# Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg 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 168. It is located in northern Hesse, comprising the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and Hersfeld-Rotenburg districts.
Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg was created for the 2002 federal election. From 2002 to 2025, it has been represented by Michael Roth of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it is been represented by Wilhelm Gebhard of the CDU.

## Geography

Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg is located in northern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and Hersfeld-Rotenburg districts.

## History

Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Hersfeld and Werra-Meißner. In the 2002 election, it was named Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld. It acquired its current name in the 2005 election. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was constituency 171 in the numbering system. In the 2009 election, it was number 170. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 169. From the 2025 election, it has been number 168. Its borders have not changed since its creation.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 2002 | 171 | Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld | Werra-Meißner-Kreis district Hersfeld-Rotenburg district |
| 2005 | 171 | Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Werra-Meißner-Kreis district Hersfeld-Rotenburg district |
| 2009 | 170 | Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Werra-Meißner-Kreis district Hersfeld-Rotenburg district |
| 2013 | 169 | Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Werra-Meißner-Kreis district Hersfeld-Rotenburg district |
| 2017 | 169 | Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Werra-Meißner-Kreis district Hersfeld-Rotenburg district |
| 2021 | 169 | Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Werra-Meißner-Kreis district Hersfeld-Rotenburg district |
| 2025 | 168 | Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Werra-Meißner-Kreis district Hersfeld-Rotenburg district |

