Aschaffenburg 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 246. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Aschaffenburg and the district of Landkreis Aschaffenburg.
Aschaffenburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Andrea Lindholz of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Aschaffenburg is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Aschaffenburg and the district of Landkreis Aschaffenburg.
History Aschaffenburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 36 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 231. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 233. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 248. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 247. From the 2025 election, it has been number 246.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Aschaffenburg and the districts of Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Obernburg, and Alzenau. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the district of Alzenau. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg city Landkreis Aschaffenburg district Miltenberg district Obernburg district Alzenau district 1953 231 1957 1961 1965 233 Aschaffenburg city Landkreis Aschaffenburg district Miltenberg district Obernburg district 1969 1972 1976 Aschaffenburg city Landkreis Aschaffenburg district 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 248 2005 2009 247 2013 2017 2021 2025 246
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by from 1949 to 1957, followed by from 1957 to 1969. was representative from 1969 to 1987. Norbert Geis then served from 1987 to 2013, a total of seven consecutive terms. Andrea Lindholz was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017, 2021, and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 CSU 46.8 1953 54.8 1957 CSU 58.9 1961 55.0 1965 56.4 1969 CSU 55.9 1972 54.7 1976 57.9 1980 56.7 1983 61.9 1987 Norbert Geis CSU 59.0 1990 55.3 1994 53.3 1998 51.4 2002 54.9 2005 52.4 2009 42.8 2013 Andrea Lindholz CSU 52.4 2017 48.1 2021 40.7 2021 43.8
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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