Worms (electoral district)


Worms is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of fifteen districts covering the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, it consists of the city of Worms, the Alzey-Worms district and the municipalities of Bodenheim, Guntersblum and Nierstein-Oppenheim from the Mainz-Bingen district.
The constituency was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party of Germany at every election until 2013 election, when it was gained by the Christian Democratic Union candidate Jan Metzler.

Boundaries

Since its creation, the constituency has consisted of the city of Worms and the Alzey-Worms district, the latter of which was formed as a merger of its two eponymous districts in 1969. Until the 1972 election it also included the town of Oppenheim, however in that election it was removed and the district assumed its current boundaries.

Election results

2013 election

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Representatives since 1949

ElectionNamePartyVote share
2009Klaus HagemannSPD-
2005Klaus HagemannSPD-
2002Klaus HagemannSPD-
1998Klaus HagemannSPD-
1994Klaus HagemannSPD-
1990Florian GersterSPD-
1987Florian GersterSPD-
1983Gernot FischerSPD-
1980Gernot FischerSPD-
1976Willi FischerSPD-
1972Willi FischerSPD-
1969Willi FischerSPD-
1965Willy MüllerSPD-
1961Willy MüllerSPD-
1957Willy MüllerSPD-
1953Willy MüllerSPD-
1949Willy MüllerSPD-