Stefinger of the CSU was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
Election results
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
References
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Federal electoral districts in Bavaria
1949 establishments in West Germany
Constituencies established in 1949
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