Homburg (electoral district)

Homburg 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 299. It is located in southeastern Saarland, comprising the Saarpfalz-Kreis district and parts of the Neunkirchen and Saarbrücken districts.[1]

299 Homburg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Homburg in 2009
StateSaarland
Population240,500 (2019)
Electorate185,941 (2021)
Major settlementsNeunkirchen
Homburg
Sankt Ingbert
Area550.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1957
PartySPD
MemberEsra Limbacher
Elected2021

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

Geography

Homburg is located in southeastern Saarland. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Saarpfalz-Kreis district, the municipalities of Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg from the Neunkirchen district, and the municipalities of Friedrichsthal, Quierschied, and Sulzbach from the Saarbrücken district.[1]

History

Homburg was created in 1957, then known as Homburg – St. Ingbert. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named St. Ingbert. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it was constituency 247 in the numbering system. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 248. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 299.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Homburg district, the St. Ingbert district, and the municipality of Neunkirchen and Amt of Spiesen from Ottweiler district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Saarpfalz-Kreis district and the municipalities of Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg from the Neunkirchen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1957 247 Homburg – St. Ingbert
  • Homburg district
  • St. Ingbert district
  • Ottweiler district (only Neunkirchen municipality and Spiesen Amt)
1961
1965 248 St. Ingbert
1969
1972
1976 Homburg
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 299
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Kurt Conrad of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1957 to 1961. It was won by Johann Klein of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1961. Werner Wilhelm regained it for the SPD in 1969 and served until 1980. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Lothar Fischer from 1980 to 2002. Astrid Klug of the SPD was representative from 2002 to 2009. Alexander Funk of the CDU was elected in 2009 and served until 2017. He was succeeded by party fellow Markus Uhl in 2017. Esra Limbacher won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1957 Kurt Conrad SPD 31.6
1961 Johann Klein CDU 46.3
1965 44.5
1969 Werner Wilhelm SPD 44.3
1972 52.4
1976 49.1
1980 Lothar Fischer SPD 51.7
1983 47.9
1987 47.4
1990 52.4
1994 50.6
1998 54.7
2002 Astrid Klug SPD 50.4
2005 40.1
2009 Alexander Funk CDU 33.4
2013 39.8
2017 Markus Uhl CDU 33.6
2021 Esra Limbacher SPD 36.6

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Homburg[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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Esra Limbacher 51,091 36.6 Increase 5.2 52,091 37.2 Increase 9.6
CDU Red XN Markus Uhl[lower-alpha 1] 36,472 26.1 Decrease 7.4 32,004 22.9 Decrease 8.2
AfD Christian Wirth 16,210 11.6 Increase 0.6 16,068 11.5 Decrease 0.2
FDP Ralf Armbrüster 11,015 7.9 Increase 2.7 15,719 11.2 Increase 3.5
Left Florian Spaniol 7,312 5.2 Decrease 5.7 9,247 6.6 Decrease 5.8
Green Maria Luise Herber 6,826 4.9 Decrease 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   4,045 2.9
FW Axel Kammerer 4,418 3.2 Increase 1.9 3,359 2.4 Increase 1.5
PARTEI Evelyne Görlinger 3,287 2.4 Increase 0.8 2,202 1.6 Increase 0.3
dieBasis Ute Weisang 2,086 1.5 1,878 1.3
Volt   847 0.6
Pirates   809 0.6 Increase 0.1
ÖDP Claus Jacob 895 0.6 645 0.5
Team Todenhöfer   526 0.4
NPD   362 0.3 Decrease 0.3
MLPD   81 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,676 2,405
Total Valid votes 139,612 139,883
Turnout 142,288 76.5 Increase 0.6
SPD gain from CDU Majority 14,619 10.5

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Homburg[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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Markus Uhl 48,102 33.6 Decrease 6.2 44,538 31.0 Decrease 5.6
SPD Esra Limbacher 45,022 31.4 Decrease 6.2 39,729 27.7 Decrease 4.2
AfD Daniel Schütte 15,767 11.0 Increase 6.4 16,745 11.7 Increase 6.1
Left Walter Kappmeier 15,724 11.0 Increase 1.9 17,773 12.4 Increase 2.2
FDP Peter Habel 7,369 5.1 Increase 3.8 11,096 7.7 Increase 3.9
Greens Marc Piazolo 7,128 5.0 Increase 1.4 8,109 5.6 Increase 0.5
PARTEI Johannes Rösner 2,209 1.5 1,760 1.2
FW Axel Kammerer 1,783 1.2 1,273 0.9 Increase 0.2
NPD   779 0.5 Decrease 1.2
Pirates   648 0.5 Decrease 2.0
V-Partei³ 382 0.3
DM 253 0.2
BGE   210 0.1
PDV 121 0.1
MLPD Helmut Bohn-Klein 217 0.2 109 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,671 2,467
Total Valid votes 143,321 143,525
Turnout 145,992 75.9 Increase 3.9
CDU hold Majority 3,080 2.2 Steady 0.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Homburg[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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Alexander Funk 55,250 39.8 Increase 6.4 50,892 36.6 Increase 7.5
SPD David Lindemann 52,266 37.6 Increase 6.7 44,365 31.9 Increase 6.5
Left Yvonne Ploetz 12,592 9.1 Decrease 10.3 14,180 10.2 Decrease 11.5
AfD Karsten Sturm 6,443 4.6 7,784 5.6
Greens Markus Schmitt 4,954 3.6 Decrease 1.0 7,127 5.1 Decrease 1.2
Pirates Andreas Guckert 3,289 2.4 3,453 2.5 Increase 1.1
NPD Niels Kandar 2,231 1.6 Increase 0.1 2,437 1.8 Increase 0.3
FDP Thorsten Eich 1,890 1.4 Decrease 5.9 5,266 3.8 Decrease 8.0
FAMILIE 2,378 1.7 Decrease 0.4
FW   930 0.7
PRO 218 0.2
MLPD   72 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,729 3,542
Total Valid votes 138,915 139,102
Turnout 142,644 72.0 Decrease 1.0
CDU hold Majority 2,984 2.2 Decrease 0.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Homburg[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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Alexander Funk 48,092 33.4 Increase 0.7 42,033 29.1 Increase 0.3
SPD Red XN Astrid Klug[lower-alpha 2] 44,500 30.9 Decrease 9.2 36,681 25.4 Decrease 8.9
Left Ralf Reinstädtler 27,933 19.4 Increase 4.0 31,382 21.7 Increase 3.6
FDP Christian Schmitt 10,508 7.3 Increase 3.9 17,039 11.8 Increase 4.3
Greens Winfried Anslinger 6,575 4.6 Increase 1.8 9,164 6.3 Increase 0.6
FAMILIE Heinz Dabrock 4,102 2.9 Decrease 0.5 3,030 2.1 Decrease 0.6
NPD Bernd Ehrreich 2,206 1.5 Decrease 0.5 2,159 1.5 Decrease 0.6
Pirates   2,043 1.4
RRP 797 0.6
MLPD   50 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 3,131 2,669
Total Valid votes 143,916 144,378
Turnout 147,047 73.0 Decrease 5.8
CDU gain from SPD Majority 3,592 2.5

Notes
  1. Uhl entered the Bundestag on the CDU list after Peter Altmaier declined his mandate.
  2. Klug entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the death of Ottmar Schreiner in April 2013.

References
  1. "Constituency Homburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Homburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Homburg
  4. Results for Homburg
  5. Results for Homburg
  6. Results for Homburg
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.