Würzburg is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 251. It is located in northwestern

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, comprising the city of

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

and the district of

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. 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

. 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.

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 Wolfgang Bötsch (8 September 1938 in Bad Kreuznach – 14 October 2017 in Würzburg) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). Between 1974 and 1976 he represented the Landtag of Bavaria. From 1976 ...

then served from 1976 to 2005, a total of eight consecutive terms. Paul Lehrieder has been representative since 2005.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Würzburg (electoral district) Federal electoral districts in Bavaria 1949 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1949 Würzburg Würzburg (district)