Südpfalz


Südpfalz is an electoral constituency 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 210. It is located in southern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Landau and the districts of Germersheim and Südliche Weinstraße.
Südpfalz was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2025, it has been represented by Thomas Gebhart of the Christian Democratic Union.

Geography

Südpfalz is located in southern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Landau and the districts of Germersheim and Südliche Weinstraße.

History

Südpfalz was created in 1965, then known as Landau. It acquired its current name in the 1987 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 163 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 161. In the 2002 election, it was number 214. In the 2005 election, it was number 213. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 212. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 211. From the 2025 election, it has been number 210.
Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Landau, and the districts of Landkreis Landau, Germersheim, and Bergzabern. In the 1972 and 1976 elections, it comprised the city of Landau, and the districts of Landau-Bad Bergzabern and Germersheim. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
ElectionNameBorders
1965163Landau
1969163Landau
  • Landau city
  • Landkreis Landau district
  • Germersheim district
  • Bergzabern district
    • 1972163Landau
  • Landau city
  • Landau-Bad Bergzabern district
  • Germersheim district
    • 1976163Landau
  • Landau city
  • Landau-Bad Bergzabern district
  • Germersheim district
    • 1980161Landau
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 1983161Landau
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 1987161Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 1990161Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 1994161Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 1998161Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 2002214Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 2005213Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 2009212Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 2013212Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 2017211Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 2021211Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district
    • 2025210Südpfalz
  • Landau city
  • Germersheim district
  • Südliche Weinstraße district

    • Members

    The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Albert Leicht from 1965 to 1980. Heiner Geißler served from 1980 to 2002. Ralf Göbel was then representative from 2002 to 2009. Thomas Gebhart was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Thomas Hitschler won the constituency for the Social Democratic Party in 2021, but lost to Thomas Gebhart of the CDU in 2025.