title: Würzburg (electoral district)
text: # Würzburg (electoral district)
  
  Würzburg 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 251. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Würzburg and the district of Landkreis Würzburg.
  
  Würzburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Paul Lehrieder of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Würzburg is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Würzburg and the district of Landkreis Würzburg.
  
  ## History
  
  Würzburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 40 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 235. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 237. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 252. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 251.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Würzburg and the districts of Landkreis Würzburg, Ochsenfurt, and Marktheidenfeld. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the Marktheidenfeld district. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 40 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district Marktheidenfeld district |
  | 1953 | 235 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district Marktheidenfeld district |
  | 1957 | 235 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district Marktheidenfeld district |
  | 1961 | 235 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district Marktheidenfeld district |
  | 1965 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district |
  | 1969 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district |
  | 1972 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district Ochsenfurt district |
  | 1976 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 1980 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 1983 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 1987 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 1990 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 1994 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 1998 | 237 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 2002 | 252 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 2005 | 252 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 2009 | 251 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 2013 | 251 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 2017 | 251 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  | 2021 | 251 | Würzburg | Würzburg city Würzburg district |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Wilhelm Laforet from 1949 to 1953, followed by Karl Alfred Kihn from 1953 to 1961. Linus Memmel was representative from 1961 to 1976. Wolfgang Bötsch then served from 1976 to 2005, a total of eight consecutive terms. Paul Lehrieder has been representative since 2005.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Wilhelm Laforet | CSU | 43.8 |
  | 1953 | Karl Alfred Kihn | CSU | 54.0 |
  | 1957 | Karl Alfred Kihn | CSU | 57.5 |
  | 1961 | Linus Memmel | CSU | 55.7 |
  | 1965 | Linus Memmel | CSU | 54.4 |
  | 1969 | Linus Memmel | CSU | 52.2 |
  | 1972 | Linus Memmel | CSU | 52.8 |
  | 1976 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 57.4 |
  | 1980 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 55.7 |
  | 1983 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 59.1 |
  | 1987 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 55.4 |
  | 1990 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 49.1 |
  | 1994 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 50.8 |
  | 1998 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 46.8 |
  | 2002 | Wolfgang Bötsch | CSU | 49.2 |
  | 2005 | Paul Lehrieder | CSU | 47.2 |
  | 2009 | Paul Lehrieder | CSU | 44.0 |
  | 2013 | Paul Lehrieder | CSU | 48.9 |
  | 2017 | Paul Lehrieder | CSU | 42.2 |
  | 2021 | Paul Lehrieder | CSU | 36.9 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Würzburg :
  
  | 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 Paul Lehrieder | Y Paul Lehrieder | 67,651 | 36.9 | 5.3 | 55,957 | 30.3 | 6.9 |
  | | Greens | Sebastian Hansen | Sebastian Hansen | 36,295 | 19.8 | 5.8 | 35,634 | 19.3 | 6.3 |
  | | SPD | Freya Altenhöner | Freya Altenhöner | 33,125 | 18.1 | 0.7 | 37,079 | 20.1 | 2.4 |
  | | FDP | Andrew Ullmann | Andrew Ullmann | 19,414 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 19,230 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 12,220 | 6.6 | 2.0 |
  | | FW | Robert Starosta | Robert Starosta | 9,440 | 5.1 | | 6,871 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
  | | Left | Simone Barrientos | Simone Barrientos | 7,522 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 7,027 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
  | | dieBasis | Robert Hämmelmann | Robert Hämmelmann | 4,898 | 2.7 | | 2,310 | 1.3 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,091 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,431 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
  | | ÖDP | Stefanie Wierlemann | Stefanie Wierlemann | 2,501 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1,098 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | Independent | Horst Schürer | Horst Schürer | 1,884 | 1.0 | | | | |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 676 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 665 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 433 | 0.2 | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 401 | 0.2 | |
  | | Humanists | Thomas Herter | Thomas Herter | 774 | 0.4 | | 307 | 0.2 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 279 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 233 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 216 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | du. | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 125 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 115 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 64 | 0.0 | |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 41 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,155 | | | 957 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 183,504 | | | 184,702 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,659 | 82.5 | 1.6 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 31,356 | 17.1 | 6.3 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Würzburg :
  
