Bayreuth (electoral district)

236 Bayreuth
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bayreuth in 2025
StateBavaria
Population206,600 (2019)
Electorate162,430 (2021)
Major settlementsBayreuth
Pegnitz
Pottenstein
Area1,648.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberSilke Launert
Elected2017, 2021

Bayreuth 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 236. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Bayreuth, the Landkreis Bayreuth district, and the eastern part of the Forchheim district.[1]

Bayreuth was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Silke Launert of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

  1. ^ "Constituency Bayreuth". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Bayreuth". Federal Returning Officer.