Saarlouis (electoral district)

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297 Saarlouis
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 297-2025.svg
Saarlouis in 2025
State Saarland
Population262,400 (2019)
Electorate203,279 (2021)
Major settlements Saarlouis
Merzig
Dillingen
Area893.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1957
Party SPD
Member Heiko Maas
Elected 2021

Saarlouis 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 297. It is located in western Saarland, comprising the Merzig-Wadern district and most of the district of Saarlouis district. [1]

Contents

Saarlouis was created for the inaugural 1957 federal election after the accession of Saarland to Germany. Since 2021, it has been represented by Heiko Maas of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). [2]

Geography

Saarlouis is located in western Saarland. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Merzig-Wadern district and the Saarlouis district excluding the Lebach and Schmelz municipalities. [1]

History

Saarlouis was created in 1957, then known as Saarlouis – Merzig. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it was constituency 245 in the numbering system. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 246. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 297.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Merzig-Wadern district and the Saarlouis district excluding the Ämter of Bous/Saar, Lebach, Schmelz, and Wadgassen. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it lost the municipality of Schwalbach from the Saarlouis district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but lacking the municipalities of Bous, Ensdorf, Schwalbach, and Wadgassen from the Saarlouis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1957 245Saarlouis – Merzig
1961
1965 246Saarlouis
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 297
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency was first represented by Albert Baldauf of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1957 to 1965, followed by fellow CDU member Josef Schmitt from 1965 to 1976. Hans-Werner Müller of the CDU was then representative from 1976 to 1990. Ottmar Schreiner of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1990 and served until 2009. Peter Altmaier of the CDU was representative from 2009 to 2021. Heiko Maas won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1957 Albert Baldauf CDU 44.4
1961 58.2
1965 Josef Schmitt CDU 54.2
1969 53.4
1972 48.6
1976 Hans-Werner Müller CDU 50.4
1980 47.5
1983 51.2
1987 45.6
1990 Ottmar Schreiner SPD 50.0
1994 49.0
1998 55.1
2002 50.6
2005 40.4
2009 Peter Altmaier CDU 37.5
2013 44.5
2017 38.0
2021 Heiko Maas SPD 36.7

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Saarlouis [3] [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%±%
SPD Heiko Maas 57,35436.7Increase2.svg 4.756,92036.4Increase2.svg 9.5
CDU Red x.svgN Peter Altmaier 43,67128.0Decrease2.svg 10.138,08524.4Decrease2.svg 9.2
AfD Carsten Becker15,1119.7Increase2.svg 0.715,65110.0Increase2.svg 0.2
FDP Angelika Hießerich-Peter12,7778.2Increase2.svg 4.318,87212.1Increase2.svg 4.4
Left Dagmar Ensch-Engel8,4055.4Decrease2.svg 5.510,5126.7Decrease2.svg 6.2
Greens Ute Lessel7,3834.7Increase2.svg 1.2 [5] Decrease2.svg 5.5
Tierschutzpartei  4,5352.9
FW Klaus Hoffmann4,3522.8Increase2.svg 1.93,3152.1Increase2.svg 1.3
PARTEI Sam Schröder3,8532.5Increase2.svg 1.42,7361.8Increase2.svg 0.6
dieBasisMarc Ensch2,4661.62,2211.4
Volt  9540.6
Pirates  8600.6Steady2.svg 0.0
Team Todenhöfer5990.4
ÖDP Philipp-Noah Groß7510.55930.4
NPD  3500.2Decrease2.svg 0.3
MLPD  760.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,0472,891
Total valid votes156,123156,279
Turnout 159,17078.3Increase2.svg 1.0
SPD gain from CDU Majority13,6838.7Increase2.svg 14.6

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Saarlouis [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 Peter Altmaier 60,10238.0Decrease2.svg 6.452,98133.6Decrease2.svg 6.4
SPD Heiko Maas 50,67232.1Decrease2.svg 3.842,47627.0Decrease2.svg 3.8
Left Marilyn Heib17,14210.8Increase2.svg 3.620,32012.9Increase2.svg 3.9
AfD Irene Lienshöft14,2249.0Increase2.svg 4.715,5069.8Increase2.svg 4.7
FDP Kirsten Cortez de Lobao6,0693.8Increase2.svg 2.612,0597.7Increase2.svg 4.0
Greens Markus Tressel 5,5323.5Decrease2.svg 0.28,5985.5Increase2.svg 0.2
PARTEI Michael Kiefer1,7411.11,7511.1
FW Uwe Andreas Kammer1,3520.91,2430.8Increase2.svg 0.1
Pirates Lea Magdalena Laux9390.6Decrease2.svg 1.87990.5Decrease2.svg 2.0
NPD  7480.5Decrease2.svg 1.3
V-Partei³ 4610.3
PDV Michael Bienek2420.22010.1
BGE  1970.1
DM1850.2
MLPD  800.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,4152,825
Total valid votes158,015157,605
Turnout 160,43077.3Increase2.svg 4.4
CDU holdMajority9,4305.9Decrease2.svg 3.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Saarlouis [7]
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 Peter Altmaier 66,69444.5Increase2.svg 7.060,05240.1Increase2.svg 7.7
SPD Reinhold Jost52,30334.9Increase2.svg 2.046,03730.7Increase2.svg 6.5
Left Wolfgang Schumacher10,9367.3Decrease2.svg 8.313,4589.0Decrease2.svg 10.9
AfD Heinrich Adams6,4184.37,6455.1
Greens Markus Tressel 5,5773.7Decrease2.svg 1.67,8735.3Decrease2.svg 1.3
Pirates Michael Klein3,6522.43,7392.5Increase2.svg 1.1
NPD Frank Franz2,4751.7Increase2.svg 0.32,6101.7Increase2.svg 0.5
FDP Wolfgang Krichel1,8721.2Decrease2.svg 6.25,4803.7Decrease2.svg 8.9
FAMILIE 1,6531.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
FW  1,0750.7
PRO 2370.2
MLPD  710.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes4,3604,357
Total valid votes149,927149,930
Turnout 154,28772.9Decrease2.svg 1.3
CDU holdMajority14,3919.6Increase2.svg 5.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Saarlouis [8]
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 Peter Altmaier 58,29737.5Increase2.svg 1.550,56632.4Increase2.svg 0.5
SPD Red x.svgN Ottmar Schreiner 51,19332.9Decrease2.svg 7.537,74924.2Decrease2.svg 9.0
Left Alfred Pfannebecker24,24415.6Increase2.svg 1.931,05719.9Increase2.svg 2.0
FDP Sebastian Greiber11,5167.4Increase2.svg 3.919,64312.6Increase2.svg 5.0
Greens Claudia Beck8,3425.4Increase2.svg 2.410,1946.5Increase2.svg 1.2
Pirates  2,1881.4
FAMILIE 2,0131.3Decrease2.svg 0.4
NPD Aloys Lehmler2,0251.3Decrease2.svg 0.41,8741.2Decrease2.svg 0.5
RRP8610.6
MLPD  480.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes4,0223,446
Total valid votes155,617156,193
Turnout 159,63974.3Decrease2.svg 5.6
CDU gain from SPD Majority7,1044.6

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  8. Results for Saarlouis