title: Freising (electoral district)
text: # Freising (electoral district)
  
  Freising 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 214. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Freising, Pfaffenhofen, the southern part of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district.
  
  Freising was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Erich Irlstorfer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Freising is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen as well as the municipalities of Aresing, Berg im Gau, Brunnen, Gachenbach, Langenmosen, Schrobenhausen, and Waidhofen from the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen.
  
  ## History
  
  Freising was created in 1976. In the 1976 election, it was constituency 201 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 200. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 216. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 215. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 214.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen and the municipalities of Aschheim, Dornach, Feldkirchen, Garching bei München, Grasbrunn, Haar, Harthausen, Heimstetten, Hohenbrunn, Ismaning, Kirchheim bei München, Oberschleißheim, Putzbrunn, Unterföhring, and Unterschleißheim from the Landkreis München district. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it comprised the districts of Freising, Pfaffenhofen, and Erding. In the 1998 election, it comprised the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen and, from the Erding district, the municipalities of Bockhorn, Dorfen, Erding, Fraunberg, Isen, Lengdorf, Sankt Wolfgang, and Taufkirchen and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Steinkirchen and Wartenberg. In the 2002 election, it lost the municipalities of Isen, Lengdorf, Sankt Wolfgang from the Erding district. In the 2005 and 2009 elections, it comprised only the districts of Freising and Pfaffenhofen. In the 2013 election, it gained the municipality of Petershausen from the Dachau district and the municipality of Aresing from the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1976 | 201 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Landkreis München district (only Aschheim, Dornach, Feldkirchen, Garching bei München, Grasbrunn, Haar, Harthausen, Heimstetten, Hohenbrunn, Ismaning, Kirchheim bei München, Oberschleißheim, Putzbrunn, Unterföhring, and Unterschleißheim municipalities) |
  | 1980 | 200 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Erding district |
  | 1983 | 200 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Erding district |
  | 1987 | 200 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Erding district |
  | 1990 | 200 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Erding district |
  | 1994 | 200 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Erding district |
  | 1998 | 200 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Erding district (only Bockhorn, Dorfen, Erding, Fraunberg, Isen, Lengdorf, Sankt Wolfgang, and Taufkirchen municipalities and Steinkirchen and Wartenberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
  | 2002 | 216 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Erding district (only Bockhorn, Dorfen, Erding, Fraunberg, and Taufkirchen municipalities and Steinkirchen and Wartenberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
  | 2005 | 216 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district |
  | 2009 | 215 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district |
  | 2013 | 215 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Dachau district (only Petershausen municipality) Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district (only Aresing municipality) |
  | 2017 | 214 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district (only Aresing, Berg im Gau, Brunnen, Gachenbach, Langenmosen, Schrobenhausen, and Waidhofen municipalities) |
  | 2021 | 214 | Freising | Freising district Pfaffenhofen district Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district (only Aresing, Berg im Gau, Brunnen, Gachenbach, Langenmosen, Schrobenhausen, and Waidhofen municipalities) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Albert Probst from 1976 to 1998. He was succeeded by Franz Obermeier from 1998 to 2013. Erich Irlstorfer was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1976 | Albert Probst | CSU | 63.3 |
  | 1980 | Albert Probst | CSU | 65.5 |
  | 1983 | Albert Probst | CSU | 68.4 |
  | 1987 | Albert Probst | CSU | 62.6 |
  | 1990 | Albert Probst | CSU | 58.5 |
  | 1994 | Albert Probst | CSU | 58.4 |
  | 1998 | Franz Obermeier | CSU | 54.9 |
  | 2002 | Franz Obermeier | CSU | 62.7 |
  | 2005 | Franz Obermeier | CSU | 56.5 |
  | 2009 | Franz Obermeier | CSU | 46.9 |
  | 2013 | Erich Irlstorfer | CSU | 52.9 |
  | 2017 | Erich Irlstorfer | CSU | 43.0 |
  | 2021 | Erich Irlstorfer | CSU | 36.2 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Freising :
  
  | 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 Erich Irlstorfer | Y Erich Irlstorfer | 69,689 | 36.2 | 6.8 | 62,930 | 32.6 | 7.1 |
  | | SPD | Andreas Mehltretter | Andreas Mehltretter | 25,950 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 29,085 | 15.1 | 2.7 |
  | | Greens | Leon Eckert | Leon Eckert | 24,058 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 26,055 | 13.5 | 3.8 |
  | | FW | Karl Ecker | Karl Ecker | 23,223 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 18,779 | 9.7 | 5.9 |
  | | AfD | Johannes Huber | Johannes Huber | 18,042 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 17,515 | 9.1 | 4.5 |
  | | FDP | Eva-Maria Schmidt | Eva-Maria Schmidt | 14,687 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 21,738 | 11.3 | 0.9 |
  | | dieBasis | Karl Reineke | Karl Reineke | 4,795 | 2.5 | | 3,388 | 1.8 | |
  | | Left | Nicolas-Pano Graßy | Nicolas-Pano Graßy | 3,898 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4,456 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,881 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
  | | ÖDP | Emilia Kirner | Emilia Kirner | 3,039 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1,449 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
  | | PARTEI | Daniel Weigelt | Daniel Weigelt | 2,165 | 1.1 | | 1,385 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | BP | Florian Geisenfelder | Florian Geisenfelder | 1,678 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1,068 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 781 | 0.4 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 554 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
  | | V-Partei3 | Magdalena Lippa | Magdalena Lippa | 910 | 0.5 | | 296 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Volt | Hans Boljahn | Hans Boljahn | 631 | 0.3 | | 543 | 0.3 | |
  | | Unabhängige | | | | | | 335 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 218 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 185 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 108 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
  | | The III. Path | | | | | | 106 | 0.1 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 88 | 0.0 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 86 | 0.0 | |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 51 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,237 | | | 883 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 192,765 | | | 193,119 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,002 | 81.8 | 2.6 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 43,739 | 22.7 | 6.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Freising :
  
