Wahlkreisbüro

Constituency office of Hamburg Parliament member Dennis Thering
Sign at the constituency office of former member of the Bavarian State Parliament Herbert Kränzlein in Landsberg am Lech

The Wahlkreisbüro (English: constituency office) is an office in Germany that is set up and maintained by a Member of Parliament in their respective constituency in order to communicate directly with their constituents.[1]

Constituency offices have repeatedly been subject to attacks by political opponents.

German Bundestag

Members of the German Bundestag receive a monthly flat rate according to Section 12 Paragraph 2 Sentence 1 No. 1 AbgG to maintain the constituency office.

Neither the Basic Law nor any other laws oblige members of parliament to maintain such a constituency office. However, members of parliament hope that this proximity to the public will provide them with more information for their work in the Bundestag and improve their chances of re-election. Therefore, direct candidates often have constituency offices. Constituency offices are often located in or near political party offices.

If a member of parliament sets up a constituency office, its documents are protected in the same way as in the member's office (Abgeordnetenbüro) in the German Bundestag.

Political attacks

Constituency offices have been subject of attacks in 2020s.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Was ist ein wahlkreisbüro?". alleantworten.de. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  2. ^ deutschlandfunk.de (2024-02-22). "Extremismus - Angriffe auf Politiker-Wohnhaus und Wahlkreisbüros von SPD, Linken und Grünen lösen Sorge aus". Die Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  3. ^ "Marco Wanderwitz: Wahlkreisbüro von CDU-Politiker angegriffen". Der Spiegel (in German). 2022-01-01. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  4. ^ "Köln: Karl Lauterbach äußert sich zu Angriff auf Wahlkreisbüro". t-online (in German). 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
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