Waiblingen (electoral district)
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Fellbach
Schorndorf
| 264 Waiblingen | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
Waiblingen in 2025 | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Population | 322,400 (2019) |
| Electorate | 221,775 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Waiblingen Fellbach Schorndorf |
| Area | 513.3 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CDU |
| Member | Christina Stumpp |
| Elected | 2021, 2025 |
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]
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
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 |
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| 1949 | 12 | Waiblingen |
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| 1953 | 174 | ||
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| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | 178 | ||
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| 1976 |
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| 1980 | 168 |
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| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 265 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 264 | ||
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| 2021 | |||
| 2025 |