Saarbrücken (electoral district)

Saarbrücken is located in southern Saarland. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Großrosseln, Kleinblittersdorf, Püttlingen, Riegelsberg, Saarbrücken, and Völklingen from the Regionalverbrand Saarbrücken district.

Saarbrücken was created in 1957, then known as Saarbrücken-Stadt. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was named Saarbrücken I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it was constituency 243 in the numbering system. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 244. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 296.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Saarbrücken as well as the municipalities of Dudweiler and the Ämter of Brebach, Kleinblittersdorf, and Riegelsberg from the Landkreis Saarbrücken district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Saarbrücken and Kleinblittersdorf from the Saarbrücken district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but four Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Schneider of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1957 to 1961, followed by Eugen Huthmacher of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1961 to 1965. Rudolf Hussong of the SPD won it in 1965 and served one term before being succeeded by Günter Slotta from 1969 to 1976. Hajo Hoffmann was representative from 1976 to 1987, followed by Margit Conrad from 1987 to 1990. Oskar Lafontaine was elected in 1990, but did not accept his mandate at that time; he was re-elected in 1994 and 1998. Elke Ferner was representative from 2002 to 2009, when the constituency was won by Anette Hübinger of the CDU. She was re-elected in 2013. Josephine Ortleb regained the constituency for the SPD in 2017.

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Josephine Ortleb

|votes = 47,529

|percentage = 32.4

|change = {{decrease}} 4.5

|party votes = 32,526

|party percent = 22.1

|party change = {{decrease}} 16.1

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Yvonne Brück

|votes = 36,390

|percentage = 24.8

|change = {{decrease}} 0.3

|party votes = 33,745

|party percent = 22.9

|party change = {{increase}} 2.4

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{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Boris Gamanov

|votes = 30,329

|percentage = 20.6

|change = {{increase}} 11.7

|party votes = 29,591

|party percent = 20.1

|party change = {{increase}} 10.8

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Jasmin Pies

|votes = 12,423

|percentage = 8.5

|change = {{increase}} 2.3

|party votes = 14,566

|party percent = 9.9

|party change = {{increase}} 0.3

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{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Jeanne Dillschneider

|votes = 10,868

|percentage = 7.4

|change = {{decrease}} 0.5

|party votes = 14,614

|party percent = 9.9

|party change = New

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance

|party votes = 9,342

|party percent = 6.3

|party change = New

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Roland König

|votes = 5,280

|percentage = 3.6

|change = {{decrease}} 4.7

|party votes = 6,455

|party percent = 4.4

|party change = {{decrease}} 7.3

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Human Environment Animal Protection Party

|party votes = 2,998

|party percent = 2.0

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.7

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Voters

|candidate = Uwe Schlote

|votes = 3,524

|percentage = 2.4

|change = {{increase}} 0.5

|party votes = 1,457

|party percent = 1.0

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.6

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Volt Germany

|party votes = 1,217

|party percent = 0.8

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3

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{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|party votes = 468

|party percent = 0.3

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Bündnis Deutschland

|party votes = 374

|party percent = 0.3

|party change = New

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|candidate = Rolf Tickert

|votes = 553

|percentage = 0.4

|change = {{increase}} 0.2

|party votes = 133

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 1,861

|party votes = 1,271

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{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 146,896

|party votes = 147,486

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{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 148,757

|percentage = 79.4

|change = {{increase}} 5.4

}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|loser =

|votes = 11,139

|percent = 7.6

|change = {{decrease}} 4.4

}}

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|title=Federal election (2021): Saarbrücken[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2021/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-10/wahlkreis-296.html Results for Saarbrücken]

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Josephine Ortleb

|votes = 51,749

|percentage = 36.9

|change = {{increase}} 4.7

|party votes = 53,537

|party percent = 38.1

|party change = {{increase}} 11.8

}}

{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

|votes = 35,252

|percentage = 25.1

|change = {{decrease}} 6.3

|party votes = 28,797

|party percent = 20.5

|party change = {{decrease}} 8.0

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Boris Huebner

|votes = 12,569

|percentage = 9.0

|change = {{steady}} 0.0

|party votes = 13,006

|party percent = 9.3

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Helmut Isringhaus

|votes = 11,647

|percentage = 8.3

|change = {{increase}} 3.0

|party votes = 16,438

|party percent = 11.7

|party change = {{increase}} 3.6

}}

{{MMP election box local party candidate|

|party = Green

|color = #64A12D

|candidate = Gerhard Wenz

|votes = 11,143

|percentage = 7.9

|change = {{increase}} 1.9

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Mark Baumeister

|votes = 8,711

|percentage = 6.2

|change = {{decrease}} 7.1

|party votes = 13,484

|party percent = 9.6

|party change = {{decrease}} 5.3

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Human Environment Animal Protection

