Schweinfurt 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 249. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the city of Schweinfurt and the districts of Kitzingen and Landkreis Schweinfurt.
Schweinfurt was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Anja Weisgerber of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Schweinfurt is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Schweinfurt and the districts of Kitzingen and Landkreis Schweinfurt.
History Schweinfurt was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 39 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 234. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 236. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 251. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 250. From the 2025 election, it has been number 249.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Schweinfurt and Kitzingen and the districts of Landkreis Schweinfurt, Landkreis Kitzingen, and Gerolzhofen. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Schweinfurt Schweinfurt city Kitzingen city Landkreis Schweinfurt district Landkreis Kitzingen district Gerolzhofen district 1953 234 1957 1961 1965 236 1969 1972 1976 Schweinfurt city Kitzingen district Landkreis Schweinfurt district 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 251 2005 2009 250 2013 2017 2021 2025 249
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 Friedrich Funk from 1949 to 1965, followed by from 1965 to 1976. Michael Glos was representative from 1976 to 2013, a total of ten consecutive terms. Anja Weisgerber was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017, 2021, and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Friedrich Funk CSU 38.5 1953 56.3 1957 61.7 1961 56.7 1965 CSU 60.8 1969 59.2 1972 58.2 1976 Michael Glos CSU 62.0 1980 60.3 1983 63.7 1987 60.2 1990 57.2 1994 56.9 1998 51.9 2002 58.4 2005 54.1 2009 46.4 2013 Anja Weisgerber CSU 54.8 2017 47.9 2021 40.9 2025 43.4
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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