Nuremberg South

245 Nuremberg South
electoral district for the Bundestag
Nuremberg South in 2017
State	Bavaria
Population	265,100 (2015)
Electorate	181,809 (2017)
Major settlements	Nuremberg (partial) Schwabach
Area	141.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CSU
Member	Michael Frieser
Elected	2009, 2013, 2017

Nuremberg South (German: Nürnberg-Süd) 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 245. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the southern part of the city of Nuremberg and the city of Schwabach.^[1]

Nuremberg South was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Michael Frieser of the Christian Social Union (CSU).^[2]

Geography[]

Nuremberg South is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Schwabach as well as the Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97 from the independent city of Nuremberg.^[1]

History[]

Nuremberg South was created in 1949, then known as Nürnberg. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 32 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 227. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 231. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 246. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 245.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Nuremberg excluding northwestern parts. In the 1965 through 1987 elections, it comprised the southern half of the city of Nuremberg. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it also contained the independent city of Schwabach. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members[]

The constituency was first represented by of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1957. of the Christian Social Union (CSU) won it in 1957 and served one term. Käte Strobel of the SPD was elected in 1961 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member from 1972 to 1983. of the CSU won the constituency in 1983 and was representative until 1990, followed by Renate Blank from 1990 to 1998. of the SPD was elected in 1998 and held the constituency until 2002, when former member Blank regained it for the CSU. She served a further two terms. Michael Frieser was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election results[]

2021 election[]

Federal election (2021): Nuremberg South[3]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Michael Frieser
	SPD	Thomas Grämmer
	Green	Sascha Müller
	AfD	Matthias Vogler
	FDP	Marco Preißinger
	Left	Kathrin Flach Gomez
	FW	Sonja Mack
	ÖDP	Claudia Zankl
	Tierschutzpartei
	BP
	PARTEI
	Pirates
	NPD
	V-Partei³
	Gesundheitsforschung
	MLPD
	DKP
	dieBasis	Karoline Polster-Strobl
	Bündnis C
	The III. Path
	du.
	LKR
	The Humanists
	Team Todenhöfer
	UNABHÄNGIGE
	Volt	Deniz Oruç Çelik
Informal votes
Total Valid votes
Turnout
	[[|N/A]] hold		Majority

2017 election[]

Federal election (2017): Nuremberg South[4]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Michael Frieser		46,511	35.6	8.8	40,882	31.2	9.3
	SPD	Martin Burkert		34,621	26.5	5.8	27,467	21.0	7.5
	AfD	Dirk Klaus Driesang		17,270	13.2	9.5	18,679	14.3	9.5
	Left	Stefan Gerbig		10,772	8.2	3.2	11,640	8.9	3.1
	Green	Sascha Müller		10,163	7.8	1.0	12,166	9.3	1.2
	FDP	Jasmin Margot Laub		7,632	5.8	4.0	11,199	8.6	4.3
	FW	Anjana Degert		3,706	2.8	0.9	2,192	1.7	0.1
	Tierschutzpartei						1,629	1.2	0.5
	PARTEI						1,253	1.0
	ÖDP						888	0.7	0.0
	Pirates						664	0.5	1.9
	NPD						513	0.4	0.9
	BP						353	0.3	0.0
	DM						282	0.2
	DiB						263	0.2
	BGE						259	0.2
	Gesundheitsforschung						259	0.2
	V-Partei³						252	0.2
	MLPD						66	0.1	0.0
	DKP						55	0.0
	BüSo						17	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,410			1,107
Total Valid votes				130,675			130,978
Turnout				132,085	72.7	7.1
	CSU hold		Majority	11,890	9.1	3.0

2013 election[]

Federal election (2013): Nuremberg South[5]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Michael Frieser		53,519	44.4	5.8	48,881	40.5	6.0
	SPD	Martin Burkert		38,942	32.3	2.1	34,363	28.5	3.6
	Green	Birgit Raab		8,165	6.8	1.4	9,705	8.0	1.8
	Left	Oswald Emil Greim		6,038	5.0	3.8	6,948	5.8	3.7
	AfD	Jens Folker Pfeiffer		4,498	3.7		5,737	4.8
	Pirates	Patrick Linnert		3,056	2.5	0.4	2,936	2.4	0.2
	FW	Norbert Frenzel		2,378	2.0		2,187	1.8
	FDP	Dieter Katterle		2,192	1.8	6.7	5,087	4.2	7.6
	NPD	Gerhard Schelle		1,701	1.4	1.1	1,572	1.3	0.8
	Tierschutzpartei						890	0.7	0.0
	ÖDP						761	0.6	0.0
	REP						481	0.4	0.2
	BP						318	0.3	0.0
	DIE FRAUEN						214	0.2
	Party of Reason						131	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						114	0.1	0.1
	RRP	Paul Blackman		168	0.1	0.9	110	0.1	1.1
	PRO						79	0.1
	MLPD						50	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						11	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,157			1,239
Total Valid votes				120,657			120,575
Turnout				121,814	65.6	2.0
	CSU hold		Majority	14,577	12.1	3.7

2009 election[]

Federal election (2009): Nuremberg South[6]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Michael Frieser		47,519	38.6	5.4	42,645	34.6	5.5
	SPD	Martin Burkert		37,159	30.2	8.6	30,766	24.9	10.4
	Left	Gudrun Schell		10,794	8.8	4.8	11,698	9.5	4.6
	FDP	Peter Weinlich		10,498	8.5	4.5	14,592	11.8	4.2
	Green	Birgit Raab		10,048	8.2	2.7	12,210	9.9	2.4
	NPD	Rainer Biller		3,136	2.5	0.4	2,548	2.1	0.3
	Pirates	Milan Berger		2,653	2.2		3,220	2.6
	RRP	Wolf Ranfft		1,290	1.0		1,500	1.2
	Tierschutzpartei						946	0.8
	FAMILIE						776	0.6	0.1
	ÖDP						753	0.6
	REP						752	0.6	0.2
	BP						267	0.2	0.2
	DIE VIOLETTEN						262	0.2
	PBC						209	0.2	0.3
	CM						85	0.1
	DVU						80	0.1
	MLPD						62	0.1	0.0
	BüSo						44	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,689			1,371
Total Valid votes				123,097			123,415
Turnout				124,786	67.6	7.4
	CSU hold		Majority	10,360	8.4	3.2

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