## Members

The constituency has been represented by Michael Roth of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 2002 | Michael Roth | SPD | 54.9 |
| 2005 | Michael Roth | SPD | 51.7 |
| 2009 | Michael Roth | SPD | 40.4 |
| 2013 | Michael Roth | SPD | 43.1 |
| 2017 | Michael Roth | SPD | 41.2 |
| 2021 | Michael Roth | SPD | 43.7 |
| 2025 | Wilhelm Gebhard | CDU | 32.2 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Wilhelm Gebhard | Wilhelm Gebhard | 44,170 | 32.2 | 5.5 | 38,981 | 28.4 | 6.8 |
| | AfD | Gerhard Schenk | Gerhard Schenk | 30,924 | 22.6 | 11.6 | 31,856 | 23.2 | 11.7 |
| | SPD | Daniel Iliev | Daniel Iliev | 38,010 | 27.8 | 15.9 | 30,447 | 22.3 | 15.5 |
| | Greens | Awet Tesfaiesus | Awet Tesfaiesus | 7,357 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 9,947 | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| | Left | Silvia Hable | Silvia Hable | 7,245 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 8,575 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 5,724 | 4.2 | New |
| | FDP | Alexander Bartholomäus | Alexander Bartholomäus | 3,326 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5,247 | 3.8 | 6.1 |
| | FW | Anja Zilch | Anja Zilch | 3,961 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 2,779 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,743 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | Phil Rimbach | Phil Rimbach | 1,367 | 1.0 | New | 954 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Jäger | Benjamin Jäger | 602 | 0.4 | New | | | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 594 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| | BD | | | | | | 227 | 0.2 | New |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 81 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 26 | <0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,651 | | | 1,432 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 136,962 | | | 137,181 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,613 | 82.6 | 6.5 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 6,160 | 4.4 | N/A | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Michael Roth | Y Michael Roth | 56,383 | 43.7 | 2.5 | 48,579 | 37.7 | 5.0 |
| | CDU | Wilhelm Gebhard | Wilhelm Gebhard | 34,527 | 26.8 | 3.2 | 27,867 | 21.6 | 7.8 |
| | AfD | Gerhard Schenk | Gerhard Schenk | 14,204 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 14,899 | 11.5 | 1.6 |
| | Greens | Awet Tesfaiesus | Awet Tesfaiesus | 8,032 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 11,595 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| | FDP | Jorias Bach | Jorias Bach | 7,135 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 12,807 | 9.9 | 1.5 |
| | Left | Sabine Leidig | Sabine Leidig | 3,890 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4,524 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| | FW | Rainer Janisch | Rainer Janisch | 3,160 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2,734 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,776 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| | dieBasis | Beate Gerke | Beate Gerke | 1,430 | 1.1 | | 1,344 | 1.0 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 988 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 343 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 313 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 210 | 0.2 | |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 204 | 0.2 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 201 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 198 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis 21 | Berthold Hartmann | Berthold Hartmann | 172 | 0.1 | | 90 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Heidi Schmidt | Heidi Schmidt | 107 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 81 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 71 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | LKR | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,865 | | | 1,879 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 129,040 | | | 129,026 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,905 | 76.2 | 0.2 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 21,856 | 16.9 | 5.7 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Michael Roth | Y Michael Roth | 54,033 | 41.2 | 1.9 | 42,737 | 32.6 | 4.3 |
| | CDU | Timo Lübeck | Timo Lübeck | 39,302 | 29.9 | 10.6 | 38,531 | 29.4 | 6.6 |
| | AfD | Stefan Wild | Stefan Wild | 16,411 | 12.5 | | 17,173 | 13.1 | 7.5 |
| | Left | Sabine Leidig | Sabine Leidig | 7,281 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 8,746 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| | FDP | Manfred Lister | Manfred Lister | 6,594 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 11,096 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
| | Greens | Martina Selzer | Martina Selzer | 5,236 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7,843 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| | FW | Emmanuel Anyangwe Ngassa | Emmanuel Anyangwe Ngassa | 2,375 | 1.8 | | 1,229 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,031 | 0.8 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 854 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 608 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 430 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| | DM | | | | | | 210 | 0.2 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 202 | 0.2 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 147 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 135 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,494 | | | 2,659 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 131,232 | | | 131,067 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,726 | 76.0 | 3.0 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 14,731 | 11.3 | 8.7 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Michael Roth | Y Michael Roth | 54,630 | 43.1 | 2.7 | 46,913 | 36.9 | 2.5 |
| | CDU | Helmut Heiderich | Helmut Heiderich | 51,386 | 40.5 | 5.9 | 45,872 | 36.0 | 5.8 |
| | Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 7,277 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 7,584 | 6.0 | 3.8 |
| | Greens | Armin Jung | Armin Jung | 6,333 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 8,868 | 7.0 | 1.1 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 7,096 | 5.6 | |
| | FDP | Manfred Lister | Manfred Lister | 2,513 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 5,014 | 3.9 | 9.3 |
| | NPD | Gisela Lück | Gisela Lück | 2,392 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2,013 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| | Pirates | Michael Balke | Michael Balke | 2,283 | 1.8 | | 1,954 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| | FW | | | | | | 961 | 0.8 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 521 | 0.4 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 170 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 136 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | SGP | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,632 | | | 4,193 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 126,814 | | | 127,253 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,446 | 72.9 | 0.7 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 3,244 | 2.6 | 3.2 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Michael Roth | Y Michael Roth | 53,275 | 40.4 | 11.4 | 45,401 | 34.4 | 10.9 |
| | CDU | Helmut Heiderich | Helmut Heiderich | 45,711 | 34.6 | 0.3 | 39,966 | 30.3 | 0.4 |
| | FDP | Thomas Fehling | Thomas Fehling | 12,290 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 17,526 | 13.3 | 4.5 |
| | Left | Mareike Zingsem | Mareike Zingsem | 11,080 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 12,927 | 9.8 | 3.9 |
| | Greens | Philipp Schmagold | Philipp Schmagold | 7,530 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 10,679 | 8.1 | 1.4 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 1,948 | 1.5 | |
| | NPD | Konrad Bentz | Konrad Bentz | 2,128 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1,939 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,004 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 422 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 155 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 95 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,713 | | | 3,630 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 132,014 | | | 132,097 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,727 | 73.6 | 5.5 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 7,564 | 5.8 | 11.6 | | | |