Schorndorf (electoral district)
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| 16: Schorndorf | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg | |
Schorndorf in 2026 | |
| District | Rems-Murr |
| Electorate | 95,999 (2026) |
| Major settlements | Kernen im Remstal, Plüderhausen, Remshalden, Rudersberg, Schorndorf, Urbach, Weinstadt, and Winterbach |
| Current electoral district | |
| Party | CDU |
| Member | Christian Gehring |
Schorndorf 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 16. It is wholly within the district of Rems-Murr. [1]
The constituency includes the municipalities of Kernen im Remstal, Plüderhausen, Remshalden, Rudersberg, Schorndorf, Urbach, Weinstadt, and Winterbach, within the district of Rems-Murr.
There were 95,999 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 | Günther Steeb | CDU | ||
| 1980 | Guntram Martin Palm | |||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Apr 1992 | Karl Walter Ziegler | |||
| 1992 | Hans Heinz | |||
| 1996 | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2006 | 44.8 | |||
| 2011 | Claus Paal | 39.2 | ||
| 2016 | Petra Häffner | Grüne | 27.1 | |
| 2021 | 29.7 | |||
| 2026 | Christian Gehring | CDU | 34.1 | |
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, no second mandate members were elected in this constituency.
| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Rudolf Bühler | REP | ||||
| 1996 | Jürgen Hofer | FDP | ||||
| 2001 | ||||||
| 2006 | ||||||
| 2011 | Jochen Haußmann | FDP | Petra Häffner | Grüne | ||
| 2016 | Claus Paal | CDU | ||||
| 2021 | Christian Gehring | |||||