# Bamberg (electoral district)

Bamberg 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 235. It is located in northern Bavaria, comprising the city of Bamberg, the southern part of the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the western part of the Forchheim district.
Bamberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Thomas Silberhorn of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

## Geography

Bamberg is located in northern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Bamberg, the municipalities of Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg from the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the municipalities of Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach from the Forchheim district.

## History

Bamberg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 24 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 219. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 222. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 237. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 236. From the 2025 election, it has been number 235.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Bamberg and the districts of Landkreis Bamberg and Staffelstein. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the Höchstadt an der Aisch district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the city of Bamberg, southern parts of the Landkreis Bamberg district, and the Forchheim district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1949 | 24 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district |
| 1953 | 219 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district |
| 1957 | 219 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district |
| 1961 | 219 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district |
| 1965 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district Höchstadt an der Aisch district |
| 1969 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district Höchstadt an der Aisch district |
| 1972 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district Staffelstein district Höchstadt an der Aisch district |
| 1976 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only southern parts) Forchheim district |
| 1980 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only southern parts) Forchheim district |
| 1983 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only southern parts) Forchheim district |
| 1987 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only southern parts) Forchheim district |
| 1990 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only southern parts) Forchheim district |
| 1994 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only southern parts) Forchheim district |
| 1998 | 222 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only southern parts) Forchheim district |
| 2002 | 237 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) Forchheim district (only Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2005 | 237 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) Forchheim district (only Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2009 | 236 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) Forchheim district (only Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2013 | 236 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) Forchheim district (only Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2017 | 236 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) Forchheim district (only Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2021 | 236 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) Forchheim district (only Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
| 2025 | 235 | Bamberg | Bamberg city Landkreis Bamberg district (only Altendorf, Buttenheim, Frensdorf, Hallstadt, Hirschaid, Pettstadt, Pommersfelden, Schlüsselfeld, Stegaurach, Strullendorf, and Walsdorf municipalities and Burgebrach, Ebrach, and Lisberg Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) Forchheim district (only Eggolsheim, Forchheim, Hallerndorf, Hausen, Heroldsbach, Igensdorf, Langensendelbach, and Neunkirchen am Brand municipalities and Dormitz, Effeltrich, Gosberg, and Kirchehrenbach Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |

