Munich North (electoral district) explained

216 Munich North
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Munich North (electoral district)
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Bavaria
Population:372,800 (2019)
Electorate:223,683 (2021)
Towns:Munich (partial)
Area:87.8 km2
Year:1949
Party:CSU
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Bernhard Loos
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2017, 2021

Munich North (German: München-Nord) 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 216. It is located in southern Bavaria, comprising the northern part of the city of Munich.[1]

Munich North was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Bernhard Loos of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Munich North is located in southern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the boroughs of Maxvorstadt (3), Schwabing-West (4), Moosach (10), Milbertshofen-Am Hart (11), Schwabing-Freimann (12), and Feldmoching-Hasenbergl (24) from the independent city of Munich.[1]

History

Munich North was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 200. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 205. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 204. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 219. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 218. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 217. From the 2025 election, it has been number 216.

Originally, the constituency comprised the boroughs of Schwabing, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, Maxvorstadt, and Lehel. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the boroughs of Schwabing-Ost, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, and Neuhausen. In the 1976 election, it lost the Neuhausen borough. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Electionwidth=125pxNamewidth=300pxBorders
1949München-Nord
  • Munich city (only Schwabing, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, Maxvorstadt, and Lehel boroughs)
1953200
1957
1961
1965205
  • Munich city (only Schwabing-Ost, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, Hasenbergl, and Neuhausen boroughs)
1969
1972
1976
  • Munich city (only Schwabing-Ost, Freimann, Milbertshofen, Moosach, Feldmoching, and Hasenbergl boroughs)
1980204
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002219
2005
2009218
2013
2017217
2021
2025216

Members

The constituency was first represented by Walter Seuffert of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Otto Gumrum of the Christian Social Union (CSU) was elected in 1953 and served a single term. Siegfried Balke of the CSU then served from 1957 to 1965. Former member Seuffert won the constituency in 1965 and served one term. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Wenzel Bredl from 1969 to 1976. Former mayor of Munich Hans-Jochen Vogel of the SPD was representative from 1976 to 1983. Fritz Wittmann won the constituency for the CSU in 1983, and served until 1994. Johannes Singhammer of the CSU served one term from 1994 to 1998. Axel Berg of the SPD was elected in 1998, and was representative until 2009. Former member Singhammer of the CSU won the constituency for in 2009 and served until 2017. Bernhard Loos of the CSU was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
bgcolor=1949Walter SeuffertSPD23.9
bgcolor=1953Otto GumrumCSU47.2
1957Siegfried BalkeCSU47.9
196142.4
bgcolor=1965Walter SeuffertSPD47.7
1969Wenzel BredlSPD51.2
197254.3
1976Hans-Jochen VogelSPD47.4
198050.1
1983Fritz WittmannCSU45.8
198744.4
199038.9
bgcolor=1994Johannes SinghammerCSU44.1
1998Axel BergSPD44.9
200243.5
200543.7
2009Johannes SinghammerCSU36.5
201343.2
2017Bernhard LoosCSU32.4
202125.7

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency München-Nord. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for München-Nord. Federal Returning Officer.