Waiblingen (electoral district)

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Population322,400 (2019)
Electorate221,775 (2021)
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, 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
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

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Election results

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