It is located in central Rhineland-Palatinate, comprising the districts of Bad Kreuznach and Birkenfeld.

The constituency was first represented by Hugo Mayer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1957.

Wilhelm Dröscher of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1957 and served until 1972.

Fritz Rudolf Körper retained the constituency for the SPD in the 1990 election, and was representative until 2005.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.