Heidelberg (electoral district)

Heidelberg 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 274. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Heidelberg and the northern part of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district.[1]

274 Heidelberg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Heidelberg in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population317,100 (2015)
Electorate217,934 (2017)
Major settlementsHeidelberg
Weinheim
Eppelheim
Area305.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberKarl A. Lamers
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Heidelberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Karl A. Lamers of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Heidelberg is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Heidelberg and the municipalities of Dossenheim, Edingen-Neckarhausen, Eppelheim, Heddesheim, Hemsbach, Hirschberg an der Bergstraße, Ilvesheim, Ladenburg, Laudenbach, Schriesheim, and Weinheim from the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district.[1]

History

Heidelberg was created in 1949. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Heidelberg-Stadt. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 3 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 177. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 181. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 178. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 275. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 274.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Heidelberg and the Landkreis Heidelberg district. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the city of Heidelberg, the Eppelheim municipality from the Landkreis Heidelberg district, and the municipalities of Altlußheim, Brühl, Hockenheim, Ketsch, Neulußheim, Oftersheim, Plankstadt, Reilingen, and Schwetzingen from the Landkreis Mannheim district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, its borders did not change, but its area from the Landkreis Mannheim and Landkreis Heidelberg districts became part of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Heidelberg
1953 177
1957
1961
1965 181 Heidelberg-Stadt
1969
1972
1976
1980 178 Heidelberg
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 275
2005
2009 274
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Eduard Wahl of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1969. It was won by Alex Möller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1969, who served until 1976. Karl Weber of the CDU was elected in 1976, and served one term. Hartmut Soell regained it for the SPD in 1980. Udo Ehrbar of the CDU was representative from 1983 to 1994. Karl A. Lamers of the CDU was elected in 1994 and served one term. Lothar Binding of the SPD was elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. Former member Lamers has been representative since 2005.

Election Member Party %
1949 Eduard Wahl CDU 36.7
1953 48.3
1957 52.6
1961 45.4
1965 47.3
1969 Alex Möller SPD 45.8
1972 49.6
1976 Karl Weber CDU 48.4
1980 Hartmut Soell SPD 44.9
1983 Udo Ehrbar CDU 48.9
1987 43.9
1990 42.8
1994 Karl A. Lamers CDU 43.2
1998 Lothar Binding SPD 44.5
2002 42.9
2005 Karl A. Lamers CDU 38.7
2009 36.1
2013 40.9
2017 32.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Heidelberg[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Karl A. Lamers 58,019 32.7 8.2 53,138 29.9 7.6
SPD Lothar Binding 46,219 26.0 4.5 32,806 18.4 4.9
Green Franziska Brantner 29,664 16.7 4.4 30,491 17.1 2.4
AfD Malte Kaufmann 15,803 8.9 4.0 16,850 9.5 3.3
FDP Dennis Nusser 11,769 6.6 3.5 22,556 12.7 5.7
Left Sahra Mirow 10,751 6.1 1.9 14,812 8.3 2.7
PARTEI Björn Leuzinger 2,183 1.2 0.8 1,780 1.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,151 0.6 0.1
FW Bernhard Barutta 1,792 1.0 0.5 990 0.6 0.1
Pirates Alexander Schestag 1,174 0.7 1.4 734 0.4 2.3
Tierschutzallianz 389 0.2
DiB 388 0.2
ÖDP   386 0.2 0.0
NPD   303 0.2 0.5
BGE   297 0.2
V-Partei³ 248 0.1
DM 199 0.1
Menschliche Welt 167 0.1
MLPD Bernhard Schweigert 196 0.1 83 0.0 0.0
DKP   40 0.0
DIE RECHTE 24 0.0
Informal votes 1,568 1,306
Total Valid votes 177,570 177,832
Turnout 179,138 82.2 4.3
CDU hold Majority 11,800 6.7 3.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Heidelberg[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Karl A. Lamers 68,061 40.9 4.8 62,331 37.5 6.8
SPD Lothar Binding 50,850 30.6 0.9 38,915 23.4 1.4
Green Franziska Brantner 20,392 12.3 3.3 24,601 14.8 2.8
AfD Jens Zeller 8,143 4.9 10,219 6.1
Left Sahra Mirow 6,892 4.1 1.5 9,413 5.7 1.7
FDP Dirk Niebel 5,180 3.1 8.9 11,626 7.0 10.7
Pirates Stevan Cirkovic 3,430 2.1 4,581 2.8 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,187 0.7 0.1
NPD Jan Jaeschke 1,210 0.7 0.3 1,136 0.7 0.1
FW Kay-Olaf Ballerstädt 776 0.5 766 0.5
PARTEI Andrej Kilian 722 0.4
ÖDP Martin Weinmann 663 0.4 405 0.2 0.0
RENTNER 289 0.2
REP   268 0.2 0.3
Volksabstimmung 188 0.1 0.0
PBC 145 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 121 0.1
BIG 85 0.1
PRO 76 0.0
MLPD   44 0.0 0.0
BüSo 10 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,858 1,771
Total Valid votes 166,319 166,406
Turnout 168,177 77.9 1.0
CDU hold Majority 17,211 10.3 3.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Heidelberg[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Karl A. Lamers 57,963 36.1 2.6 49,296 30.6 2.9
SPD Lothar Binding 47,683 29.7 8.7 35,337 22.0 9.7
Green Fritz Kuhn 24,985 15.6 4.5 28,349 17.6 2.4
FDP Dirk Niebel 19,314 12.0 4.7 28,419 17.7 5.1
Left Carsten Labudda 8,985 5.6 2.6 11,823 7.3 3.0
Pirates   3,396 2.1
NPD Jan Jaeschke 1,652 1.0 0.4 1,318 0.8 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   958 0.6
REP   686 0.4 0.1
ÖDP   364 0.2
PBC 288 0.2 0.0
DIE VIOLETTEN 285 0.2
Volksabstimmung 239 0.1
DVU   71 0.0
BüSo 62 0.0 0.0
MLPD   57 0.0 0.0
ADM 40 0.0
Informal votes 2,338 1,932
Total Valid votes 160,582 160,988
Turnout 162,920 76.9 4.9
CDU hold Majority 10,280 6.4 6.1

References
  1. "Constituency Heidelberg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Heidelberg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Heidelberg
  4. Results for Heidelberg
  5. Results for Heidelberg
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