Pforzheim (electoral district)

279 Pforzheim
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Pforzheim in 2025
State	Baden-Württemberg
Population	325,500 (2019)
Electorate	217,126 (2021)
Major settlements	Pforzheim Mühlacker
Area	671.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1965
Party	CDU
Member	Gunther Krichbaum
Elected	2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Pforzheim 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 279. It is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the city of Pforzheim and the district of Enzkreis.^[1]

Pforzheim was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Gunther Krichbaum of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography

Pforzheim is located in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Pforzheim and the district of Enzkreis.^[1]

History

Pforzheim was created in 1965, then known as Pforzheim – Karlsruhe-Land I. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 182 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 183. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 280. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 279.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Pforzheim, the Landkreis Pforzheim district, and the municipalities of Auerbach, Bruchhausen, Burbach, Busenbach, Ettlingen, Ettlingenweier, Etzenrot, Forchheim, Grünwettersbach, Hohenwettersbach, Langensteinbach, Malsch, Mörsch, Mutschelbach, Neuburgweier, Oberweier, Palmbach, Pfaffenrot, Reichenbach, Schielberg, Schluttenbach, Schöllbronn, Spessart, Spielberg, Stupferich, Sulzbach, Völkersbach, Malsch, and Wolfartsweier from the Landkreis Karlsruhe district. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the city of Pforzheim, the Enzkreis district, and the municipality of Oberderdingen from the Landkreis Karlsruhe district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency has been held by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Siegfried Meister from 1965 to 1972, followed by Lutz Stavenhagen from 1972 to 1994. Roland Richter served one term before Ute Vogt of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998. Gunther Krichbaum has been representative since 2002.

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Pforzheim[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 Gunther Krichbaum		46,291	28.5	8.0	39,324	24.2	8.6
	SPD	Katja Mast		33,957	20.9	1.8	34,262	21.1	4.8
	AfD	Diana Zimmer		22,943	14.1	1.7	22,028	13.5	2.8
	Greens	Stephanie Aeffner		20,679	12.7	3.1	21,213	13.0	2.3
	FDP	Rainer Semet		20,632	12.7	0.8	26,504	16.3	2.7
	FW	Sabine Zeitler		4,407	2.7		2,914	1.8	1.1
	Tierschutzpartei	Matthias Ebner		3,963	2.4	0.1	3,276	2.0	0.5
	Left	Meltem Çelik		3,772	2.3	2.3	4,342	2.7	2.7
	dieBasis	Susanne Dufke		2,555	1.6		2,428	1.5
	PARTEI	Alexander Krenz		2,270	1.4		1,532	0.9	0.2
	Bürgerbewegung	Andreas Kubisch		1,023	0.6		866	0.5
	Bündnis C						819	0.5
	Team Todenhöfer						710	0.4
	Volt						617	0.4
	Pirates						561	0.3	0.0
	ÖDP						318	0.2	0.0
	NPD						218	0.1	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						206	0.1
	Humanists						177	0.1
	DiB						115	0.1	0.1
	MLPD						62	0.0	0.0
	Bündnis 21						55	0.0
	LKR						52	0.0
	Independent	Siegmar Herrlinger		49	0.0
	DKP						18	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,441			1,365
Total valid votes				162,541			162,617
Turnout				163,982	75.5	1.0
	CDU hold		Majority	12,334	7.6	9.8

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Pforzheim[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	Y Gunther Krichbaum		60,476	36.4	13.0	54,364	32.7	12.4
	SPD	Katja Mast		31,611	19.0	3.9	27,101	16.3	3.9
	AfD	Waldemar Birkle		26,172	15.8	10.7	27,107	16.3	9.1
	FDP	Janis Wiskandt		19,760	11.9	6.1	22,643	13.6	6.5
	Greens	Katrin Lechler		16,016	9.6	1.7	17,869	10.8	1.8
	Left	Peter Wenzel		7,730	4.7	0.6	8,952	5.4	0.8
	Tierschutzpartei	Patricia Kopietz		3,892	2.3		2,536	1.5	0.7
	PARTEI						1,171	0.7
	FW						1,138	0.7	0.0
	Pirates						609	0.4	1.8
	NPD						446	0.3	1.1
	ÖDP						371	0.2	0.0
	Tierschutzallianz						352	0.2
	BGE						303	0.2
	DM						269	0.2
	Menschliche Welt						217	0.1
	DiB						201	0.1
	V-Partei³						189	0.1
	MLPD						116	0.1	0.0
	DIE RECHTE	Oscar Fernbacher		168	0.1		110	0.1
	Independent	Wolf Glück		148	0.1
	DKP						16	0.0
Informal votes				2,004			1,897
Total valid votes				165,973			166,080
Turnout				167,977	76.5	4.0
	CDU hold		Majority	28,865	17.4	9.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Pforzheim[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 Gunther Krichbaum		77,737	49.5	8.7	70,997	45.1	10.6
	SPD	Katja Mast		36,059	22.9	0.1	31,788	20.2	0.2
	Greens	Memet Kilic		12,539	8.0	2.0	14,081	8.9	2.5
	FDP	Erik Schweickert		9,064	5.8	10.4	11,171	7.1	12.6
	AfD	Frank Plonus		8,045	5.1		11,379	7.2
	Left	Milan Kopriva		6,435	4.1	2.7	7,248	4.6	2.8
	Pirates	Holger Reichert		3,457	2.2		3,405	2.2	0.2
	NPD	Günther Ragg		2,502	1.6	0.5	2,125	1.4	0.0
	Tierschutzpartei						1,324	0.8	0.1
	FW	Marco Rapp		1,359	0.9		1,014	0.6
	REP						613	0.4	0.6
	PBC						598	0.4	0.5
	RENTNER						460	0.3
	ÖDP						389	0.2	0.0
	Volksabstimmung						317	0.2	0.1
	PRO						176	0.1
	Party of Reason						160	0.1
	BIG						98	0.1
	MLPD						38	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						15	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,294			2,095
Total valid votes				157,197			157,396
Turnout				159,491	72.5	1.9
	CDU hold		Majority	41,678	26.6	8.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Pforzheim[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 Gunther Krichbaum		62,224	40.7	6.2	52,771	34.5	4.7
	SPD	Katja Mast		34,944	22.9	11.5	30,652	20.0	11.1
	FDP	Erik Schweickert		24,640	16.1	8.7	30,192	19.7	7.1
	Greens	Memet Kılıç		15,236	10.0	4.6	17,556	11.5	3.0
	Left	Annette Groth		10,353	6.8	2.9	11,279	7.4	3.4
	Pirates						3,048	2.0
	NPD	Albert Baumgärtner		3,172	2.1	0.1	2,029	1.3	0.1
	REP						1,439	0.9	0.2
	PBC	Kai Rebmann		2,218	1.5		1,374	0.9	0.0
	Tierschutzpartei						1,211	0.8
	Volksabstimmung						450	0.3
	ÖDP						412	0.3
	DIE VIOLETTEN						337	0.2
	DVU						148	0.1
	MLPD						73	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						67	0.0	0.0
	ADM						64	0.0
Informal votes				3,120			2,805
Total valid votes				152,787			153,102
Turnout				155,907	70.6	6.8
	CDU hold		Majority	27,280	17.8	5.3

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