Worms (electoral district)

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205 Worms
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 205-2025.svg
Worms in 2025
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Population289,700 (2019)
Electorate212,943 (2021)
Major settlements Worms
Alzey
Osthofen
Area932.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CDU
Member Jan Metzler
Elected 2013, 2017, 2021

Worms 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 205. It is located in eastern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Worms, the district of Alzey-Worms, and southern parts of the Mainz-Bingen district. [1]

Contents

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

Geography

Worms is located in eastern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Worms, the district of Alzey-Worms, and the Verbandsgemeinden of Bodenheim, Rhein-Selz, and Sprendlingen-Gensingen from the Mainz-Bingen district. [1]

History

Worms was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 10 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 157. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 155. In the 2002 election, it was number 209. In the 2005 election, it was number 208. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 207. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 206. From the 2025 election, it has been number 205.

Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Worms, and the districts of Landkreis Worms and Alzey as well as the Amtsgerichtsbezirk of Oppenheim from the Landkreis Mainz district. In the 1972 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Worms, the district of Alzey-Worms, and the Verbandsgemeinden of Bodenheim, Guntersblum, and Nierstein-Oppenheim from the Mainz-Bingen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 10Worms
  • Worms city
  • Landkreis Worms district
  • Alzey district
  • Landkreis Mainz district (only Oppenheim Amtsgerichtsbezirk)
1953 157
1957
1961
1965
1969
1972
1976
1980 155
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 209
2005 208
2009 207
2013
2017 206
2021
2025 205

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Willy Müller from 1949 to 1969. He was succeeded by Willi Fischer from 1969 to 1980. Gernot Fischer then served two terms, followed by Florian Gerster from 1987 to 1994. Klaus Hagemann was representative from 1994 to 2013. Jan Metzler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Willy Müller SPD 36.6
1953 38.7
1957 41.0
1961 44.1
1965 44.9
1969 Willi Fischer SPD 47.8
1972 54.8
1976 49.8
1980 Gernot Fischer SPD 51.1
1983 47.2
1987 Florian Gerster SPD 44.9
1990 44.6
1994 Klaus Hagemann SPD 43.7
1998 50.0
2002 49.1
2005 45.8
2009 37.6
2013 Jan Metzler CDU 42.0
2017 41.1
2021 32.2

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Worms [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 Green check.svgY Jan Metzler 62,29035.3Increase2.svg 3.250,91928.8Increase2.svg 6.0
AfD Thorsten Endreß35,86620.3Increase2.svg 10.638,74321.9Increase2.svg 11.9
SPD Markus Trapp39,04222.2Decrease2.svg 8.233,74019.1Decrease2.svg 11.0
Greens Lukas Böhm13,9967.9Decrease2.svg 1.818,87010.7Decrease2.svg 1.9
Left Julia-Christina Stange8,6384.9Increase2.svg 1.811,2196.3Increase2.svg 3.3
FDP Konstantin Guntrum5,1712.9Decrease2.svg 5.08,2404.7Decrease2.svg 7.5
BSW Adar Belice4,4012.5New6,9333.9New
FW Günther Köhler3,8572.2Decrease2.svg 1.32,8881.6Decrease2.svg 1.2
Tierschutzpartei  2,2821.3Decrease2.svg 0.3
Volt Sabrina Hinz2,3921.4Increase2.svg 0.51,5230.9Increase2.svg 0.3
PARTEI  7890.4Decrease2.svg 0.3
Independent Harald Hösch6020.3New
BD  2620.1New
ÖDP  2530.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD  37<0.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,9761,533
Total valid votes176,255176,698
Turnout 178,23184.1Increase2.svg 5.8
CDU holdMajority23,24813.1Increase2.svg 11.2

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Worms [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 Jan Metzler 52,82732.2Decrease2.svg 8.937,54822.8Decrease2.svg 9.9
SPD David Maier49,74830.3Increase2.svg 3.649,65630.1Increase2.svg 4.8
AfD Carsten Propp16,0439.8Decrease2.svg 1.517,03310.3Decrease2.svg 2.8
Greens Christian Engelke15,9499.7Increase2.svg 3.020,79912.6Increase2.svg 4.6
FDP Manuel Höferlin 12,9667.9Increase2.svg 1.920,09512.2Increase2.svg 1.7
FW Danniene Wete5,7623.5Increase2.svg 1.94,7492.9Increase2.svg 1.7
Left Anja Läwen5,0703.1Decrease2.svg 2.05,0683.1Decrease2.svg 3.4
Tierschutzpartei  2,6121.6
dieBasis David Hess3,1341.92,3021.4
PARTEI  1,2140.7Decrease2.svg 0.2
Volt Marius Müller1,3670.89260.6
Pirates  8900.5Increase2.svg 0.1
Team Todenhöfer  6270.4
ÖDP Marcus Eschborn7260.4Decrease2.svg 0.24560.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Independent Chiara Pohl5530.3
The Homeland  2640.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
Humanists  1860.1
V-Partei3  1670.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
DiB  1090.1
LKR  860.1
MLPD  350.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,4911,814
Total valid votes164,145164,822
Turnout 166,63678.3Decrease2.svg 1.2
CDU holdMajority3,0791.9Decrease2.svg 12.5

