Neu-Ulm (electoral district)

Federal electoral district of Germany

254 Neu-Ulm

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Neu-Ulm in 2025

State| Bavaria
Population| 337,500 (2019)
Electorate| 215,190 (2025)
Major settlements| Neu-Ulm
Senden
Günzburg
Area| 1,278.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1949
Party| CSU
Member| Alexander Engelhard
Elected| 2021, 2025

Neu-Ulm 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 254. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the Günzburg and Neu-Ulm districts.[1]

Neu-Ulm was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Alexander Engelhard of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

## Geography

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Neu-Ulm is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the districts of Günzburg and Neu-Ulm.[1]

## History

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Neu-Ulm was created in 1949, then known as Dillingen. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 43 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 238. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 241. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 256. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 255. From the 2025 election, it has been number 254.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Neu-Ulm, Dillingen an der Donau, and Günzburg and the districts of Landkreis Neu-Ulm, Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau, and Landkreis Günzburg. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the city and district of Dillingen an der Donau while gaining the districts of Illertissen and Krumbach. In the 1976 through 1990 elections, it comprised the districts of Neu-Ulm and Günzburg. It acquired the northern part of Unterallgäu district in the 1994 election. Ahead of the 2025 election, the constituency was reduced to Neu-Ulm and Günzburg.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1949 | 43 | Dillingen  |

* Neu-Ulm city
* Dillingen an der Donau city
* Günzburg city
* Landkreis Neu-Ulm district
* Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau district
* Landkreis Günzburg district

1953 | 238
1957
1961
1965 | 241  | Neu-Ulm  |

* Neu-Ulm city
* Günzburg city
* Landkreis Neu-Ulm district
* Landkreis Günzburg district
* Illertissen district
* Krumbach district

1969
1972
1976 |

* Neu-Ulm district
* Günzburg district

1980
1983
1987
1990
1994 |

* Neu-Ulm district
* Günzburg district
* Unterallgäu district (only Babenhausen, Boos, Erkheim, and Pfaffenhausen Verwaltungsgemeinschaften)

1998
2002 | 256
2005
2009 | 255
2013
2017
2021
2025 | 254  |

* Neu-Ulm district
* Günzburg district

## Members

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The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Hans Schütz [de] from 1949 to 1965, followed by Leo Wagner from 1965 to 1976. Theo Waigel, leader of the CSU from 1988 to 1999, was representative from 1976 to 2002. Georg Nüßlein was representative from 2002 to 2021. Nüßlein resigned from the CSU in March 2021 and served as an independent for the remainder of his term. He was succeeded by Alexander Engelhard in 2021, who was re-elected in 2025.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1949 | Hans Schütz [de] | CSU | 35.5
1953 | 52.2
1957 | 63.8
1961 | 58.6
| 1965 | Leo Wagner | CSU | 62.5
1969 | 59.8
1972 | 59.1
| 1976 | Theo Waigel | CSU | 61.8
1980 | 61.2
1983 | 66.7
1987 | 62.5
1990 | 63.1
1994 | 58.6
1998 | 54.8
| 2002 | Georg Nüßlein[a] | CSU | 61.4
2005 | 56.8
2009 | 50.7
2013 | 57.5
2017 | 44.6
| Ind.
| 2021 | Alexander Engelhard | CSU | 37.2
2025 | 42.5

## Election results

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### 2025 election

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Federal election (2025): Neu-Ulm[3]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Alexander Engelhard | 75,357  | 42.5  |  5.5  | 65,849  | 37.0  |  5.9
| AfD | Gerd Mannes  | 41,999  | 23.7  |  11.8  | 41,290  | 23.2  |  11.5
| SPD | Andeas Büch  | 18,762  | 10.6  |  6.1  | 19,104  | 10.7  |  6.9
| Greens | Alpay Artun  | 14,869  | 8.4  |  3.0  | 15,920  | 9.0  |  2.5
| Left | Vincent Le Claire  | 8,006  | 4.5  |  2.6  | 9,318  | 5.2  |  2.8
| FW | Ahmet Baygül  | 6,163  | 3.5  |  3.4  | 6,688  | 3.8  |  3.0
| FDP | Henrik Hecht  | 5,121  | 2.9  |  4.9  | 7,349  | 4.1  |  7.6
| BSW |  | 6,554  | 3.7  |
| Tierschutzpartei | Stephanie Weiser  | 3,014  | 1.7  |  0.5  | 1,912  | 1.1  |  0.4
| Volt | Florian Lipp  | 1,755  | 1.0  |  0.5  | 1,026  | 0.6  |  0.3
| dieBasis | Ralf Müller  | 1,422  | 0.8  |  1.0  | 738  | 0.4  |  1.3
| PARTEI |  | 711  | 0.4  |  0.3
| ÖDP |  | 585  | 0.3  |  0.3
| BD | Robin Miller  | 659  | 0.4  |  | 280  | 0.2  |
| BP |  | 277  | 0.2  |  0.3
| Humanists | Raphael Lachenmayer  | 264  | 0.1  |  | 149  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 38  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,057  |  |  | 660  |  |
Total valid votes | 177,391  |  |  | 177,788  |  |
Turnout | 178,448  | 82.9  |  5.3  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 33,358  | 18.8  |  2.4  |

### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Neu-Ulm[4]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Alexander Engelhard | 69,676  | 37.2  |  7.4  | 59,028  | 31.4  |  8.4
| SPD | Karl-Heinz Brunner  | 29,960  | 16.0  |  1.3  | 31,900  | 17.0  |  3.3
| AfD | Gerd Mannes  | 22,517  | 12.0  |  1.6  | 22,293  | 11.9  |  3.2
| Greens | Ekin Deligöz | 20,621  | 11.0  |  1.8  | 20,764  | 11.1  |  2.8
| FDP | Anke Hillmann-Richter  | 14,542  | 7.8  |  1.8  | 22,019  | 11.7  |  1.4
| FW | Daniel Mayer  | 13,964  | 7.5  |  2.3  | 13,772  | 7.3  |  4.5
| Tierschutzpartei | Bastian Röhm  | 3,980  | 2.1  |  | 2,716  | 1.4  |  0.5
| dieBasis | Roman Albrecht  | 3,782  | 2.0  |  | 3,308  | 1.8  |
| Left | Xaver Merk  | 3,466  | 1.9  |  2.5  | 4,410  | 2.3  |  2.8
| PARTEI |  | 1,274  | 0.7  |  0.1
| ÖDP | Krimhilde Dornach  | 1,776  | 0.9  |  0.4  | 1,212  | 0.6  |  0.3
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 915  | 0.5  |
| Pirates | Philipp Meier  | 1,707  | 0.9  |  0.2  | 927  | 0.5  |  0.0
| BP |  | 715  | 0.4  |  0.1
| Volt | Martin Lipp  | 900  | 0.5  |  | 526  | 0.3  |
| Unabhängige  |  | 487  | 0.3  |
| Independent | Martin Langhans  | 443  | 0.2  |  |
| NPD |  | 276  | 0.1  |  0.3
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 256  | 0.1  |  0.0
| Bündnis C |  | 249  | 0.1  |
| V-Partei3 |  | 193  | 0.1  |  0.1
| Humanists |  | 170  | 0.1  |
| The III. Path |  | 114  | 0.1  |
| du. |  | 89  | 0.0  |
| LKR |  | 48  | 0.0  |
| DKP |  | 31  | 0.0  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 22  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,479  |  |  | 1,099  |  |
Total valid votes | 187,334  |  |  | 187,714  |  |
Turnout | 188,813  | 78.0  |  2.1  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 39,716  | 21.2  |  8.7  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Neu-Ulm[5]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Georg Nüßlein | 80,503  | 44.6  |  12.9  | 72,104  | 39.9  |  12.2
| SPD | Karl-Heinz Brunner | 26,419  | 14.6  |  3.8  | 24,828  | 13.7  |  4.4
| AfD | Gerhard Großkurth  | 24,612  | 13.6  |  8.9  | 27,327  | 15.1  |  9.5
| Greens | Ekin Deligöz | 16,519  | 9.2  |  1.3  | 14,898  | 8.2  |  1.7
| FDP | Richard Böhringer  | 10,780  | 6.0  |  3.2  | 18,627  | 10.3  |  5.6
| FW | Wolfgang Schrapp  | 9,222  | 5.1  |  | 5,142  | 2.8  |  1.0
| Left | Elmar Heim  | 7,855  | 4.4  |  0.9  | 9,274  | 5.1  |  1.4
| ÖDP | Gabriela Schimmer-Göresz  | 2,391  | 1.3  |  0.2  | 1,652  | 0.9  |  0.2
| PARTEI |  | 1,007  | 0.6  |
| BP |  | 871  | 0.5  |  0.1
| Pirates | Rudolf Ristl  | 1,287  | 0.7  |  1.2  | 858  | 0.5  |  1.4
| NPD |  | 853  | 0.5  |  1.1
| Independent | Andreas Beier  | 788  | 0.4  |  |
| DM  |  | 377  | 0.2  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 337  | 0.2  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 285  | 0.2  |
| BGE |  | 268  | 0.1  |
| DiB |  | 217  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 39  | 0.0  |  0.0
| BüSo |  | 33  | 0.0  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 28  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,669  |  |  | 1,270  |  |
Total valid votes | 180,376  |  |  | 180,775  |  |
Turnout | 182,045  | 76.0  |  8.0  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 54,084  | 30.0  |  9.1  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Neu-Ulm[6]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Georg Nüßlein | 91,961  | 57.5  |  6.8  | 84,598  | 52.8  |  8.5
| SPD | Karl-Heinz Brunner | 29,420  | 18.4  |  3.0  | 29,023  | 18.1  |  3.4
| Greens | Ekin Deligöz | 12,505  | 7.8  |  2.9  | 10,417  | 6.5  |  2.3
| AfD | Dietrich Jaser  | 7,521  | 4.7  |  | 8,986  | 5.6  |
| Left | Elmar Heim  | 5,546  | 3.5  |  2.9  | 5,958  | 3.7  |  2.6
| FDP | Ralf Peter  | 4,377  | 2.7  |  8.6  | 7,485  | 4.7  |  11.5
| ÖDP | Gabriela Schimmer-Göresz  | 2,493  | 2.6  |  1.1  | 1,732  | 1.1  |  0.4
| Pirates | Rudolf Ristl  | 3,085  | 1.9  |  | 2,990  | 1.9  |  0.3
| FW |  | 2,985  | 1.9  |
| NPD | Achim Kast  | 3,009  | 1.9  |  0.9  | 2,444  | 1.5  |  0.6
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,187  | 0.7  |  0.1
| BP |  | 986  | 0.6  |  0.0
| REP |  | 580  | 0.4  |  0.3
| DIE FRAUEN |  | 355  | 0.2  |
| DIE VIOLETTEN |  | 185  | 0.1  |  0.1
| Party of Reason |  | 174  | 0.1  |
| PRO |  | 139  | 0.1  |
| RRP  |  | 57  | 0.0  |  0.5
| MLPD |  | 46  | 0.0  |  0.0
| BüSo |  | 39  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,697  |  |  | 1,248  |  |
Total valid votes | 159,917  |  |  | 160,366  |  |
Turnout | 161,614  | 68.0  |  1.8  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 62,541  | 39.1  |  3.8  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Neu-Ulm[7]

