Amberg 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 232. It is located in central northern

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, comprising the city of

Amberg Amberg () is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Upper Palatinate, roughly halfway between Regensburg and Bayreuth. In 2020, over 42,000 people lived in the town. History The town was first mentioned in 1034, at that time under t ...

and the districts of

Amberg-Sulzbach Amberg-Sulzbach ( bar, label=Northern Bavarian, Amberg-Suizboch) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds but does not include the city of Amberg. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Neustadt ...

and Neumarkt. Amberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Susanne Hierl of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

Geography

Amberg is located in central northern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Amberg and the districts of Amberg-Sulzbach and Neumarkt.

History

Amberg was created in 1949. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was known as ''Amberg – Neumarkt''. Since the 1976 election, it has again been named ''Amberg''. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 19 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 214. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 218. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 233. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 232. Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Amberg and Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz and the districts of Landkreis Amberg, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, and Sulzbach-Rosenberg. From 1965 through 1972, it also contained the districts of Beilngries, Riedenburg, and Parsberg. 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 Josef Schatz from 1949 to 1953, followed by Anton Donhauser from 1953 to 1957.

Heinrich Aigner Heinrich Aigner (25 May 1924 – 24 March 1988) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was born in Ebrach and died in Amberg. See also *List of Bavarian Christian Social Union politicians A l ...

then served from 1957 to 1980.

Hermann Fellner Hermann Fellner (20 December 1950 – 17 May 2020) was a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Bundestag of Germany. Fellner was in its youth chairman of the local federation of the ...

was representative for three terms from 1980 to 1990. He was succeeded by Rudolf Kraus from 1990 to 2005. Alois Karl was elected in 2005 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Susanne Hierl in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amberg (electoral district) Federal electoral districts in Bavaria 1949 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1949 Amberg Amberg-Sulzbach Neumarkt (district)