Jump to content

Waiblingen (electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
264 Waiblingen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Waiblingen in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population322,400 (2019)
Electorate221,775 (2021)
Major settlementsWaiblingen
Fellbach
Schorndorf
Area513.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberChristina Stumpp
Elected2021

Waiblingen 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 264. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the southern part of the Rems-Murr-Kreis district.[1]

Waiblingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Christina Stumpp of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

[edit]

Waiblingen is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Alfdorf, Berglen, Fellbach, Kaisersbach, Kernen im Remstal, Korb, Leutenbach, Plüderhausen, Remshalden, Rudersberg, Schorndorf, Schwaikheim, Urbach, Waiblingen, Weinstadt, Welzheim, Winnenden, and Winterbach from the Rems-Murr-Kreis district.[1]

History

[edit]

Waiblingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 12 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 174. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 177. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 168. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 265. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 264.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Waiblingen district. In the 1976 election, it acquired a configuration very similar to its current borders, but excluding the municipality of Alfdorf. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 12 Waiblingen
  • Waiblingen district
1953 174
1957
1961
1965 178
1969
1972
1976
1980 168
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 265
2005
2009 264
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

[edit]

The constituency was first represented by Karl Georg Pfleiderer of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1949 to 1957, followed by Friedrich Fritz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1957 to 1961. Carl Roesch of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1961 and served one term. Former member Fritz regained it in 1965, but Manfred Wende of the SPD won it in 1969. He served two terms. Paul Laufs of the CDU then served from 1976 to 2002, a total of seven consecutive terms. Joachim Pfeiffer was representative from 2002 to 2021. He was succeeded by Christina Stumpp in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Karl Georg Pfleiderer FDP 40.3
1953 32.9
1957 Friedrich Fritz CDU 44.0
1961 Carl Roesch SPD 36.6
1965 Friedrich Fritz CDU 42.8
1969 Manfred Wende SPD 42.7
1972 42.6
1976 Paul Laufs CDU 48.6
1980 47.0
1983 54.2
1987 42.5
1990 47.5
1994 44.2
1998 42.8
2002 Joachim Pfeiffer CDU 45.1
2005 46.9
2009 43.0
2013 51.5
2017 36.8
2021 Christina Stumpp CDU 29.0

Election results

[edit]

2021 election

[edit]
Federal election (2021): Waiblingen[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Christina Stumpp 50,566 29.0 Decrease 7.8 44,987 25.7 Decrease 7.3
SPD Urs Abelein 39,642 22.7 Increase 3.5 37,753 21.6 Increase 5.7
FDP Stephan Seiter 27,123 15.6 Increase 2.2 30,999 17.7 Increase 1.6
Greens Annedore Kowatsch 26,224 15.0 Increase 2.8 27,098 15.5 Increase 3.3
AfD Jürgen Braun 15,196 8.7 Decrease 3.7 15,474 8.9 Decrease 4.1
Left Luigi Pantisano 4,464 2.6 Decrease 2.3 5,001 2.9 Decrease 2.7
dieBasis Brigitte Aldinger 4,257 2.4 3,477 2.0
FW Volker Hepp 3,280 1.9 2,452 1.4 Increase 0.8
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,958 1.1 Increase 0.2
PARTEI Friedrich Häfner 2,381 1.4 1,495 0.9 Increase 0.3
Pirates   902 0.5 Decrease 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   768 0.4
ÖDP   473 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Volt Anna Schorn 658 0.4 454 0.3
Bündnis C   402 0.2
Bürgerbewegung 201 0.1
DiB Kai Dorra 460 0.3 187 0.1 Steady 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung   178 0.1
Humanists   166 0.1
NPD   121 0.1 Decrease 0.2
MLPD Dieter Böttcher 156 0.1 Decrease 0.1 77 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   44 0.0
Bündnis 21 43 0.0
DKP   39 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,434 1,092
Total valid votes 174,407 174,749
Turnout 175,841 79.3 Decrease 0.7
CDU hold Majority 10,924 6.3 Decrease 11.3

