Trier (electoral district)

Last updated
202 Trier
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 202-2025.svg
Trier in 2025
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Population260,900 (2019)
Electorate187,536 (2025)
Major settlements Trier
Konz
Schweich
Area1,219.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
MemberVacant
Elected 2025

Trier 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 202. It is located in western Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Trier and the district of Trier-Saarburg. [1]

Contents

Trier was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Whilst the Christian Democratic Union won the plurality in the 2025 election, under the new voting system, their candidate did not actually win a seat in the Bundestag. This was due to the distribution of seats won by the CDU being decided by the first (direct) vote percentage of each winning CDU candidate, determining who took the seats. As the CDU candidate got a low vote of 30.4%, the seat will remain vacant throughout the 21st Bundestag. [2]

Geography

Trier is located in western Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Trier and the district of Trier-Saarburg. [1]

History

Trier was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 7 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 154. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 152. In the 2002 election, it was number 206. In the 2005 election, it was number 205. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 204. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 203. From the 2025 election, it has been number 202.

Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Trier, and the districts of Landkreis Trier and Saarburg. It acquired its current borders in the 1972 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 7Trier
  • Trier city
  • Landkreis Trier district
  • Saarburg district
1953 154
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 152
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 206
2005 205
2009 204
2013
2017 203
2021
2025 202

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Kemper of the CDU from 1949 to 1957, followed by Alois Zimmer until 1965 and Heinrich Holkenbrink until 1969. Carl-Ludwig Wagner then served from 1969 to 1976. Günther Schartz was representative from 1976 to 1994. Franz Peter Basten served a single term from 1994 to 1998 before Karl Diller won the constituency for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998. He served two terms. Bernhard Kaster regained it for the CDU in 2005 and served until 2017. Andreas Steier was elected in 2017. Verena Hubertz of the SPD won the constituency in 2021. The seat became vacant as a result of the 2025 election.

ElectionMemberParty%
1949 Heinrich Kemper CDU 64.8
1953 67.2
1957 Alois Zimmer CDU 66.9
1961 62.0
1965 Heinrich Holkenbrink CDU 61.0
1969 Carl-Ludwig Wagner CDU 57.3
1972 52.8
1976 Günther Schartz CDU 56.2
1980 51.9
1983 57.3
1987 52.0
1990 49.1
1994 Franz Peter Basten CDU 47.6
1998 Karl Diller SPD 45.2
2002 43.7
2005 Bernhard Kaster CDU 43.1
2009 45.7
2013 48.8
2017 Andreas Steier CDU 37.9
2021 Verena Hubertz SPD 33.0
2025 Vacant [a]

Election results

2025 election

Under the new voting system implemented for the 2025 election, although the CSU candidate won the most votes in this constituency, due to the low winning percentage, the constituency seat will remain vacant as not enough second (party) votes were won to be allocated this seat.


Federal election (2025): Trier [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%±%
CDU Dominik Sienkiewicz [a] 47,84130.8Increase2.svg 3.147,88630.7Increase2.svg 7.0
SPD Red x.svgN Verena Hubertz 47,05230.3Decrease2.svg 2.731,15520.0Decrease2.svg 10.3
AfD Marcel Philipps22,10114.2Increase2.svg 8.624,10315.5Increase2.svg 9.3
Greens Corinna Rüffer 12,8348.3Decrease2.svg 4.819,02512.2Decrease2.svg 3.4
Left Lin Lindner7,7745.0Increase2.svg 1.511,9447.7Increase2.svg 3.7
FDP Gerd Benzmüller6,1514.0Decrease2.svg 3.07,2664.7Decrease2.svg 6.5
BSW Leo Miguez5,3583.4New6,8424.4New
FW Niels Becker4,1272.7Decrease2.svg 2.53,1922.0Decrease2.svg 1.6
Tierschutzpartei  1,7171.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
Volt Loreen Reeman1,5591.0Increase2.svg 0.31,4300.9Increase2.svg 0.3
PARTEI  8190.5Decrease2.svg 0.5
ÖDP Matthias Reimann6190.4Decrease2.svg 0.13120.2Steady2.svg 0.0
BD  1990.1New
MLPD  37<0.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,442931
Total valid votes155,416155,927
Turnout 156,85883.6Increase2.svg 6.4
Vacant gain from SPD Majority

