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Rhein-Neckar (electoral district)

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277 Rhein-Neckar
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rhein-Neckar in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population271,100 (2019)
Electorate196,882 (2021)
Major settlementsSinsheim
Wiesloch
Walldorf
Area724.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberMoritz Oppelt
Elected2021

Rhein-Neckar 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 277. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising most of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district.[1]

Rhein-Neckar was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Moritz Oppelt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Rhein-Neckar is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Dossenheim, Edingen-Neckarhausen, Eppelheim, Heddesheim, Hemsbach, Hirschberg an der Bergstraße, Ilvesheim, Ladenburg, Laudenbach, Schriesheim, Weinheim, Altlußheim, Brühl, Hockenheim, Ketsch, Neulußheim, Oftersheim, Plankstadt, Reilingen, and Schwetzingen.[1]

History

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Rhein-Neckar was created in 1949, then known as Sinsheim. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Heidelberg-Land – Sinsheim. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 7 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 181. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 184. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 182. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 278. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 277.

Originally, the constituency comprised the district of Mosbach as well as the Sinsheim district excluding the municipalities of Kürnbach, Mühlbach, Sulzfeld, and Zaisenhausen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Sinsheim as well as the Landkreis Heidelberg district excluding the municipality of Eppelheim. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 7 Sinsheim
1953 181
1957
1961
1965 184 Heidelberg-Land – Sinsheim
  • Sinsheim district
  • Landkreis Heidelberg district (excluding Eppelheim municipality)
1969
1972
1976
1980 182 Rhein-Neckar
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 278
2005
2009 277
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Eugen Leibfried from 1949 to 1957, followed by Fritz Baier from 1957 to 1976. Alfred Hubertus Neuhaus served from 1976 to 1983. Bernd Schmidbauer was representative from 1983 to 2009, a total of seven consecutive terms. Stephan Harbarth was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He resigned in November 2018 after being elected to the Federal Constitutional Court. He was succeeded by Moritz Oppelt in the 2021 federal election.

Election Member Party %
1949 Eugen Leibfried CDU 37.8
1953 48.5
1957 Fritz Baier CDU 50.8
1961 48.8
1965 54.4
1969 52.4
1972 51.4
1976 Alfred Hubertus Neuhaus CDU 53.2
1980 50.3
1983 Bernd Schmidbauer CDU 55.5
1987 50.0
1990 49.2
1994 49.3
1998 44.2
2002 46.5
2005 47.4
2009 Stephan Harbarth CDU 42.3
2013 49.7
2017 37.4
2021 Moritz Oppelt CDU 28.5

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Rhein-Neckar[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 % ±%
CDU Moritz Oppelt 43,487 28.5 Decrease 8.9 38,871 25.5 Decrease 8.0
SPD Lars Castellucci 41,205 27.0 Increase 3.1 35,847 23.5 Increase 5.1
Greens Jürgen Kretz 22,696 14.9 Increase 5.3 24,072 15.8 Increase 4.3
FDP Jens Brandenburg 17,769 11.7 Increase 3.5 21,941 14.4 Increase 2.1
AfD Stefan Holzmann 15,296 10.0 Decrease 3.0 15,701 10.3 Decrease 3.3
Left Ecevit Emre 4,006 2.6 Decrease 2.6 4,320 2.8 Decrease 3.5
FW Domenic Arnold 3,979 2.6 Increase 1.1 2,620 1.7 Increase 0.8
dieBasis Michael Dietz 3,238 2.1 2,436 1.6
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,033 1.3 Increase 0.5
PARTEI   1,362 0.9 Steady 0.0
Independent Daniel Schmitt 821 0.5
Volt   680 0.4
Team Todenhöfer   614 0.4
Pirates   546 0.4 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   363 0.2
ÖDP   275 0.2 Steady 0.0
NPD   244 0.2 Decrease 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   234 0.2
Bürgerbewegung 142 0.1
Humanists   134 0.1
DiB   104 0.1 Steady 0.0
LKR   45 0.0
MLPD   33 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   33 0.0 Steady 0.0
Bündnis 21 31 0.0
Informal votes 1,588 1,403
Total valid votes 152,497 152,682
Turnout 154,085 78.3 Decrease 0.6
CDU hold Majority 2,282 1.5 Decrease 12.0

