title: Schwandorf (electoral district)
text: # Schwandorf (electoral district)
  
  Schwandorf 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 234. It is located in eastern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Cham and Schwandorf.
  
  Schwandorf was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Martina Englhardt-Kopf of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Schwandorf is located in eastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Cham and Schwandorf as well as the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Donau from the Landkreis Regensburg district.
  
  ## History
  
  Schwandorf was created in 1949, then known as Burglengenfeld. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 20 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 215. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 219. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 220. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 235. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 234.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Schwandorf and the districts of Burglengenfeld, Roding, Beilngries, Parsberg, and Riedenburg. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the city of Schwandorf and the districts of Cham, Burglengenfeld, Nabburg, Oberviechtach, Roding, Waldmünchen, Vohenstrauß, and Neunburg vorm Wald. In the 1976 through 2017 elections, it comprised the districts of Schwandorf and Cham. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 20 | Burglengenfeld | Schwandorf city Burglengenfeld district Roding district Beilngries district Parsberg district Riedenburg district |
  | 1953 | 215 | Burglengenfeld | Schwandorf city Burglengenfeld district Roding district Beilngries district Parsberg district Riedenburg district |
  | 1957 | 215 | Burglengenfeld | Schwandorf city Burglengenfeld district Roding district Beilngries district Parsberg district Riedenburg district |
  | 1961 | 215 | Burglengenfeld | Schwandorf city Burglengenfeld district Roding district Beilngries district Parsberg district Riedenburg district |
  | 1965 | 219 | Burglengenfeld | Schwandorf city Cham district Burglengenfeld district Nabburg district Oberviechtach district Roding district Waldmünchen district Vohenstrauß district Neunburg vorm Wald district |
  | 1969 | 219 | Burglengenfeld | Schwandorf city Cham district Burglengenfeld district Nabburg district Oberviechtach district Roding district Waldmünchen district Vohenstrauß district Neunburg vorm Wald district |
  | 1972 | 219 | Burglengenfeld | Schwandorf city Cham district Burglengenfeld district Nabburg district Oberviechtach district Roding district Waldmünchen district Vohenstrauß district Neunburg vorm Wald district |
  | 1976 | 220 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 1980 | 220 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 1983 | 220 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 1987 | 220 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 1990 | 220 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 1994 | 220 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 1998 | 220 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 2002 | 235 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 2005 | 235 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 2009 | 234 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 2013 | 234 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 2017 | 234 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district |
  | 2021 | 234 | Schwandorf | Cham district Schwandorf district Landkreis Regensburg district (only Wörth a.d.Donau Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl Kahn from 1949 to 1957, followed by Hans Drachsler from 1957 to 1965. Alois Niederalt served one term from 1965 to 1969. Dionys Jobst was then representative from 1969 to 1998, a total of eight consecutive terms. Klaus Hofbauer served from 1998 to 2009. Karl Holmeier was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He was succeeded by Martina Englhardt-Kopf in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Karl Kahn | CSU | 37.0 |
  | 1953 | Karl Kahn | CSU | 60.4 |
  | 1957 | Hans Drachsler | CSU | 66.4 |
  | 1961 | Hans Drachsler | CSU | 67.2 |
  | 1965 | Alois Niederalt | CSU | 68.4 |
  | 1969 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 65.1 |
  | 1972 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 64.7 |
  | 1976 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 66.5 |
  | 1980 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 65.6 |
  | 1983 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 65.3 |
  | 1987 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 55.9 |
  | 1990 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 58.9 |
  | 1994 | Dionys Jobst | CSU | 54.5 |
  | 1998 | Klaus Hofbauer | CSU | 53.8 |
  | 2002 | Klaus Hofbauer | CSU | 66.9 |
  | 2005 | Klaus Hofbauer | CSU | 58.1 |
  | 2009 | Karl Holmeier | CSU | 51.3 |
  | 2013 | Karl Holmeier | CSU | 57.7 |
  | 2017 | Karl Holmeier | CSU | 48.5 |
  | 2021 | Martina Englhardt-Kopf | CSU | 35.1 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Schwandorf :
  
  | 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 | Martina Englhardt-Kopf | Martina Englhardt-Kopf | 60,924 | 35.1 | 13.2 | 59,430 | 34.1 | 7.3 |
  | | SPD | Marianne Schieder | Marianne Schieder | 39,615 | 22.8 | 1.1 | 31,209 | 17.9 | 1.8 |
  | | FW | Christian Schindler | Christian Schindler | 27,381 | 15.8 | 6.0 | 25,114 | 14.4 | 9.2 |
  | | AfD | Wolfgang Pöschl | Wolfgang Pöschl | 23,142 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 23,508 | 13.5 | 3.9 |
  | | Greens | Tina Winklmann | Tina Winklmann | 7,934 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 11,179 | 6.4 | 1.9 |
  | | FDP | Ines Tegtmeier | Ines Tegtmeier | 7,341 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 12,650 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
  | | Left | Manfred Preischl | Manfred Preischl | 3,043 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3,394 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
  | | dieBasis | Andreas Duschinger | Andreas Duschinger | 1,846 | 1.1 | | 1,538 | 0.9 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,494 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | Sönke Siebold | Sönke Siebold | 1,747 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1,034 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 877 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 782 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 368 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 253 | 0.1 | |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 181 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 174 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | V-Partei3 | Constanze Beck | Constanze Beck | 515 | 0.3 | | 165 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 161 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 161 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 98 | 0.1 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 91 | 0.1 | |
  | | LKR | Thomas Faltermeier | Thomas Faltermeier | 267 | 0.2 | | 83 | 0.0 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 77 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,202 | | | 812 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 173,755 | | | 174,145 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,957 | 78.7 | 3.5 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 21,309 | 12.3 | 12.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Schwandorf :
  
