The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by
Fritz Henßler from 1949 to 1953, when he was succeeded by
Walter Menzel until 1961.
Werner Zeitler then served two terms.
Hans-Eberhard Urbaniak was elected in 1980 and was representative until 2002.
Marco Bülow was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. Bülow left the SPD in November 2018 and served as an independent; in November 2020, he joined
Die PARTEI, becoming its first member of the Bundestag. Jens Peick regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021 and was re-elected in 2025. ==Election results==