## 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 Emil Kemmer [de] from 1949 to 1965, followed by Paul Röhner [de] from 1965 to 1983. Gerhard Scheu [de] was then representative from 1983 to 2002. Thomas Silberhorn was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Emil Kemmer [de] | CSU | 33.0 |
| 1953 | Emil Kemmer [de] | CSU | 54.4 |
| 1957 | Emil Kemmer [de] | CSU | 63.1 |
| 1961 | Emil Kemmer [de] | CSU | 62.7 |
| 1965 | Paul Röhner [de] | CSU | 63.0 |
| 1969 | Paul Röhner [de] | CSU | 64.5 |
| 1972 | Paul Röhner [de] | CSU | 65.2 |
| 1976 | Paul Röhner [de] | CSU | 68.4 |
| 1980 | Paul Röhner [de] | CSU | 66.7 |
| 1983 | Gerhard Scheu [de] | CSU | 67.3 |
| 1987 | Gerhard Scheu [de] | CSU | 64.0 |
| 1990 | Gerhard Scheu [de] | CSU | 59.3 |
| 1994 | Gerhard Scheu [de] | CSU | 56.8 |
| 1998 | Gerhard Scheu [de] | CSU | 54.6 |
| 2002 | Thomas Silberhorn | CSU | 60.7 |
| 2005 | Thomas Silberhorn | CSU | 57.4 |
| 2009 | Thomas Silberhorn | CSU | 49.1 |
| 2013 | Thomas Silberhorn | CSU | 52.2 |
| 2017 | Thomas Silberhorn | CSU | 42.1 |
| 2021 | Thomas Silberhorn | CSU | 37.0 |
| 2025 | Thomas Silberhorn | CSU | 39.4 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Bamberg :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Thomas Silberhorn | Y Thomas Silberhorn | 61,044 | 39.4 | 2.4 | 57,363 | 37.0 | 3.6 |
| | AfD | Michael Adam Weiß | Michael Adam Weiß | 28,887 | 18.7 | 9.7 | 29,977 | 19.3 | 9.7 |
| | SPD | Andreas Schwarz | Andreas Schwarz | 22,569 | 14.6 | 4.5 | 17,554 | 11.3 | 6.0 |
| | Greens | Lisa Hildegard Badum | Lisa Hildegard Badum | 20,762 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 19,474 | 12.6 | 2.2 |
| | Left | Jan Jaegers | Jan Jaegers | 7,914 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 10,111 | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| | FW | Jens Herzog | Jens Herzog | 6,174 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5,462 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| | FDP | Sebastian Michael Körber | Sebastian Michael Körber | 4,709 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6,059 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,566 | 2.9 | |
| | Volt | Tim Reising | Tim Reising | 1,789 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1,307 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| | APT | | | | | | 1,166 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 560 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| | dieBasis | | | | | | 500 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| | ÖDP | Lisa Lösel | Lisa Lösel | 1,009 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 459 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | BP | | | | | | 173 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 117 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 671 | | | 474 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 154,857 | | | 155,054 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,528 | 86.8 | 5.3 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 32,157 | 20.7 | 2.7 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Bamberg :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Thomas Silberhorn | Y Thomas Silberhorn | 54,726 | 37.0 | 5.1 | 49,463 | 33.4 | 5.5 |
| | SPD | Andreas Schwarz | Andreas Schwarz | 28,123 | 19.0 | 1.4 | 25,698 | 17.4 | 1.8 |
| | Greens | Lisa Badum | Lisa Badum | 22,728 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 21,898 | 14.8 | 4.9 |
| | AfD | Michael Weiß | Michael Weiß | 13,279 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 14,284 | 9.6 | 3.1 |
| | FDP | Sven Bachmann | Sven Bachmann | 9,821 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 14,336 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
| | FW | Jens Herzog | Jens Herzog | 8,708 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 9,184 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| | Left | Jan Jaegers | Jan Jaegers | 3,625 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4,676 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| | dieBasis | Sabine Wezel | Sabine Wezel | 2,361 | 1.6 | | 2,093 | 1.4 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,499 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | Paul Mari | Paul Mari | 1,627 | 1.1 | | 1,111 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | Lisa Lösel | Lisa Lösel | 1,287 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 742 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| | Volt | Hans-Günter Brünker | Hans-Günter Brünker | 726 | 0.5 | | 575 | 0.4 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 514 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | BP | Thomas Dotzler | Thomas Dotzler | 491 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 381 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 319 | 0.2 | |
| | Unabhängige | | | | | | 262 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 211 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 173 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 149 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 127 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | The III. Path | | | | | | 108 | 0.1 | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 70 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | Therese Gmelch | Therese Gmelch | 179 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Andreas Roensch | Andreas Roensch | 114 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 865 | | | 592 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 147,795 | | | 148,068 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,660 | 81.4 | 1.9 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 26,603 | 18.0 | 3.7 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Bamberg :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Thomas Silberhorn | Y Thomas Silberhorn | 60,675 | 42.1 | 10.1 | 56,138 | 38.9 | 10.0 |
