Heidelberg (electoral district) explained

274 Heidelberg
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Heidelberg (electoral district)
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Baden-Württemberg
Population:324,700 (2019)
Electorate:218,431 (2021)
Towns:Heidelberg
Weinheim
Eppelheim
Area:305.6 km2
Year:1949
Party:GRÜNE
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Franziska Brantner
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2021

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]

Heidelberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Franziska Brantner of the Alliance 90/The Greens.[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.

Electionwidth=125pxNamewidth=300pxBorders
1949Heidelberg
1953177
1957
1961
1965181Heidelberg-Stadt
1969
1972
1976
1980178Heidelberg
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002275
2005
2009274
2013
2017
2021
2025

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 regained the constituency in 2005 and served as representative until 2021. Franziska Brantner won it for the Greens in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
1949Eduard WahlCDU36.7
195348.3
195752.6
196145.4
196547.3
1969Alex MöllerSPD45.8
197249.6
bgcolor=1976Karl WeberCDU48.4
bgcolor=1980Hartmut SoellSPD44.9
1983Udo EhrbarCDU48.9
198743.9
199042.8
bgcolor=1994Karl A. LamersCDU43.2
1998Lothar BindingSPD44.5
200242.9
2005Karl A. LamersCDU38.7
200936.1
201340.9
201732.7
bgcolor=2021Franziska BrantnerGRÜNE30.2

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Heidelberg. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Heidelberg. Federal Returning Officer.