Mainz (electoral district)

Mainz 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 205. It is located in eastern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Mainz and the northern part of the Mainz-Bingen district.[1]

205 Mainz
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mainz in 2017
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Population343,900 (2015)
Electorate248,996 (2017)
Major settlementsMainz
Ingelheim am Rhein
Bingen am Rhein
Area467.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberUrsula Groden-Kranich
Elected2013, 2017

Mainz was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Ursula Groden-Kranich of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Mainz is located in eastern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Mainz as well as the municipalities of Bingen am Rhein, Budenheim, and Ingelheim am Rhein and the Verbandsgemeinden of Gau-Algesheim, Nieder-Olm, and Rhein-Nahe from the Mainz-Bingen district.[1]

History

Mainz was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 9 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 156. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 154. In the 2002 election, it was number 208. In the 2005 election, it was number 207. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 206. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 205.

Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Mainz and the districts of Bingen and Landkreis Mainz excluding the Amtsgerichtsbezirk of Oppenheim. In the 1972 through 2013 elections, it acquired a configuration very similar to its current borders, but including the Verbandsgemeinde of Sprendlingen-Gensingen. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 9 Mainz
  • Mainz city
  • Landkreis Mainz district (excluding Oppenheim Amtsgerichtsbezirk)
  • Bingen district
1953 156
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 154
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 208
2005 207
2009 206
2013
2017 205
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Joseph Schmitt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1953, followed by Josef Schlick from 1953 to 1965. Josef Hofmann then served a single term. Hugo Brandt of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1969 and served until 1983. Johannes Gerster of the CDU won the constituency in 1983 and was representative until 1994. Hans-Otto Wilhelm then served a single term. Eckhart Pick of the SPD was elected in 1998 and served until 2002, when he was succeeded by Michael Hartmann. Ute Granold of the CDU was representative from 2009 to 2013. Ursula Groden-Kranich was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Joseph Schmitt CDU 39.3
1953 Josef Schlick CDU 44.6
1957 48.0
1961 43.6
1965 Josef Hofmann CDU 44.5
1969 Hugo Brandt SPD 46.4
1972 52.3
1976 46.0
1980 46.6
1983 Johannes Gerster CDU 49.0
1987 45.1
1990 43.1
1994 Hans-Otto Wilhelm CDU 41.2
1998 Eckhart Pick SPD 43.6
2002 Michael Hartmann SPD 41.2
2005 40.9
2009 Ute Granold CDU 36.3
2013 Ursula Groden-Kranich CDU 40.1
2017 35.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mainz[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 Ursula Groden-Kranich 71,535 35.7 4.4 65,713 32.7 5.7
SPD Carsten Kühl 56,184 28.0 6.8 44,203 22.0 4.5
Green Tabea Rößner 21,685 10.8 0.6 26,415 13.1 0.2
AfD Sebastian Münzenmaier 14,542 7.3 16,535 8.2 3.7
FDP David Dietz 13,813 6.9 1.9 22,608 11.3 4.7
Left Martin Malcherek 12,904 6.4 2.1 17,148 8.5 3.0
PARTEI Bernd Föhr 2,963 1.5 2,486 1.2
ÖDP Wilhelm Schild 2,355 1.2 0.2 1,755 0.9 0.2
FW Gerhard Wenderoth 2,111 1.1 0.3 1,506 0.7 0.0
Pirates René Pickhardt 1,504 0.8 1.9 1,195 0.6 1.9
V-Partei³ 512 0.3
Independent Bernhard Heck 486 0.2
BGE   481 0.2
NPD   260 0.1 0.4
New Liberals Jim Preuß 237 0.1
MLPD   62 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,215 1,655
Total Valid votes 200,319 200,879
Turnout 202,534 81.3 4.7
CDU hold Majority 15,351 7.7 2.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mainz[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 Ursula Groden-Kranich 77,285 40.1 3.8 74,392 38.4 5.7
SPD Michael Hartmann 67,169 34.9 4.3 51,614 26.7 3.7
Green Tabea Rößner 19,339 10.0 2.6 25,339 13.1 2.7
FDP Rainer Brüderle 9,633 5.0 6.8 12,688 6.6 8.9
Left Kathrin Senger-Schäfer 8,359 4.3 1.4 10,652 5.5 1.9
AfD   8,815 4.6
Pirates Britta Werner 5,164 2.7 4,799 2.5 0.1
FW Gerhard Wenderoth 2,609 1.4 1,422 0.7
ÖDP Wilhelm Schild 1,819 0.9 0.3 1,314 0.7 0.0
NPD   1,060 0.5 0.1
REP   561 0.3 0.9
Party of Reason Patrick Wybranietz 830 0.4 486 0.3
PRO 339 0.2
BüSo Barbara Spahn 286 0.1 0.0
MLPD   72 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,583 2,523
Total Valid votes 192,493 193,553
Turnout 196,076 76.5 0.6
CDU hold Majority 10,116 5.2 0.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mainz[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 Ute Granold 68,081 36.3 2.9 61,777 32.8 1.2
SPD N Michael Hartmann 57,338 30.6 10.4 43,303 23.0 10.4
Green Tabea Rößner 23,696 12.6 6.9 29,745 15.8 3.8
FDP Rainer Brüderle 22,054 11.8 3.1 29,045 15.4 2.5
Left Karl Voßkühler 10,737 5.7 2.0 13,922 7.4 2.8
Pirates   4,553 2.4
REP   2,265 1.2 0.0
ÖDP Felix Leinen 2,384 1.3 1,305 0.7
NPD Ingo Helge 2,043 1.1 0.1 1,153 0.6 0.2
FAMILIE 1,035 0.5 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN Erwin Schott 833 0.4
BüSo Christian Huth 304 0.2
PBC 245 0.1 0.1
DVU   96 0.1
MLPD   34 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,627 2,619
Total Valid votes 187,470 188,478
Turnout 191,097 75.9 5.3
CDU gain from SPD Majority 10,743 5.7

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