|party votes = 3,843

|party percent = 2.7

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Die PARTEI

|candidate = Lukas Matheis

|votes = 3,439

|percentage = 2.4

|change =

|party votes = 2,764

|party percent = 2.0

|party change = {{increase}} 0.4

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Voters

|candidate = Hans Peter Pflug

|votes = 2,604

|percentage = 1.9

|change = {{increase}} 0.8

|party votes = 2,191

|party percent = 1.6

|party change = {{increase}} 0.8

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Steffi Richter

|votes = 2,179

|percentage = 1.5

|change =

|party votes = 1,923

|party percent = 1.4

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Volt Germany

|party votes = 1,525

|party percent = 1.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|party votes = 1,009

|party percent = 0.7

|party change = {{increase}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Team Todenhöfer

|party votes = 748

|party percent = 0.5

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Ecological Democratic Party

|candidate = Nico Herrmann

|votes = 605

|percentage = 0.4

|change =

|party votes = 698

|party percent = 0.5

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|party votes = 370

|party percent = 0.3

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4

}}

{{MMP election box independent|

|candidate = Stephan Poss

|votes = 299

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

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{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|candidate = Rolf Tickert

|votes = 201

|percentage = 0.1

|change = {{decrease}} 0.1

|party votes = 141

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 2,299

|party votes = 2,223

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 140,398

|party votes = 140,474

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 142,697

|percentage = 74.0

|change = {{increase}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|loser =

|votes = 16,497

|percent = 11.8

|change = {{increase}} 11.0

}}

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|title=Federal election (2017): Saarbrücken[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2017/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-10/wahlkreis-296.html Results for Saarbrücken]

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{{MMP election box candidate win|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Josephine Ortleb

|votes = 46,688

|percentage = 32.1

|change = {{decrease}} 4.0

|party votes = 38,322

|party percent = 26.4

|party change = {{decrease}} 4.7

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Bernd Wegner

|votes = 45,664

|percentage = 31.4

|change = {{decrease}} 5.5

|party votes = 41,394

|party percent = 28.5

|party change = {{decrease}} 4.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Gabriele Ungers

|votes = 19,262

|percentage = 13.3

|change = {{increase}} 2.3

|party votes = 21,669

|party percent = 14.9

|party change = {{increase}} 3.2

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Wilhelm Müller

|votes = 12,950

|percentage = 8.9

|change = {{increase}} 4.8

|party votes = 14,042

|party percent = 9.7

|party change = {{increase}} 4.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Patrick Ginsbach

|votes = 8,782

|percentage = 6.0

|change = {{increase}} 0.7

|party votes = 11,748

|party percent = 8.1

|party change = {{increase}} 0.2

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Roland König

|votes = 7,672

|percentage = 5.3

|change = {{increase}} 3.5

|party votes = 11,753

|party percent = 8.1

|party change = {{increase}} 4.6

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Die PARTEI

|party votes = 2,332

|party percent = 1.6

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Voters

|candidate = Friedemann Klein

|votes = 1,592

|percentage = 1.1

|change =

|party votes = 1,048

|party percent = 0.7

|party change = {{increase}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|candidate = Klaus Schummer

|votes = 1,386

|percentage = 1.0

|change = {{decrease}} 1.9

|party votes = 842

|party percent = 0.6

|party change = {{decrease}} 2.4

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Frank Franz

|votes = 947

|percentage = 0.7

|change = {{decrease}} 1.2

|party votes = 933

|party percent = 0.6

|party change = {{decrease}} 1.2

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = V-Partei³

|color = #99CC33

|party votes = 453

|party percent = 0.3

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Basic Income Alliance

|party votes = 416

|party percent = 0.3

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = DM

|party votes = 226

|party percent = 0.2

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|candidate = Rolf Tickert

|votes = 355

|percentage = 0.2

|change = {{increase}} 0.1

|party votes = 165

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = PDV

|color = #005488

|party votes = 87

|party percent = 0.1

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 2,304

|party votes = 2,172

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 145,298

|party votes = 145,430

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 147,602

|percentage = 73.8

|change = {{increase}} 4.3

}}

{{MMP election box majority gain|

|winner = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|loser = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|votes = 1,024

|percent = 0.7

|change =

}}

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|title=Federal election (2013): Saarbrücken[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2013/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-10/wahlkreis-296.html Results for Saarbrücken]

