title: Coburg (electoral district)
text: # Coburg (electoral district)
  
  Coburg 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 238. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach.
  
  Coburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Jonas Geissler of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Coburg is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Coburg, the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach, and the municipality of Geroldsgrün from the Hof district.
  
  ## History
  
  Coburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 26 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 221. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 224. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 239. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 238.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Coburg and Neustadt bei Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach. In the 2017 election, it acquired the municipality of Geroldsgrün from the Hof district.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 26 | Coburg | Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1953 | 221 | Coburg | Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1957 | 221 | Coburg | Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1961 | 221 | Coburg | Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1965 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1969 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1972 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1976 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1980 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1983 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1987 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1990 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1994 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 1998 | 224 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 2002 | 239 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 2005 | 239 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 2009 | 238 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 2013 | 238 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district |
  | 2017 | 238 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district Hof district (only Geroldsgrün municipality) |
  | 2021 | 238 | Coburg | Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district Hof district (only Geroldsgrün municipality) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was first represented by Ernst Zühlke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Wolfgang Stammberger won it in 1953; he was elected for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with the endorsement of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Friedrich Knorr of the CSU was elected in 1957 and served until 1965. Karl Hofmann of the SPD won the constituency in 1965 and served three terms, leaving office in 1976. Otto Regenspurger of the CSU then served until 1998, when Uwe Hiksch was elected representative for a single term. Hiksch was elected for the SPD, but defected to the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in October 1999. Hans Michelbach of the CSU was elected in 2002 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Jonas Geissler in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1949 | Ernst Zühlke | SPD | 35.7 |
  | 1953 | Wolfgang Stammberger | FDP | 52.8 |
  | 1957 | Friedrich Knorr | CSU | 45.5 |
  | 1961 | Friedrich Knorr | CSU | 41.4 |
  | 1965 | Karl Hofmann | SPD | 46.4 |
  | 1969 | Karl Hofmann | SPD | 49.0 |
  | 1972 | Karl Hofmann | SPD | 53.3 |
  | 1976 | Otto Regenspurger | CSU | 49.0 |
  | 1980 | Otto Regenspurger | CSU | 49.1 |
  | 1983 | Otto Regenspurger | CSU | 55.9 |
  | 1987 | Otto Regenspurger | CSU | 47.2 |
  | 1990 | Otto Regenspurger | CSU | 54.3 |
  | 1994 | Otto Regenspurger | CSU | 49.4 |
  | 1998 | Uwe Hiksch | SPD | 47.8 |
  | 1998 | Uwe Hiksch | PDS | 47.8 |
  | 2002 | Hans Michelbach | CSU | 48.2 |
  | 2005 | Hans Michelbach | CSU | 52.0 |
  | 2009 | Hans Michelbach | CSU | 48.4 |
  | 2013 | Hans Michelbach | CSU | 50.1 |
  | 2017 | Hans Michelbach | CSU | 45.3 |
  | 2021 | Jonas Geissler | CSU | 36.5 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Coburg :
  
  | 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 | Jonas Geissler | Jonas Geissler | 44,890 | 36.5 | 8.7 | 39,343 | 31.9 | 7.7 |
  | | SPD | Ramona Brehm | Ramona Brehm | 32,056 | 26.1 | 0.4 | 31,087 | 25.2 | 2.7 |
  | | AfD | Sebastian Görtler | Sebastian Görtler | 11,878 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 12,836 | 10.4 | 1.2 |
  | | Greens | Johannes Wagner | Johannes Wagner | 10,581 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 11,459 | 9.3 | 2.6 |
  | | FW | Rainer Möbus | Rainer Möbus | 9,235 | 7.5 | | 7,524 | 6.1 | 4.1 |
  | | FDP | Jens-Uwe Peter | Jens-Uwe Peter | 6,369 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 10,683 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
  | | Left | Ulf Wunderlich | Ulf Wunderlich | 2,337 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3,118 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
  | | dieBasis | Nicole Fredriksen | Nicole Fredriksen | 2,002 | 1.6 | | 1,869 | 1.5 | |
  | | PARTEI | Tim Ströhlein | Tim Ströhlein | 1,872 | 1.5 | | 1,144 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
  | | ÖDP | Tristan Wolf | Tristan Wolf | 1,418 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 673 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,509 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
  | | BP | Andre Wächter | Andre Wächter | 222 | 0.2 | | 188 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 343 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 256 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 167 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 162 | 0.1 | |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 162 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 139 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 80 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 65 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 52 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | Stefan Engel | Stefan Engel | 83 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 921 | | | 704 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 122,943 | | | 123,160 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,864 | 79.1 | 1.9 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 12,834 | 10.4 | 8.3 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Coburg :
  
