Schweinfurt (electoral district)
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Kitzingen
Volkach
| 249 Schweinfurt | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
Schweinfurt in 2025 | |
| State | Bavaria |
| Population | 260,000 (2019) |
| Electorate | 194,070 (2025) |
| Major settlements | Schweinfurt Kitzingen Volkach |
| Area | 1,561.2 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CSU |
| Member | Anja Weisgerber |
| Elected | 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
Schweinfurt 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 249. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Schweinfurt and the districts of Kitzingen and Landkreis Schweinfurt.[1]
Schweinfurt was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Anja Weisgerber of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]
History
Schweinfurt was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 39 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 234. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 236. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 251. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 250. From the 2025 election, it has been number 249.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Schweinfurt and Kitzingen and the districts of Landkreis Schweinfurt, Landkreis Kitzingen, and Gerolzhofen. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 39 | Schweinfurt |
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| 1953 | 234 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | 236 | ||
| 1969 | |||
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| 1976 |
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| 1980 | |||
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| 1990 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 251 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 250 | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | 249 |