Pforzheim (electoral district)

Pforzheim 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 279. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Pforzheim and the district of Enzkreis.[1]

279 Pforzheim
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Pforzheim in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population318,300 (2015)
Electorate219,577 (2017)
Major settlementsPforzheim
Mühlacker
Area671.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCDU
MemberGunther Krichbaum
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Pforzheim was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Gunther Krichbaum of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Pforzheim is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Pforzheim and the district of Enzkreis.[1]

History

Pforzheim was created in 1965, then known as Pforzheim – Karlsruhe-Land I. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 182 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 183. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 280. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 279.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Pforzheim, the Landkreis Pforzheim district, and the municipalities of Auerbach, Bruchhausen, Burbach, Busenbach, Ettlingen, Ettlingenweier, Etzenrot, Forchheim, Grünwettersbach, Hohenwettersbach, Langensteinbach, Malsch, Mörsch, Mutschelbach, Neuburgweier, Oberweier, Palmbach, Pfaffenrot, Reichenbach, Schielberg, Schluttenbach, Schöllbronn, Spessart, Spielberg, Stupferich, Sulzbach, Völkersbach, Malsch, and Wolfartsweier from the Landkreis Karlsruhe district. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the city of Pforzheim, the Enzkreis district, and the municipality of Oberderdingen from the Landkreis Karlsruhe district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 182 Pforzheim – Karlsruhe-Land I
1969
1972
1976
1980 183 Pforzheim
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 280
2005
2009 279
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Siegfried Meister from 1965 to 1972, followed by Lutz Stavenhagen from 1972 to 1994. Roland Richter served one term before Ute Vogt of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998. Gunther Krichbaum has been representative since 2002.

Election Member Party %
1965 Siegfried Meister CDU 46.8
1969 50.5
1972 Lutz Stavenhagen CDU 48.4
1976 52.8
1980 46.1
1983 53.9
1987 48.9
1990 46.9
1994 Roland Richter CDU 44.7
1998 Ute Vogt SPD 43.7
2002 Gunther Krichbaum CDU 45.4
2005 46.9
2009 40.7
2013 49.5
2017 36.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Pforzheim[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 Gunther Krichbaum 60,476 36.4 13.0 54,364 32.7 12.4
SPD Katja Mast 31,611 19.0 3.9 27,101 16.3 3.9
AfD Waldemar Birkle 26,172 15.8 10.7 27,107 16.3 9.1
FDP Janis Wiskandt 19,760 11.9 6.1 22,643 13.6 6.5
Green Katrin Lechler 16,016 9.6 1.7 17,869 10.8 1.8
Left Peter Wenzel 7,730 4.7 0.6 8,952 5.4 0.8
Tierschutzpartei Patricia Kopietz 3,892 2.3 2,536 1.5 0.7
PARTEI   1,171 0.7
FW   1,138 0.7 0.0
Pirates   609 0.4 1.8
NPD   446 0.3 1.1
ÖDP   371 0.2 0.0
Tierschutzallianz 352 0.2
BGE   303 0.2
DM 269 0.2
Menschliche Welt 217 0.1
DiB 201 0.1
V-Partei³ 189 0.1
MLPD   116 0.1 0.0
DIE RECHTE Oscar Fernbacher 168 0.1 110 0.1
Independent Wolf Glück 148 0.1
DKP   16 0.0
Informal votes 2,004 1,897
Total Valid votes 165,973 166,080
Turnout 167,977 76.5 4.0
CDU hold Majority 28,865 17.4 9.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Pforzheim[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 Gunther Krichbaum 77,737 49.5 8.7 70,997 45.1 10.6
SPD Katja Mast 36,059 22.9 0.1 31,788 20.2 0.2
Green Memet Kilic 12,539 8.0 2.0 14,081 8.9 2.5
FDP Erik Schweickert 9,064 5.8 10.4 11,171 7.1 12.6
AfD Frank Plonus 8,045 5.1 11,379 7.2
Left Milan Kopriva 6,435 4.1 2.7 7,248 4.6 2.8
Pirates Holger Reichert 3,457 2.2 3,405 2.2 0.2
NPD Günther Ragg 2,502 1.6 0.5 2,125 1.4 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,324 0.8 0.1
FW Marco Rapp 1,359 0.9 1,014 0.6
REP   613 0.4 0.6
PBC 598 0.4 0.5
RENTNER 460 0.3
ÖDP   389 0.2 0.0
Volksabstimmung 317 0.2 0.1
PRO 176 0.1
Party of Reason 160 0.1
BIG 98 0.1
MLPD   38 0.0 0.0
BüSo 15 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,294 2,095
Total Valid votes 157,197 157,396
Turnout 159,491 72.5 1.9
CDU hold Majority 41,678 26.6 8.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Pforzheim[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 Y Gunther Krichbaum 62,224 40.7 6.2 52,771 34.5 4.7
SPD Katja Mast 34,944 22.9 11.5 30,652 20.0 11.1
FDP Erik Schweickert 24,640 16.1 8.7 30,192 19.7 7.1
Green Memet Kılıç 15,236 10.0 4.6 17,556 11.5 3.0
Left Annette Groth 10,353 6.8 2.9 11,279 7.4 3.4
Pirates   3,048 2.0
NPD Albert Baumgärtner 3,172 2.1 0.1 2,029 1.3 0.1
REP   1,439 0.9 0.2
PBC Kai Rebmann 2,218 1.5 1,374 0.9 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,211 0.8
Volksabstimmung 450 0.3
ÖDP   412 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 337 0.2
DVU   148 0.1
MLPD   73 0.0 0.0
BüSo 67 0.0 0.0
ADM 64 0.0
Informal votes 3,120 2,805
Total Valid votes 152,787 153,102
Turnout 155,907 70.6 6.8
CDU hold Majority 27,280 17.8 5.3

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