  | 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 Hans Michelbach | Y Hans Michelbach | 55,078 | 45.3 | 4.9 | 48,410 | 39.6 | 7.1 |
  | | SPD | Doris Aschenbrenner | Doris Aschenbrenner | 32,163 | 26.4 | 6.0 | 27,553 | 22.6 | 5.4 |
  | | AfD | Martin Böhm | Martin Böhm | 12,763 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 14,208 | 11.6 | 7.4 |
  | | Greens | Michael Eckstein | Michael Eckstein | 7,129 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 8,155 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
  | | Left | René Hähnlein | René Hähnlein | 6,305 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 6,895 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
  | | FDP | Alexander Arnold | Alexander Arnold | 5,877 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 9,967 | 8.2 | 4.1 |
  | | FW | | | | | | 2,449 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,135 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 829 | 0.7 | |
  | | ÖDP | Christoph Raabs | Christoph Raabs | 1,659 | 1.4 | | 637 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | Johannes Hühnlein | Johannes Hühnlein | 583 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 560 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 387 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 236 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 156 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 131 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 130 | 0.1 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 107 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | Stefan Engel | Stefan Engel | 136 | 0.1 | | 71 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,507 | | | 1,021 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 121,693 | | | 122,179 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,200 | 77.2 | 7.6 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 22,915 | 18.9 | 1.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Coburg :
  
  | 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 Hans Michelbach | Y Hans Michelbach | 55,309 | 50.1 | 1.7 | 51,567 | 46.7 | 3.7 |
  | | SPD | Norbert Tessmer | Norbert Tessmer | 35,785 | 32.4 | 7.1 | 30,708 | 27.8 | 4.4 |
  | | Greens | Manuel Dethloff | Manuel Dethloff | 4,274 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6,309 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
  | | Left | René Hähnlein | René Hähnlein | 3,681 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4,415 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
  | | AfD | Stefan Zubcic | Stefan Zubcic | 3,143 | 2.8 | | 4,730 | 4.3 | |
  | | FW | Uwe Zipfel | Uwe Zipfel | 2,909 | 2.6 | | 2,435 | 2.2 | |
  | | FDP | Ulrich Herbert | Ulrich Herbert | 1,835 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 4,469 | 4.0 | 7.6 |
  | | NPD | Gerhard Reuter | Gerhard Reuter | 1,740 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1,621 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
  | | Pirates | Johannes Reichhardt | Johannes Reichhardt | 1,717 | 1.6 | | 1,785 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 678 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 536 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 305 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 243 | 0.2 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 218 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 99 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 62 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 985 | | | 1,008 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 110,393 | | | 110,370 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,378 | 69.6 | 1.6 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 19,524 | 17.7 | 5.4 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Coburg :
  
  | 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 Hans Michelbach | Y Hans Michelbach | 55,174 | 48.4 | 3.6 | 49,248 | 43.0 | 2.5 |
  | | SPD | Carl-Christian Dressel | Carl-Christian Dressel | 28,882 | 25.3 | 7.9 | 26,869 | 23.5 | 9.5 |
  | | Greens | Wolfgang Weiß | Wolfgang Weiß | 9,380 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 8,707 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
  | | FDP | Ulrich Herbert | Ulrich Herbert | 8,805 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 13,398 | 11.7 | 3.5 |
  | | Left | Uwe Hiksch | Uwe Hiksch | 7,475 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 8,116 | 7.1 | 3.3 |
  | | NPD | Günter Kursawe | Günter Kursawe | 2,775 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2,384 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,093 | 1.8 | |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 711 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | Tanja Pfisterer | Tanja Pfisterer | 1,234 | 1.1 | | 697 | 0.6 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 614 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 597 | 0.5 | |
  | | Independent | Markus Häßler | Markus Häßler | 342 | 0.3 | | | | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 302 | 0.3 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 261 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 231 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 165 | 0.1 | |
  | | CM | | | | | | 70 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 56 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,784 | | | 1,272 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 114,067 | | | 114,579 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,851 | 71.1 | 6.7 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 26,292 | 23.1 | 4.3 | | | |
  