Mannheim (electoral district)

Federal electoral district of Germany

275 Mannheim

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Mannheim in 2025

State| Baden-Württemberg
Population| 310,700 (2019)
Electorate| 195,336 (2025)
Major settlements| Mannheim
Area| 145.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1949
Member| Vacant
Elected| 2025

Mannheim is an electoral constituency (German: 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 275. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Mannheim.[1]

Mannheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Whilst the Christian Democratic Union won a plurality in the 2025 election, under the new voting system, their candidate did not actually win a seat in the Bundestag. This was due to the distribution of seats won by the CDU being decided by the first (direct) vote percentage of each winning CDU candidate, determining who took the seats. As the CDU candidate got a low vote of 24.7%, the seat will remain vacant throughout the 21st Bundestag.[2]

## Geography

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Mannheim is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the independent city of Mannheim.[1]

## History

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Mannheim was created in 1949, then known as Mannheim-Stadt. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was named Mannheim I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Baden constituency 2 in the number system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 176. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 179. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 276. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 275.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the independent city of Mannheim. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Innenstadt/Jungbusch, Neckarstadt-West, Neckarstadt-Ost/Wohlgelegen, Sandhofen, Schönau, Waldhof, Käfertal, Vogelstang, and Schwetzingerstadt/Oststadt from the city of Mannheim. In the 1976 election, it gained the Stadtbezirke of Feudenheim and Wallstadt. Since the 2002 election, it has again been coterminous with the city of Mannheim.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1949 | 2 | Mannheim-Stadt  |

* Mannheim city

1953 | 177
1957
1961
1965 | 179  | Mannheim I  |

* Mannheim city (only Innenstadt/Jungbusch, Käfertal, Neckarstadt-Ost/Wohlgelegen, Neckarstadt-West, Sandhofen, Schönau, Schwetzingerstadt/Oststadt, Vogelstang, and Waldhof Stadtbezirke)

1969
1972
1976 |

* Mannheim city (only Feudenheim, Innenstadt/Jungbusch, Käfertal, Neckarstadt-Ost/Wohlgelegen, Neckarstadt-West, Sandhofen, Schönau, Schwetzingerstadt/Oststadt, Vogelstang, Waldhof, and Wallstadt Stadtbezirke)

1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 | 276  | Mannheim  |

* Mannheim city

2005
2009 | 275
2013
2017
2021
2025

## Members

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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 Carlo Schmid from 1949 to 1972, followed by Werner Nagel from 1972 to 1990. Siegfried Vergin then served one term. Egon Jüttner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1994, but Lothar Mark regained the constituency for the SPD in 1998, and served until 2009. Former member Jüttner was elected again in 2009, and served until 2017. Nikolas Löbel of the CDU was elected in 2017. Isabel Cademartori won the constituency for the SPD in 2021. The seat has been vacant since the 2025 election.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1949 | Carlo Schmid | SPD | 38.3
1953 | 38.1
1957 | 44.7
1961 | 44.4
1965 | 52.8
1969 | 55.9
| 1972 | Werner Nagel | SPD | 59.3
1976 | 53.6
1980 | 55.3
1983 | 49.0
1987 | 46.8
| 1990 | Siegfried Vergin | SPD | 40.8
| 1994 | Egon Jüttner | CDU | 42.5
| 1998 | Lothar Mark | SPD | 48.9
2002 | 48.5
2005 | 45.9
| 2009 | Egon Jüttner | CDU | 36.5
2013 | 39.8
| 2017 | Nikolas Löbel | CDU | 29.3
| 2021 | Isabel Cademartori | SPD | 26.4
| 2025 | Vacant[a]

## Election results

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### 2025 election

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Under the new voting system implemented for the 2025 election, although the CDU candidate won the most votes in this constituency, due to the low winning percentage, the constituency seat will remain vacant as not enough second (party) votes were won to be allocated this seat.

