Bamberg (electoral district)
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| 235 Bamberg | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
 Bamberg in 2025 | |
| State | Bavaria |
| Population | 241,100 (2019) |
| Electorate | 179,277 (2025) |
| Major settlements | Bamberg Forchheim |
| Area | 1,003.1 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CSU |
| Member | Thomas Silberhorn |
| Elected | 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
Bamberg 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 235. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Bamberg, the southern part of the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the western part of the Forchheim district.[1]
Bamberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Thomas Silberhorn of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]
Bamberg is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Bamberg, the municipalities of Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg from the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the municipalities of Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach from the Forchheim district.[1]
History
Bamberg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 24 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 219. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 222. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 237. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 236. From the 2025 election, it has been number 235.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Bamberg and the districts of Landkreis Bamberg and Staffelstein. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the Höchstadt an der Aisch district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the city of Bamberg, southern parts of the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the Forchheim district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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| 1949 | 24 | Bamberg |
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| 1953 | 219 | ||
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| 1965 | 222 |
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| 2002 | 237 |
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| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 236 | ||
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| 2025 | 235 |