  | 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 Erich Irlstorfer | Y Erich Irlstorfer | 79,545 | 43.0 | 11.1 | 73,650 | 39.7 | 12.1 |
  | | SPD | Andreas Mehltretter | Andreas Mehltretter | 24,916 | 13.5 | 3.7 | 23,029 | 12.4 | 3.7 |
  | | AfD | Johannes Huber | Johannes Huber | 23,222 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 25,178 | 13.6 | 8.9 |
  | | Greens | Kerstin Schnapp | Kerstin Schnapp | 17,439 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 18,036 | 9.7 | 0.7 |
  | | FDP | Thomas Neudert | Thomas Neudert | 13,400 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 19,308 | 11.4 | 5.8 |
  | | FW | Robert Weller | Robert Weller | 11,878 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 7,076 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
  | | Left | Guido Hoyer | Guido Hoyer | 9,265 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 9,506 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
  | | ÖDP | Reinhold Reck | Reinhold Reck | 3,250 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1,805 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
  | | BP | Robert Prado Diaz | Robert Prado Diaz | 2,262 | 1.2 | | 2,017 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,792 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,467 | 0.8 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 768 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 485 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
  | | DM | | | | | | 364 | 0.2 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 323 | 0.2 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 319 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 221 | 0.1 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 218 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,470 | | | 1,015 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 185,177 | | | 185,632 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,647 | 79.2 | 7.4 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 54,629 | 29.5 | 5.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Freising :
  
  | 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 | Erich Irlstorfer | Erich Irlstorfer | 81,729 | 52.9 | 5.9 | 78,924 | 51.0 | 6.3 |
  | | SPD | Florian Simbeck | Florian Simbeck | 27,165 | 17.6 | 3.4 | 25,243 | 16.3 | 2.9 |
  | | Greens | Michael Stanglmaier | Michael Stanglmaier | 18,169 | 11.8 | 5.2 | 14,390 | 9.3 | 3.1 |
  | | FW | Hinrich Groeneveld | Hinrich Groeneveld | 7,123 | 4.6 | | 5,780 | 3.7 | |
  | | AfD | Marie-Madeleine von Kienlin | Marie-Madeleine von Kienlin | 5,855 | 3.8 | | 7,424 | 4.8 | |
  | | Left | Thomas Schwarz | Thomas Schwarz | 4,440 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5,030 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
  | | FDP | Jens Barschdorf | Jens Barschdorf | 3,854 | 2.5 | 10.8 | 7,248 | 4.7 | 10.0 |
  | | Pirates | Sebastian Kanschat | Sebastian Kanschat | 3,539 | 2.3 | | 3,157 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
  | | BP | | | | | | 2,010 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
  | | ÖDP | Reinhold Reck | Reinhold Reck | 2,568 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1,913 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 1,181 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,154 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 500 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
  | | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 264 | 0.2 | |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 187 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 148 | 0.1 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 123 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 44 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,439 | | | 1,106 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 154,442 | | | 154,775 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,881 | 71.9 | 1.0 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 54,564 | 35.3 | 5.6 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Freising :
  
  | 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 Franz Obermeier | Y Franz Obermeier | 69,229 | 46.9 | 9.6 | 66,336 | 44.7 | 7.4 |
  | | Greens | Michael Stanglmaier | Michael Stanglmaier | 25,408 | 17.2 | 9.4 | 18,400 | 12.4 | 4.2 |
  | | SPD | Uwe Dörnhöfer | Uwe Dörnhöfer | 20,791 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 19,915 | 13.4 | 8.9 |
  | | FDP | Franz Niedermayr | Franz Niedermayr | 19,711 | 13.4 | 7.8 | 21,848 | 14.7 | 4.5 |
  | | Left | Guido Hoyer | Guido Hoyer | 8,247 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 8,120 | 5.5 | 2.3 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 3,583 | 2.4 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 1,878 | 1.3 | |
  | | NPD | Christian Götz | Christian Götz | 2,558 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1,808 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
  | | RRP | Peter Dörken | Peter Dörken | 1,650 | 1.1 | | 1,581 | 1.1 | |
  | | BP | | | | | | 1,400 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,021 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 988 | 0.7 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 900 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
  | | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 327 | 0.2 | |
  | | PBC | | | | | | 155 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | CM | | | | | | 119 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 66 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 43 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,123 | | | 1,198 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 147,594 | | | 148,519 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,717 | 72.8 | 6.7 | | | |
  | | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 43,821 | 29.7 | 3.4 | | | |
  