Neustadt – Speyer

Federal electoral district of Germany

207 Neustadt – Speyer

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Neustadt – Speyer in 2025

State| Rhineland-Palatinate
Population| 287,900 (2019)
Electorate| 219,416 (2021)
Major settlements| Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Speyer
Schifferstadt
Area| 866.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1965
Party| CDU
Member| Johannes Steiniger
Elected| 2017, 2021

Neustadt – Speyer 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 207. It is located in southeastern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the cities of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and Speyer, the district of Bad Dürkheim, and the southern part of the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district.[1]

Neustadt – Speyer was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Johannes Steiniger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

## Geography

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Neustadt – Speyer is located in southeastern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent cities of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and Speyer, the district of Bad Dürkheim, and the municipalities of Schifferstadt, Otterstadt, and Waldsee and the Verbandsgemeinde of Römerberg-Dudenhofen from the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district.[1]

## History

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Neustadt – Speyer was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 160 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 158. In the 2002 election, it was number 211. In the 2005 election, it was number 210. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 209. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 208. From the 2025 election, it has been number 207.

Originally, the constituency comprised the cities of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and Speyer and the districts of Landkreis Neustadt an der Weinstraße and Landkreis Speyer. In the 1972 through 1998 elections, it comprised the cities of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and Speyer, the municipalities of Bad Dürkheim and Haßloch and the Verbandsgemeinden of Deidesheim, Freinsheim, Lambrecht (Pfalz), and Wachenheim from the Bad Dürkheim district, and the municipalities of Römerberg and Schifferstadt and the Verbandsgemeinden of Dudenhofen and Rheinauen from the Landkreis Ludwigshafen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1965 | 160  | Neustadt – Speyer  |

* Neustadt an der Weinstraße city
* Speyer city
* Landkreis Neustadt an der Weinstraße district
* Landkreis Speyer district

1969
1972 |

* Neustadt an der Weinstraße city
* Speyer city
* Bad Dürkheim district (only Bad Dürkheim and Haßloch municipalities and Deidesheim, Freinsheim, Lambrecht, and Wachenheim Verbandsgemeinden)
* Landkreis Ludwigshafen district (only Römerberg and Schifferstadt municipalities and Dudenhofen and Rheinauen Verbandsgemeinden)

1976
1980 | 158
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 | 211  |

* Neustadt an der Weinstraße city
* Speyer city
* Bad Dürkheim
* Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district (only Schifferstadt municipality and Römerberg-Dudenhofen and Rheinauen (only Otterstadt and Waldsee municiaplities) Verbandsgemeinden)

2005 | 210
2009 | 209
2013
2017 | 208
2021
2025 | 207

## Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Bernhard Vogel from 1965 to 1969, followed by Georg Gölter until 1972. Peter Büchner of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1972 and served a single term. Former member Gölter regained the constituency in 1976. He was succeeded by Theo Magin in 1980, who served until 1994. Norbert Schindler was representative from 1994 to 2017. Johannes Steiniger was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1965 | Bernhard Vogel | CDU | 48.1
| 1969 | Georg Gölter | CDU | 48.0
| 1972 | Peter Büchner | SPD | 47.8
| 1976 | Georg Gölter | CDU | 50.6
| 1980 | Theo Magin | CDU | 46.6
1983 | 53.0
1987 | 49.5
1990 | 48.6
| 1994 | Norbert Schindler | CDU | 49.8
1998 | 46.3
2002 | 44.2
2005 | 44.8
2009 | 44.6
2013 | 47.9
| 2017 | Johannes Steiniger | CDU | 40.0
2021 | 30.2

