Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech explained

223 Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Bavaria
Population:297,400 (2019)
Electorate:214,828 (2021)
Towns:Germering
Landsberg am Lech
Starnberg
Area:1,313.7 km2
Year:1980
Party:CSU
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Michael Kießling
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2017, 2021

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech (English: Starnberg – Landsberg at the Lech) 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 223. It is located in southwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg.[1]

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Michael Kießling of the Christian Social Union (CSU).[2]

Geography

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech is located in southwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Landsberg and Starnberg as well as the municipality of Germering from the Fürstenfeldbruck district.[1]

History

Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech was created in 1980, then known as Starnberg. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 210 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 225. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 224. From the 2025 election, it has been number 223.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Miesbach, and Starnberg. In the 2005 and 2009 elections, it lost the municipality of Krailling from Starnberg district. In the 2013 election, it regained Krailling while losing the Gauting municipality. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Electionwidth=125pxNamewidth=300pxBorders
1980210Starnberg
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002225
2005
2009224
2013
2017Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech
2021
2025223

Members

Like most constituencies in rural Bavaria, it is an CSU safe seat, the party holding the seat continuously since its creation. It was first represented by Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg from 1980 to 1987, followed by Wolfgang Gröbl from 1987 to 1998. Ilse Aigner was then representative from 1998 to 2013. Alexander Radwan served one term from 2013 to 2017. Michael Kießling was elected in 2017.

ElectionMemberParty%
1980Franz-Ludwig Schenk Graf von StauffenbergCSU60.2
198363.6
1987Wolfgang GröblCSU61.3
199056.4
199459.7
1998Ilse AignerCSU57.0
200263.3
200559.7
200954.0
bgcolor=2013Alexander RadwanCSU54.1
2017Michael KießlingCSU42.1
202138.2

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Starnberg – Landsberg am Lech. Federal Returning Officer.