Hof (electoral district)

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 239. It is located in northeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Hof and the districts of Landkreis Hof and Wunsiedel.[1]

239 Hof
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hof in 2017
StateBavaria
Population210,600 (2019)
Electorate162,872 (2021)
Major settlementsHof
Marktredwitz
Selb
Area1,541.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberHans-Peter Friedrich
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

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]

Geography

Hof is located in northeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Hof, the Wunsiedel district, and the entirety of the Hof district excluding the municipality of Geroldsgrün.[1]

History

Hof was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 28 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 223. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 225. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 240. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 239.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Hof and Selb and the districts of Landkreis Hof, Münchberg, and Rehau. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the Naila district. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Hof and the districts of Landkreis Hof and Wunsiedel. It lost the municipality of Geroldsgrün in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 28 Hof
1953 223
1957
1961
1965 225
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 240
2005
2009 239
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Arno Behrisch of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Heinz Starke won it in 1953; he was elected for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with the endorsement of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Gerhard Wacher of the CSU was elected in 1957 and served until 1961. Martin Hirsch of the SPD won the constituency in 1961 and served three terms. He was succeeded by Hans Büchler from 1972 to 1983. Jürgen Warnke of the CSU then served from 1983 to 1998, when Petra Ernstberger of the SPD was elected. Hans-Peter Friedrich of the CSU was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Arno Behrisch SPD 35.0
1953 Heinz Starke FDP 44.6
1957 Gerhard Wacher CSU 46.5
1961 Martin Hirsch SPD 44.0
1965 46.8
1969 45.8
1972 Hans Büchler SPD 52.0
1976 48.7
1980 48.3
1983 Jürgen Warnke CSU 54.2
1987 51.5
1990 52.1
1994 50.4
1998 Petra Ernstberger SPD 49.5
2002 Hans-Peter Friedrich CSU 53.6
2005 50.1
2009 46.5
2013 55.1
2017 47.0
2021 41.2

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Hof[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Hans-Peter Friedrich 51,312 41.2 Decrease 5.8 41,308 33.2 Decrease 5.6
SPD Jörg Nürnberger 29,763 23.9 Increase 0.4 30,426 24.4 Increase 2.3
AfD Gerd Kögler 14,705 11.8 Steady 0.0 14,560 11.7 Decrease 1.5
Greens Ralf Reusch 7,941 6.4 Increase 1.7 9,628 7.7 Increase 2.2
FW Thomas Schinner 7,202 5.8 Increase 3.1 7,955 6.4 Increase 3.8
FDP Gabriel Wölfel 6,493 5.2 Increase 1.5 10,552 8.5 Increase 0.6
Left Janson Damasceno da Costa e Silva 2,651 2.1 Decrease 2.3 3,004 2.4 Decrease 3.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,780 1.4 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Steffen Pokorny 1,969 1.6 Increase 0.6 1,268 1.0 Steady 0.0
dieBasis Walter Kunisch 1,498 1.2 1,339 1.1
Team Todenhöfer   399 0.3
Pirates   374 0.3 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP Roland Müller 508 0.4 318 0.3 Steady 0.0
BP   295 0.2 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C Verena Thümmel 314 0.3 Steady 0.0 255 0.2
Unabhängige 228 0.2
NPD   172 0.1 Decrease 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung   164 0.1 Steady 0.0
Volt   115 0.1
The III. Path   109 0.1
Humanists   106 0.1
Independent Martin Löhnert 99 0.1
V-Partei3   80 0.1 Decrease 0.1
du.   63 0.0
LKR   30 0.0
MLPD   16 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   15 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 879 775
Total Valid votes 124,455 124,559
Turnout 125,334 77.0 Increase 1.2
CSU hold Majority 21,549 17.3 Decrease 6.2

