Regensburg (electoral district)

Federal electoral district of Germany

232 Regensburg

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Regensburg in 2025

State| Bavaria
Population| 340,200 (2019)
Electorate| 250,692 (2025)
Major settlements| Regensburg
Neutraubling
Hemau
Area| 1,389.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1949
Party| CSU
Member| Peter Aumer
Elected| 2017, 2021, 2025

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 232. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Regensburg and the district of Landkreis Regensburg.[1]

Regensburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Peter Aumer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

## Geography

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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.[1]

## History

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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. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 233. From the 2025 election, it has been number 232.

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

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1949 | 22 | Regensburg  |

* Regensburg city
* Landkreis Regensburg district

1953 | 217
1957
1961
1965 | 220
1969
1972
1976 | 219
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 | 234
2005
2009 | 233
2013
2017
2021 |

* Regensburg city
* Landkreis Regensburg district (excluding Wörth a.d.Donau Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)

2025 | 232

## 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 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 and 2025.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1949 | Max Solleder | CSU | 33.9
| 1953 | Hermann Höcherl | CSU | 57.0
1957 | 57.8
1961 | 58.3
1965 | 61.7
1969 | 61.6
1972 | 60.8
| 1976 | Albert Schedl | CSU | 64.5
| 1980 | Benno Zierer | CSU | 63.3
1983 | 64.7
1987 | 57.3
1990 | 55.0
1994 | 55.6
1998 | 52.7
| 2002 | Maria Eichhorn | CSU | 59.9
2005 | 53.0
| 2009 | Peter Aumer | CSU | 44.7
| 2013 | Philipp Lerchenfeld | CSU | 48.5
| 2017 | Peter Aumer | CSU | 40.1
2021 | 35.3
2025 | 38.3

## Election results

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### 2025 election

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Federal election (2025): Regensburg[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 Peter Aumer | 80,980  | 38.3  |  2.9  | 75,587  | 35.7  |  4.8
| AfD | Carina Schießl  | 37,931  | 17.9  |  9.5  | 39,743  | 18.8  |  10.0
| Greens | Stefan Schmidt  | 27,691  | 13.1  |  2.3  | 28,292  | 13.4  |  2.8
| SPD | Dr. Carolin Wagner  | 27,602  | 13.0  |  3.6  | 23,589  | 11.1  |  6.3
| FW | Regina Christiane Seebauer-Sperl  | 11,195  | 5.3  |  3.8  | 10,440  | 4.9  |  3.5
| Left | Sebastian Thomas Wanner  | 9,721  | 4.6  |  1.5  | 14,778  | 7.0  |  3.5
| FDP | Ulrich Werner Maria Lechte  | 5,231  | 2.5  |  4.5  | 7,406  | 3.5  |  6.0
| BSW | Irmgard Astrid Freihoffer  | 5,135  | 2.4  |  | 6,228  | 2.9  |
| Volt | Christian Andreas Matthias Kunz  | 2,170  | 1.0  |  | 1,665  | 0.8  |  0.6
| APT | Christoph Hübner  | 2,039  | 1.0  |  | 1,405  | 0.7  |  0.3
| ÖDP | Johannes Eberhardt  | 1,654  | 0.8  |  0.7  | 856  | 0.4  |  0.3
| PARTEI |   | 726  | 0.3  |  0.4
| dieBasis |   | 526  | 0.2  |  1.0
| BP |   | 232  | 0.1  |  0.4
| BD | Dr. Anton Ludwig Beer  | 319  | 0.2  |  | 206  | 0.1  |
| Humanists |   | 147  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |   | 32  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 757  |  |  | 567  |  |
Total valid votes | 211,668  |  |  | 211,858  |  |
Turnout | 212,425  | 84.7  |  4.6  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 43,049  | 20.4  |  1.7  |

### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Regensburg[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 | Y Peter Aumer | 69,842  | 35.3  |  4.7  | 61,187  | 30.9  |  6.9
| SPD | Carolin Wagner | 32,850  | 16.6  |  0.2  | 34,563  | 17.4  |  2.9
| Greens | Stefan Schmidt | 30,333  | 15.3  |  5.9  | 32,094  | 16.2  |  5.8
| FW | Rainer-Michael Rößler  | 17,906  | 9.1  |  2.6  | 16,618  | 8.4  |  4.2
| AfD | Dieter Arnold  | 16,557  | 8.4  |  3.4  | 17,343  | 8.8  |  4.1
| FDP | Ulrich Lechte | 13,754  | 7.0  |  0.7  | 18,773  | 9.5  |  0.5
| Left | Eva-Maria Schreiber  | 6,023  | 3.0  |  3.0  | 6,798  | 3.4  |  3.3
| ÖDP | Robert Fischer  | 2,927  | 1.5  |  0.9  | 1,419  | 0.7  |  0.3
| PARTEI | Romy Freund  | 2,734  | 1.4  |  | 1,485  | 0.7  |  0.1
| dieBasis | Jörg Brunschweiger  | 2,567  | 1.3  |  | 2,526  | 1.3  |
| Tierschutzpartei |   | 1,884  | 1.0  |  0.1
| BP | Andreas Schambeck  | 1,745  | 0.9  |  | 963  | 0.5  |  0.2
| Pirates |   | 528  | 0.3  |  0.1
| Volt |   | 412  | 0.2  |
| Independent | 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  | 90  | 0.0  |  | 51  | 0.0  |
| DKP |   | 47  | 0.0  |  0.0
| MLPD |   | 21  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,225  |  |  | 762  |  |
Total valid votes | 197,712  |  |  | 198,175  |  |
Turnout | 198,937  | 80.2  |  1.5  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 36,992  | 18.7  |  4.9  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Regensburg[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 | Peter Aumer | 78,858  | 40.1  |  8.4  | 74,720  | 37.8  |  10.6
| SPD | Tobias Hammerl  | 32,862  | 16.7  |  5.3  | 28,582  | 14.5  |  4.8
| AfD | Armin Bauer  | 23,275  | 11.8  |  8.2  | 25,625  | 13.0  |  8.9
| Greens | Stefan Schmidt | 18,343  | 9.3  |  1.0  | 20,332  | 10.3  |  1.1
| FW | Tobias Gotthardt  | 12,922  | 6.6  |  2.0  | 8,374  | 4.2  |  0.2
| FDP | Ulrich Lechte | 12,254  | 6.2  |  2.2  | 17,719  | 9.0  |  4.4
| Left | Irmgard Freihoffer  | 11,761  | 6.0  |  2.5  | 13,259  | 6.7  |  2.8
| ÖDP | 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  | 1,656  | 0.8  |  1.2  | 777  | 0.4  |  1.6
| NPD |   | 422  | 0.2  |  0.5
| DIE VIOLETTEN | 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  | 1,891  |  |  | 1,119  |  |
Total valid votes | 196,889  |  |  | 197,661  |  |
Turnout | 198,780  | 78.6  |  9.5  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 45,996  | 23.4  |  3.1  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Regensberg[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 | Philipp Lerchenfeld  | 82,648  | 48.5  |  3.7  | 82,556  | 48.4  |  5.8
| SPD | Karl Söllner  | 37,541  | 22.0  |  1.2  | 32,902  | 19.3  |  2.0
| Greens | Florian Eckert  | 14,202  | 8.3  |  0.4  | 15,759  | 9.2  |  1.6
| FW | Sebastian Hopfensperger  | 7,799  | 4.6  |  | 6,886  | 4.0  |
| FDP | Horst Meierhofer  | 6,830  | 4.0  |  8.8  | 7,835  | 4.6  |  9.0
| AfD | Verena Brüdigam  | 6,229  | 3.7  |  | 7,000  | 4.1  |
| Left | Wolfgang Wittich  | 5,839  | 3.4  |  2.8  | 6,617  | 3.9  |  2.9
| ÖDP | Claudia Wiest  | 4,184  | 2.5  |  0.2  | 2,571  | 1.5  |  0.1
| Pirates | Jan Kastner  | 3,453  | 2.0  |  0.3  | 3,354  | 2.0  |  0.1
| BP |   | 1,320  | 0.8  |  0.1
| NPD | 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  | 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  | 1,394  |  |  | 1,315  |  |
Total valid votes | 170,560  |  |  | 170,639  |  |
Turnout | 171,954  | 69.1  |  1.2  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 45,107  | 26.5  |  2.6  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Regensburg[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 | Peter Aumer | 75,653  | 44.7  |  8.2  | 72,120  | 42.5  |  5.8
| SPD | Karl Söllner  | 35,207  | 20.8  |  7.6  | 29,375  | 17.3  |  8.7
| FDP | Horst Meierhofer  | 21,618  | 12.8  |  8.1  | 22,998  | 13.6  |  4.6
| Greens | Jürgen Huber  | 14,784  | 8.7  |  2.5  | 18,343  | 10.8  |  2.3
| Left | Richard Spieß  | 10,514  | 6.2  |  3.2  | 11,453  | 6.8  |  3.1
| ÖDP | Claudia Wiest  | 4,410  | 2.6  |  | 2,772  | 1.6  |
| Pirates | Suat Kasem  | 2,903  | 1.7  |  | 3,566  | 2.1  |
| NPD | Karin Machner  | 2,753  | 1.6  |  0.0  | 2,297  | 1.4  |  0.0
| Tierschutzpartei |   | 1,316  | 0.8  |
| RRP  | 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  | 1,933  |  |  | 1,455  |  |
Total valid votes | 169,069  |  |  | 169,547  |  |
Turnout | 171,002  | 70.3  |  6.0  |
| CSU hold | Majority | 40,446  | 23.9  |  0.6  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Regensburg". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Regensburg". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-9/wahlkreis-232.html
4. ^ Results for Regensburg
5. ^ Results for Regensburg
6. ^ Results for Regensberg
7. ^ Results for Regensburg

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