title: Roth (electoral district)
text: # Roth (electoral district)
  
  Roth 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 246. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Nürnberger Land and Roth.
  
  Roth was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Ralph Edelhäußer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Roth is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Nürnberger Land and Roth.
  
  ## History
  
  Roth was created in 1976. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 232 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 247. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 246.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Schwabach and the districts of Roth and Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. It acquired its current borders in the 1990 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1976 | 232 | Roth | Schwabach city Roth district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district |
  | 1980 | 232 | Roth | Schwabach city Roth district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district |
  | 1983 | 232 | Roth | Schwabach city Roth district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district |
  | 1987 | 232 | Roth | Schwabach city Roth district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district |
  | 1990 | 232 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 1994 | 232 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 1998 | 232 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 2002 | 247 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 2005 | 247 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 2009 | 246 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 2013 | 246 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 2017 | 246 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  | 2021 | 246 | Roth | Nürnberger Land district Roth district |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Richard Stücklen from 1976 to 1990, followed by Hansgeorg Hauser from 1990 to 2002. Marlene Mortler served as representative from 2002 to 2019, when she resigned to sit in the European Parliament. She was succeeded by Ralph Edelhäußer in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1976 | Richard Stücklen | CSU | 60.7 |
  | 1980 | Richard Stücklen | CSU | 60.4 |
  | 1983 | Richard Stücklen | CSU | 64.7 |
  | 1987 | Richard Stücklen | CSU | 59.2 |
  | 1990 | Hansgeorg Hauser | CSU | 49.6 |
  | 1994 | Hansgeorg Hauser | CSU | 50.7 |
  | 1998 | Hansgeorg Hauser | CSU | 47.6 |
  | 2002 | Marlene Mortler | CSU | 55.2 |
  | 2005 | Marlene Mortler | CSU | 51.0 |
  | 2009 | Marlene Mortler | CSU | 44.6 |
  | 2013 | Marlene Mortler | CSU | 50.6 |
  | 2017 | Marlene Mortler | CSU | 44.5 |
  | 2021 | Ralph Edelhäußer | CSU | 38.0 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Roth :
  
  | 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 | Ralph Edelhäußer | Ralph Edelhäußer | 71,478 | 38.0 | 6.5 | 60,980 | 32.3 | 5.5 |
  | | SPD | Jan Plobner | Jan Plobner | 31,806 | 16.9 | 3.7 | 38,786 | 20.6 | 2.1 |
  | | Greens | Felix Erbe | Felix Erbe | 25,140 | 13.4 | 5.5 | 26,197 | 13.9 | 4.1 |
  | | FW | Felix Locke | Felix Locke | 16,528 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 12,601 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
  | | AfD | Klaus Norgall | Klaus Norgall | 14,944 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 16,043 | 8.5 | 3.1 |
  | | FDP | Kristine Lütke | Kristine Lütke | 12,596 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 16,974 | 9.0 | 0.3 |
  | | Left | Evelyn Schötz | Evelyn Schötz | 5,076 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 4,950 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
  | | dieBasis | Stefan Kuschel | Stefan Kuschel | 4,720 | 2.5 | | 3,696 | 2.0 | |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,401 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
  | | PARTEI | Max Weggenmann | Max Weggenmann | 2,149 | 1.1 | | 1,322 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | Pirates | Julian Häffner | Julian Häffner | 1,696 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1,056 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | Pascal Henninger | Pascal Henninger | 1,534 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 866 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 541 | 0.3 | |
  | | Independent | Udo Schlot | Udo Schlot | 431 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 376 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 376 | 0.2 | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 356 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 264 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 191 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 176 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 151 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 131 | 0.1 | |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 103 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 90 | 0.0 | |
  | | LKR | Marcus Nehring | Marcus Nehring | 185 | 0.1 | | 63 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,392 | | | 945 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 188,283 | | | 188,730 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 189,675 | 82.7 | 1.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 39,672 | 21.1 | 2.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Roth :
  
