Trier is an electoral constituency (
German
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: ''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 203. It is located in western
Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of
Trier and the district of
Trier-Saarburg.
Trier was created for the inaugural
1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by
Verena Hubertz of the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
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(SPD).
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.
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. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 203.
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.
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
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until 1965 and
Heinrich Holkenbrink Heinrich may refer to:
People
* Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...
until 1969.
Carl-Ludwig Wagner
Carl-Ludwig Wagner (9 January 1930 – 27 July 2012) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union.
Wagner was born in Düsseldorf, but later lived in Eitelsbach, a part of Trier. After his Abitur 1949 in Trier he studied law at t ...
then served from 1969 to 1976.
Günther Schartz Günther, Guenther, Ginther, Gunther, and the variants Günter, Guenter, Guenther, Ginter, and Gunter, are Germanic names derived from ''Gunthere, Gunthari'', composed of '' *gunþiz'' "battle" (Old Norse ''gunnr'') and ''heri, hari'' "army". Gund ...
was representative from 1976 to 1994.
Franz Peter Basten served a single term from 1994 to 1998 before
Karl Diller
Karl Diller (born 27 January 1941) is a German politician. Born in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, he represents the SPD. Karl Diller has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ...
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
Andreas Steier (born 7 January 1972) is a German engineer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2017 to 2021.
Political career
Steier becam ...
was elected in 2017. Verena Hubertz of the SPD won the constituency in 2021.
Election results
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
References
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Federal electoral districts in Rhineland-Palatinate
1949 establishments in West Germany
Constituencies established in 1949
Trier
Trier-Saarburg