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Trier [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 Verena Hubertz 47,94233.0Decrease2.svg 0.744,12330.3Increase2.svg 5.6
CDU Red x.svgN Andreas Steier 40,29927.7Decrease2.svg 10.234,57823.7Decrease2.svg 13.5
Greens Corinna Rüffer 18,93913.0Increase2.svg 6.622,70815.6Increase2.svg 6.6
FDP Benjamin Palfner10,1357.0Increase2.svg 1.716,20611.1Increase2.svg 1.9
AfD Otto Hiller von Gaertringen8,2305.7Decrease2.svg 1.39,0016.2Decrease2.svg 1.8
FW Sascha Kohlmann7,5215.2Increase2.svg 4.15,3793.7Increase2.svg 2.7
Left Katrin Werner 5,1263.5Decrease2.svg 3.15,7123.9Decrease2.svg 4.7
Tierschutzpartei  2,0031.4
PARTEI Michael Zeeb2,1741.5Increase2.svg 0.21,5071.0Steady2.svg 0.0
dieBasis Filiz Plenter1,7301.21,6781.1
Volt Bettina Wolff9670.78590.6
Independent Ingrid Moritz8070.6
Pirates  5380.4Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP Paul Lippl6570.53630.2Steady2.svg 0.0
UnabhängigeJens Ahnemüller5950.4
Team Todenhöfer  3430.2
DKP Simon Becker2940.2
Humanists  1790.1
V-Partei3  1440.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
DiB  1160.1
NPD  1140.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
LKR  500.0
MLPD  300.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Independent Anna Batholomé170.0
Informal votes1,7381,540
Total valid votes145,433145,631
Turnout 147,17177.2Decrease2.svg 1.3
SPD gain from CDU Majority7,6435.3

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Trier [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 Andreas Steier 56,61137.9Decrease2.svg 10.955,88237.3Decrease2.svg 6.7
SPD Katarina Barley 50,28333.7Increase2.svg 2.636,95024.7Decrease2.svg 1.6
AfD Erwin Ludwig10,4147.011,9268.0Increase2.svg 3.8
Left Katrin Werner 9,8426.6Increase2.svg 1.012,9348.6Increase2.svg 2.4
Greens Corinna Rüffer 9,6456.5Decrease2.svg 0.513,5129.0Decrease2.svg 0.5
FDP Adrian Assenmacher7,9105.3Increase2.svg 3.413,8419.2Increase2.svg 4.3
PARTEI Andrej Soffel1,8691.3Increase2.svg 0.61,5901.1
FW Stephan Wefelscheid1,6171.1Decrease2.svg 0.11,4180.9Steady2.svg 0.0
Independent Albert Niesen9340.6
Pirates  6050.4Decrease2.svg 2.1
V-Partei³ 3610.2
ÖDP  3380.2Steady2.svg 0.0
BGE  2450.2
NPD Safet Babic2130.1Decrease2.svg 0.82420.2Decrease2.svg 0.6
MLPD  370.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,2131,670
Total valid votes149,338149,881
Turnout 151,55178.6Increase2.svg 5.8
CDU holdMajority6,3284.2Decrease2.svg 13.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Trier [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 Bernhard Kaster67,28148.8Increase2.svg 3.160,90944.0Increase2.svg 7.0
SPD Katarina Barley 42,87931.1Increase2.svg 5.236,41026.3Increase2.svg 4.0
Greens Corinna Rüffer 9,5556.9Decrease2.svg 3.513,1579.5Decrease2.svg 2.6
Left Katrin Werner 7,6875.6Decrease2.svg 3.08,6886.3Decrease2.svg 3.3
Pirates Andreas Brühl3,8632.83,5082.5Increase2.svg 0.7
FDP Henrick Meine2,6561.9Decrease2.svg 6.46,8414.9Decrease2.svg 10.1
AfD  5,7364.1
FW Luda Adéle Liebe1,6531.21,2890.9
NPD Safet Babic1,2870.9Steady2.svg 0.01,0430.8Decrease2.svg 0.1
PARTEI Christian Nicolay9520.7
ÖDP  2900.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Party of Reason 2680.2
PRO 1730.1
REP  1360.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
MLPD  760.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,3212,610
Total valid votes137,813138,524
Turnout 141,13472.8Increase2.svg 0.6
CDU holdMajority24,40217.7Decrease2.svg 2.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Trier [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 Bernhard Kaster61,59445.7Increase2.svg 2.650,21036.9Increase2.svg 0.8
SPD Manfred Nink34,94825.9Decrease2.svg 14.730,34822.3Decrease2.svg 13.9
Greens Sascha Gottschalk14,10910.5Increase2.svg 4.916,45612.1Increase2.svg 3.2
Left Katrin Werner 11,5838.6Increase2.svg 4.213,0709.6Increase2.svg 3.8
FDP Per Knöß11,2378.3Increase2.svg 3.920,35415.0Increase2.svg 4.5
Pirates  2,4831.8
FAMILIE 1,1110.8Decrease2.svg 0.1
NPD Safet Babic1,3151.0Decrease2.svg 0.11,0920.8Decrease2.svg 0.2
REP  3470.3Decrease2.svg 0.2
ÖDP  2840.2
PBC1540.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
DVU  740.1
MLPD  270.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,5522,328
Total valid votes134,786136,010
Turnout 138,33872.2Decrease2.svg 5.4
CDU holdMajority26,64619.8Increase2.svg 17.3

Notes

  1. 1 2 Dominik Sienkiewicz (CDU) won with 30.8% but seat remained vacant due to insufficient second votes cover.

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Trier". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-7/wahlkreis-202.html
  3. Results for Trier
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  5. Results for Trier
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