203 Trier
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Trier in 2021
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
Population	260,900 (2019)
Electorate	190,530 (2021)
Major settlements	Trier Konz Schweich
Area	1,219.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	SPD
Member	Verena Hubertz
Elected	2021

Trier 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 203. It is located in western Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Trier and the district of Trier-Saarburg.^[1]

Trier was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Verena Hubertz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).^[2]

Geography

Trier is located in western Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Trier and the district of Trier-Saarburg.^[1]

History

Trier was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 7 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 154. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 152. In the 2002 election, it was number 206. In the 2005 election, it was number 205. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 204. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 203.

Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Trier, and the districts of Landkreis Trier and Saarburg. It acquired its current borders in the 1972 election.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Kemper of the CDU from 1949 to 1957, followed by Alois Zimmer until 1965 and Heinrich Holkenbrink until 1969. Carl-Ludwig Wagner then served from 1969 to 1976. Günther Schartz was representative from 1976 to 1994. Franz Peter Basten served a single term from 1994 to 1998 before Karl Diller won the constituency for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998. He served two terms. Bernhard Kaster regained it for the CDU in 2005 and served until 2017. Andreas Steier was elected in 2017. Verena Hubertz of the SPD won the constituency in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Trier[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	%	±%
	SPD	Verena Hubertz		47,942	33.0	0.7	44,123	30.3	5.6
	CDU	N Andreas Steier		40,299	27.7	10.2	34,578	23.7	13.5
	Greens	Corinna Rüffer		18,939	13.0	6.6	22,708	15.6	6.6
	FDP	Benjamin Palfner		10,135	7.0	1.7	16,206	11.1	1.9
	AfD	Otto Hiller von Gaertringen		8,230	5.7	1.3	9,001	6.2	1.8
	FW	Sascha Kohlmann		7,521	5.2	4.1	5,379	3.7	2.7
	Left	Katrin Werner		5,126	3.5	3.1	5,712	3.9	4.7
	Tierschutzpartei						2,003	1.4
	PARTEI	Michael Zeeb		2,174	1.5	0.2	1,507	1.0	0.0
	dieBasis	Filiz Plenter		1,730	1.2		1,678	1.1
	Volt	Bettina Wolff		967	0.7		859	0.6
	Independent	Ingrid Moritz		807	0.6
	Pirates						538	0.4	0.0
	ÖDP	Paul Lippl		657	0.5		363	0.2	0.0
	Unabhängige	Jens Ahnemüller		595	0.4
	Team Todenhöfer						343	0.2
	DKP	Simon Becker		294	0.2
	Humanists						179	0.1
	V-Partei3						144	0.1	0.1
	DiB						116	0.1
	NPD						114	0.1	0.1
	LKR						50	0.0
	MLPD						30	0.0	0.0
	Independent	Anna Batholomé		17	0.0
Informal votes				1,738			1,540
Total Valid votes				145,433			145,631
Turnout				147,171	77.2	1.3
	SPD gain from CDU		Majority	7,643	5.3

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Trier[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	Andreas Steier		56,611	37.9	10.9	55,882	37.3	6.7
	SPD	Katarina Barley		50,283	33.7	2.6	36,950	24.7	1.6
	AfD	Erwin Ludwig		10,414	7.0		11,926	8.0	3.8
	Left	Katrin Werner		9,842	6.6	1.0	12,934	8.6	2.4
	Greens	Corinna Rüffer		9,645	6.5	0.5	13,512	9.0	0.5
	FDP	Adrian Assenmacher		7,910	5.3	3.4	13,841	9.2	4.3
	PARTEI	Andrej Soffel		1,869	1.3	0.6	1,590	1.1
	FW	Stephan Wefelscheid		1,617	1.1	0.1	1,418	0.9	0.0
	Independent	Albert Niesen		934	0.6
	Pirates						605	0.4	2.1
	V-Partei³						361	0.2
	ÖDP						338	0.2	0.0
	BGE						245	0.2
	NPD	Safet Babic		213	0.1	0.8	242	0.2	0.6
	MLPD						37	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,213			1,670
Total Valid votes				149,338			149,881
Turnout				151,551	78.6	5.8
	CDU hold		Majority	6,328	4.2	13.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Trier[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 Bernhard Kaster		67,281	48.8	3.1	60,909	44.0	7.0
	SPD	Katarina Barley		42,879	31.1	5.2	36,410	26.3	4.0
	Greens	Corinna Rüffer		9,555	6.9	3.5	13,157	9.5	2.6
	Left	Katrin Werner		7,687	5.6	3.0	8,688	6.3	3.3
	Pirates	Andreas Brühl		3,863	2.8		3,508	2.5	0.7
	FDP	Henrick Meine		2,656	1.9	6.4	6,841	4.9	10.1
	AfD						5,736	4.1
	FW	Luda Adéle Liebe		1,653	1.2		1,289	0.9
	NPD	Safet Babic		1,287	0.9	0.0	1,043	0.8	0.1
	PARTEI	Christian Nicolay		952	0.7
	ÖDP						290	0.2	0.0
	Party of Reason						268	0.2
	PRO						173	0.1
	REP						136	0.1	0.2
	MLPD						76	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				3,321			2,610
Total Valid votes				137,813			138,524
Turnout				141,134	72.8	0.6
	CDU hold		Majority	24,402	17.7	2.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Trier[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 Bernhard Kaster		61,594	45.7	2.6	50,210	36.9	0.8
	SPD	Manfred Nink		34,948	25.9	14.7	30,348	22.3	13.9
	Greens	Sascha Gottschalk		14,109	10.5	4.9	16,456	12.1	3.2
	Left	Katrin Werner		11,583	8.6	4.2	13,070	9.6	3.8
	FDP	Per Knöß		11,237	8.3	3.9	20,354	15.0	4.5
	Pirates						2,483	1.8
	FAMILIE						1,111	0.8	0.1
	NPD	Safet Babic		1,315	1.0	0.1	1,092	0.8	0.2
	REP						347	0.3	0.2
	ÖDP						284	0.2
	PBC						154	0.1	0.1
	DVU						74	0.1
	MLPD						27	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				3,552			2,328
Total Valid votes				134,786			136,010
Turnout				138,338	72.2	5.4
	CDU hold		Majority	26,646	19.8	17.3

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