title: Nuremberg North
text: # Nuremberg North
  
  Nuremberg North (German: Nürnberg-Nord) 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 244. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the northern part of the city of Nuremberg.
  
  Nuremberg North was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Sebastian Brehm of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Nuremberg North is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95 from the independent city of Nuremberg North.
  
  ## History
  
  Nuremberg North was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 230 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 245. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 244.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the northern half of the city of Nuremberg. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1965 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1969 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1972 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1976 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1980 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1983 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1987 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1990 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1994 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 1998 | 230 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only northern half) |
  | 2002 | 245 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95) |
  | 2005 | 245 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95) |
  | 2009 | 244 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95) |
  | 2013 | 244 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95) |
  | 2017 | 244 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95) |
  | 2021 | 244 | Nürnberg-Nord | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 01 through 13, 22 through 30, 64, 65, 70 through 87, and 90 through 95) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was first represented by Georg Kurlbaum of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1965 to 1969, followed by fellow SPD member Hans Batz until 1980. Renate Schmidt of the SPD served one term from 1980 to 1983. Oscar Schneider of the Christian Social Union (CSU) was elected in 1983 and was representative until 1990, when former member Renate Schmidt regained it for the SPD and served another term. Dagmar Wöhrl of the CSU won it in 1994. Günter Gloser of the SPD was elected in 1998. Former member Wöhrl was then re-elected in 2002, and served until 2017. Sebastian Brehm was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1965 | Georg Kurlbaum | SPD | 42.4 |
  | 1969 | Hans Batz | SPD | 47.1 |
  | 1972 | Hans Batz | SPD | 51.9 |
  | 1976 | Hans Batz | SPD | 46.4 |
  | 1980 | Renate Schmidt | SPD | 45.1 |
  | 1983 | Oscar Schneider | CSU | 49.6 |
  | 1987 | Oscar Schneider | CSU | 46.5 |
  | 1990 | Renate Schmidt | SPD | 42.3 |
  | 1994 | Dagmar Wöhrl | CSU | 44.5 |
  | 1998 | Günter Gloser | SPD | 45.5 |
  | 2002 | Dagmar Wöhrl | CSU | 45.8 |
  | 2005 | Dagmar Wöhrl | CSU | 42.0 |
  | 2009 | Dagmar Wöhrl | CSU | 36.6 |
  | 2013 | Dagmar Wöhrl | CSU | 39.4 |
  | 2017 | Sebastian Brehm | CSU | 31.3 |
  | 2021 | Sebastian Brehm | CSU | 28.5 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Nuremberg North :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Y Sebastian Brehm | Y Sebastian Brehm | 41,027 | 28.5 | 2.8 | 34,349 | 23.8 | 3.8 |
  | | Greens | Tessa Ganserer | Tessa Ganserer | 32,541 | 22.6 | 9.8 | 34,055 | 23.6 | 8.5 |
  | | SPD | Gabriela Heinrich | Gabriela Heinrich | 31,616 | 21.9 | 3.7 | 30,232 | 20.9 | 2.7 |
  | | FDP | Katja Hessel | Katja Hessel | 10,882 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 14,692 | 10.2 | 0.4 |
  | | AfD | Martin Sichert | Martin Sichert | 8,485 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 8,887 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
  | | Left | Titus Schüller | Titus Schüller | 7,726 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 8,627 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
  | | FW | Thomas Estrada | Thomas Estrada | 4,286 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3,621 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
  | | dieBasis | Klaus Kinzel | Klaus Kinzel | 2,777 | 1.9 | | 2,310 | 1.6 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,662 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,462 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 887 | 0.6 | |
  | | Pirates | Lukas Küffner | Lukas Küffner | 1,849 | 1.3 | | 784 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | ÖDP | Christian Rechholz | Christian Rechholz | 1,813 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 830 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
  | | Volt | Christian Penninger | Christian Penninger | 856 | 0.6 | | 656 | 0.4 | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 217 | 0.2 | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 204 | 0.1 | |
  | | Independent | Markus Eppel | Markus Eppel | 199 | 0.1 | | | | |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 192 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 165 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 125 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 118 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 119 | 0.1 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 88 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 78 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | MLPD | Michel Barimis | Michel Barimis | 149 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 56 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,006 | | | 726 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 144,206 | | | 144,486 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,212 | 77.1 | 1.1 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 8,486 | 5.9 | 0.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Nuremberg North :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Sebastian Brehm | Sebastian Brehm | 45,340 | 31.3 | 8.1 | 40,106 | 27.6 | 7.1 |
