Weilheim 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 225. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau.
Weilheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Alexander Dobrindt of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Weilheim is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau.
History Weilheim was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 12 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 207. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 212. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 227. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 226. From the 2025 election, it has been number 225.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bad Tölz, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Schongau, and Weilheim. In the 1976 election, it comprised the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Weilheim-Schongau. In the 1980 through 2013 elections, it comprised the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Landsberg, and Weilheim-Schongau. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Weilheim Bad Tölz district Garmisch-Partenkirchen district Schongau district Weilheim district 1953 207 1957 1961 1965 212 1969 1972 1976 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district Garmisch-Partenkirchen district Weilheim-Schongau district 1980 Garmisch-Partenkirchen district Landsberg district Weilheim-Schongau district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 227 2005 2009 226 2013 2017 Garmisch-Partenkirchen district Weilheim-Schongau district 2021 2025 225
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 long-time CSU leader Franz Josef Strauss from 1949 to 1987, a total of ten consecutive terms; however, he resigned from the Bundestag in 1978 to become Minister-President of Bavaria, and subsequently turned down his Bundestag mandate after the 1980 and 1983 elections. He was succeeded by Michaela Geiger, who was representative from 1987 to 2002. Alexander Dobrindt was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Franz Josef Strauss CSU 28.8 1953 52.3 1957 57.6 1961 57.7 1965 58.9 1969 62.0 1972 62.3 1976 66.3 1980 65.4 1983 68.8 1987 Michaela Geiger CSU 67.1 1990 61.8 1994 62.0 1998 58.0 2002 Alexander Dobrindt CSU 63.5 2005 59.4 2009 52.0 2013 57.2 2017 47.9 2021 41.9 2025 45.8
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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