Marburg (electoral district)
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Stadtallendorf
Kirchhain
| 170 Marburg | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
 Marburg in 2025 | |
| State | Hesse |
| Population | 247,100 (2019) |
| Electorate | 181,588 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Marburg Stadtallendorf Kirchhain |
| Area | 1,262.4 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | SPD |
| Member | Sören Bartol |
| Elected | 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
Marburg 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 170. It is located in northern Hesse, comprising the Marburg-Biedenkopf district.[1]
Marburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Sören Bartol of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]
History
Marburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 131. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 129. In 2002 and 2005, it was number 173. In the 2009 election, it was number 172. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 171. From the 2025 election, it has been number 170.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Marburg and the districts of Biedenkopf and Landkreis Marburg. In the 1965 election, it lost the municipality of Schiffelbach from the Landkreis Marburg district. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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| 1949 | 6 | Marburg |
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| 1953 | 131 | ||
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| 1965 |
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| 1969 | |||
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| 1976 |
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| 1980 | 129 | ||
| 1983 | |||
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| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 173 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 172 | ||
| 2013 | 171 | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | 170 |
