Regensburg (electoral district)
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Neutraubling
Hemau
| 232 Regensburg | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
Regensburg in 2025 | |
| State | Bavaria |
| Population | 340,200 (2019) |
| Electorate | 250,692 (2025) |
| Major settlements | Regensburg Neutraubling Hemau |
| Area | 1,389.8 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CSU |
| Member | Peter Aumer |
| Elected | 2017, 2021, 2025 |
Regensburg 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 232. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Regensburg and the district of Landkreis Regensburg.[1]
Regensburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Peter Aumer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]
Regensburg is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Regensburg and the entirety of the Landkreis Regensburg district excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Donau.[1]
History
Regensburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 22 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 217. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 220. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 219. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 234. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 233. From the 2025 election, it has been number 232.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Regensburg and the Landkreis Regensburg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 22 | Regensburg |
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| 1953 | 217 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | 220 | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | 219 | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 234 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 233 | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 |
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| 2025 | 232 |