title: Regensburg (electoral district)
text: # Regensburg (electoral district)
  
  Regensburg 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 233. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Regensburg and the district of Landkreis Regensburg.
  
  Regensburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Peter Aumer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Regensburg is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Regensburg and the entirety of the Landkreis Regensburg district excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Donau.
  
  ## History
  
  Regensburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 22 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 217. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 220. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 219. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 234. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 233.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Regensburg and the Landkreis Regensburg district. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 22 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1953 | 217 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1957 | 217 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1961 | 217 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1965 | 220 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1969 | 220 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1972 | 220 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1976 | 219 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1980 | 219 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1983 | 219 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1987 | 219 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1990 | 219 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1994 | 219 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 1998 | 219 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 2002 | 234 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 2005 | 234 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 2009 | 233 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 2013 | 233 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 2017 | 233 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district |
  | 2021 | 233 | Regensburg | Regensburg city Landkreis Regensburg district (excluding 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 Max Solleder from 1949 to 1953, followed by Hermann Höcherl from 1953 to 1976. Albert Schedl then served from 1976 to 1980. Maria Eichhorn was representative from 2002 to 2009. Peter Aumer was elected in 2009 for one term, followed by Philipp Lerchenfeld. Aumer was elected again in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Max Solleder | CSU | 33.9 |
  | 1953 | Hermann Höcherl | CSU | 57.0 |
  | 1957 | Hermann Höcherl | CSU | 57.8 |
  | 1961 | Hermann Höcherl | CSU | 58.3 |
  | 1965 | Hermann Höcherl | CSU | 61.7 |
  | 1969 | Hermann Höcherl | CSU | 61.6 |
  | 1972 | Hermann Höcherl | CSU | 60.8 |
  | 1976 | Albert Schedl | CSU | 64.5 |
  | 1980 | Benno Zierer | CSU | 63.3 |
  | 1983 | Benno Zierer | CSU | 64.7 |
  | 1987 | Benno Zierer | CSU | 57.3 |
  | 1990 | Benno Zierer | CSU | 55.0 |
  | 1994 | Benno Zierer | CSU | 55.6 |
  | 1998 | Benno Zierer | CSU | 52.7 |
  | 2002 | Maria Eichhorn | CSU | 59.9 |
  | 2005 | Maria Eichhorn | CSU | 53.0 |
  | 2009 | Peter Aumer | CSU | 44.7 |
  | 2013 | Philipp Lerchenfeld | CSU | 48.5 |
  | 2017 | Peter Aumer | CSU | 40.1 |
  | 2021 | Peter Aumer | CSU | 35.3 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Regensburg :
  
  | 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 Peter Aumer | Y Peter Aumer | 69,842 | 35.3 | 4.7 | 61,187 | 30.9 | 6.9 |
  | | SPD | Carolin Wagner | Carolin Wagner | 32,850 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 34,563 | 17.4 | 2.9 |
  | | Greens | Stefan Schmidt | Stefan Schmidt | 30,333 | 15.3 | 5.9 | 32,094 | 16.2 | 5.8 |
  | | FW | Rainer-Michael Rößler | Rainer-Michael Rößler | 17,906 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 16,618 | 8.4 | 4.2 |
  | | AfD | Dieter Arnold | Dieter Arnold | 16,557 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 17,343 | 8.8 | 4.1 |
  | | FDP | Ulrich Lechte | Ulrich Lechte | 13,754 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 18,773 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
  | | Left | Eva-Maria Schreiber | Eva-Maria Schreiber | 6,023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6,798 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
  | | ÖDP | Robert Fischer | Robert Fischer | 2,927 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1,419 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
  | | PARTEI | Romy Freund | Romy Freund | 2,734 | 1.4 | | 1,485 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | dieBasis | Jörg Brunschweiger | Jörg Brunschweiger | 2,567 | 1.3 | | 2,526 | 1.3 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,884 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | Andreas Schambeck | Andreas Schambeck | 1,745 | 0.9 | | 963 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 528 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 412 | 0.2 | |
  | | Independent | Jakob Friedl | Jakob Friedl | 384 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 335 | 0.2 | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 243 | 0.1 | |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 196 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 189 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 178 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 85 | 0.0 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 82 | 0.0 | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 54 | 0.0 | |
  | | LKR | Roland Gruber | Roland Gruber | 90 | 0.0 | | 51 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,225 | | | 762 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 197,712 | | | 198,175 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,937 | 80.2 | 1.5 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 36,992 | 18.7 | 4.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Regensburg :
  