2017 election

[edit]
Federal election (2017): Waiblingen[4]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Joachim Pfeiffer 64,958 36.8 Decrease 14.6 58,372 33.0 Decrease 12.6
SPD Sybille Mack 33,898 19.2 Decrease 3.8 28,146 15.9 Decrease 4.2
FDP Lisa Walter 23,568 13.4 Increase 9.6 28,617 16.2 Increase 8.3
AfD Jürgen Braun 21,863 12.4 Increase 8.6 22,870 12.9 Increase 7.5
Greens Andrea Sieber 21,542 12.2 Increase 1.7 21,539 12.2 Increase 1.9
Left Reinhard Neudorfer 8,626 4.9 Increase 1.2 9,881 5.6 Increase 1.1
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,555 0.9 Increase 0.1
Pirates   1,092 0.6 Decrease 1.5
FW   1,036 0.6 Increase 0.3
PARTEI   963 0.5
ÖDP Uwe Olschenka 1,661 0.9 697 0.4 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzallianz 431 0.2
NPD   403 0.2 Decrease 0.8
DM 285 0.2
DiB 240 0.1
BGE   222 0.1
V-Partei³ 187 0.1
Menschliche Welt 168 0.1
MLPD Dieter Böttcher 291 0.2 143 0.1 Steady 0.0
DIE RECHTE 25 0.0
DKP   21 0.0
Informal votes 1,933 1,447
Total valid votes 176,407 176,893
Turnout 178,340 80.0 Increase 2.7
CDU hold Majority 31,060 17.6 Decrease 11.0

2013 election

[edit]
Federal election (2013): Waiblingen[5]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Joachim Pfeiffer 87,082 51.4 Increase 8.4 77,461 45.6 Increase 12.4
SPD Alexander Bauer 38,908 23.0 Decrease 4.2 34,086 20.1 Increase 0.7
Greens Andrea Sieber 17,838 10.5 Increase 1.0 17,511 10.3 Decrease 3.8
AfD Dieter Bielang 6,503 3.8 9,160 5.4
FDP Hartfrid Wolff 6,354 3.8 Decrease 8.5 13,327 7.8 Decrease 12.9
Left Udo Rauhut 6,211 3.7 Decrease 1.7 7,663 4.5 Decrease 2.0
Pirates Volker Dyken 3,739 2.2 3,583 2.1 Increase 0.3
NPD Jürgen Wehner 2,244 1.3 Decrease 0.4 1,783 1.0 Steady 0.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,359 0.8 Increase 0.2
REP   665 0.4 Decrease 0.5
RENTNER 640 0.4
PBC 625 0.4 Decrease 0.2
ÖDP   577 0.3 Decrease 0.2
FW   564 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN Thomas Bezler 520 0.3
Volksabstimmung 399 0.2 Steady 0.0
Party of Reason 118 0.1
MLPD   116 0.1 Steady 0.0
PRO 104 0.1
BIG 102 0.1
BüSo 16 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,110 1,650
Total valid votes 169,399 169,859
Turnout 171,509 77.3 Increase 2.6
CDU hold Majority 48,174 28.4 Increase 12.6

2009 election

[edit]
Federal election (2009): Waiblingen[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Joachim Pfeiffer 69,575 43.0 Decrease 3.9 53,864 33.2 Decrease 5.3
SPD Hermann Scheer 44,071 27.2 Decrease 12.0 31,431 19.4 Decrease 9.9
FDP Hartfrid Wolff 19,793 12.2 Increase 6.8 33,634 20.7 Increase 7.0
Greens Daniel Mouratidis 15,379 9.5 Increase 5.1 22,834 14.1 Increase 2.9
Left Reinhard Neudorfer 8,627 5.3 Increase 2.9 10,511 6.5 Increase 3.3
Pirates   2,865 1.8
NPD Jürgen Wehner 2,720 1.7 Increase 0.2 1,775 1.1 Increase 0.1
REP   1,503 0.9 Decrease 0.3
Human Environment Animal Protection   934 0.6
PBC 907 0.6 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP Karl-Heinz Bok 1,477 0.9 881 0.5
DIE VIOLETTEN 503 0.3
Volksabstimmung 311 0.2
MLPD Angelika Göhner-Feller 319 0.2 Steady 0.0 140 0.1 Steady 0.0
ADM 124 0.1
DVU   94 0.1
BüSo 70 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,560 2,140
Total valid votes 161,961 162,381
Turnout 164,521 74.7 Decrease 6.4
CDU hold Majority 25,504 15.8 Increase 8.1

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Constituency Waiblingen". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Waiblingen". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Waiblingen
  4. ^ Results for Waiblingen
  5. ^ Results for Waiblingen
  6. ^ Results for Waiblingen