  | 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 Paul Lehrieder | Y Paul Lehrieder | 76,515 | 42.2 | 6.7 | 67,585 | 37.2 | 7.7 |
  | | SPD | Eva Maria Linsenbreder | Eva Maria Linsenbreder | 33,929 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 32,126 | 17.7 | 4.9 |
  | | Greens | Martin Heilig | Martin Heilig | 25,359 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 23,719 | 13.0 | 1.4 |
  | | FDP | Andrew Ullmann | Andrew Ullmann | 14,592 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 18,813 | 10.3 | 5.2 |
  | | AfD | Thomas Thiel | Thomas Thiel | 13,872 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 15,764 | 8.7 | 4.8 |
  | | Left | Simone Barrientos | Simone Barrientos | 10,130 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 12,931 | 7.1 | 3.1 |
  | | FW | | | | | | 2,633 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
  | | PARTEI | Andrea Kübert | Andrea Kübert | 3,828 | 2.1 | | 2,049 | 1.1 | |
  | | ÖDP | Raimund Binder | Raimund Binder | 3,072 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1,233 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 646 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
  | | DM | | | | | | 464 | 0.3 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 409 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 391 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 351 | 0.2 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 323 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 314 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 217 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,664 | | | 1,054 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 181,297 | | | 181,907 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,961 | 71.0 | 7.4 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 42,586 | 23.5 | 0.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Würzburg :
  
  | 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 Paul Lehrieder | Y Paul Lehrieder | 80,776 | 48.9 | 4.9 | 74,187 | 44.9 | 6.1 |
  | | SPD | Homaira Mansury | Homaira Mansury | 42,136 | 25.5 | 2.2 | 37,225 | 22.5 | 3.9 |
  | | Greens | Martin Heilig | Martin Heilig | 16,454 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 19,311 | 11.7 | 2.8 |
  | | Left | Doris Dörnhöfer | Doris Dörnhöfer | 5,374 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 6,637 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
  | | FDP | Joachim Spatz | Joachim Spatz | 5,323 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 8,485 | 5.1 | 8.6 |
  | | AfD | Torsten Heinrich | Torsten Heinrich | 4,831 | 2.9 | | 6,388 | 3.9 | |
  | | Pirates | Michael Hartrich | Michael Hartrich | 4,134 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 4,014 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
  | | FW | Helmut Suntheim | Helmut Suntheim | 2,859 | 1.7 | | 2,920 | 1.8 | |
  | | ÖDP | Raimund Binder | Raimund Binder | 1,903 | 1.2 | | 1,388 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 1,279 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,136 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | Ralf Mynter | Ralf Mynter | 1,439 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 946 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 495 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 319 | 0.2 | |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 182 | 0.1 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 167 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 94 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,364 | | | 1,322 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 165,229 | | | 165,271 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,593 | 73.5 | 1.8 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 38,640 | 23.4 | 2.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Würzburg :
  
  | 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 Paul Lehrieder | Y Paul Lehrieder | 73,800 | 44.0 | 3.2 | 65,294 | 38.8 | 4.0 |
  | | SPD | Marion Reuther | Marion Reuther | 39,055 | 23.3 | 9.0 | 31,440 | 18.7 | 9.3 |
  | | Greens | Patrick Friedl | Patrick Friedl | 21,914 | 13.1 | 4.4 | 24,341 | 14.4 | 3.3 |
  | | FDP | Joachim Spatz | Joachim Spatz | 17,030 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 23,203 | 13.8 | 4.2 |
  | | Left | Holger Grünwedel | Holger Grünwedel | 9,334 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 10,582 | 6.3 | 2.4 |
  | | Pirates | Markus Heurung | Markus Heurung | 3,659 | 2.2 | | 4,262 | 2.5 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 2,462 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,422 | 0.8 | |
  | | NPD | Ralf Mynter | Ralf Mynter | 2,312 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1,287 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,103 | 0.7 | |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,011 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 836 | 0.5 | |
  | | Independent | Michael Holl | Michael Holl | 742 | 0.4 | | | | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 428 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 260 | 0.2 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 250 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | CM | | | | | | 147 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,185 | | | 1,569 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 167,846 | | | 168,462 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,031 | 75.3 | 5.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 34,745 | 20.7 | 5.8 | | | |
  