Coburg (electoral district)
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Kronach
Neustadt bei Coburg
| 237 Coburg | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
 Coburg in 2025 | |
| State | Bavaria |
| Population | 197,300 (2019) |
| Electorate | 153,392 (2025) |
| Major settlements | Coburg Kronach Neustadt bei Coburg |
| Area | 1,305.8 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CSU |
| Member | Jonas Geissler |
| Elected | 2021, 2025 |
Coburg 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 237. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach.[1]
Coburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Jonas Geissler of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]
Coburg is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Coburg, the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach, and the municipality of Geroldsgrün from the Hof district.[1]
History
Coburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 26 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 221. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 224. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 239. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 238. From the 2025 election, it has been number 237.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Coburg and Neustadt bei Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach. In the 2017 election, it acquired the municipality of Geroldsgrün from the Hof district.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 26 | Coburg |
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| 1953 | 221 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | 224 | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 |
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| 1980 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 239 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 238 | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2017 |
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| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | 237 |
Members
The constituency was first represented by Ernst Zühlke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Wolfgang Stammberger won it in 1953; he was elected for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with the endorsement of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Friedrich Knorr of the CSU was elected in 1957 and served until 1965. Karl Hofmann of the SPD won the constituency in 1965 and served three terms, leaving office in 1976. Otto Regenspurger of the CSU then served until 1998, when Uwe Hiksch was elected representative for a single term. Hiksch was elected for the SPD, but defected to the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in October 1999. Hans Michelbach of the CSU was elected in 2002 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Jonas Geissler in 2021, who was re-elected in 2025.
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Ernst Zühlke | SPD | 35.7 | |
| 1953 | Wolfgang Stammberger | FDP | 52.8 | |
| 1957 | Friedrich Knorr | CSU | 45.5 | |
| 1961 | 41.4 | |||
| 1965 | Karl Hofmann | SPD | 46.4 | |
| 1969 | 49.0 | |||
| 1972 | 53.3 | |||
| 1976 | Otto Regenspurger | CSU | 49.0 | |
| 1980 | 49.1 | |||
| 1983 | 55.9 | |||
| 1987 | 47.2 | |||
| 1990 | 54.3 | |||
| 1994 | 49.4 | |||
| 1998 | Uwe Hiksch[a] | SPD | 47.8 | |
| PDS | ||||
| 2002 | Hans Michelbach | CSU | 48.2 | |
| 2005 | 52.0 | |||
| 2009 | 48.4 | |||
| 2013 | 50.1 | |||
| 2017 | 45.3 | |||
| 2021 | Jonas Geissler | CSU | 36.5 | |
| 2005 | 52.0 | |||