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Worms [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 Jan Metzler 68,68541.1Decrease2.svg 0.954,72132.6Decrease2.svg 6.8
SPD Marcus Held 44,56926.7Decrease2.svg 10.342,47125.3Decrease2.svg 4.5
AfD Matthias Lehmann18,90211.3Increase2.svg 7.221,97813.1Increase2.svg 7.5
Greens Thomas Rahner11,2806.7Increase2.svg 1.113,4498.0Decrease2.svg 0.3
FDP Manuel Höferlin 10,0586.0Increase2.svg 3.417,54310.5Increase2.svg 4.5
Left Sebastian Knopf8,5395.1Increase2.svg 1.410,8116.4Increase2.svg 1.4
FW Iris Peterek2,6871.6Increase2.svg 0.32,0451.2Increase2.svg 0.1
PARTEI  1,6231.0
Pirates  7800.5Decrease2.svg 1.7
ÖDP Jochen Piehl1,0300.6Increase2.svg 0.27050.4Increase2.svg 0.1
Independent Tabitha Elkins8050.5
The Homeland Ricarda Riefling5110.3Decrease2.svg 1.06440.4Decrease2.svg 1.0
V-Partei³ 4710.3
BGE  3620.2
Independent Oksana Bauer1100.1
MLPD  620.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,6172,128
Total valid votes167,176167,665
Turnout 169,79379.5Increase2.svg 5.7
CDU holdMajority24,11614.4Increase2.svg 9.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Worms [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 Jan Metzler 61,33742.0Increase2.svg 6.057,62039.4Increase2.svg 7.0
SPD Marcus Held 53,94837.0Decrease2.svg 0.743,67029.8Increase2.svg 2.8
Greens Jan Paul Stich8,1115.6Decrease2.svg 1.712,2678.4Decrease2.svg 1.7
AfD Ursula Bieser6,3164.38,1885.6
Left Sebastian Knopf5,3593.7Decrease2.svg 3.47,3985.1Decrease2.svg 3.3
FDP Manuel Höferlin3,6522.5Decrease2.svg 7.28,6575.9Decrease2.svg 9.8
Pirates Bernhard Furch2,7281.93,1382.1Increase2.svg 0.1
The Homeland Mathias Weyerich2,0801.4Decrease2.svg 0.82,1161.4Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW Claus Ableiter1,8101.21,5951.1
REP  5440.4Decrease2.svg 0.7
ÖDP Stephan Krell6340.44970.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Party of Reason 3580.2
PRO 2690.2
MLPD  410.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,9532,570
Total valid votes145,975146,358
Turnout 148,92873.8Increase2.svg 0.8
CDU gain from SPD Majority7,3895.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Worms [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%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Klaus Hagemann54,25537.6Decrease2.svg 8.239,12527.1Decrease2.svg 10.9
CDU Ludwig Tauscher51,89236.0Decrease2.svg 1.446,83132.4Decrease2.svg 1.0
FDP Manuel Höferlin 14,0519.7Increase2.svg 3.622,74815.7Increase2.svg 4.2
Greens Pia Schellhammer10,5157.3Increase2.svg 3.414,60910.1Increase2.svg 2.9
Left Michael Post10,2187.1Increase2.svg 2.512,0988.4Increase2.svg 3.1
Pirates  2,9092.0
The Homeland Rainer Marschall3,2592.3Steady2.svg 0.02,2841.6Decrease2.svg 0.4
REP  1,5081.0Steady2.svg 0.0
FAMILIE 1,4681.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  4250.3
PBC4210.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
DVU  1370.1
MLPD  300.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,1912,788
Total valid votes144,190144,593
Turnout 147,38172.9Decrease2.svg 6.5
SPD holdMajority2,3631.6Decrease2.svg 6.9

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Worms". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Worms". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Worms
  4. Results for Worms
  5. Results for Worms
  6. Results for Worms
  7. Results for Worms