Südpfalz 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 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 (CDU).
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.
Election Name Borders 1965 163 Landau Landau city Landkreis Landau district Germersheim district Bergzabern district 1969 1972 Landau city Landau-Bad Bergzabern district Germersheim district 1976 1980 161 Landau city Germersheim district Südliche Weinstraße district 1983 1987 Südpfalz 1990 1994 1998 2002 214 2005 213 2009 212 2013 2017 211 2021 2025 210
Members 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 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 (SPD) in 2021, but lost to Thomas Gebhart of the CDU in 2025.
Election Member Party % 1965 Albert Leicht CDU 51.9 1969 52.0 1972 49.3 1976 53.5 1980 Heiner Geißler CDU 50.0 1983 55.7 1987 49.6 1990 49.6 1994 50.9 1998 47.1 2002 Ralf Göbel CDU 43.5 2005 43.2 2009 Thomas Gebhart CDU 40.7 2013 48.8 2017 40.3 2021 Thomas Hitschler SPD 28.2 2025 Thomas Gebhart CDU 38.2
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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