Kaiserslautern was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 13 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 160. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 161. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 159. In the 2002 election, it was number 212. In the 2005 election, it was number 211. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 210. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 209.
Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Kaiserslautern and the districts of Landkreis Kaiserslautern and Kusel. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Adolf Ludwig of the SPD from 1949 to 1953. August Spies of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1953 and served until 1961. Adolf Müller-Emmert regained it for the SPD in 1961 and was representative until 1987, a total of seven consecutive terms. He was succeeded by Rose Götte from 1987 to 1994. Hansjörg Schäfer then served two terms from 1994 to 2002. Gustav Herzog was representative from 2002 to 2021. He was succeeded by Matthias Mieves in 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Kaiserslautern 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 209 It is located in southern Rhineland Palatinate comprising the city of Kaiserslautern the Donnersbergkreis district the Kusel district and the northeastern part of the Landkreis Kaiserslautern district 1 209 KaiserslauternElectoral districtfor the BundestagKaiserslautern in 2017StateRhineland PalatinatePopulation298 200 2019 Electorate224 701 2021 Major settlementsKaiserslauternEisenbergKirchheimbolandenArea1 696 2 km2Current electoral districtCreated1949PartySPDMemberMatthias MievesElected2021Kaiserslautern was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election Since 2023 it has been represented by Matthias Mieves of the Social Democratic Party SPD 2 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Members 4 Election results 4 1 2021 election 4 2 2017 election 4 3 2013 election 4 4 2009 election 5 ReferencesGeography editKaiserslautern is located in southern Rhineland Palatinate As of the 2021 federal election it comprises the independent city of Kaiserslautern the district of Donnersbergkreis the district of Donnersbergkreis and the Verbandsgemeinden of Enkenbach Alsenborn Otterbach Otterberg and Weilerbach 1 History editKaiserslautern was created in 1949 In the 1949 election it was Rhineland Palatinate constituency 13 in the numbering system In the 1953 through 1961 elections it was number 160 In the 1965 through 1976 elections it was number 161 In the 1980 through 1998 elections it was number 159 In the 2002 election it was number 212 In the 2005 election it was number 211 In the 2009 and 2013 elections it was number 210 Since the 2017 election it has been number 209 Originally the constituency comprised the city of Kaiserslautern and the districts of Landkreis Kaiserslautern and Kusel It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election Election No Name Borders1949 13 Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern city Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district1953 160195719611965 1611969197219761980 159198319871990199419982002 212 Kaiserslautern city Donnersbergkreis district Kusel district Landkreis Kaiserslautern district only Enkenbach Alsenborn Otterbach Otterberg and Weilerbach Verbandsgemeinden 2005 2112009 21020132017 2092021Members editThe constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party SPD during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation It was first represented by Adolf Ludwig of the SPD from 1949 to 1953 August Spies of the Christian Democratic Union CDU was elected in 1953 and served until 1961 Adolf Muller Emmert regained it for the SPD in 1961 and was representative until 1987 a total of seven consecutive terms He was succeeded by Rose Gotte from 1987 to 1994 Hansjorg Schafer then served two terms from 1994 to 2002 Gustav Herzog was representative from 2002 to 2021 He was succeeded by Matthias Mieves in 2021 Election