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 247. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.
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).
Geography Bad Kissingen is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Bad Kissingen, Haßberge, and Rhön-Grabfeld.
History Bad Kissingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 37 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 232. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 234. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 249. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 248. From the 2025 election, it has been number 247.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Bad Kissingen and the districts of Landkreis Bad Kissingen, Ebern, Haßfurt, Hofheim, Königshofen, and Mellrichstadt. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it also contained the district of Bad Neustadt an der Saale. It acquired its current borders in the 1976 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district 1953 232 1957 1961 1965 234 Bad Kissingen city Landkreis Bad Kissingen district Ebern district Haßfurt district Hofheim district Königshofen district Mellrichstadt district Bad Neustadt an der Saale district 1969 1972 1976 Bad Kissingen district Haßberge district Rhön-Grabfeld district 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 249 2005 2009 248 2013 2017 2021 2025 247
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 Gustav Fuchs from 1949 to 1961, followed by from 1961 to 1980. Eduard Lintner was representative from 1980 to 2009, a total of eight consecutive terms. Dorothee Bär was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Gustav Fuchs CSU 42.4 1953 57.9 1957 66.7 1961 CSU 64.7 1965 69.0 1969 68.2 1972 67.1 1976 70.0 1980 Eduard Lintner CSU 69.1 1983 72.5 1987 68.4 1990 65.2 1994 61.6 1998 56.5 2002 63.4 2005 57.5 2009 Dorothee Bär CSU 53.7 2013 57.9 2017 51.1 2021 39.1 2025 50.5
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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