| | SPD | Andreas Schwarz | Andreas Schwarz | 29,475 | 20.4 | 2.4 | 22,529 | 15.6 | 4.2 |
| | AfD | Jan Schiffers | Jan Schiffers | 16,603 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 18,392 | 12.7 | 8.6 |
| | Greens | Lisa Badum | Lisa Badum | 13,194 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 14,279 | 9.9 | 0.9 |
| | FDP | Sebastian Körber | Sebastian Körber | 9,364 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 13,776 | 9.5 | 4.7 |
| | Left | David Klanke | David Klanke | 7,504 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 9,351 | 6.5 | 2.4 |
| | FW | Daniela Saiko | Daniela Saiko | 4,203 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 3,425 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,305 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,303 | 0.9 | |
| | ÖDP | Lucas Büchner | Lucas Büchner | 1,942 | 1.3 | | 947 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | BP | Thomas Dotzler | Thomas Dotzler | 821 | 0.6 | | 622 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 566 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 480 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| | DM | | | | | | 285 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 246 | 0.2 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 234 | 0.2 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 204 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 188 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | Therese Gmelch | Therese Gmelch | 352 | 0.2 | | 110 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,089 | | | 801 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 144,133 | | | 144,421 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,222 | 79.6 | 9.1 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 31,200 | 21.7 | 7.6 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Bamberg :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Thomas Silberhorn | Y Thomas Silberhorn | 65,723 | 52.2 | 3.2 | 61,546 | 48.9 | 4.0 |
| | SPD | Andreas Schwarz | Andreas Schwarz | 28,794 | 22.9 | 2.4 | 24,924 | 19.8 | 4.5 |
| | Greens | Wolfgang Grader | Wolfgang Grader | 10,283 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 11,267 | 8.9 | 1.6 |
| | Left | Wolfgang Böhme | Wolfgang Böhme | 4,365 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 5,143 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| | FDP | Sebastian Körber | Sebastian Körber | 4,252 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 6,073 | 4.8 | 8.9 |
| | AfD | Franz Hermann Eibl | Franz Hermann Eibl | 4,222 | 3.4 | | 5,211 | 4.1 | |
| | FW | Peter Korbinian Dorscht | Peter Korbinian Dorscht | 3,549 | 2.8 | | 3,559 | 2.8 | |
| | Pirates | Robert Streng | Robert Streng | 3,025 | 2.4 | | 2,905 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| | The Homeland | Sven Diem | Sven Diem | 1,661 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1,619 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 964 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 792 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| | REP | | | | | | 586 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| | BP | | | | | | 570 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | DIE FRAUEN | | | | | | 319 | 0.3 | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 139 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 131 | 0.1 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 82 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 995 | | | 920 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 125,874 | | | 125,949 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,869 | 70.5 | 2.3 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 36,929 | 29.3 | 0.6 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Bamberg :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CSU | Y Thomas Silberhorn | Y Thomas Silberhorn | 62,548 | 49.1 | 8.3 | 57,433 | 44.9 | 5.6 |
| | SPD | Andreas Schwarz | Andreas Schwarz | 26,044 | 20.4 | 3.4 | 19,553 | 15.3 | 8.5 |
| | FDP | Sebastian Körber | Sebastian Körber | 13,590 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 17,523 | 13.7 | 4.6 |
| | Greens | Lisa Badum | Lisa Badum | 11,726 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 13,512 | 10.6 | 2.8 |
| | Left | Heinrich Schwimmbeck | Heinrich Schwimmbeck | 7,601 | 6.0 | | 8,316 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 3,041 | 2.4 | |
| | REP | Joseph Lorenz | Joseph Lorenz | 2,213 | 1.7 | | 1,937 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| | The Homeland | Axel Michaelis | Axel Michaelis | 1,899 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1,759 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 1,061 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 790 | 0.6 | |
| | BP | Thomas Dotzler | Thomas Dotzler | 1,562 | 1.2 | | 770 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 754 | 0.6 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 714 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | Monika Lamprecht | Monika Lamprecht | 303 | 0.2 | | | | |
| | DIE VIOLETTEN | | | | | | 244 | 0.2 | |
| | PBC | | | | | | 188 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | CM | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,563 | | | 1,170 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 127,486 | | | 127,879 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,049 | 72.8 | 5.5 | | | |
| | CSU hold | CSU hold | Majority | 36,504 | 28.7 | 4.9 | | | |