Bergstraße (electoral district)
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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 187. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the district of Bergstraße.[1]
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187 Bergstraße | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
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 |
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Bergstraße was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Michael Meister of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]