Worms 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 205. It is located in eastern Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the city of Worms, the district of Alzey-Worms, and southern parts of the Mainz-Bingen district.
Worms was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Jan Metzler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Worms is located in eastern Rhineland-Palatinate. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Worms, the district of Alzey-Worms, and the Verbandsgemeinden of Bodenheim, Rhein-Selz, and Sprendlingen-Gensingen from the Mainz-Bingen district.
History Worms was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Rhineland-Palatinate constituency 10 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 157. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 155. In the 2002 election, it was number 209. In the 2005 election, it was number 208. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 207. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 206. From the 2025 election, it has been number 205.
Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Worms, and the districts of Landkreis Worms and Alzey as well as the Amtsgerichtsbezirk of Oppenheim from the Landkreis Mainz district. In the 1972 through 2013 elections, it comprised the city of Worms, the district of Alzey-Worms, and the Verbandsgemeinden of Bodenheim, Guntersblum, and Nierstein-Oppenheim from the Mainz-Bingen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Worms Worms city Landkreis Worms district Alzey district Landkreis Mainz district (only Oppenheim Amtsgerichtsbezirk) 1953 157 1957 1961 1965 1969 1972 Worms city Alzey-Worms district Mainz-Bingen district (only Bodenheim, Guntersblum, and Nierstein-Oppenheim Verbandsgemeinden) 1976 1980 155 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 209 2005 208 2009 207 2013 2017 206 Worms city Alzey-Worms district Mainz-Bingen district (only Bodenheim, Rhein-Selz, and Sprendlingen-Gensingen Verbandsgemeinden) 2021 2025 205
Members The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Willy Müller from 1949 to 1969. He was succeeded by Willi Fischer from 1969 to 1980. Gernot Fischer then served two terms, followed by Florian Gerster from 1987 to 1994. Klaus Hagemann was representative from 1994 to 2013. Jan Metzler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017, 2021, and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Willy Müller SPD 36.6 1953 38.7 1957 41.0 1961 44.1 1965 44.9 1969 Willi Fischer SPD 47.8 1972 54.8 1976 49.8 1980 Gernot Fischer SPD 51.1 1983 47.2 1987 Florian Gerster SPD 44.9 1990 44.6 1994 Klaus Hagemann SPD 43.7 1998 50.0 2002 49.1 2005 45.8 2009 37.6 2013 Jan Metzler CDU 42.0 2017 41.1 2021 32.2 2025 35.3
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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