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Rhein-Neckar[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 Green tickY Stephan Harbarth 57,788 37.4 Decrease 12.2 51,797 33.5 Decrease 10.3
SPD Lars Castellucci 36,886 23.9 Decrease 2.0 28,486 18.4 Decrease 3.8
AfD Achim Köhler 20,177 13.1 Increase 8.5 20,942 13.5 Increase 7.5
Greens Memet Kiliç 14,792 9.6 Increase 1.3 17,687 11.4 Increase 1.9
FDP Jens Brandenburg 12,571 8.1 Increase 5.6 18,933 12.2 Increase 5.8
Left Heinrich Stürtz 8,010 5.2 Increase 1.2 9,738 6.3 Increase 1.5
FW Kay-Olaf Ballerstädt 2,255 1.5 1,381 0.9 Increase 0.3
PARTEI Simon Schäfer 1,937 1.3 1,376 0.9
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,252 0.8 Decrease 0.1
Pirates   615 0.4 Decrease 2.3
NPD   534 0.3 Decrease 1.0
Tierschutzallianz 362 0.2
ÖDP   327 0.2 Decrease 0.1
DM 259 0.2
V-Partei³ 241 0.2
BGE   194 0.1
Menschliche Welt 194 0.1
DiB 183 0.1
DIE RECHTE 70 0.0
MLPD   68 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
Informal votes 1,986 1,748
Total valid votes 154,416 154,654
Turnout 156,402 78.9 Increase 4.0
CDU hold Majority 20,902 13.5 Decrease 10.3

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Rhein-Neckar[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 Stephan Harbarth 72,271 49.7 Increase 7.4 63,876 43.8 Increase 8.7
SPD Lars Castellucci 37,724 25.9 Increase 0.8 32,456 22.3 Increase 1.6
Greens Edith Wolber 12,031 8.3 Decrease 2.3 13,912 9.5 Decrease 2.2
AfD Sabine Knur 6,675 4.6 8,786 6.0
Left Bernd Malmberg 5,824 4.0 Decrease 3.5 6,959 4.8 Decrease 3.0
Pirates Andreas Hahn 3,866 2.7 3,909 2.7 Increase 0.6
FDP Jens Brandenburg 3,709 2.5 Decrease 10.1 9,444 6.5 Decrease 12.0
NPD Reinhard Schätz 2,040 1.4 Decrease 0.5 1,936 1.3 Steady 0.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,255 0.9 Increase 0.1
FW   932 0.6
ÖDP Johannes Zimmerer 759 0.5 421 0.3 Steady 0.0
REP Peter Herbold 655 0.5 591 0.4 Decrease 0.3
RENTNER 342 0.2
Volksabstimmung 267 0.2 Steady 0.0
PBC 264 0.2 Decrease 0.2
Party of Reason 146 0.1
PRO 125 0.1
BIG 72 0.0
MLPD   36 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 18 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,228 2,035
Total valid votes 145,554 145,747
Turnout 147,782 74.9 Increase 1.3
CDU hold Majority 34,997 23.8 Increase 6.6

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Rhein-Neckar[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 Stephan Harbarth 59,755 42.3 Decrease 5.1 49,922 35.2 Decrease 4.5
SPD Lars Castellucci 35,426 25.1 Decrease 11.8 29,356 20.7 Decrease 10.1
FDP Jörg Richter 17,833 12.6 Increase 8.1 26,191 18.5 Increase 6.5
Greens Charlotte Schneidewind-Hartnagel 14,952 10.6 Increase 4.8 16,723 11.8 Increase 2.3
Left Edgar Wunder 10,596 7.5 Increase 4.0 11,078 7.8 Increase 3.7
Pirates   2,970 2.1
NPD Andreas Schäfer 2,725 1.9 Steady 0.0 1,894 1.3 Decrease 0.1
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,060 0.7
REP   979 0.7 Decrease 0.1
PBC 489 0.3 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   406 0.3
Volksabstimmung 328 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 267 0.2
DVU   95 0.1
ADM 66 0.0
BüSo 65 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   49 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,928 2,277
Total valid votes 141,287 141,938
Turnout 144,215 73.6 Decrease 7.0
CDU hold Majority 24,329 17.2 Increase 6.7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Rhein-Neckar". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Rhein-Neckar". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Rhein-Neckar
  4. ^ Results for Rhein-Neckar
  5. ^ Results for Rhein-Neckar
  6. ^ Results for Rhein-Neckar