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{{MMP election box incumbent win|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Anette Hübinger

|votes = 51,324

|percentage = 36.9

|change = {{increase}} 5.1

|party votes = 46,513

|party percent = 33.4

|party change = {{increase}} 6.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate list|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Elke Ferner

|votes = 50,286

|percentage = 36.2

|change = {{increase}} 5.8

|party votes = 43,329

|party percent = 31.1

|party change = {{increase}} 7.2

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

|votes = 15,202

|percentage = 10.9

|change = {{decrease}} 11.2

|party votes = 16,268

|party percent = 11.7

|party change = {{decrease}} 12.3

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Barbara Meyer

|votes = 7,422

|percentage = 5.3

|change = {{decrease}} 1.4

|party votes = 10,910

|party percent = 7.8

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.9

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alternative for Germany

|candidate = Rudolf Müller

|votes = 5,686

|percentage = 4.1

|change =

|party votes = 6,575

|party percent = 4.7

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|candidate = Marc Großjean

|votes = 3,904

|percentage = 2.8

|change =

|party votes = 4,110

|party percent = 2.9

|party change = {{increase}} 1.2

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Peter Marx

|votes = 2,550

|percentage = 1.8

|change = {{increase}} 0.5

|party votes = 2,582

|party percent = 1.9

|party change = {{increase}} 0.7

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Roland König

|votes = 2,410

|percentage = 1.7

|change = {{decrease}} 5.6

|party votes = 6,246

|party percent = 4.5

|party change = {{decrease}} 7.7

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = FAMILIE

|color = orange

|party votes = 1,560

|party percent = 1.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Free Voters

|party votes = 849

|party percent = 0.6

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = PRO

|party votes = 233

|party percent = 0.2

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|candidate = Dietrich Schwang

|votes = 267

|percentage = 0.2

|change = {{steady}} 0.0

|party votes = 160

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 3,349

|party votes = 3,065

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 139,051

|party votes = 139,335

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 142,400

|percentage = 69.5

|change = {{decrease}} 1.3

}}

{{MMP election box majority hold|

|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|votes = 1,038

|percent = 0.7

|change = {{decrease}} 0.7

}}

{{MMP election box begin

|title=Federal election (2009): Saarbrücken[https://web.archive.org/web/20110617061332/http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/de/bundestagswahlen/BTW_BUND_09/ergebnisse/wahlkreisergebnisse/l10/wk296/ Results for Saarbrücken]

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{{MMP election box candidate win|

|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|candidate = Anette Hübinger

|votes = 45,748

|percentage = 31.8

|change = {{increase}} 2.0

|party votes = 38,317

|party percent = 26.5

|party change = {{steady}} 0.0

}}

{{MMP election box incumbent lose list|

|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Elke Ferner

|votes = 43,737

|percentage = 30.4

|change = {{decrease}} 3.2

|party votes = 34,528

|party percent = 23.9

|party change = {{decrease}} 8.5

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = The Left (Germany)

|candidate = Volker Schneider

|votes = 31,946

|percentage = 22.2

|change = {{decrease}} 4.0

|party votes = 34,666

|party percent = 24.0

|party change = {{increase}} 3.1

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|candidate = Roland König

|votes = 10,597

|percentage = 7.4

|change = {{increase}} 4.0

|party votes = 17,651

|party percent = 12.2

|party change = {{increase}} 4.3

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Alliance 90/The Greens

|candidate = Karin Burkart

|votes = 9,696

|percentage = 6.7

|change = {{increase}} 3.2

|party votes = 12,685

|party percent = 8.8

|party change = {{increase}} 0.9

}}

{{MMP election box party only|

|party = Pirate Party Germany

|party votes = 2,536

|party percent = 1.8

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = National Democratic Party of Germany

|candidate = Peter Marx

|votes = 1,967

|percentage = 1.4

|change = {{decrease}} 0.2

|party votes = 1,737

|party percent = 1.2

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.6

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = FAMILIE

|color = orange

|party votes = 1,596

|party percent = 1.1

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.5

}}

{{MMP election box historic party only|

|party = RRP

|party votes = 752

|party percent = 0.5

|party change =

}}

{{MMP election box candidate lose|

|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany

|candidate = Reiner Aulenbacher

|votes = 323

|percentage = 0.2

|change = {{increase}} 0.1

|party votes = 112

|party percent = 0.1

|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1

}}

{{MMP election box informal vote|

|votes = 2,699

|party votes = 2,133

}}

{{MMP election box total vote|

|votes = 144,014

|party votes = 144,580

}}

{{MMP election box turnout|

|turnout = 146,713

|percentage = 70.8

|change = {{decrease}} 6.1

}}

{{MMP election box majority gain|

|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|loser = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|votes = 2,011

|percent = 1.4

|change =

}}

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{{Electoral districts of Saarland}}

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