  | 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 Marlene Mortler | Y Marlene Mortler | 81,874 | 44.5 | 6.2 | 69,743 | 37.8 | 7.7 |
  | | SPD | Alexander Horlamus | Alexander Horlamus | 37,920 | 20.6 | 7.0 | 34,040 | 18.4 | 6.1 |
  | | AfD | Siegfried Lang | Siegfried Lang | 18,925 | 10.3 | | 21,317 | 11.6 | 7.6 |
  | | Greens | Gabriele Drechsler | Gabriele Drechsler | 14,465 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 18,033 | 9.8 | 1.3 |
  | | FW | Wolfgang Hauber | Wolfgang Hauber | 9,191 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 6,080 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
  | | Left | Helmut Johach | Helmut Johach | 8,887 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 11,635 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
  | | FDP | Andreas Helmut Neuner | Andreas Helmut Neuner | 8,583 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 15,990 | 8.7 | 4.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,914 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,257 | 0.7 | |
  | | ÖDP | Walter Stadelmann | Walter Stadelmann | 2,271 | 1.2 | | 1,206 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | Pirates | Jonas Schwemmer | Jonas Schwemmer | 2,070 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 851 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 557 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 488 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | DM | | | | | | 343 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 280 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 256 | 0.1 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 249 | 0.1 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 227 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,709 | | | 1,341 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 184,186 | | | 184,554 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,895 | 81.7 | 7.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 43,954 | 23.9 | 0.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Roth :
  
  | 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 Marlene Mortler | Y Marlene Mortler | 84,618 | 50.6 | 6.0 | 76,181 | 45.5 | 7.3 |
  | | SPD | Christian Nürnberger | Christian Nürnberger | 46,200 | 27.6 | 3.7 | 41,107 | 24.5 | 3.1 |
  | | Greens | Tom Aurnhammer | Tom Aurnhammer | 11,142 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 14,247 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
  | | FW | Hartwig Kohl | Hartwig Kohl | 7,069 | 4.2 | | 6,192 | 3.7 | |
  | | Left | Helmut Johach | Helmut Johach | 6,064 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 6,394 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
  | | FDP | Marina Schuster | Marina Schuster | 5,371 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 7,467 | 4.5 | 9.2 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 6,533 | 3.9 | |
  | | Pirates | Michael Ceglar | Michael Ceglar | 4,137 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 3,252 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
  | | NPD | Torsten Steinbeck | Torsten Steinbeck | 2,598 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1,471 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,235 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,095 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 803 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 560 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 293 | 0.2 | |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 192 | 0.1 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 180 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 141 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 68 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,566 | | | 1,312 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 167,199 | | | 167,453 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,765 | 74.6 | 1.4 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 38,418 | 23.0 | 2.4 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Roth :
  
  | 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 Marlene Mortler | Y Marlene Mortler | 75,280 | 44.6 | 6.4 | 64,763 | 38.2 | 7.0 |
  | | SPD | Hannedore Nowotny | Hannedore Nowotny | 40,464 | 24.0 | 9.6 | 36,327 | 21.4 | 10.6 |
  | | FDP | Marina Schuster | Marina Schuster | 18,809 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 23,177 | 13.7 | 5.8 |
  | | Greens | Jutta Berlinghof | Jutta Berlinghof | 16,521 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 19,517 | 11.5 | 4.1 |
  | | Left | Richard Schlappa | Richard Schlappa | 9,610 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 11,262 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
  | | NPD | Sigurd Engelmann | Sigurd Engelmann | 3,289 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2,487 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
  | | Pirates | Christian Kubisch | Christian Kubisch | 3,205 | 1.9 | | 3,690 | 2.2 | |
  | | RRP | Karin Arnold | Karin Arnold | 1,642 | 1.0 | | 1,822 | 1.1 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 1,474 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,162 | 0.7 | |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,139 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,065 | 0.6 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 495 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 361 | 0.2 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 359 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
  | | CM | | | | | | 120 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 94 | 0.1 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,256 | | | 1,692 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 168,820 | | | 169,384 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,076 | 76.1 | 6.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 34,816 | 20.6 | 3.2 | | | |
  