Rhein-Neckar (electoral district)

Rhein-Neckar 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 277. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising most of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district.[1]

277 Rhein-Neckar
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rhein-Neckar in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population268,900 (2015)
Electorate198,251 (2017)
Major settlementsSinsheim
Wiesloch
Walldorf
Area724.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberVacant
ElectedN/A

Rhein-Neckar was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since November 2018, the constituency has been vacant. It was last represented by Stephan Harbarth of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2009 to 2018.[2]

Geography

Rhein-Neckar is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Dossenheim, Edingen-Neckarhausen, Eppelheim, Heddesheim, Hemsbach, Hirschberg an der Bergstraße, Ilvesheim, Ladenburg, Laudenbach, Schriesheim, Weinheim, Altlußheim, Brühl, Hockenheim, Ketsch, Neulußheim, Oftersheim, Plankstadt, Reilingen, and Schwetzingen.[1]

History

Rhein-Neckar was created in 1949, then known as Sinsheim. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Heidelberg-Land – Sinsheim. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 7 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 181. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 184. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 182. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 278. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 277.

Originally, the constituency comprised the district of Mosbach as well as the Sinsheim district excluding the municipalities of Kürnbach, Mühlbach, Sulzfeld, and Zaisenhausen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Sinsheim as well as the Landkreis Heidelberg district excluding the municipality of Eppelheim. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 7 Sinsheim
1953 181
1957
1961
1965 184 Heidelberg-Land – Sinsheim
  • Sinsheim district
  • Landkreis Heidelberg district (excluding Eppelheim municipality)
1969
1972
1976
1980 182 Rhein-Neckar
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 278
2005
2009 277
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Eugen Leibfried from 1949 to 1957, followed by Fritz Baier from 1957 to 1976. Alfred Hubertus Neuhaus served from 1976 to 1983. Bernd Schmidbauer was representative from 1983 to 2009, a total of seven consecutive terms. Stephan Harbarth was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He resigned in November 2018 after being elected to the Federal Constitutional Court.

Election Member Party %
1949 Eugen Leibfried CDU 37.8
1953 48.5
1957 Fritz Baier CDU 50.8
1961 48.8
1965 54.4
1969 52.4
1972 51.4
1976 Alfred Hubertus Neuhaus CDU 53.2
1980 50.3
1983 Bernd Schmidbauer CDU 55.5
1987 50.0
1990 49.2
1994 49.3
1998 44.2
2002 46.5
2005 47.4
2009 Stephan Harbarth CDU 42.3
2013 49.7
2017 37.4

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rhein-Neckar[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 Stephan Harbarth 57,788 37.4 12.2 51,797 33.5 10.3
SPD Lars Castellucci 36,886 23.9 2.0 28,486 18.4 3.8
AfD Achim Köhler 20,177 13.1 8.5 20,942 13.5 7.5
Green Memet Kiliç 14,792 9.6 1.3 17,687 11.4 1.9
FDP Jens Brandenburg 12,571 8.1 5.6 18,933 12.2 5.8
Left Heinrich Stürtz 8,010 5.2 1.2 9,738 6.3 1.5
FW Kay-Olaf Ballerstädt 2,255 1.5 1,381 0.9 0.3
PARTEI Simon Schäfer 1,937 1.3 1,376 0.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,252 0.8 0.1
Pirates   615 0.4 2.3
NPD   534 0.3 1.0
Tierschutzallianz 362 0.2
ÖDP   327 0.2 0.1
DM 259 0.2
V-Partei³ 241 0.2
BGE   194 0.1
Menschliche Welt 194 0.1
DiB 183 0.1
DIE RECHTE 70 0.0
MLPD   68 0.0 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
Informal votes 1,986 1,748
Total Valid votes 154,416 154,654
Turnout 156,402 78.9 4.0
CDU hold Majority 20,902 13.5 10.3

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rhein-Neckar[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 Stephan Harbarth 72,271 49.7 7.4 63,876 43.8 8.7
SPD Lars Castellucci 37,724 25.9 0.8 32,456 22.3 1.6
Green Edith Wolber 12,031 8.3 2.3 13,912 9.5 2.2
AfD Sabine Knur 6,675 4.6 8,786 6.0
Left Bernd Malmberg 5,824 4.0 3.5 6,959 4.8 3.0
Pirates Andreas Hahn 3,866 2.7 3,909 2.7 0.6
FDP Jens Brandenburg 3,709 2.5 10.1 9,444 6.5 12.0
NPD Reinhard Schätz 2,040 1.4 0.5 1,936 1.3 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,255 0.9 0.1
FW   932 0.6
ÖDP Johannes Zimmerer 759 0.5 421 0.3 0.0
REP Peter Herbold 655 0.5 591 0.4 0.3
RENTNER 342 0.2
Volksabstimmung 267 0.2 0.0
PBC 264 0.2 0.2
Party of Reason 146 0.1
PRO 125 0.1
BIG 72 0.0
MLPD   36 0.0 0.0
BüSo 18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,228 2,035
Total Valid votes 145,554 145,747
Turnout 147,782 74.9 1.3
CDU hold Majority 34,997 23.8 6.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rhein-Neckar[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 Stephan Harbarth 59,755 42.3 5.1 49,922 35.2 4.5
SPD Lars Castellucci 35,426 25.1 11.8 29,356 20.7 10.1
FDP Jörg Richter 17,833 12.6 8.1 26,191 18.5 6.5
Green Charlotte Schneidewind-Hartnagel 14,952 10.6 4.8 16,723 11.8 2.3
Left Edgar Wunder 10,596 7.5 4.0 11,078 7.8 3.7
Pirates   2,970 2.1
NPD Andreas Schäfer 2,725 1.9 0.0 1,894 1.3 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,060 0.7
REP   979 0.7 0.1
PBC 489 0.3 0.1
ÖDP   406 0.3
Volksabstimmung 328 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 267 0.2
DVU   95 0.1
ADM 66 0.0
BüSo 65 0.0 0.0
MLPD   49 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,928 2,277
Total Valid votes 141,287 141,938
Turnout 144,215 73.6 7.0
CDU hold Majority 24,329 17.2 6.7

References

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