Roth is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 245. It is located in northern

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, comprising the districts of

Nürnberger Land Nürnberger Land is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Forchheim, Bayreuth, Amberg-Sulzbach, Neumarkt, Roth and Erlangen-Höchstadt, and by the city of Nuremberg. ...

and Roth. Roth was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by

Ralph Edelhäußer Ralph Edelhäußer (born 22 March 1973 in Roth) is a German politician for the CSU and banker. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2021. Life Edelhäußer was born in the West German town of Roth. Ralph Edelhäußer attended the ...

of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

Geography

Roth is located in northern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Nürnberger Land and Roth.

History

Roth was created in 1976. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 232 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 247. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 246. From the 2025 election, it has been number 245. Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of

Schwabach Schwabach () is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the centre of the region of Franconia in the north of Bavaria. Together with the neighboring cities of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen, Schwabach forms one of the three me ...

and the districts of Roth and

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the west of Bavaria, Germany with a population of 95,000. Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ansbach, Roth, Eichstätt and Donau-Ries. It is located in the south of ...

. It acquired its current borders in the 1990 election.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Richard Stücklen from 1976 to 1990, followed by Hansgeorg Hauser from 1990 to 2002. Marlene Mortler served as representative from 2002 to 2019, when she resigned to sit in the

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. She was succeeded by Ralph Edelhäußer in 2021, who was re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roth (electoral district) Federal electoral districts in Bavaria 1976 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1976 Nürnberger Land Roth (district)