Kreuznach is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 201. It is located in central

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

, comprising the districts of

Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...

and

Birkenfeld Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants. Geography ...

. Kreuznach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by

Joe Weingarten Joe Weingarten (born 17 March 1962, in Bad Kreuznach) is a German Social Democratic Party of Germany politician and has been a member of the Bundestag since 1 November 2019. In parliament, he serves on the Defense committee as well as on the Subc ...

of the

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(SPD).

Geography

Kreuznach is located in central

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Bad Kreuznach and Birkenfeld.

History

Kreuznach was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 152. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 150. In the 2002 election, it was number 204. In the 2005 election, it was number 203. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 202. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 201. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Hugo Mayer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1957. Wilhelm Dröscher of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1957 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member

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until 1980. Günther Leonhart, also of the SPD, then served from 1980 to 1990.

Fritz Rudolf Körper Fritz Rudolf Körper (November 14, 1954 in Rehborn) is a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2013, parliamentary state secretary to the Federal Minis ...

retained the constituency for the SPD in the 1990 election, and was representative until 2005.

Julia Klöckner Julia Klöckner (born 16 December 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. ...

won it for the CDU in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009.

Antje Lezius Antje Lezius (born 30 June 1960) is a German politician. Born in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, she represents the CDU. Antje Lezius has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2013 to 2021. Life She beca ...

of the CDU was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Joe Weingarten won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kreuznach (electoral district) Federal electoral districts in Rhineland-Palatinate 1949 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1949 Bad Kreuznach (district) Birkenfeld (district)