  | | SPD | Gabriela Heinrich | Gabriela Heinrich | 37,068 | 25.6 | 6.1 | 26,456 | 18.2 | 8.6 |
  | | Greens | Britta Walthelm | Britta Walthelm | 18,463 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 21,909 | 15.1 | 1.8 |
  | | Left | Titus Schüller | Titus Schüller | 14,511 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 16,962 | 11.7 | 4.6 |
  | | AfD | Martin Sichert | Martin Sichert | 13,398 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 14,503 | 10.0 | 5.5 |
  | | FDP | Katja Hessel | Katja Hessel | 10,379 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 15,412 | 10.6 | 5.2 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 2,076 | 1.4 | |
  | | FW | Jürgen Horst Dörfler | Jürgen Horst Dörfler | 3,058 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1,824 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,595 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
  | | ÖDP | Manuela Forster | Manuela Forster | 2,342 | 1.6 | | 1,254 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 809 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 448 | 0.3 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 353 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 328 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 311 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
  | | DM | | | | | | 253 | 0.2 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 251 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 203 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Johannes Rupprecht | Johannes Rupprecht | 364 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 124 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 108 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,282 | | | 902 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 144,923 | | | 145,303 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,205 | 76.1 | 7.3 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 8,272 | 5.7 | 2.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Nuremberg North :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Y Dagmar Wöhrl | Y Dagmar Wöhrl | 51,829 | 39.4 | 2.7 | 45,748 | 34.8 | 4.8 |
  | | SPD | Gabriela Heinrich | Gabriela Heinrich | 41,666 | 31.7 | 0.8 | 35,310 | 26.8 | 4.6 |
  | | Greens | Harald Fuchs | Harald Fuchs | 13,336 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 17,444 | 13.3 | 2.4 |
  | | Left | Harald Weinberg | Harald Weinberg | 8,099 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 9,311 | 7.1 | 2.3 |
  | | AfD | Marcel Claus | Marcel Claus | 4,417 | 3.4 | | 5,906 | 4.5 | |
  | | Pirates | Emanuel Kotzian | Emanuel Kotzian | 4,055 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 4,221 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
  | | FDP | Tilman Schürer | Tilman Schürer | 3,556 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 7,150 | 5.4 | 8.4 |
  | | FW | Gerhard Emmert | Gerhard Emmert | 2,134 | 1.6 | | 1,909 | 1.5 | |
  | | NPD | Christine Rorich | Christine Rorich | 1,341 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1,061 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,032 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 940 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | Klaus Hammerlindl | Klaus Hammerlindl | 873 | 0.7 | | | | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 409 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 337 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 244 | 0.2 | |
  | | Independent | Walter Pfleiderer | Walter Pfleiderer | 193 | 0.1 | | | | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 165 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | MLPD | Johannes Rupprecht | Johannes Rupprecht | 122 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 149 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 147 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 81 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 57 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,053 | | | 1,027 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 131,621 | | | 131,647 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,674 | 68.7 | 2.5 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 10,163 | 7.7 | 2.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Nuremberg North :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CSU | Y Dagmar Wöhrl | Y Dagmar Wöhrl | 48,943 | 36.6 | 5.3 | 40,094 | 29.9 | 6.0 |
  | | SPD | Günter Gloser | Günter Gloser | 41,246 | 30.9 | 9.0 | 29,751 | 22.2 | 11.4 |
  | | Greens | Michael Hauck | Michael Hauck | 15,043 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 20,934 | 15.6 | 3.2 |
  | | Left | Harald Weinberg | Harald Weinberg | 10,923 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 12,554 | 9.4 | 4.2 |
  | | FDP | Andreas Neuner | Andreas Neuner | 10,652 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 18,528 | 13.8 | 4.8 |
  | | Pirates | Emanuel Kotzian | Emanuel Kotzian | 4,268 | 3.2 | | 4,940 | 3.7 | |
  | | NPD | Gerhard Schelle | Gerhard Schelle | 2,320 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1,835 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,129 | 0.8 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 1,081 | 0.8 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 847 | 0.6 | |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 620 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 611 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 313 | 0.2 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 233 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 168 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | MLPD | Johannes Rupprecht | Johannes Rupprecht | 187 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 106 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | CM | | | | | | 89 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 79 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,572 | | | 1,190 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 133,582 | | | 133,964 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,154 | 71.2 | 4.8 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 7,697 | 5.7 | 3.6 | | | |
  