Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech (English: Starnberg – Landsberg at the Lech) 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 223. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg.
Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Michael Kießling of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg as well as the municipality of Germering from the Fürstenfeldbruck district.
History Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created in 1980, then known as Starnberg. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 210 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 225. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 224. From the 2025 election, it has been number 223.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Miesbach, and Starnberg. In the 2005 and 2009 elections, it lost the municipality of Krailling from Starnberg district. In the 2013 election, it regained Krailling while losing the Gauting municipality. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.
Election Name Borders 1980 210 Starnberg Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 225 2005 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district (excluding Krailling municipality) 2009 224 2013 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Miesbach district Starnberg district (excluding Gauting municipality) 2017 Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech Landsberg district Starnberg district Fürstenfeldbruck district (only Germering municipality) 2021 2025 223
Members Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg from 1980 to 1987, followed by Wolfgang Gröbl from 1987 to 1998. Ilse Aigner was then representative from 1998 to 2013. Alexander Radwan served one term from 2013 to 2017. Michael Kießling was elected in 2017.
Election Member Party % 1980 Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg CSU 60.2 1983 63.6 1987 Wolfgang Gröbl CSU 61.3 1990 56.4 1994 59.7 1998 Ilse Aigner CSU 57.0 2002 63.3 2005 59.7 2009 54.0 2013 Alexander Radwan CSU 54.1 2017 Michael Kießling CSU 42.1 2021 38.2 2025 42.9
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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