Straubing 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 230. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Straubing and the districts of Regen and Straubing-Bogen.
Straubing was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Alois Rainer of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Straubing is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Straubing and the districts of Regen and Straubing-Bogen.
History Straubing was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 17 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 212. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 216. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 217. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 232. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 231. From the 2025 election, it has been number 230.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Straubing and the districts of Landkreis Straubing, Bogen, Dingolfing, and Mallersdorf. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the district of Landau an der Isar. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Straubing Straubing city Landkreis Straubing district Bogen district Dingolfing district Mallersdorf district 1953 212 1957 1961 1965 216 Straubing city Landkreis Straubing district Bogen district Dingolfing district Mallersdorf district Landau an der Isar district 1969 1972 1976 217 Straubing city Regen district Straubing-Bogen district 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 232 2005 2009 231 2013 2017 2021 2025 230
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Johann Wartner of the Bavaria Party (BP) from 1949 to 1953. Josef Lermer of the CSU won it in 1953 and served until 1965. Alois Rainer (born 1921) was then representative from 1965 to 1983. Ernst Hinsken then served from 1983 to 2013, a total of eight consecutive terms. Alois Georg Rainer, son of former representative Alois Rainer, was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017, 2021, and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Johann Wartner BP 33.8 1953 Josef Lermer CSU 52.2 1957 60.4 1961 67.3 1965 Alois Rainer CSU 68.8 1969 66.6 1972 64.7 1976 69.2 1980 67.2 1983 Ernst Hinsken CSU 71.3 1987 68.0 1990 63.6 1994 63.6 1998 63.0 2002 74.6 2005 68.0 2009 55.4 2013 Alois Rainer CSU 61.2 2017 47.6 2021 44.3 2025 46.3
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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