247 Bad Kissingen | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
State | Bavaria |
Population | 267,300 (2019) |
Electorate | 214,061 (2021) |
Major settlements | Bad Kissingen Bad Neustadt an der Saale Haßfurt |
Area | 3,114.8 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | CSU |
Member | Dorothee Bär |
Elected | 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
Bad Kissingen 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 247. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.[1]
Bad Kissingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Dorothee Bär of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]