Mannheim (electoral district)

Mannheim 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 275. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Mannheim.[1]

275 Mannheim
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mannheim in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population305,800 (2015)
Electorate197,289 (2017)
Major settlementsMannheim
Area145.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberNikolas Löbel
Elected2017

Mannheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Nikolas Löbel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Mannheim is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the independent city of Mannheim.[1]

History

Mannheim was created in 1949, then known as Mannheim-Stadt. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was named Mannheim I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 2 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 176. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 179. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 276. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 275.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the independent city of Mannheim. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Innenstadt/Jungbusch, Neckarstadt-West, Neckarstadt-Ost/Wohlgelegen, Sandhofen, Schönau, Waldhof, Käfertal, Vogelstang, and Schwetzingerstadt/Oststadt from the city of Mannheim. In the 1976 election, it gained the Stadtbezirke of Feudenheim and Wallstadt. Since the 2002 election, it has again been coterminous with the city of Mannheim.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 2 Mannheim-Stadt
1953 177
1957
1961
1965 179 Mannheim I
  • Mannheim city (only Innenstadt/Jungbusch, Käfertal, Neckarstadt-Ost/Wohlgelegen, Neckarstadt-West, Sandhofen, Schönau, Schwetzingerstadt/Oststadt, Vogelstang, and Waldhof Stadtbezirke)
1969
1972
1976
  • Mannheim city (only Feudenheim, Innenstadt/Jungbusch, Käfertal, Neckarstadt-Ost/Wohlgelegen, Neckarstadt-West, Sandhofen, Schönau, Schwetzingerstadt/Oststadt, Vogelstang, Waldhof, and Wallstadt Stadtbezirke)
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 276 Mannheim
2005
2009 275
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 Carlo Schmid from 1949 to 1972, followed by Werner Nagel from 1972 to 1990. Siegfried Vergin then served one term. Egon Jüttner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1994, but Lothar Mark regained the constituency for the SPD in 1998, and served until 2009. Former member Jüttner was elected again in 2009, and served until 2017. Nikolas Löbel of the CDU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Carlo Schmid SPD 38.3
1953 38.1
1957 44.7
1961 44.4
1965 52.8
1969 55.9
1972 Werner Nagel SPD 59.3
1976 53.6
1980 55.3
1983 49.0
1987 46.8
1990 Siegfried Vergin SPD 40.8
1994 Egon Jüttner CDU 42.5
1998 Lothar Mark SPD 48.9
2002 48.5
2005 45.9
2009 Egon Jüttner CDU 36.5
2013 39.8
2017 Nikolas Löbel CDU 29.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mannheim[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 Nikolas Löbel 41,812 29.3 10.5 38,746 27.1 7.9
SPD Stefan Rebmann 39,795 27.9 4.4 30,309 21.2 6.3
Green Gerhard Schick 18,739 13.1 0.9 18,803 13.2 2.1
AfD Robert Schmidt 17,833 12.5 18,309 12.8 6.8
Left Gökay Akbulut 10,493 7.4 0.7 12,989 9.1 1.6
FDP Florian Kußmann 9,835 6.9 4.1 16,050 11.2 5.8
PARTEI Patrick H.P. Siegert 2,337 1.6 0.9 1,807 1.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,552 1.1 0.1
FW Martin Marino-Haffner 1,444 1.0 826 0.6 0.2
Pirates   689 0.5 2.7
Tierschutzallianz 414 0.3
BGE   395 0.3
NPD   381 0.3 0.9
DiB 311 0.2
V-Partei³ 246 0.2
DM 240 0.2
ÖDP   231 0.2 0.0
Menschliche Welt 186 0.1
MLPD Josef Buck 286 0.2 0.0 160 0.1 0.0
DKP   46 0.0
DIE RECHTE 33 0.0
Informal votes 1,504 1,355
Total Valid votes 142,574 142,723
Turnout 144,078 73.0 3.6
CDU hold Majority 2,017 1.4 6.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mannheim[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 Egon Jüttner 53,819 39.8 3.3 47,598 35.1 6.0
SPD Stefan Rebmann 43,736 32.4 2.2 37,367 27.5 2.9
Green Gerhard Schick 16,544 12.2 0.4 15,047 11.1 2.6
Left Michael Schlecht 8,951 6.6 2.9 10,227 7.5 3.8
AfD   8,148 6.0
Pirates Stefan Täge 4,606 3.4 4,287 3.2 0.7
FDP Birgit Reinemund 3,772 2.8 6.1 7,427 5.5 9.6
NPD Silvio Waldheim 2,514 1.9 0.0 1,585 1.2 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,378 1.0 0.2
PARTEI Peter Mendelsohn 955 0.7
REP   514 0.4 0.4
RENTNER 497 0.4
FW   465 0.3
ÖDP   278 0.2 0.0
Volksabstimmung 277 0.2 0.0
PBC 162 0.1 0.1
PRO 136 0.1
MLPD Josef Buck 270 0.2 0.1 120 0.1 0.0
BIG 104 0.1
Party of Reason 100 0.1
BüSo 27 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,629 2,052
Total Valid votes 135,167 135,744
Turnout 137,796 69.4 1.8
CDU hold Majority 10,083 7.4 1.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mannheim[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 Egon Jüttner 48,137 36.5 0.9 38,435 29.0 2.0
SPD Stefan Rebmann 39,845 30.2 15.7 32,627 24.7 12.5
Green Gerhard Schick 16,648 12.6 6.8 18,052 13.6 2.8
Left Michael Schlecht 12,520 9.5 3.2 14,936 11.3 4.7
FDP Birgit Reinemund 11,782 8.9 4.3 19,900 15.0 5.1
Pirates   3,258 2.5
NPD Silvio Waldheim 2,418 1.8 1,772 1.3 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,090 0.8
REP   987 0.7 0.4
Independent Sultan Ulusoy 311 0.2
Volksabstimmung 286 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 239 0.2
PBC 238 0.2 0.1
ÖDP   236 0.2
MLPD Josef Buck 333 0.3 121 0.1 0.0
DVU   73 0.1
BüSo 60 0.0 0.1
ADM 48 0.0
Informal votes 2,149 1,785
Total Valid votes 131,994 132,358
Turnout 134,143 67.6 6.1
CDU gain from SPD Majority 8,292 6.3

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