Homburg 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 299. It is located in southeastern Saarland, comprising the Saarpfalz-Kreis district and parts of the Neunkirchen and Saarbrücken districts.
Homburg was created for the inaugural 1957 federal election after the accession of Saarland to Germany. Since 2021, it has been represented by Esra Limbacher of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
Geography Homburg is located in southeastern Saarland. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Saarpfalz-Kreis district, the municipalities of Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg from the Neunkirchen district, and the municipalities of Friedrichsthal, Quierschied, and Sulzbach from the Saarbrücken district.
History Homburg was created in 1957, then known as Homburg – St. Ingbert. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named St. Ingbert. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it was constituency 247 in the numbering system. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 248. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 299.
Originally, the constituency comprised the Homburg district, the St. Ingbert district, and the municipality of Neunkirchen and Amt of Spiesen from Ottweiler district. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Saarpfalz-Kreis district and the municipalities of Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg from the Neunkirchen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1957 247 Homburg – St. Ingbert Homburg district St. Ingbert district Ottweiler district (only Neunkirchen municipality and Spiesen Amt) 1961 1965 248 St. Ingbert 1969 1972 1976 Homburg Saarpfalz-Kreis district Neunkirchen district (only Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg municipalities) 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 299 Saarpfalz-Kreis district Neunkirchen district (only Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg municipalities) Saarbrücken district (only Friedrichsthal, Quierschied, and Sulzbach municipalities) 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency was first represented by Kurt Conrad of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1957 to 1961. It was won by Johann Klein of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1961. Werner Wilhelm regained it for the SPD in 1969 and served until 1980. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Lothar Fischer from 1980 to 2002. Astrid Klug of the SPD was representative from 2002 to 2009. Alexander Funk of the CDU was elected in 2009 and served until 2017. He was succeeded by party fellow Markus Uhl in 2017. Esra Limbacher won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1957 Kurt Conrad SPD 31.6 1961 Johann Klein CDU 46.3 1965 44.5 1969 Werner Wilhelm SPD 44.3 1972 52.4 1976 49.1 1980 Lothar Fischer SPD 51.7 1983 47.9 1987 47.4 1990 52.4 1994 50.6 1998 54.7 2002 Astrid Klug SPD 50.4 2005 40.1 2009 Alexander Funk CDU 33.4 2013 39.8 2017 Markus Uhl CDU 33.6 2021 Esra Limbacher SPD 36.6 2025 30.5
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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