Bad Kissingen (electoral district)

Bad Kissingen 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 248. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.

248 Bad Kissingen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bad Kissingen in 2017
StateBavaria
Population267,300 (2019)
Electorate214,061 (2021)
Major settlementsBad Kissingen
Bad Neustadt an der Saale
Haßfurt
Area3,114.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCSU
MemberDorothee Bär
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Bad Kissingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Dorothee Bär of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

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