Federal election (2025): Mannheim[3]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Melis Sekmen[a] | 37,564  | 24.7  |  4.8  | 35,226  | 23.1  |  4.9
| SPD | N Isabel Cademartori | 34,133  | 22.5  |  3.9  | 27,685  | 18.2  |  7.1
| Greens | Nina Uschi Elke Wellenreuther  | 27,491  | 18.1  |  4.4  | 24,375  | 16.0  |  5.1
| AfD | Heinrich Friedrich Koch  | 27,165  | 17.9  |  8.1  | 26,730  | 17.6  |  8.4
| Left | Gökay Akbulut  | 12,114  | 8.0  |  3.1  | 17,209  | 11.3  |  6.3
| FDP | Konrad Johann Lorenz Stockmeier  | 6,389  | 4.2  |  6.4  | 7,836  | 5.1  |  8.0
| BSW |   | 7,128  | 4.7  |
| APT | Dr. Lucia Lou-Anne Boileau  | 2,759  | 1.8  |  | 1,754  | 1.2  |  0.4
| Volt |   | 1,485  | 1.0  |  0.4
| FW | Andre Kühner  | 2,626  | 1.7  |  0.5  | 1,127  | 0.7  |  0.6
| PARTEI | Félix Hugo Francisco Gimenez  | 1,441  | 0.9  |  0.4  | 824  | 0.5  |  0.5
| dieBasis |   | 322  | 0.2  |  1.1
| Bündnis C |   | 169  | 0.1  |
| ÖDP |   | 167  | 0.1  |  0.1
| BD |   | 144  | 0.1  |
| MLPD | Josef Eugen Buck  | 221  | 0.1  |  | 82  | 0.1  |
Informal votes  | 1,234  |  |  | 874  |  |
Total valid votes | 151,903  |  |  | 152,263  |  |
Turnout | 153,137  | 78.4  |  6.2  |
| Vacant gain from SPD | Majority |  |  |  |

### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Mannheim[4]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| SPD | Isabel Cademartori | 37,102  | 26.4  |  1.6  | 35,651  | 25.3  |  4.1
| Greens | Melis Sekmen | 31,723  | 22.5  |  9.4  | 29,814  | 21.1  |  8.0
| CDU | Roland Hörner  | 27,986  | 19.9  |  9.4  | 25,682  | 18.2  |  8.9
| FDP | Konrad Stockmeier | 14,879  | 10.6  |  3.7  | 18,515  | 13.1  |  1.9
| AfD | Jörg Finkler  | 13,773  | 9.8  |  2.7  | 12,846  | 9.1  |  3.7
| Left | Gökay Akbulut | 6,811  | 4.8  |  2.5  | 7,066  | 5.0  |  4.1
| Tierschutzpartei |   | 2,178  | 1.5  |  0.5
| FW | Stephan Frauenkron  | 3,205  | 2.3  |  1.3  | 1,871  | 1.3  |  0.7
| dieBasis | Lars Ebert  | 2,276  | 1.6  |  | 1,845  | 1.3  |
| PARTEI | Simon Matheis  | 1,933  | 1.4  |  0.3  | 1,471  | 1.0  |  0.2
| Team Todenhöfer |   | 1,212  | 0.9  |
| Volt |   | 844  | 0.6  |
| Pirates |   | 529  | 0.4  |  0.1
| ÖDP | Joachim Förster  | 500  | 0.4  |  | 241  | 0.2  |  0.0
| KlimalisteBW | Johanna Legnar  | 410  | 0.3  |  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |   | 216  | 0.2  |
| Humanists |   | 200  | 0.1  |
| NPD |   | 146  | 0.1  |  0.2
| DiB |   | 146  | 0.1  |  0.1
| Bündnis C |   | 146  | 0.1  |
| Bürgerbewegung  |  | 136  | 0.1  |
| MLPD | Josef Buck  | 184  | 0.1  |  0.1  | 81  | 0.1  |  0.1
| DKP |   | 58  | 0.0  |  0.0
| Bündnis 21  |  | 50  | 0.0  |
| LKR |   | 23  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,350  |  |  | 1,165  |  |
Total valid votes | 140,782  |  |  | 140,967  |  |
Turnout | 142,132  | 72.2  |  0.8  |
| SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 5,379  | 3.9  |  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Mannheim[5]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Nikolas Löbel | 41,812  | 29.3  |  10.5  | 38,746  | 27.1  |  7.9
| SPD | Stefan Rebmann  | 39,795  | 27.9  |  4.4  | 30,309  | 21.2  |  6.3
| Greens | Gerhard Schick | 18,739  | 13.1  |  0.9  | 18,803  | 13.2  |  2.1
| AfD | Robert Schmidt  | 17,833  | 12.5  |  | 18,309  | 12.8  |  6.8
| Left | Gökay Akbulut | 10,493  | 7.4  |  0.7  | 12,989  | 9.1  |  1.6
| FDP | Florian Kußmann  | 9,835  | 6.9  |  4.1  | 16,050  | 11.2  |  5.8
| PARTEI | Patrick H.P. Siegert  | 2,337  | 1.6  |  0.9  | 1,807  | 1.3  |
| Tierschutzpartei |   | 1,552  | 1.1  |  0.1
| FW | Martin Marino-Haffner  | 1,444  | 1.0  |  | 826  | 0.6  |  0.2
| Pirates |   | 689  | 0.5  |  2.7
| Tierschutzallianz  |  | 414  | 0.3  |
| BGE |   | 395  | 0.3  |
| NPD |   | 381  | 0.3  |  0.9
| DiB |  | 311  | 0.2  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 246  | 0.2  |
| DM  |  | 240  | 0.2  |
| ÖDP |   | 231  | 0.2  |  0.0
| Menschliche Welt  |  | 186  | 0.1  |
| MLPD | Josef Buck  | 286  | 0.2  |  0.0  | 160  | 0.1  |  0.0
| DKP |   | 46  | 0.0  |
| DIE RECHTE |  | 33  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,504  |  |  | 1,355  |  |
Total valid votes | 142,574  |  |  | 142,723  |  |
Turnout | 144,078  | 73.0  |  3.6  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 2,017  | 1.4  |  6.0  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Mannheim[6]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Egon Jüttner  | 53,819  | 39.8  |  3.3  | 47,598  | 35.1  |  6.0
| SPD | Stefan Rebmann  | 43,736  | 32.4  |  2.2  | 37,367  | 27.5  |  2.9
| Greens | Gerhard Schick | 16,544  | 12.2  |  0.4  | 15,047  | 11.1  |  2.6
| Left | Michael Schlecht  | 8,951  | 6.6  |  2.9  | 10,227  | 7.5  |  3.8
| AfD |   | 8,148  | 6.0  |
| Pirates | Stefan Täge  | 4,606  | 3.4  |  | 4,287  | 3.2  |  0.7
| FDP | Birgit Reinemund  | 3,772  | 2.8  |  6.1  | 7,427  | 5.5  |  9.6
| NPD | Silvio Waldheim  | 2,514  | 1.9  |  0.0  | 1,585  | 1.2  |  0.2
| Tierschutzpartei |   | 1,378  | 1.0  |  0.2
| PARTEI | Peter Mendelsohn  | 955  | 0.7  |  |
| REP |   | 514  | 0.4  |  0.4
| RENTNER  |  | 497  | 0.4  |
| FW |   | 465  | 0.3  |
| ÖDP |   | 278  | 0.2  |  0.0
| Volksabstimmung  |  | 277  | 0.2  |  0.0
| PBC  |  | 162  | 0.1  |  0.1
| PRO |  | 136  | 0.1  |
| MLPD | Josef Buck  | 270  | 0.2  |  0.1  | 120  | 0.1  |  0.0
| BIG  |  | 104  | 0.1  |
| Party of Reason |  | 100  | 0.1  |
| BüSo |  | 27  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,629  |  |  | 2,052  |  |
Total valid votes | 135,167  |  |  | 135,744  |  |
Turnout | 137,796  | 69.4  |  1.8  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 10,083  | 7.4  |  1.1  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Mannheim[7]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Egon Jüttner  | 48,137  | 36.5  |  0.9  | 38,435  | 29.0  |  2.0
| SPD | Stefan Rebmann  | 39,845  | 30.2  |  15.7  | 32,627  | 24.7  |  12.5
| Greens | Gerhard Schick | 16,648  | 12.6  |  6.8  | 18,052  | 13.6  |  2.8
| Left | Michael Schlecht  | 12,520  | 9.5  |  3.2  | 14,936  | 11.3  |  4.7
| FDP | Birgit Reinemund  | 11,782  | 8.9  |  4.3  | 19,900  | 15.0  |  5.1
| Pirates |   | 3,258  | 2.5  |
| NPD | Silvio Waldheim  | 2,418  | 1.8  |  | 1,772  | 1.3  |  0.0
| Tierschutzpartei |   | 1,090  | 0.8  |
| REP |   | 987  | 0.7  |  0.4
| Independent | Sultan Ulusoy  | 311  | 0.2  |  |
| Volksabstimmung  |  | 286  | 0.2  |
| DIE VIOLETTEN |  | 239  | 0.2  |
| PBC  |  | 238  | 0.2  |  0.1
| ÖDP |   | 236  | 0.2  |
| MLPD | Josef Buck  | 333  | 0.3  |  | 121  | 0.1  |  0.0
| DVU |   | 73  | 0.1  |
| BüSo |  | 60  | 0.0  |  0.1
| ADM  |  | 48  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 2,149  |  |  | 1,785  |  |
Total valid votes | 131,994  |  |  | 132,358  |  |
Turnout | 134,143  | 67.6  |  6.1  |
| CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 8,292  | 6.3  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Melis Sekmen (CDU) won with 24.7% but seat remained vacant due to insufficient second votes cover.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Mannheim". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Mannheim". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-8/wahlkreis-275.html
4. ^ Results for Mannheim
5. ^ Results for Mannheim
6. ^ Results for Mannheim
7. ^ Results for Mannheim

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