Offenbach (electoral district)

Offenbach is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of twenty two districts covering the state of Hesse, it is centred on the town of Offenbach am Main and also includes most of Offenbach county in the towns of Dietzenbach, Dreieich, Egelsbach, Heusenstamm, Langen, Mühlheim am Main, Neu-Isenburg and Obertshausen. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 185.

The constituency was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. Originally referred to by the Roman numeral XIX, it was renamed Offenbach am Main for the 1953 election, before assuming its current name for the 1965 election. Until the 1983 election, most contests in the district had been won by the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Since 1983, most elections have been won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who have held the district since 2005 election. The current representative is Peter Wichtel, who was first elected at the 2009 general election.