Ansbach 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 240. It is located in western Bavaria, comprising the city of Ansbach and the districts of Landkreis Ansbach and Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.
Ansbach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Artur Auernhammer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Ansbach is located in western Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Ansbach and the districts of Landkreis Ansbach and Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.
History Ansbach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 30 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 225. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 227. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 242. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 241. From the 2025 election, it has been number 240.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Ansbach and Rothenburg ob der Tauber and the districts of Landkreis Ansbach, Feuchtwangen, Landkreis Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and Uffenheim. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the Feuchtwangen district while gaining the independent city of Schwabach and Landkreis Schwabach district. In the 1976 through 1987 elections, it comprised the city of Ansbach and Landkreis Ansbach district. It acquired its current borders in the 1990 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Ansbach Ansbach city Rothenburg ob der Tauber city Landkreis Ansbach district Landkreis Rothenburg ob der Tauber district Feuchtwangen district Uffenheim district 1953 225 1957 1961 1965 227 Ansbach city Rothenburg ob der Tauber city Schwabach city Landkreis Ansbach district Landkreis Rothenburg ob der Tauber district Landkreis Schwabach district Uffenheim district 1969 1972 1976 Ansbach city Landkreis Ansbach district 1980 1983 1987 1990 Ansbach city Landkreis Ansbach district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district 1994 1998 2002 242 2005 2009 241 2013 2017 2021 2025 240
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Friedrich Bauereisen from 1949 to 1961, followed by Georg Ehnes from 1961 to 1972. Carl-Dieter Spranger was then representative from 1972 to 2002, a total of eight consecutive terms. Josef Göppel then served from 2002 to 2017. Artur Auernhammer was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021 and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Friedrich Bauereisen CSU 34.9 1953 51.1 1957 65.0 1961 Georg Ehnes CSU 60.6 1965 54.5 1969 52.3 1972 Carl-Dieter Spranger CSU 51.8 1976 64.4 1980 61.3 1983 64.8 1987 58.1 1990 56.1 1994 54.1 1998 50.4 2002 Josef Göppel CSU 56.4 2005 54.3 2009 47.4 2013 53.5 2017 Artur Auernhammer CSU 44.3 2021 38.4 2025 41.8
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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