Neckar-Odenwald (electoral district)
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| 38: Neckar-Odenwald | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg | |
 Neckar-Odenwald in 2026 | |
| District | Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis |
| Electorate | 108,571 (2026) |
| Major settlements | Entirety of the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis |
| Current electoral district | |
| Party | CDU |
| Member | Peter Hauk |
Neckar-Odenwald 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 38.[1]
The constituency incorporates the entirety of the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.[2]
There were 108,571 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 | Hans Heidler | CDU | ||
| May 1978 | Manfred Pfaus | |||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1992 | Peter Hauk | |||
| 1996 | ||||
| 2001 | 54.2 | |||
| 2006 | 53.7 | |||
| 2011 | 48.4 | |||
| 2016 | 34.2 | |||
| 2021 | 31.6 | |||
| 2026 | 39.2 | |||
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 1984, this constituency did not elect any members on a second mandate.
| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Gerd Teßmer | SPD | ||||
| 1988 | ||||||
| 1992 | ||||||
| 1996 | ||||||
| 2001 | ||||||
| 2006 | Karl-Heinz Joseph | |||||
| May 2007 | Georg Nelius | |||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||
| Jul 2020 | Uwe Wanke | AfD | ||||
| 2021 | ||||||
