The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Willy Müller from 1949 to 1969. He was succeeded by Willi Fischer from 1969 to 1980. Gernot Fischer then served two terms, followed by Florian Gerster from 1987 to 1994. Klaus Hagemann was representative from 1994 to 2013. Jan Metzler of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
