title: Nuremberg South
text: # Nuremberg South
  
  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.
  
  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).
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 32 | Nürnberg | Nuremberg city (excluding northwestern parts) |
  | 1953 | 227 | Nürnberg | Nuremberg city (excluding northwestern parts) |
  | 1957 | 227 | Nürnberg | Nuremberg city (excluding northwestern parts) |
  | 1961 | 227 | Nürnberg | Nuremberg city (excluding northwestern parts) |
  | 1965 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) |
  | 1969 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) |
  | 1972 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) |
  | 1976 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) |
  | 1980 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) |
  | 1983 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) |
  | 1987 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) |
  | 1990 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) Schwabach city |
  | 1994 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) Schwabach city |
  | 1998 | 231 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only southern half) Schwabach city |
  | 2002 | 246 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97) Schwabach city |
  | 2005 | 246 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97) Schwabach city |
  | 2009 | 245 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97) Schwabach city |
  | 2013 | 245 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97) Schwabach city |
  | 2017 | 245 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97) Schwabach city |
  | 2021 | 245 | Nürnberg-Süd | Nuremberg city (only Stadtbezirke 14 through 21, 31 through 55, 60 through 63, 96, and 97) Schwabach city |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was first represented by Walter Sassnick of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1957. Georg Stiller 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 Egon Lutz from 1972 to 1983. Peter Höffkes of the CSU won the constituency in 1983 and was representative until 1990, followed by Renate Blank from 1990 to 1998. Horst Schmidbauer 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, 2017, and 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Walter Sassnick | SPD | 39.6 |
  | 1953 | Walter Sassnick | SPD | 41.2 |
  | 1957 | Georg Stiller | CSU | 43.7 |
  | 1961 | Käte Strobel | SPD | 41.1 |
  | 1965 | Käte Strobel | SPD | 42.4 |
  | 1969 | Käte Strobel | SPD | 47.1 |
  | 1972 | Egon Lutz | SPD | 58.0 |
  | 1976 | Egon Lutz | SPD | 51.9 |
  | 1980 | Egon Lutz | SPD | 50.3 |
  | 1983 | Peter Höffkes | CSU | 47.1 |
  | 1987 | Peter Höffkes | CSU | 45.2 |
  | 1990 | Renate Blank | CSU | 43.4 |
  | 1994 | Renate Blank | CSU | 45.5 |
  | 1998 | Horst Schmidbauer | SPD | 48.0 |
  | 2002 | Renate Blank | CSU | 47.5 |
  | 2005 | Renate Blank | CSU | 44.0 |
  | 2009 | Michael Frieser | CSU | 38.6 |
  | 2013 | Michael Frieser | CSU | 44.4 |
  | 2017 | Michael Frieser | CSU | 35.6 |
  | 2021 | Michael Frieser | CSU | 34.4 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Nuremberg South :
  
  | 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 Michael Frieser | Y Michael Frieser | 44,192 | 34.4 | 1.2 | 38,663 | 30.0 | 1.2 |
  | | SPD | Thomas Grämmer | Thomas Grämmer | 31,098 | 24.2 | 2.3 | 29,195 | 22.7 | 1.7 |
  | | Greens | Sascha Müller | Sascha Müller | 15,556 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 17,687 | 13.7 | 4.5 |
  | | AfD | Matthias Vogler | Matthias Vogler | 13,123 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 12,901 | 10.0 | 4.2 |
  | | FDP | Marco Preißinger | Marco Preißinger | 8,777 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 11,495 | 8.9 | 0.4 |
  | | FW | Sonja Mack | Sonja Mack | 5,897 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 4,433 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
  | | Left | Kathrin Gomez | Kathrin Gomez | 5,184 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4,893 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
  | | dieBasis | Karoline Polster-Strobl | Karoline Polster-Strobl | 2,491 | 1.9 | | 2,279 | 1.8 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,846 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 1,066 | 0.8 | |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,018 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 741 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | Claudia Zankl | Claudia Zankl | 1,562 | 1.2 | | 710 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | Volt | Deniz Çelik | Deniz Çelik | 533 | 0.4 | | 353 | 0.3 | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 234 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 189 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 185 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 153 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 139 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 137 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 127 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 80 | 0.1 | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 77 | 0.1 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,137 | | | 847 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 128,423 | | | 128,713 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,560 | 73.1 | 0.4 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 13,094 | 10.2 | 1.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Nuremberg South :
  
