Roth (electoral district)

Roth 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 245. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Nürnberger Land and Roth.^[1]

245 Roth
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Roth in 2025
State	Bavaria
Population	297,500 (2019)
Electorate	229,279 (2021)
Major settlements	Lauf an der Pegnitz Roth Altdorf bei Nürnberg
Area	1,694.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1976
Party	CSU
Member	Ralph Edelhäußer
Elected	2021

Roth was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Ralph Edelhäußer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).^[2]

Geography

Roth is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Nürnberger Land and Roth.^[1]

History

Roth was created in 1976. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 232 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 247. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 246. From the 2025 election, it has been number 245.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Schwabach and the districts of Roth and Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. It acquired its current borders in the 1990 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1976	232	Roth	Schwabach city Roth district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
1980
1983
1987
1990			Nürnberger Land district Roth district
1994
1998
2002	247
2005
2009	246
2013
2017
2021
2025	245

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Richard Stücklen from 1976 to 1990, followed by Hansgeorg Hauser from 1990 to 2002. Marlene Mortler served as representative from 2002 to 2019, when she resigned to sit in the European Parliament. She was succeeded by Ralph Edelhäußer in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1976	Richard Stücklen	CSU	60.7
	1980			60.4
	1983			64.7
	1987			59.2
	1990	Hansgeorg Hauser	CSU	49.6
	1994			50.7
	1998			47.6
	2002	Marlene Mortler	CSU	55.2
	2005			51.0
	2009			44.6
	2013			50.6
	2017			44.5
	2021	Ralph Edelhäußer	CSU	38.0

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Roth[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Ralph Edelhäußer		71,478	38.0	6.5	60,980	32.3	5.5
	SPD	Jan Plobner		31,806	16.9	3.7	38,786	20.6	2.1
	Greens	Felix Erbe		25,140	13.4	5.5	26,197	13.9	4.1
	FW	Felix Locke		16,528	8.8	3.8	12,601	6.7	3.4
	AfD	Klaus Norgall		14,944	7.9	2.3	16,043	8.5	3.1
	FDP	Kristine Lütke		12,596	6.7	2.0	16,974	9.0	0.3
	Left	Evelyn Schötz		5,076	2.7	2.1	4,950	2.6	3.7
	dieBasis	Stefan Kuschel		4,720	2.5		3,696	2.0
	Human Environment Animal Protection						2,401	1.3	0.2
	PARTEI	Max Weggenmann		2,149	1.1		1,322	0.7	0.0
	Pirates	Julian Häffner		1,696	0.9	0.2	1,056	0.6	0.1
	ÖDP	Pascal Henninger		1,534	0.8	0.4	866	0.5	0.2
	Team Todenhöfer						541	0.3
	Independent	Udo Schlot		431	0.2
	BP						376	0.2	0.1
	Volt						376	0.2
	Unabhängige						356	0.2
	Gesundheitsforschung						264	0.1	0.0
	Bündnis C						191	0.1
	V-Partei3						176	0.1	0.1
	NPD						151	0.1	0.2
	Humanists						131	0.1
	The III. Path						103	0.1
	du.						90	0.0
	LKR	Marcus Nehring		185	0.1		63	0.0
	MLPD						19	0.0	0.0
	DKP						21	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,392			945
Total valid votes				188,283			188,730
Turnout				189,675	82.7	1.0
	CSU hold		Majority	39,672	21.1	2.8

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Roth[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Marlene Mortler		81,874	44.5	6.2	69,743	37.8	7.7
	SPD	Alexander Horlamus		37,920	20.6	7.0	34,040	18.4	6.1
	AfD	Siegfried Lang		18,925	10.3		21,317	11.6	7.6
	Greens	Gabriele Drechsler		14,465	7.9	1.2	18,033	9.8	1.3
	FW	Wolfgang Hauber		9,191	5.0	0.8	6,080	3.3	0.4
	Left	Helmut Johach		8,887	4.8	1.2	11,635	6.3	2.5
	FDP	Andreas Helmut Neuner		8,583	4.7	1.4	15,990	8.7	4.2
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,914	1.0	0.3
	PARTEI						1,257	0.7
	ÖDP	Walter Stadelmann		2,271	1.2		1,206	0.7	0.0
	Pirates	Jonas Schwemmer		2,070	1.1	1.4	851	0.5	1.5
	NPD						557	0.3	0.6
	BP						488	0.3	0.1
	DM						343	0.2
	V-Partei³						280	0.2
	Gesundheitsforschung						256	0.1
	DiB						249	0.1
	BGE						227	0.1
	MLPD						36	0.0	0.0
	DKP						30	0.0
	BüSo						22	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,709			1,341
Total valid votes				184,186			184,554
Turnout				185,895	81.7	7.0
	CSU hold		Majority	43,954	23.9	0.9

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Roth[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Marlene Mortler		84,618	50.6	6.0	76,181	45.5	7.3
	SPD	Christian Nürnberger		46,200	27.6	3.7	41,107	24.5	3.1
	Greens	Tom Aurnhammer		11,142	6.7	3.1	14,247	8.5	3.0
	FW	Hartwig Kohl		7,069	4.2		6,192	3.7
	Left	Helmut Johach		6,064	3.6	2.1	6,394	3.8	2.8
	FDP	Marina Schuster		5,371	3.2	7.9	7,467	4.5	9.2
	AfD						6,533	3.9
	Pirates	Michael Ceglar		4,137	2.5	0.6	3,252	1.9	0.2
	NPD	Torsten Steinbeck		2,598	1.6	0.4	1,471	0.9	0.6
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,235	0.7	0.1
	ÖDP						1,095	0.7	0.0
	REP						803	0.5	0.4
	BP						560	0.3	0.0
	DIE FRAUEN						293	0.2
	Party of Reason						192	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						180	0.1	0.1
	PRO						141	0.1
	RRP						68	0.0	1.0
	MLPD						24	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						18	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,566			1,312
Total valid votes				167,199			167,453
Turnout				168,765	74.6	1.4
	CSU hold		Majority	38,418	23.0	2.4

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Roth[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CSU	Y Marlene Mortler		75,280	44.6	6.4	64,763	38.2	7.0
	SPD	Hannedore Nowotny		40,464	24.0	9.6	36,327	21.4	10.6
	FDP	Marina Schuster		18,809	11.1	6.7	23,177	13.7	5.8
	Greens	Jutta Berlinghof		16,521	9.8	4.5	19,517	11.5	4.1
	Left	Richard Schlappa		9,610	5.7	2.6	11,262	6.6	3.1
	NPD	Sigurd Engelmann		3,289	1.9	0.2	2,487	1.5	0.1
	Pirates	Christian Kubisch		3,205	1.9		3,690	2.2
	RRP	Karin Arnold		1,642	1.0		1,822	1.1
	REP						1,474	0.9	0.2
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,162	0.7
	FAMILIE						1,139	0.7	0.2
	ÖDP						1,065	0.6
	BP						495	0.3	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						361	0.2
	PBC						359	0.2	0.3
	CM						120	0.1
	DVU						94	0.1
	BüSo						42	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						28	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,256			1,692
Total valid votes				168,820			169,384
Turnout				171,076	76.1	6.0
	CSU hold		Majority	34,816	20.6	3.2

References

1. "Constituency Roth". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Roth". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Roth
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5. Results for Roth
6. Results for Roth