Pirmasens (electoral district)

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209 Pirmasens
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 209-2025.svg
Pirmasens in 2025
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Population222,700 (2019)
Electorate174,093 (2021)
Major settlements Pirmasens
Zweibrücken
Landstuhl
Area1,388.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party SPD
Member Angelika Glöckner
Elected 2021

Pirmasens 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 cities of Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, the Südwestpfalz district, and the southwestern part of the Landkreis Kaiserslautern district. [1]

Contents

Pirmasens was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Angelika Glöckner of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). [2]

Geography

Pirmasens is located in southern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent cities of Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, the district of Südwestpfalz, and the Verbandsgemeinden of Bruchmühlbach-Miesau, Landstuhl, and Ramstein-Miesenbach from the Landkreis Kaiserslautern district. [1]

History

Pirmasens was created in 1949, then known as Zweibrücken. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 14 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 161. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 162. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 160. In the 2002 election, it was number 213. In the 2005 election, it was number 212. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 211. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 210. From the 2025 election, it has been number 209.

Originally, the constituency comprised the cities of Pirmasens and Zweibrücken and the districts of Landkreis Pirmasens, Landkreis Zweibrücken, and Bergzabern. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it comprised the cities of Pirmasens and Zweibrücken and the districts of Landkreis Pirmasens and Landkreis Zweibrücken. In the 1972 through 1998 elections, it comprised the cities of Pirmasens and Zweibrücken and the Landkreis Pirmasens district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 14Zweibrücken
  • Pirmasens city
  • Zweibrücken city
  • Landkreis Pirmasens district
  • Landkreis Zweibrücken district
  • Bergzabern district
1953 161
1957
1961
1965 162Pirmasens
1969
1972
1976
1980 160
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 213
2005 212
2009 211
2013
2017 210
2021
2025 209

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Josef Becker from 1949 to 1972. Werner Marx served from 1972 to 1987, followed by Klaus-Dieter Uelhoff until 1998. Lydia Westrich of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served a single term. Anita Schäfer was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. Angelika Glöckner won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Josef Becker CDU 46.6
1953 49.0
1957 52.1
1961 46.4
1965 48.6
1969 47.1
1972 Werner Marx CDU 47.2
1976 51.6
1980 49.8
1983 53.8
1987 Klaus-Dieter Uelhoff CDU 49.2
1990 46.3
1994 44.9
1998 Lydia Westrich SPD 45.7
2002 Anita Schäfer CDU 45.1
2005 42.4
2009 39.4
2013 45.9
2017 36.8
2021 Angelika Glöckner SPD 30.4

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Pirmasens [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Angelika Glöckner 39,71130.4Increase2.svg 1.738,26129.3Increase2.svg 4.6
CDU Florian Bilic39,23630.1Decrease2.svg 6.833,50725.6Decrease2.svg 10.1
AfD Ferdinand L. Weber16,51212.7Decrease2.svg 0.217,17813.1Decrease2.svg 0.9
FDP Erike Watson9,8957.6Increase2.svg 0.914,37411.0Increase2.svg 2.1
Greens Susanne Bendig7,8916.0Increase2.svg 1.89,8777.6Increase2.svg 2.9
FW Roswitha Jeckel5,9904.6Increase2.svg 2.04,9353.8Increase2.svg 2.0
Left Frank Eschrich3,6782.8Decrease2.svg 3.24,2073.2Decrease2.svg 3.9
Tierschutzpartei Barbara Schwarz3,2712.53,3252.5
PARTEI Marc-Oliver Riedinger1,9991.5Increase2.svg 0.11,4961.1Steady2.svg 0.0
dieBasis Klaus Dietrich1,6541.31,5841.2
Pirates  4890.4Decrease2.svg 0.1
Volt Andreas Winkler4660.44250.3
NPD  2860.2Decrease2.svg 0.4
Team Todenhöfer  2210.2
Independent Verena Hofmann1630.1
ÖDP  1540.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
V-Partei3  1140.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
Humanists  1050.1
DiB  1070.1
LKR  480.0
MLPD  300.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,0041,747
Total valid votes130,466130,723
Turnout 132,47076.1Increase2.svg 0.1
SPD gain from CDU Majority4750.3

