Schwalm-Eder

169 Schwalm-Eder
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Schwalm-Eder in 2025
StateHesse
Population235,900 (2019)
Electorate185,944 (2021)
Major settlementsSchwalmstadt
Frankenberg
Fritzlar
Area2,263.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberEdgar Franke
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Schwalm-Eder 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 169. It is located in northern Hesse, comprising the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district and the southern part of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district.[1]

Schwalm-Eder was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Edgar Franke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

  1. ^ "Constituency Schwalm-Eder". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Schwalm-Eder". Federal Returning Officer.