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Hof[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Hans-Peter Friedrich 59,182 47.0 Decrease 8.1 48,772 38.8 Decrease 8.1
SPD Jörg Nürnberger 29,641 23.6 Decrease 5.0 27,775 22.1 Decrease 4.5
AfD Michael Wüst 14,893 11.8 Increase 8.3 16,605 13.2 Decrease 8.8
Greens Klaus Schrader 5,936 4.7 Decrease 0.8 6,989 5.6 Increase 0.2
Left Ulrike-Judith Dierkes-Morsy 5,560 4.4 Decrease 0.1 7,185 5.7 Increase 0.9
FDP Klaus Horn 4,716 3.7 Increase 2.4 9,890 7.9 Increase 4.1
FW Hans Martin Grötsch 3,362 2.7 3,301 2.6 Increase 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,284 1.0 Increase 0.1
PARTEI Carsten Warnke 1,253 1.0 1,260 1.0
NPD   565 0.4 Decrease 0.8
Pirates 957 0.8 498 0.4 Decrease 1.5
ÖDP   381 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis C Verena Thümmel 358 0.3
BP   343 0.3 Decrease 0.2
V-Partei³ 197 0.2
BGE   184 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 176 0.1
DM 172 0.1
DiB 147 0.1
MLPD   34 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 18 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   16 0.0
Informal votes 1,060 1,126
Total Valid votes 125,858 125,792
Turnout 126,918 75.7 Increase 7.7
CSU hold Majority 29,541 23.4 Decrease 3.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Hof[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Hans-Peter Friedrich 64,888 55.1 Increase 8.6 55,219 46.9 Increase 5.4
SPD Petra Ernstberger 33,731 28.6 Increase 1.4 31,406 26.7 Increase 3.2
Greens Elisabeth Scharfenberg 6,449 5.5 Decrease 2.0 6,315 5.4 Decrease 1.6
Left Ulrike Dierkes-Morse 5,264 4.5 Decrease 3.6 5,619 4.8 Decrease 3.7
AfD Hermann Klie 4,168 3.5 5,109 4.3
NPD Moroni Blankenburg 1,722 1.5 Decrease 1.0 1,461 1.2 Decrease 0.7
FDP Stefan Quehl 1,527 1.3 Decrease 6.4 4,418 3.8 Decrease 7.5
FW   2,598 2.2
Pirates   2,257 1.9 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,030 0.9 Increase 0.1
BP   597 0.5 Increase 0.1
ÖDP   504 0.4 Steady 0.0
REP   446 0.4 Decrease 0.4
DIE FRAUEN 235 0.2
Party of Reason 156 0.1
PRO 107 0.1
DIE VIOLETTEN 87 0.1 Decrease 0.1
RRP 40 0.0 Decrease 0.5
MLPD   19 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 14 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 1,089 1,201
Total Valid votes 117,749 117,637
Turnout 118,838 68.1 Decrease 1.7
CSU hold Majority 31,157 26.5 Increase 7.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Hof[6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CSU Green tickY Hans-Peter Friedrich 57,632 46.5 Decrease 3.7 51,661 41.5 Decrease 2.6
SPD Petra Ernstberger 33,763 27.2 Decrease 9.9 29,265 23.5 Decrease 9.4
Left Klaus Bruno Engelhardt 9,994 8.1 Increase 4.3 10,550 8.5 Increase 4.1
FDP Stefan Quehl 9,604 7.7 Increase 4.4 14,036 11.3 Increase 3.0
Greens Elisabeth Scharfenberg 9,302 7.5 Increase 4.2 8,678 7.0 Increase 2.0
NPD Harald Bestehorn 3,094 2.5 Increase 0.2 2,458 2.0 Increase 0.1
Pirates   2,248 1.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,005 0.8
FAMILIE 999 0.8 Increase 0.1
REP   916 0.7 Decrease 0.3
Independent Heinz Wunderlich 650 0.5
RRP 612 0.5
PBC 511 0.4 Decrease 0.2
BP   487 0.4 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   484 0.4
DIE VIOLETTEN 167 0.1
CM 111 0.1
DVU   93 0.1
BüSo 49 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,057 1,735
Total Valid votes 124,039 124,361
Turnout 126,096 69.8 Decrease 6.1
CSU hold Majority 23,869 19.3 Increase 6.2

References
  1. "Constituency Hof". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Hof". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Hof
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  6. Results for Hof
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