  | 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 Karl Holmeier | Y Karl Holmeier | 77,092 | 48.5 | 9.2 | 66,827 | 41.4 | 13.3 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 28,006 | 17.4 | 10.1 |
  | | SPD | Marianne Schieder | Marianne Schieder | 38,461 | 24.2 | 0.6 | 26,122 | 16.2 | 3.2 |
  | | FW | Frank Aumeier | Frank Aumeier | 15,496 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 8,278 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Left | Marius J. Brey | Marius J. Brey | 7,929 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 7,339 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
  | | FDP | Ines Tegtmeier | Ines Tegtmeier | 7,392 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 10,608 | 6.6 | 3.2 |
  | | Greens | Tina Winklmann | Tina Winklmann | 6,172 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 7,302 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
  | | ÖDP | Stefan Scheingraber | Stefan Scheingraber | 3,624 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1,388 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
  | | Independent | Ewald Ehrl | Ewald Ehrl | 2,920 | 1.8 | | | | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,592 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,280 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 646 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 594 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 444 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 195 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 191 | 0.1 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 162 | 0.1 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 141 | 0.1 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 104 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,463 | | | 1,268 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 159,086 | | | 161,281 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,549 | 75.1 | 9.8 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 38,631 | 24.3 | 8.6 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Schwandorf :
  
  | 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 Karl Holmeier | Y Karl Holmeier | 80,840 | 57.7 | 6.4 | 76,453 | 54.7 | 7.5 |
  | | SPD | Marianne Schieder | Marianne Schieder | 34,716 | 24.8 | 0.6 | 27,066 | 19.4 | 1.9 |
  | | FW | Jürgen Neuber | Jürgen Neuber | 6,524 | 4.7 | | 6,858 | 4.9 | |
  | | Greens | Reinhold Schmalzbauer | Reinhold Schmalzbauer | 4,516 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 5,927 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
  | | Left | Georg Kaschner | Georg Kaschner | 3,820 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4,505 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
  | | BP | | | 2,964 | 2.1 | | 2,120 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
  | | FDP | Alfred Johann Stuiber | Alfred Johann Stuiber | 2,430 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 4,701 | 3.4 | 8.3 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 4,575 | 3.3 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,153 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | Harald Merl | Harald Merl | 2,155 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1,705 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
  | | ÖDP | Wolfgang Meischner | Wolfgang Meischner | 2,152 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1,527 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,020 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 469 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 253 | 0.2 | |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 159 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 103 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 21 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,247 | | | 1,564 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 140,117 | | | 139,800 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,364 | 65.3 | 1.3 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 46,124 | 32.9 | 5.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Schwandorf :
  
  | 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 | Karl Holmeier | Karl Holmeier | 72,791 | 51.3 | 6.8 | 72,120 | 42.5 | 5.8 |
  | | SPD | Marianne Schieder | Marianne Schieder | 34,321 | 24.2 | 3.9 | 24,828 | 17.5 | 8.8 |
  | | FDP | Erich Bauer | Erich Bauer | 11,058 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 16,553 | 11.7 | 4.7 |
  | | Left | Peter Klaus Brüsemeister | Peter Klaus Brüsemeister | 9,396 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 11,310 | 8.0 | 4.2 |
  | | Greens | Stefan Christoph | Stefan Christoph | 6,423 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 8,580 | 6.0 | 2.2 |
  | | NPD | Ewald Ehrl | Ewald Ehrl | 3,463 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 3,020 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | | | 2,830 | 2.0 | | 2,305 | 1.6 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,269 | 1.6 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,288 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,225 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 1,185 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 966 | 0.7 | |
  | | Independent | Alois Späth | Alois Späth | 950 | 0.7 | | | | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 761 | 0.5 | |
  | | Independent | Reinhold Kiehl | Reinhold Kiehl | 556 | 0.4 | | | | |
  | | CM | | | | | | 226 | 0.2 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 191 | 0.1 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 159 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 94 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,151 | | | 1,957 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 141,788 | | | 141,982 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,939 | 66.6 | 7.9 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 38,470 | 27.1 | 2.9 | | | |
  