Bergstraße (electoral district)
Bergstraße (English: Mountain Road) 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 188. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the district of Bergstraße.
| 188 Bergstraße | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
Bergstraße in 2013 | |
| State | Hesse |
| Population | 270,300 (2019) |
| Electorate | 197,782 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Bensheim Viernheim Lampertheim |
| Area | 719.5 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CDU |
| Member | Michael Meister |
| Elected | 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
Bergstraße was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Michael Meister of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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