  | 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 | Peter Aumer | Peter Aumer | 78,858 | 40.1 | 8.4 | 74,720 | 37.8 | 10.6 |
  | | SPD | Tobias Hammerl | Tobias Hammerl | 32,862 | 16.7 | 5.3 | 28,582 | 14.5 | 4.8 |
  | | AfD | Armin Bauer | Armin Bauer | 23,275 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 25,625 | 13.0 | 8.9 |
  | | Greens | Stefan Schmidt | Stefan Schmidt | 18,343 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 20,332 | 10.3 | 1.1 |
  | | FW | Tobias Gotthardt | Tobias Gotthardt | 12,922 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 8,374 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
  | | FDP | Ulrich Lechte | Ulrich Lechte | 12,254 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 17,719 | 9.0 | 4.4 |
  | | Left | Irmgard Freihoffer | Irmgard Freihoffer | 11,761 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 13,259 | 6.7 | 2.8 |
  | | ÖDP | Hannes Eberhardt | Hannes Eberhardt | 4,599 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1,949 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,704 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,376 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,358 | 0.7 | |
  | | Pirates | Katharina Graßler | Katharina Graßler | 1,656 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 777 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 422 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | Irene Garcia Garcia | Irene Garcia Garcia | 359 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 340 | 0.2 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 286 | 0.1 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 268 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 234 | 0.1 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 232 | 0.1 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,891 | | | 1,119 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 196,889 | | | 197,661 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,780 | 78.6 | 9.5 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 45,996 | 23.4 | 3.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Regensberg :
  
  | 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 | Philipp Lerchenfeld | Philipp Lerchenfeld | 82,648 | 48.5 | 3.7 | 82,556 | 48.4 | 5.8 |
  | | SPD | Karl Söllner | Karl Söllner | 37,541 | 22.0 | 1.2 | 32,902 | 19.3 | 2.0 |
  | | Greens | Florian Eckert | Florian Eckert | 14,202 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 15,759 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
  | | FW | Sebastian Hopfensperger | Sebastian Hopfensperger | 7,799 | 4.6 | | 6,886 | 4.0 | |
  | | FDP | Horst Meierhofer | Horst Meierhofer | 6,830 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 7,835 | 4.6 | 9.0 |
  | | AfD | Verena Brüdigam | Verena Brüdigam | 6,229 | 3.7 | | 7,000 | 4.1 | |
  | | Left | Wolfgang Wittich | Wolfgang Wittich | 5,839 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6,617 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
  | | ÖDP | Claudia Wiest | Claudia Wiest | 4,184 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2,571 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
  | | Pirates | Jan Kastner | Jan Kastner | 3,453 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3,354 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,320 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | Peter Haese | Peter Haese | 1,442 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1,280 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,261 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 475 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
  | | Independent | Mühlbauer | Mühlbauer | 393 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 279 | 0.2 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 213 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 137 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 103 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,394 | | | 1,315 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 170,560 | | | 170,639 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,954 | 69.1 | 1.2 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 45,107 | 26.5 | 2.6 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Regensburg :
  
  | 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 | Peter Aumer | Peter Aumer | 75,653 | 44.7 | 8.2 | 72,120 | 42.5 | 5.8 |
  | | SPD | Karl Söllner | Karl Söllner | 35,207 | 20.8 | 7.6 | 29,375 | 17.3 | 8.7 |
  | | FDP | Horst Meierhofer | Horst Meierhofer | 21,618 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 22,998 | 13.6 | 4.6 |
  | | Greens | Jürgen Huber | Jürgen Huber | 14,784 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 18,343 | 10.8 | 2.3 |
  | | Left | Richard Spieß | Richard Spieß | 10,514 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 11,453 | 6.8 | 3.1 |
  | | ÖDP | Claudia Wiest | Claudia Wiest | 4,410 | 2.6 | | 2,772 | 1.6 | |
  | | Pirates | Suat Kasem | Suat Kasem | 2,903 | 1.7 | | 3,566 | 2.1 | |
  | | NPD | Karin Machner | Karin Machner | 2,753 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2,297 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,316 | 0.8 | |
  | | RRP | Ferdinand Frummet | Ferdinand Frummet | 1,227 | 0.7 | | 1,171 | 0.7 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 1,100 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,078 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,037 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 430 | 0.3 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 153 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | CM | | | | | | 129 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 68 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,933 | | | 1,455 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 169,069 | | | 169,547 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,002 | 70.3 | 6.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 40,446 | 23.9 | 0.6 | | | |
  