Coburg 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 237. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach.
Coburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Jonas Geissler of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Coburg is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Coburg, the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach, and the municipality of Geroldsgrün from the Hof district.
History Coburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 26 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 221. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 224. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 239. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 238. From the 2025 election, it has been number 237.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Coburg and Neustadt bei Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Coburg and the districts of Landkreis Coburg and Kronach. In the 2017 election, it acquired the municipality of Geroldsgrün from the Hof district.
Election Name Borders 1949 Coburg Coburg city Neustadt bei Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district 1953 221 1957 1961 1965 224 1969 1972 1976 Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 239 2005 2009 238 2013 2017 Coburg city Landkreis Coburg district Kronach district Hof district (only Geroldsgrün municipality) 2021 2025 237
Members The constituency was first represented by of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Wolfgang Stammberger won it in 1953; he was elected for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with the endorsement of the Christian Social Union (CSU). of the CSU was elected in 1957 and served until 1965. of the SPD won the constituency in 1965 and served three terms, leaving office in 1976. of the CSU then served until 1998, when was elected representative for a single term. Hiksch was elected for the SPD, but defected to the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in October 1999. Hans Michelbach of the CSU was elected in 2002 and served until 2021. He was succeeded by Jonas Geissler in 2021, who was re-elected in 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 SPD 35.7 1953 Wolfgang Stammberger FDP 52.8 1957 CSU 45.5 1961 41.4 1965 SPD 46.4 1969 49.0 1972 53.3 1976 CSU 49.0 1980 49.1 1983 55.9 1987 47.2 1990 54.3 1994 49.4 1998 SPD 47.8 PDS 2002 Hans Michelbach CSU 48.2 2005 52.0 2009 48.4 2013 50.1 2017 45.3 2021 Jonas Geissler CSU 36.5 2005 52.0
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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