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Neustadt – Speyer[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 | Y Johannes Steiniger | 51,770  | 30.2  |  9.8  | 41,322  | 24.0  |  11.2
| SPD | Isabel Mackensen-Geis | 48,158  | 28.1  |  2.7  | 47,121  | 27.3  |  5.6
| Greens | Hannah Heller  | 20,869  | 12.2  |  4.6  | 23,949  | 13.9  |  5.1
| AfD | Thomas Stephan  | 17,204  | 10.0  |  1.8  | 17,499  | 10.2  |  2.5
| FDP | Bianca Hofmann  | 14,624  | 8.5  |  1.8  | 21,823  | 12.7  |  1.6
| FW | Stefan Krumm-Dudenhausen  | 9,698  | 5.6  |  2.2  | 6,380  | 3.7  |  1.6
| Left | Stefan Huber-Aydemir  | 4,535  | 2.6  |  2.1  | 4,880  | 2.8  |  3.2
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,576  | 1.5  |
| dieBasis | Jürgen Schwerdt  | 2,722  | 1.6  |  | 2,413  | 1.4  |
| PARTEI |  | 1,232  | 0.7  |  0.2
| Volt | Sebastian Sklubal  | 1,268  | 0.7  |  | 937  | 0.5  |
| Independent | Jonas Wittner  | 802  | 0.5  |  |
| Pirates |  | 577  | 0.3  |  0.1
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 512  | 0.3  |
| ÖDP |  | 324  | 0.2  |  0.0
| V-Partei3 |  | 182  | 0.1  |  0.2
| Humanists |  | 178  | 0.1  |
| NPD |  | 177  | 0.1  |  0.2
| DiB |  | 152  | 0.1  |
| LKR |  | 62  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 26  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,178  |  |  | 1,506  |  |
Total valid votes | 171,650  |  |  | 172,322  |  |
Turnout | 173,828  | 79.2  |  0.8  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 3,612  | 2.1  |  12.5  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Neustadt – Speyer[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  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Johannes Steiniger | 69,504  | 40.0  |  7.9  | 61,407  | 35.2  |  8.4
| SPD | Isabel Mackensen[a] | 44,032  | 25.3  |  3.3  | 37,894  | 21.7  |  4.1
| AfD | Wolfgang Kräher  | 20,593  | 11.9  |  | 22,070  | 12.7  |  7.7
| Greens | Misbah Khan  | 13,156  | 7.6  |  0.5  | 15,389  | 8.8  |  0.3
| FDP | Markus Dürr  | 11,734  | 6.8  |  4.1  | 19,251  | 11.0  |  5.3
| Left | Maximilian Keck  | 8,207  | 4.7  |  0.2  | 10,537  | 6.0  |  1.2
| FW | Marion Schleicher-Frank  | 5,929  | 3.4  |  0.6  | 3,683  | 2.1  |  0.4
| PARTEI |  | 1,539  | 0.9  |
| Pirates |  | 774  | 0.4  |  1.8
| NPD |  | 559  | 0.3  |  0.8
| V-Partei³ |  | 475  | 0.3  |
| ÖDP |  | 363  | 0.2  |  0.1
| BGE |  | 329  | 0.2  |
| New Liberals | Thomas Cohnen  | 305  | 0.2  |  |
| Independent | Shanna Nuss  | 261  | 0.2  |  |
| MLPD |  | 67  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,704  |  |  | 2,088  |  |
Total valid votes | 173,721  |  |  | 174,337  |  |
Turnout | 176,425  | 80.0  |  5.0  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 25,472  | 14.7  |  4.6  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Neustadt – Speyer[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 | Y Norbert Schindler  | 77,345  | 47.9  |  3.2  | 71,072  | 43.7  |  7.7
| SPD | Heike-Maria Mrosek-Handwerk  | 46,217  | 28.6  |  3.4  | 41,982  | 25.8  |  3.4
| Greens | Jutta Paulus  | 13,054  | 8.1  |  0.5  | 13,915  | 8.5  |  1.7
| Left | Wolfgang Förster  | 7,244  | 4.5  |  3.3  | 7,871  | 4.8  |  3.5
| FW | Marion Schleicher-Frank  | 4,528  | 2.8  |  | 2,835  | 1.7  |
| FDP | Hartmut Lardon  | 4,355  | 2.7  |  6.6  | 9,337  | 5.7  |  11.0
| AfD |  | 7,995  | 4.9  |
| Pirates | Vincent Thenhart  | 4,189  | 2.6  |  | 3,660  | 2.2  |  0.4
| NPD | Dörthe Armstroff  | 2,728  | 1.7  |  0.0  | 1,778  | 1.1  |  0.1
| FAMILIE | Mark Anthony von Garnier  | 1,099  | 0.7  |  1.3  |
| REP |  | 943  | 0.6  |  0.6
| Party of Reason | Georg Semmler  | 811  | 0.5  |  | 611  | 0.4  |
| ÖDP |  | 427  | 0.3  |  0.0
| PRO |  | 332  | 0.2  |
| MLPD |  | 45  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 3,865  |  |  | 2,632  |  |
Total valid votes | 161,570  |  |  | 162,803  |  |
Turnout | 165,435  | 75.0  |  0.7  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 31,128  | 19.3  |  0.1  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Neustadt – Speyer[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 Norbert Schindler  | 71,481  | 44.6  |  0.2  | 57,953  | 36.0  |  1.6
| SPD | Wolfgang Ressmann  | 40,404  | 25.2  |  12.9  | 36,117  | 22.4  |  10.7
| FDP | Hartmut Lardon  | 14,870  | 9.3  |  4.7  | 26,987  | 16.7  |  5.1
| Greens | Frank Peters  | 13,748  | 8.6  |  3.8  | 16,485  | 10.2  |  2.1
| Left | Stefanie Beck  | 12,546  | 7.8  |  4.0  | 13,486  | 8.4  |  3.5
| Pirates |  | 3,030  | 1.9  |
| FAMILIE | Margarete Nickel  | 3,140  | 2.0  |  | 2,217  | 1.4  |  0.2
| NPD | Dörthe Armstroff  | 2,710  | 1.7  |  0.7  | 1,935  | 1.2  |  0.2
| REP |  | 1,918  | 1.2  |  0.8
| Independent | Viktor Kunz  | 1,283  | 0.8  |  |
| PBC  |  | 453  | 0.3  |  0.2
| ÖDP |  | 426  | 0.3  |
| DVU |  | 116  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 44  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 3,870  |  |  | 2,884  |  |
Total valid votes | 160,182  |  |  | 161,168  |  |
Turnout | 164,052  | 74.2  |  6.6  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 31,077  | 19.4  |  12.7  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Mackensen entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Katarina Barley in July 2019.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Neustadt – Speyer". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Neustadt – Speyer". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Neustadt – Speyer
4. ^ Results for Neustadt – Speyer
5. ^ Results for Neustadt – Speyer
6. ^ Results for Neustadt – Speyer

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