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Pirmasens [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Anita Schäfer 48,71936.8Decrease2.svg 9.047,45535.8Decrease2.svg 7.9
SPD Angelika Glöckner 38,02828.8Decrease2.svg 3.532,79424.7Decrease2.svg 3.2
AfD Ferdinand Ludwig Weber16,98912.818,65214.1Increase2.svg 9.7
FDP Sebastian Schäfer8,8466.7Increase2.svg 3.911,8038.9Increase2.svg 3.8
Left Brigitte Freihold 8,0196.1Increase2.svg 0.19,5117.2Increase2.svg 0.7
Greens Felix Schmidt5,5444.2Increase2.svg 0.16,1564.6Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW Martin Eichert3,4302.6Decrease2.svg 0.32,3881.8Increase2.svg 0.2
PARTEI Aaron Bastian Schmidt1,8891.41,5731.2
NPD Markus Walter7710.6Decrease2.svg 1.48330.6Decrease2.svg 1.1
Pirates  6280.5Decrease2.svg 2.0
V-Partei³ 3910.3
ÖDP  2640.2Steady2.svg 0.0
BGE  2230.2
MLPD  450.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,8302,349
Total valid votes132,235132,716
Turnout 135,06576.0Increase2.svg 4.7
CDU holdMajority10,6918.0Decrease2.svg 5.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Pirmasens [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Anita Schäfer 57,20145.9Increase2.svg 6.554,87743.7Increase2.svg 9.2
SPD Angelika Glöckner [lower-alpha 1] 40,18032.2Increase2.svg 5.235,10828.0Increase2.svg 5.3
Left Frank Eschrich7,4866.0Decrease2.svg 6.68,1726.5Decrease2.svg 6.8
Greens Felix Schmidt5,0594.1Decrease2.svg 2.95,9604.7Decrease2.svg 1.9
FW Martin Eichert3,6252.92,0461.6
FDP Steven Wink3,4462.8Decrease2.svg 8.46,3445.1Decrease2.svg 10.3
AfD  5,4614.3
Pirates Birgit Wenzel3,3262.73,0612.4Increase2.svg 0.4
NPD Ricarda Riefling2,4291.9Decrease2.svg 0.92,1781.7Decrease2.svg 0.2
REP Heinz Karl Hinkel1,9161.51,3131.0Decrease2.svg 0.3
Party of Reason 4830.4
PRO 2820.2
ÖDP  2670.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD  420.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes4,0853,159
Total valid votes124,668125,594
Turnout 128,75371.3Increase2.svg 0.2
CDU holdMajority17,02113.7Increase2.svg 1.4

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Pirmasens [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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Anita Schäfer 50,03539.4Decrease2.svg 3.044,14334.5Decrease2.svg 2.4
SPD Sabine Wilhelm34,34227.1Decrease2.svg 9.528,98222.7Decrease2.svg 9.7
Left Frank Eschrich15,98912.6Increase2.svg 4.416,97713.3Increase2.svg 4.7
FDP Heinz-Walter Roth14,10511.1Increase2.svg 4.919,60515.3Increase2.svg 4.7
Greens Fred Konrad8,8407.0Increase2.svg 3.78,5286.7Increase2.svg 1.6
Pirates  2,5612.0
NPD Markus Walter3,5982.8Decrease2.svg 0.42,5332.0Decrease2.svg 0.2
FAMILIE 1,9451.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
REP  1,6621.3Decrease2.svg 0.8
ÖDP  3910.3
PBC3870.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
DVU  1140.1
MLPD  320.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes4,1563,205
Total valid votes126,909127,860
Turnout 131,06571.1Decrease2.svg 6.8
CDU holdMajority15,96312.3Increase2.svg 6.5

Notes

  1. Glöckner entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler in November 2014.

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