Saarbrücken — Bundestag Constituency Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Saarbrücken was won by SPD at the 2021 Bundestag election, with 38.1% of the direct-mandate (Erststimme) vote, a margin of 17.6 points over CDU/CSU. This page covers every Bundestag election in Saarbrücken from 1957 to 2021.

This page shows the winning party's share of the direct-mandate (Erststimme) vote, not the individual candidate's name -- the bulk source data used here reports results by party, not by candidate. See the sourcing note below.

Results by Election

Election	Winning Party	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
1957	CDU/CSU	45.3%	FDP (27.1%)	18.2 pts
1961	CDU/CSU	41.7%	SPD (34.4%)	7.3 pts
1965	CDU/CSU	41.4%	SPD (41.3%)	0.1 pts
1969	SPD	42.2%	CDU/CSU (40.8%)	1.3 pts
1972	SPD	49.3%	CDU/CSU (39.6%)	9.7 pts
1976	SPD	47.6%	CDU/CSU (43.1%)	4.5 pts
1980	SPD	50.0%	CDU/CSU (38.8%)	11.2 pts
1983	SPD	45.7%	CDU/CSU (41.0%)	4.7 pts
1987	SPD	44.2%	CDU/CSU (37.9%)	6.3 pts
1990	SPD	52.4%	CDU/CSU (34.3%)	18.2 pts
1994	SPD	48.6%	CDU/CSU (33.8%)	14.9 pts
1998	SPD	51.9%	CDU/CSU (28.6%)	23.3 pts
2002	SPD	45.9%	CDU/CSU (31.4%)	14.6 pts
2005	SPD	32.4%	CDU/CSU (26.5%)	5.9 pts
2009	CDU/CSU	26.5%	Die Linke (24.0%)	2.5 pts
2013	CDU/CSU	33.4%	SPD (31.1%)	2.3 pts
2017	CDU/CSU	28.5%	SPD (26.4%)	2.1 pts
2021	SPD	38.1%	CDU/CSU (20.5%)	17.6 pts

Winning Margin Over Time

Frequently Asked Questions

Which party won Saarbrücken in the 2021 Bundestag election?

SPD won the direct mandate in Saarbrücken in 2021 with 38.1% of the Erststimme vote, a margin of 17.6 points over CDU/CSU.

Which parties have won the direct mandate in Saarbrücken since 1957?

Since 1957, the Saarbrücken direct mandate has been won by: CDU/CSU, SPD.

What was the closest result on record in Saarbrücken?

The closest result on record for Saarbrücken was 1965, when CDU/CSU beat SPD by just 0.1 percentage points.