Kreuznach (electoral district)

Kreuznach 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 201. It is located in central Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the districts of Bad Kreuznach and Birkenfeld.[1]

201 Kreuznach
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Kreuznach in 2017
StateRhineland-Palatinate
Population237,400 (2015)
Electorate185,172 (2017)
Major settlementsBad Kreuznach
Idar-Oberstein
Kirn
Area1,640.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberAntje Lezius
Elected2013, 2017

Kreuznach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Antje Lezius of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Kreuznach is located in central Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Bad Kreuznach and Birkenfeld.[1]

History

Kreuznach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 152. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 150. In the 2002 election, it was number 204. In the 2005 election, it was number 203. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 202. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 201. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 5 Kreuznach
1953 152
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 150
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 204
2005 203
2009 202
2013
2017 201
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Hugo Mayer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1957. Wilhelm Dröscher of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1957 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Conrad Ahlers until 1980. Günther Leonhart, also of the SPD, then served from 1980 to 1990. Fritz Rudolf Körper retained the constituency for the SPD in the 1990 election, and was representative until 2005. Julia Klöckner won it for the CDU in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009. Antje Lezius of the CDU was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Hugo Mayer CDU 34.3
1953 41.2
1957 Wilhelm Dröscher SPD 38.3
1961 44.0
1965 51.9
1969 51.0
1972 Conrad Ahlers SPD 52.5
1976 44.9
1980 Günther Leonhart SPD 47.1
1983 46.9
1987 46.3
1990 Fritz Rudolf Körper SPD 45.2
1994 44.8
1998 47.0
2002 47.1
2005 Julia Klöckner CDU 43.0
2009 47.0
2013 Antje Lezius CDU 41.4
2017 37.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Kreuznach[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 Antje Lezius 50,975 37.0 4.4 47,189 34.1 6.9
SPD Joe Weingarten[lower-alpha 1] 43,373 31.5 6.2 37,906 27.4 3.9
AfD Nicole Höchst 14,914 10.8 16,198 11.7 7.0
FDP Lothar Ackermann 9,342 6.8 3.9 13,654 9.9 4.3
Left Manuela Holz 7,610 5.5 0.3 9,493 6.9 1.1
Green Christiane Wayand 6,750 4.9 0.5 8,629 6.2 0.1
FW Herbert Drumm 3,629 2.6 1.4 1,910 1.4 0.0
PARTEI   1,316 1.0
ÖDP Leander Hahn 1,201 0.9 492 0.4 0.2
Pirates   487 0.4 1.5
NPD   366 0.3 0.8
V-Partei³ 318 0.2
BGE   222 0.2
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,114 1,697
Total Valid votes 137,794 138,211
Turnout 139,908 75.6 5.0
CDU hold Majority 7,602 5.5 1.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Kreuznach[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 Antje Lezius 53,324 41.4 5.6 53,335 41.1 8.0
SPD Fritz Rudolf Körper 48,521 37.6 9.0 40,708 31.4 4.6
Left Wolfgang Kleudgen 6,688 5.2 3.7 7,485 5.8 5.1
Green Stefan Boxler 5,733 4.4 2.3 8,221 6.3 2.1
FW Bernhard Alscher 5,194 4.0 1,745 1.3
FDP Klaus-Jürgen Friedrich 3,767 2.9 3.8 7,236 5.6 10.6
AfD   6,180 4.8
Pirates Claudia Frick 2,996 2.3 2,394 1.8 0.3
NPD Markus Walter 1,772 1.4 0.0 1,434 1.1 0.1
Independent Franz Jansen 895 0.7
PRO 288 0.2
Party of Reason 283 0.2
ÖDP   253 0.2 0.0
REP   210 0.2 0.3
MLPD   32 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,409 2,495
Total Valid votes 128,890 129,804
Turnout 132,299 70.6 0.7
CDU hold Majority 4,803 3.8 14.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Kreuznach[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 Julia Klöckner 61,167 47.0 4.0 43,300 33.1 0.5
SPD Fritz Rudolf Körper 37,332 28.7 13.0 34,984 26.8 11.8
Left Tanja Krauth 11,579 8.9 4.2 14,197 10.9 4.9
Green Stephanie Otto 8,768 6.7 2.9 11,065 8.5 1.9
FDP Walter Jung 8,684 6.7 2.1 21,190 16.2 4.4
Pirates   2,030 1.6
NPD Holger Deubel 1,798 1.4 0.2 1,560 1.2 0.3
FAMILIE 1,158 0.9 0.1
Independent Franz Jansen 801 0.6
REP   547 0.4 0.2
ÖDP   260 0.2
PBC 248 0.2 0.1
DVU   158 0.1
MLPD   36 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,062 2,458
Total Valid votes 130,129 130,733
Turnout 133,191 69.9 7.1
CDU hold Majority 23,835 18.3 17.0

Notes
  1. Weingarten entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Andrea Nahles in November 2019.

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