Fürth 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 242. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Fürth and the districts of Landkreis Fürth and Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim.
Fürth was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Tobias Winkler of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Fürth is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Fürth, the district of Landkreis Fürth, and the Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Uehlfeld.
History Fürth was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 229 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 244. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 243. From the 2025 election, it has been number 242.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Fürth and the districts of Landkreis Fürth, Neustadt an der Aisch, and Scheinfeld. In the 1976 through 1987 elections, it comprised the city of Fürth and the districts of Landkreis Fürth and Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, as well as the municipalities of Aurachtal and Herzogenaurach from the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt. In the 1990 election, it lost the municipalities from the Erlangen-Höchstadt district. In the 2021 election, it lost the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Uehlfeld from the Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district.
Election Name Borders 1965 229 Fürth Fürth city Landkreis Fürth district Neustadt an der Aisch district Scheinfeld district 1969 1972 1976 Fürth city Landkreis Fürth district Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district Erlangen-Höchstadt (only Aurachtal and Herzogenaurach municipalities) 1980 1983 1987 1990 Fürth city Landkreis Fürth district Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district 1994 1998 2002 244 2005 2009 243 2013 2017 2021 Fürth city Landkreis Fürth district Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district (excluding Uehlfeld Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) 2025 242
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Werner Dollinger of the CSU from 1965 to 1972, when it was won by of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for one term. Dollinger regained it in 1976 and served until 1990. Christian Schmidt was representative from 1990 to 2021, a total of eight consecutive terms. He was succeeded by Tobias Winkler in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1965 Werner Dollinger CSU 52.5 1969 48.6 1972 SPD 47.4 1976 Werner Dollinger CSU 52.1 1980 51.6 1983 58.0 1987 51.5 1990 Christian Schmidt CSU 47.9 1994 49.7 1998 46.9 2002 53.5 2005 49.0 2009 43.3 2013 49.2 2017 39.9 2021 Tobias Winkler CSU 33.5 2025 37.4
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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