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Bruchsal (electoral district)

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29: Bruchsal
Electoral district
for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Bruchsal in 2026
DistrictKarlsruhe
Electorate114,983 (2026)
Major settlementsBad Schönborn, Bruchsal, Forst, Hambrücken, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Kronau, Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Östringen, Philippsburg, Ubstadt-Weiher, and Waghäusel
Current electoral district
PartyCDU
MemberThorsten Schwarz

Bruchsal is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Since 2026, it has elected one member via first-past-the-post voting. Voters cast a second vote under which additional seats are allocated proportionally state-wide. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 29. It is wholly within the district of Karlsruhe.[1]

The constituency includes the municipalities of Bad Schönborn, Bruchsal, Forst, Hambrücken, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Kronau, Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Östringen, Philippsburg, Ubstadt-Weiher, and Waghäusel, within the district of Karlsruhe.[2]

There were 114,983 eligible voters in 2026.

Members

First mandate

Both prior to and since the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the winner of the plurality of the vote (first-past-the-post) in every constituency won the first mandate.

Election Member Party %
1976 Heinz Heckmann CDU
1980
1984
1988
1992 Heribert Rech
1996
2001 52.8
2006 49.0
2011 44.3
2016 Ulli Hockenberger 30.0
2021 27.1
2026 Thorsten Schwarz 35.1

Second mandate

Prior to the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the seats in the state parliament were allocated proportionately amongst parties which received more than 5% of valid votes across the state. The seats that were won proportionally for parties that did not win as many first mandates as seats they were entitled to, were allocated to their candidates which received the highest proportion of the vote in their respective constituencies. This meant that following some elections, a constituency would have one or more members elected under a second mandate.

Prior to 2011, these second mandates were allocated to the party candidates who got the greatest number of votes, whilst from 2011-2021, these were allocated according to percentage share of the vote.

Prior to 1992, this constituency did not elect any members on a second mandate.

Election Member Party Member Party
1992 Walter Heiler SPD Heinz Troll REP
1996
2001
2006 Walter Heiler SPD
2009 Friedhelm Ernst FDP
2011
2016 Rainer Balzer AfD
2021

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