Schweinfurt (electoral district)

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StateBavaria
Population260,000 (2019)
Electorate194,070 (2025)
249 Schweinfurt
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Schweinfurt in 2025
StateBavaria
Population260,000 (2019)
Electorate194,070 (2025)
Major settlementsSchweinfurt
Kitzingen
Volkach
Area1,561.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberAnja Weisgerber
Elected2013, 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]

Schweinfurt is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Schweinfurt and the districts of Kitzingen and Landkreis Schweinfurt.[1]

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
  • Schweinfurt city
  • Kitzingen city
  • Landkreis Schweinfurt district
  • Landkreis Kitzingen district
  • Gerolzhofen district
1953 234
1957
1961
1965 236
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 251
2005
2009 250
2013
2017
2021
2025 249

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