Landshut 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 227. It is located in southeastern Bavaria, comprising the city of Landshut, the Kelheim district, and most of the Landkreis Landshut district.
Landshut was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Florian Oßner of the Christian Social Union (CSU).
Geography Landshut is located in southeastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Landshut, the Kelheim district, and the Landkreis Landshut district excluding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar.
History Landshut was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 14 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 209. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 214. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 229. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 228. From the 2025 election, it has been number 227.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Landshut and the districts of Landkreis Landshut, Kelheim, Mainburg, and Rottenburg an der Laaber. In the 1976 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Landshut and the districts of Landkreis Landshut and Kelheim. In the 2017 election, it lost the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Gerzen from the Landkreis Landshut district. In the 2021 election, it lost the Wörth a.d.Isar Verwaltungsgemeinschaft.
Election Name Borders 1949 Landshut Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district Mainburg district Rottenburg an der Laaber district 1953 209 1957 1961 1965 214 1969 1972 1976 Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district Kelheim district 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 229 2005 2009 228 2013 2017 Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district (excluding Gerzen Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Kelheim district 2021 Landshut city Landkreis Landshut district (excluding Gerzen and Wörth a.d.Isar Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Kelheim district 2025 227
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Social Union (CSU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg from 1949 to 1953. He was elected for the Bavaria Party (BP), but joined the CSU in January 1951. Hans Schuberth won it for the CSU in 1953 and served one term. He was succeeded by Friedrich Zimmermann, who was representative from 1957 to 1990, a total of nine consecutive terms. Wolfgang Götzer served from 1990 to 2013. Florian Oßner was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg BP 32.9 CSU 1953 Hans Schuberth CSU 49.7 1957 Friedrich Zimmermann CSU 59.8 1961 60.3 1965 63.9 1969 58.6 1972 61.1 1976 66.1 1980 63.1 1983 66.3 1987 57.4 1990 Wolfgang Götzer CSU 55.6 1994 57.8 1998 56.0 2002 65.7 2005 59.0 2009 50.5 2013 Florian Oßner CSU 58.1 2017 39.6 2021 36.4 2025 34.2
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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