St. Wendel 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 298. It is located in northeastern Saarland, comprising the Sankt Wendel district, the northern part of the Neunkirchen district, and parts of the Saarlouis and Saarbrücken districts.
St. Wendel was created for the inaugural 1957 federal election after the accession of Saarland to Germany. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Christian Petry of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it has been represented by Roland Theis of the CDU.
Geography St. Wendel is located in northeastern Saarland. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Sankt Wendel district, the Neunkirchen district excluding the Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg municipalities, the Lebach and Schmelz municipalities from the Saarlouis district, and the Heusweiler municipality from the Saarbrücken district.
History St. Wendel was created in 1957, then known as Ottweiler – St. Wendel. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named Ottweiler. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it was constituency 246 in the numbering system. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was number 247. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 298.
Originally, the constituency comprised the district of Sankt Wendel, the municipalities of Eppelborn, Illingen, Merchweiler, Ottweiler, and Schiffweiler from the Ottweiler district, and the Ämter of Lebach and Schmelz from the Saarlouis district. In the 1976 election, it acquired a configuration very similar to its current borders, but excluding the municipality of Heusweiler from the Saarbrücken district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1957 246 Ottweiler – St. Wendel Sankt Wendel district Ottweiler district (only Eppelborn, Illingen, Merchweiler, Ottweiler, and Schiffweiler municipalities) Saarlouis district (only Lebach and Schmelz Ämter) 1961 1965 247 Ottweiler 1969 1972 1976 St. Wendel Sankt Wendel district Neunkirchen district (excluding Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg municipalities) Saarlouis district (only Lebach and Schmelz municipalities) 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 298 Sankt Wendel district Neunkirchen district (excluding Neunkirchen and Spiesen-Elversberg municipalities) Saarlouis district (only Lebach and Schmelz municipalities) Saarbrücken district (only Heusweiler municipality) 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency was first represented by of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1957 to 1972, followed by fellow CDU member Werner Zeyer from 1972 to 1980. of the CDU was then representative from 1980 to 1990. Hans-Georg Wagner of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1990 and served until 2005. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member for one term. Nadine Schön of the CDU was representative from 2009 to 2021. Christian Petry won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1957 CDU 39.6 1961 55.7 1965 54.0 1969 51.7 1972 Werner Zeyer CDU 48.2 1976 50.9 1980 CDU 47.9 1983 51.5 1987 48.1 1990 Hans-Georg Wagner SPD 48.7 1994 51.1 1998 53.1 2002 47.9 2005 SPD 37.8 2009 Nadine Schön CDU 40.1 2013 45.4 2017 41.8 2021 Christian Petry SPD 35.1 2025 Roland Theis CDU 33.9
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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