Erlangen (electoral district)
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Herzogenaurach
Höchstadt
| 241 Erlangen | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
 Erlangen in 2025 | |
| State | Bavaria |
| Population | 257,100 (2019) |
| Electorate | 186,493 (2025) |
| Major settlements | Erlangen Herzogenaurach Höchstadt |
| Area | 720.5 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CSU |
| Member | Konrad Körner |
| Elected | 2025 |
Erlangen 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 241. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Erlangen and the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt.[1]
Erlangen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2025, it has been represented by Konrad Körner of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]
Erlangen is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Erlangen, the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Uehlfeld from the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim.[1]
History
Erlangen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 31 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 226. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 228. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 243. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 242. From the 2025 election, it has been number 241.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Erlangen and the districts of Landkreis Erlangen, Fürth, Neustadt an der Aisch, and Scheinfeld. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the city of Erlangen and the districts of Landkreis Erlangen, Landkreis Nürnberg, Hersbruck, and Lauf an der Pegnitz. In the 1976 through 1987 elections, it comprised the city of Erlangen and the districts of Nürnberger Land and Erlangen-Höchstadt excluding the municipalities of Aurachtal and Herzogenaurach. In the 1990 through 2017 elections, it comprised the city of Erlangen and the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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| 1949 | 31 | Erlangen | |
| 1953 | 226 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | 228 |
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| 1976 |
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| 1990 |
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| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 243 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 242 | ||
| 2013 | |||
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| 2021 |
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| 2025 | 241 |
