Kassel (electoral district)

167 Kassel
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Kassel in 2025
StateHesse
Population304,800 (2019)
Electorate218,474 (2021)
Major settlementsKassel
Area357.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberTimon Gremmels
Elected2017, 2021

Kassel 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 167. It is located in northern Hesse, comprising the city of Kassel and surrounding parts of the Landkreis Kassel district.[1]

Kassel was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Timon Gremmels of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

  1. ^ "Constituency Kassel". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Kassel". Federal Returning Officer.