Saarbrücken (electoral district)

Saarbrücken 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 296. It is located in southern Saarland, comprising most of the district of Regionalverbrand Saarbrücken district.[1]

296 Saarbrücken
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Saarbrücken in 2009
StateSaarland
Population269,800 (2015)
Electorate199,885 (2017)
Major settlementsSaarbrücken
Völklingen
Püttlingen
Area325.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1957
PartySPD
MemberJosephine Ortleb
Elected2017

Saarbrücken was created for the inaugural 1957 federal election after the accession of Saarland to Germany. Since 2017, it has been represented by Josephine Ortleb of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Saarbrücken is located in southern Saarland. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Großrosseln, Kleinblittersdorf, Püttlingen, Riegelsberg, Saarbrücken, and Völklingen from the Regionalverbrand Saarbrücken district.[1]

History

Saarbrücken was created in 1957, then known as Saarbrücken-Stadt. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was named Saarbrücken I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it was constituency 243 in the numbering system. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 244. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 296.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Saarbrücken as well as the municipalities of Dudweiler and the Ämter of Brebach, Kleinblittersdorf, and Riegelsberg from the Landkreis Saarbrücken district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Saarbrücken and Kleinblittersdorf from the Saarbrücken district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1957 243 Saarbrücken-Stadt
1961
1965 244
1969
1972
1976 Saarbrücken I
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 296 Saarbrücken
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but four Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Schneider of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1957 to 1961, followed by Eugen Huthmacher of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1961 to 1965. Rudolf Hussong of the SPD won it in 1965 and served one term before being succeeded by Günter Slotta from 1969 to 1976. Hajo Hoffmann was representative from 1976 to 1987, followed by Margit Conrad from 1987 to 1990. Oskar Lafontaine was elected in 1990, but did not accept his mandate at that time; he was re-elected in 1994 and 1998. Elke Ferner was representative from 2002 to 2009, when the constituency was won by Anette Hübinger of the CDU. She was re-elected in 2013. Josephine Ortleb regained the constituency for the SPD in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1957 Heinrich Schneider FDP 32.3
1961 Eugen Huthmacher CDU 38.6
1965 Rudolf Hussong SPD 42.0
1969 Günter Slotta SPD 47.0
1972 54.9
1976 Hajo Hoffmann SPD 48.8
1980 53.4
1983 49.8
1987 Margit Conrad SPD 47.7
1990 Oskar Lafontaine SPD 55.5
1994 51.9
1998 56.4
2002 Elke Ferner SPD 51.8
2005 33.5
2009 Anette Hübinger CDU 31.8
2013 36.9
2017 Josephine Ortleb SPD 32.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Saarbrücken[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 % ±%
SPD Josephine Ortleb 46,688 32.1 4.0 38,322 26.4 4.7
CDU Bernd Wegner 45,664 31.4 5.5 41,394 28.5 4.9
Left Gabriele Ungers 19,262 13.3 2.3 21,669 14.9 3.2
AfD Wilhelm Müller 12,950 8.9 4.8 14,042 9.7 4.9
Green Patrick Ginsbach 8,782 6.0 0.7 11,748 8.1 0.2
FDP Roland König 7,672 5.3 3.5 11,753 8.1 4.6
PARTEI   2,332 1.6
FW Friedemann Klein 1,592 1.1 1,048 0.7 0.1
Pirates Klaus Schummer 1,386 1.0 1.9 842 0.6 2.4
NPD Frank Franz 947 0.7 1.2 933 0.6 1.2
V-Partei³ 453 0.3
BGE   416 0.3
DM 226 0.2
MLPD Rolf Tickert 355 0.2 0.1 165 0.1 0.0
PDV 87 0.1
Informal votes 2,304 2,172
Total Valid votes 145,298 145,430
Turnout 147,602 73.8 4.3
SPD gain from CDU Majority 1,024 0.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Saarbrücken[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 Anette Hübinger 51,324 36.9 5.1 46,513 33.4 6.9
SPD Elke Ferner 50,286 36.2 5.8 43,329 31.1 7.2
Left Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 15,202 10.9 11.2 16,268 11.7 12.3
Green Barbara Meyer 7,422 5.3 1.4 10,910 7.8 0.9
AfD Rudolf Müller 5,686 4.1 6,575 4.7
Pirates Marc Großjean 3,904 2.8 4,110 2.9 1.2
NPD Peter Marx 2,550 1.8 0.5 2,582 1.9 0.7
FDP Roland König 2,410 1.7 5.6 6,246 4.5 7.7
FAMILIE 1,560 1.1 0.0
FW   849 0.6
PRO 233 0.2
MLPD Dietrich Schwang 267 0.2 0.0 160 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 3,349 3,065
Total Valid votes 139,051 139,335
Turnout 142,400 69.5 1.3
CDU hold Majority 1,038 0.7 0.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Saarbrücken[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 Anette Hübinger 45,748 31.8 2.0 38,317 26.5 0.0
SPD N Elke Ferner 43,737 30.4 3.2 34,528 23.9 8.5
Left Volker Schneider 31,946 22.2 4.0 34,666 24.0 3.1
FDP Roland König 10,597 7.4 4.0 17,651 12.2 4.3
Green Karin Burkart 9,696 6.7 3.2 12,685 8.8 0.9
Pirates   2,536 1.8
NPD Peter Marx 1,967 1.4 0.2 1,737 1.2 0.6
FAMILIE 1,596 1.1 0.5
RRP 752 0.5
MLPD Reiner Aulenbacher 323 0.2 0.1 112 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 2,699 2,133
Total Valid votes 144,014 144,580
Turnout 146,713 70.8 6.1
CDU gain from SPD Majority 2,011 1.4

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