Under Germany's mixed member proportional system of election, the Bundestag has 299 constituencies (Wahlkreise (German: [ˈvaːlˌkʁaɪ̯zə] ⓘ), electoral districts), each of which may elect one member of the Bundestag by first-past-the-post voting (a plurality of votes).[a] At least 331 more representatives are elected from closed lists in each of Germany's sixteen Länder, distributed in a manner that ensures that the overall proportion of representatives for each party above the threshold is approximately equal to the proportion of votes its list received nationwide.[2]
Voting was last held in Germany's constituencies on 27 September 2021, determining the members of the 20th Bundestag.
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List of seats by Land
Baden-Württemberg
38 constituencies:
- Stuttgart I
- Stuttgart II
- Böblingen
- Esslingen
- Nürtingen
- Göppingen
- Waiblingen
- Ludwigsburg
- Neckar-Zaber
- Heilbronn
- Schwäbisch Hall – Hohenlohe
- Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd
- Aalen – Heidenheim
- Karlsruhe-Stadt
- Karlsruhe-Land
- Rastatt
- Heidelberg
- Mannheim
- Odenwald – Tauber
- Rhein-Neckar
- Bruchsal – Schwetzingen
- Pforzheim
- Calw
- Freiburg
- Lörrach – Müllheim
- Emmendingen – Lahr
- Offenburg
- Rottweil – Tuttlingen
- Schwarzwald-Baar
- Konstanz
- Waldshut
- Reutlingen
- Tübingen
- Ulm
- Biberach
- Bodensee
- Ravensburg
- Zollernalb – Sigmaringen
Bavaria
47 constituencies:
- Altötting
- Erding – Ebersberg
- Freising
- Fürstenfeldbruck
- Ingolstadt
- Munich North
- Munich East
- Munich South
- Munich West/Central
- München-Land
- Rosenheim
- Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen – Miesbach
- Starnberg – Landsberg
- Traunstein
- Weilheim
- Deggendorf
- Landshut
- Passau
- Rottal-Inn
- Straubing
- Amberg
- Regensburg
- Schwandorf
- Weiden
- Bamberg
- Bayreuth
- Coburg
- Hof
- Kulmbach
- Ansbach
- Erlangen
- Fürth
- Nuremberg North
- Nuremberg South
- Roth
- Aschaffenburg
- Bad Kissingen
- Main-Spessart
- Schweinfurt
- Würzburg
- Augsburg-Stadt
- Augsburg-Land
- Donau-Ries
- Neu-Ulm
- Memmingen – Unterallgäu
- Oberallgäu
- Ostallgäu
In the 2025 German federal election, Memmingen – Unterallgäu will be contested for the first time.
Berlin
12 constituencies:
- Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East
- Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Berlin-Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Berlin-Mitte
- Berlin-Neukölln
- Berlin-Pankow
- Berlin-Reinickendorf
- Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North
- Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Berlin-Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- Berlin-Treptow-Köpenick
Brandenburg
10 constituencies:
- Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
- Uckermark – Barnim I
- Oberhavel – Havelland II
- Märkisch-Oderland – Barnim II
- Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
- Potsdam – Potsdam-Mittelmark II – Teltow-Fläming II
- Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III
- Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
- Cottbus – Spree-Neiße
- Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Bremen
2 constituencies:
Hamburg
6 constituencies:
- Hamburg-Altona
- Hamburg-Eimsbüttel
- Hamburg-Mitte
- Hamburg-Nord
- Hamburg-Wandsbek
- Hamburg-Bergedorf – Harburg
Hesse
22 constituencies:
Lower Saxony
30 constituencies:
- Aurich – Emden
- Unterems
- Friesland – Wilhelmshaven – Wittmund
- Oldenburg – Ammerland
- Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-Land
- Cuxhaven – Stade II
- Stade I – Rotenburg II
- Mittelems
- Cloppenburg – Vechta
- Diepholz – Nienburg I
- Osterholz – Verden
- Rotenburg I - Heidekreis
- Harburg
- Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg
- Osnabrück-Land
- Stadt Osnabrück
- Nienburg II – Schaumburg
- Stadt Hannover I
- Stadt Hannover II
- Hannover-Land I
- Celle – Uelzen
- Gifhorn – Peine
- Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden
- Hannover-Land II
- Hildesheim
- Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel
- Braunschweig
- Helmstedt – Wolfsburg
- Goslar – Northeim – Osterode
- Göttingen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
6 constituencies:
- Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I
- Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
- Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II
- Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I
- Mecklenburgische Seenplatte I – Vorpommern-Greifswald II
- Mecklenburgische Seenplatte II – Landkreis Rostock III
North Rhine-Westphalia
64 constituencies:
- Aachen I
- Aachen II
- Heinsberg
- Düren
- Rhein-Erft-Kreis I
- Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
- Cologne I
- Cologne II
- Cologne III
- Bonn
- Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
- Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II
- Oberbergischer Kreis
- Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
- Leverkusen - Cologne IV
- Wuppertal I
- Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II
- Mettmann I
- Mettmann II
- Düsseldorf I
- Düsseldorf II
- Neuss I
- Mönchengladbach
- Krefeld I – Neuss II
- Viersen
- Kleve
- Wesel I
- Krefeld II – Wesel II
- Duisburg I
- Duisburg II
- Oberhausen – Wesel III
- Mülheim – Essen I
- Essen II
- Essen III
- Recklinghausen I
- Recklinghausen II
- Gelsenkirchen
- Steinfurt I – Borken I
- Bottrop – Recklinghausen III
- Borken II
- Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
- Steinfurt III
- Münster
- Warendorf
- Gütersloh I
- Bielefeld – Gütersloh II
- Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II
- Minden-Lübbecke I
- Lippe I
- Höxter – Lippe II
- Paderborn – Gütersloh III
- Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
- Bochum I
- Herne – Bochum II
- Dortmund I
- Dortmund II
- Unna I
- Hamm – Unna II
- Soest
- Hochsauerlandkreis
- Siegen-Wittgenstein
- Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I
- Märkischer Kreis II
Rhineland-Palatinate
15 constituencies:
Saarland
4 constituencies:
Saxony
16 constituencies:
Saxony-Anhalt
8 constituencies:
Schleswig-Holstein
11 constituencies:
Thuringia
8 constituencies:
- Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis
- Eisenach – Wartburgkreis – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
- Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I
- Gotha – Ilm-Kreis
- Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II
- Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land
- Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis
- Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg
Notes
References
- ^ "Wahlrechtsreform beschlossen: Das ändert sich". ZDFheute (in German). 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Offizielle Seite der Bundeswahlleitung". Die Bundeswahlleiterin (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
External links
- "Bundestagswahl 2021 - Wahlkreise". Bundeswahlleiter. - additional information, maps and detailed description of boundaries and changes, on the official site of the responsible branch of the German government