  | 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 Michael Frieser | Y Michael Frieser | 46,511 | 35.6 | 8.8 | 40,882 | 31.2 | 9.3 |
  | | SPD | Martin Burkert | Martin Burkert | 34,621 | 26.5 | 5.8 | 27,467 | 21.0 | 7.5 |
  | | AfD | Dirk Klaus Driesang | Dirk Klaus Driesang | 17,270 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 18,679 | 14.3 | 9.5 |
  | | Left | Stefan Gerbig | Stefan Gerbig | 10,772 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 11,640 | 8.9 | 3.1 |
  | | Greens | Sascha Müller | Sascha Müller | 10,163 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 12,166 | 9.3 | 1.2 |
  | | FDP | Jasmin Margot Laub | Jasmin Margot Laub | 7,632 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 11,199 | 8.6 | 4.3 |
  | | FW | Anjana Degert | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,410 | | | 1,107 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 130,675 | | | 130,978 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,085 | 72.7 | 7.1 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 11,890 | 9.1 | 3.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Nuremberg South :
  
  | 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 Michael Frieser | Y Michael Frieser | 53,519 | 44.4 | 5.8 | 48,881 | 40.5 | 6.0 |
  | | SPD | Martin Burkert | Martin Burkert | 38,942 | 32.3 | 2.1 | 34,363 | 28.5 | 3.6 |
  | | Greens | Birgit Raab | Birgit Raab | 8,165 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 9,705 | 8.0 | 1.8 |
  | | Left | Oswald Emil Greim | Oswald Emil Greim | 6,038 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 6,948 | 5.8 | 3.7 |
  | | AfD | Jens Folker Pfeiffer | Jens Folker Pfeiffer | 4,498 | 3.7 | | 5,737 | 4.8 | |
  | | Pirates | Patrick Linnert | Patrick Linnert | 3,056 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2,936 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
  | | FW | Norbert Frenzel | Norbert Frenzel | 2,378 | 2.0 | | 2,187 | 1.8 | |
  | | FDP | Dieter Katterle | Dieter Katterle | 2,192 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 5,087 | 4.2 | 7.6 |
  | | NPD | Gerhard Schelle | 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 | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,157 | | | 1,239 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 120,657 | | | 120,575 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,814 | 65.6 | 2.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 14,577 | 12.1 | 3.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Nuremberg South :
  
  | 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 | Michael Frieser | Michael Frieser | 47,519 | 38.6 | 5.4 | 42,645 | 34.6 | 5.5 |
  | | SPD | Martin Burkert | Martin Burkert | 37,159 | 30.2 | 8.6 | 30,766 | 24.9 | 10.4 |
  | | Left | Gudrun Schell | Gudrun Schell | 10,794 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 11,698 | 9.5 | 4.6 |
  | | FDP | Peter Weinlich | Peter Weinlich | 10,498 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 14,592 | 11.8 | 4.2 |
  | | Greens | Birgit Raab | Birgit Raab | 10,048 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 12,210 | 9.9 | 2.4 |
  | | NPD | Rainer Biller | Rainer Biller | 3,136 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2,548 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
  | | Pirates | Milan Berger | Milan Berger | 2,653 | 2.2 | | 3,220 | 2.6 | |
  | | RRP | Wolf Ranfft | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,689 | | | 1,371 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 123,097 | | | 123,415 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,786 | 67.6 | 7.4 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 10,360 | 8.4 | 3.2 | | | |
  