Member Party 1949 Adolf Ludwig SPD 36 51953 August Spies CDU 37 81957 42 81961 Adolf Muller Emmert SPD 41 41965 46 51969 49 41972 55 71976 50 81980 52 61983 48 91987 Rose Gotte SPD 48 71990 47 31994 Hansjorg Schafer SPD 47 91998 50 92002 Gustav Herzog SPD 49 92005 44 22009 34 62013 38 52017 33 92021 Matthias Mieves SPD 33 9Election results edit2021 election edit Federal election 2021 Kaiserslautern 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes SPD Matthias Mieves 56 523 33 9 nbsp 0 0 54 460 32 5 nbsp 4 3CDU Xaver Jung 35 803 21 5 nbsp 9 8 33 226 19 8 nbsp 9 3AfD Marco Staudt 20 002 12 0 nbsp 0 6 20 702 12 4 nbsp 1 3Greens Michael Kunte 14 589 8 7 nbsp 3 7 17 611 10 5 nbsp 3 8FW Thomas Lebkucher 12 225 7 3 nbsp 4 5 8 042 4 8 nbsp 2 7FDP Jana Lumbur 11 870 7 1 nbsp 1 7 17 242 10 3 nbsp 1 2Left Alexander Ulrich 6 753 4 1 nbsp 3 2 6 383 3 8 nbsp 4 2Tierschutzpartei Patrick Kuhn Breisch 3 197 1 9 3 168 1 9PARTEI Derya Sujana Sen 2 154 1 3 nbsp 0 2 1 641 1 0 nbsp 0 3dieBasis Torsten Friedrichs 2 159 1 3 2 055 1 2Pirates 695 0 4 nbsp 0 1Volt Malte Schumann 801 0 5 685 0 4Team Todenhofer 432 0 3Independent Marius Lauer 392 0 2NPD 298 0 2 nbsp 0 3ODP 253 0 2 nbsp 0 0Humanists 171 0 1V Partei3 142 0 1 nbsp 0 2DiB 121 0 1LKR Petra Winkler 154 0 1 101 0 1Independent Dirk Hoppe 147 0 1MLPD 36 0 0 nbsp 0 0Independent Dietrich Schwang 28 0 0Informal votes 2 409 1 742Total valid votes 166 797 167 464Turnout 169 206 75 3 nbsp 0 1SPD hold Majority 20 720 12 4 nbsp 9 82017 election edit Federal election 2017 Kaiserslautern 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes SPD nbsp Y Gustav Herzog 57 482 33 9 nbsp 4 6 47 986 28 3 nbsp 4 4CDU Xaver Jung 53 022 31 3 nbsp 5 9 49 400 29 1 nbsp 6 8AfD Stefan Scheil 21 378 12 6 23 206 13 7 nbsp 9 2Left Alexander Ulrich 12 277 7 2 nbsp 0 2 13 548 8 0 nbsp 0 4FDP Achim Oliver Bertram 9 256 5 5 nbsp 3 2 15 519 9 1 nbsp 4 6Greens Paul Bunjes 8 618 5 1 nbsp 0 2 11 360 6 7 nbsp 0 5FW Gunther Mack 4 820 2 8 nbsp 0 2 3 558 2 1 nbsp 0 2PARTEI Alexander Muhlmann 2 526 1 5 2 187 1 3Pirates 930 0 5 nbsp 2 1NPD 811 0 5 nbsp 1 4V Partei 529 0 3BGE 355 0 2ODP 343 0 2 nbsp 0 0MLPD 32 0 0 nbsp 0 0Informal votes 2 937 2 552Total valid votes 169 379 169 764Turnout 172 316 75 2 nbsp 5 0SPD hold Majority 4 460 2 6 nbsp 1 32013 election edit Federal election 2013 Kaiserslautern 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes SPD nbsp Y Gustav Herzog 61 253 38 5 nbsp 4 0 52 242 32 7 nbsp 5 0CDU Xaver Jung 59 086 37 2 nbsp 4 3 57 376 35 9 nbsp 7 7Left Alexander Ulrich 11 813 7 4 nbsp 6 5 12 107 7 6 nbsp 6 6Greens Felicitas Florchinger 8 446 5 3 nbsp 1 5 11 430 7 1 nbsp 1 6Pirates Johannes Merkert 4 810 3 0 4 278 2 7 nbsp 0 5FW Manfred Petry 4 145 2 6 3 031 1 9NPD Klaus Alfons Gras 3 953 2 5 nbsp 0 1 3 080 1 9 nbsp 0 1FDP Christian Kopp 3 584 2 3 nbsp 7 0 7 315 4 6 nbsp 9 7AfD 7 101 4 4FAMILIE Anette Sabine Metzger 1 896 1 2REP 580 0 4 nbsp 0 5Party of Reason 535 0 3PRO 415 0 3ODP 323 0 2 nbsp 0 1MLPD 55 0 0 nbsp 0 0Informal votes 4 024 3 142Total valid votes 158 986 159 868Turnout 163 010 70 2 nbsp 0 7SPD hold Majority 2 167 1 3 nbsp 0 52009 election edit Federal election 2009 Kaiserslautern 6 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 nbsp Y or nbsp N denotes status of any incumbent win or lose respectively Party Candidate Votes Party votes SPD nbsp Y Gustav Herzog 55 070 34 6 nbsp 9 7 44 362 27 7 nbsp 11 2CDU Xaver Jung 52 311 32 8 nbsp 2 5 45 212 28 2 nbsp 1 3Left Alexander Ulrich 22 205 13 9 nbsp 5 7 22 670 14 2 nbsp 5 4FDP Brigitta Rothig Wentz 14 725 9 2 nbsp 4 3 22 932 14 3 nbsp 3 9Greens Dirk Just 10 834 6 8 nbsp 2 5 13 936 8 7 nbsp 1 6Pirates 3 421 2 1NPD Sascha Wagner 4 143 2 6 nbsp 0 2 3 197 2 0 nbsp 0 3FAMILIE 2 074 1 3 nbsp 0 1REP 1 373 0 9 nbsp 0 4PBC 414 0 3 nbsp 0 1ODP 406 0 3DVU 132 0 1MLPD 55 0 0 nbsp 0 0Informal votes 4 062 3 166Total valid votes 159 288 160 184Turnout 163 350 69 5 nbsp 7 0SPD hold Majority 2 759 1 8 nbsp 7 2References edit a b Constituency Kaiserslautern Federal Returning Officer 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