238 Hof | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
State | Bavaria |
Population | 210,600 (2019) |
Electorate | 162,872 (2021) |
Major settlements | Hof Marktredwitz Selb |
Area | 1,541.3 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | CSU |
Member | Hans-Peter Friedrich |
Elected | 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
Hof 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 238. It is located in northeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Hof and the districts of Landkreis Hof and Wunsiedel.[1]
Hof was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Hans-Peter Friedrich of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]