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.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CSU | Y Georg Nüßlein | 82,046  | 50.7  |  6.1  | 72,060  | 44.2  |  7.4
| SPD | Karl-Heinz Brunner  | 24,977  | 15.4  |  9.3  | 23,937  | 14.7  |  8.8
| FDP | Frank Berger  | 18,406  | 11.4  |  5.2  | 26,391  | 16.2  |  6.1
| Greens | Ekin Deligöz | 17,398  | 10.7  |  4.0  | 14,310  | 8.8  |  2.4
| Left | Sylvia Mang  | 10,245  | 6.3  |  3.2  | 10,341  | 6.3  |  3.1
| NPD | Frank Hartwig  | 4,483  | 2.8  |  0.3  | 3,499  | 2.1  |  0.3
| Pirates |  | 3,496  | 2.1  |
| ÖDP | Maximilian Wegele  | 4,291  | 2.7  |  | 2,387  | 1.5  |
| FAMILIE |  | 1,283  | 0.8  |  0.1
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,040  | 0.6  |
| REP |  | 1,013  | 0.6  |  0.4
| BP |  | 1,005  | 0.6  |  0.3
| RRP  |  | 938  | 0.6  |
| PBC  |  | 344  | 0.2  |  0.1
| DIE VIOLETTEN |  | 331  | 0.2  |
| CM |  | 250  | 0.2  |
| DVU |  | 131  | 0.1  |
| BüSo |  | 96  | 0.1  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 36  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,832  |  |  | 1,790  |  |
Total valid votes | 161,846  |  |  | 162,888  |  |
Turnout | 164,678  | 69.8  |  7.1  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 57,069  | 35.3  |  3.3  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Nüßlein was elected for the CSU, but left the party in March 2021.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Neu-Ulm". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Neu-Ulm". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-9/wahlkreis-254.html#stimmentabelle2249
4. ^ Results for Neu-Ulm
5. ^ Results for Neu-Ulm
6. ^ Results for Neu-Ulm
7. ^ Results for Neu-Ulm

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