Böblingen (electoral district)

Böblingen 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 260. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the district of Böblingen.[1]

260 Böblingen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Böblingen in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population358,700 (2015)
Electorate245,678 (2017)
Major settlementsSindelfingen
Böblingen
Leonberg
Area563.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberMarc Biadacz
Elected2017

Böblingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Marc Biadacz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Böblingen is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Böblingen district excluding the municipalities of Steinenbronn, Waldenbuch, and Weissach.[1]

History

Böblingen was created in 1949. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Leonberg – Vaihingen. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 167. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 169. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 164. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 261. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 260.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Böblingen, Leonberg, and Vaihingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Leonberg and Vaihingen as well as the municipalitis of Sindelfingen, Grafenau, and Magstadt from the Böblingen district. In the 1980 through 2002 elections, it was coterminous with the Böblingen district. In the 2005 election, it lost the Steinenbronn and Waldenbuch municipalities. In the 2017 election, it further lost the Weissach municipality.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 5 Böblingen
  • Böblingen district
  • Leonberg district
  • Vaihingen district
1953 167
1957
1961
1965 169 Leonberg – Vaihingen
1969
1972
1976
1980 164 Böblingen
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 261
2005
2009 260
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Paul Bausch from 1949 to 1965, followed by Peter Petersen from 1965 to 1972. Hans Geiger of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1972 and served one term. Former member Petersen regained it for the CDU in 1976 and served until 1990. Brigitte Baumeister was representative from 1990 to 2002, followed by Clemens Binninger from 2002 to 2017. Marc Biadacz was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Paul Bausch CDU 29.8
1953 45.6
1957 50.1
1961 36.9
1965 Peter Petersen CDU 45.4
1969 47.2
1972 Hans Geiger SPD 46.2
1976 Peter Petersen CDU 48.5
1980 48.0
1983 56.8
1987 50.7
1990 Brigitte Baumeister CDU 47.7
1994 50.3
1998 44.0
2002 Clemens Binninger CDU 46.8
2005 49.8
2009 45.1
2013 54.3
2017 Marc Biadacz CDU 38.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Böblingen[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Marc Biadacz 75,323 38.8 15.4 68,991 35.4 11.4
SPD Jasmina Hostert 38,053 19.6 4.2 30,296 15.5 4.5
FDP Florian Toncar 24,867 12.8 9.4 29,510 15.1 8.0
Green Tobias Bacherle 23,206 11.9 2.6 24,746 12.7 2.4
AfD Markus Frohnmaier 21,842 11.2 22,874 11.7 6.6
Left Richard Pitterle 9,715 5.0 0.9 10,434 5.4 1.0
FW   1,429 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,361 0.7 0.0
PARTEI   1,262 0.6
Pirates   1,028 0.5 1.7
Independent Friedhild Miller 934 0.5
NPD   487 0.2 0.7
ÖDP   469 0.2 0.0
DM 380 0.2
Tierschutzallianz 371 0.2
DiB 336 0.2
BGE   244 0.1
V-Partei³ 229 0.1
Menschliche Welt 215 0.1
MLPD Johanna Jäckh-Vermeulen 346 0.2 0.0 157 0.1 0.0
DIE RECHTE 55 0.0
DKP   26 0.0
Informal votes 2,271 1,657
Total Valid votes 194,286 194,900
Turnout 196,557 80.0 2.8
CDU hold Majority 37,270 19.2 11.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Böblingen[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Clemens Binninger 102,408 54.3 9.1 88,734 46.9 13.0
SPD Joachim Rücker 44,676 23.7 3.6 37,808 20.0 0.9
Green Sven Reisch 17,750 9.4 3.8 19,613 10.4 3.5
Left Richard Pitterle 7,621 4.0 1.3 8,234 4.4 1.7
FDP Florian Toncar 6,501 3.4 9.6 13,516 7.1 13.7
AfD   9,666 5.1
Pirates Hagen Stanek 4,482 2.4 0.8 4,133 2.2 0.1
NPD Bernd Geider 2,581 1.4 0.2 1,743 0.9 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,331 0.7 0.1
FW Hasso Kraus 2,425 1.3 1,291 0.7
PBC 613 0.3 0.3
REP   566 0.3 0.4
Volksabstimmung 546 0.2 0.1
ÖDP   533 0.3 0.0
RENTNER 331 0.2
BIG 184 0.1
MLPD Peter Bäuerle 305 0.2 0.0 163 0.1 0.0
PRO 161 0.1
Party of Reason 116 0.1
BüSo 85 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,400 1,872
Total Valid votes 188,749 189,277
Turnout 191,149 77.3 1.7
CDU hold Majority 57,732 30.6 5.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Böblingen[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Clemens Binninger 82,344 45.1 4.6 61,918 33.9 5.0
SPD Franziska Engehausen 36,550 20.0 12.8 34,915 19.1 10.2
Green Florian Haßler 24,138 13.2 6.1 25,364 13.9 3.5
FDP Florian Toncar 23,717 13.0 8.0 38,125 20.9 6.9
Left Richard Pitterle 9,657 5.3 2.8 11,118 6.1 3.0
NPD Janus Nowak 2,914 1.6 0.1 2,265 1.2 0.2
Pirates Thomas Melchinger 2,798 1.5 3,861 2.1
REP   1,273 0.7 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,089 0.6
PBC 1,085 0.6 0.3
ÖDP   552 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 356 0.2
Volksabstimmung 346 0.2
MLPD Peter Bäuerle 328 0.2 0.1 197 0.1 0.0
DVU   88 0.0
BüSo 68 0.0 0.0
ADM 49 0.0
Informal votes 2,730 2,507
Total Valid votes 182,446 182,669
Turnout 185,176 75.6 6.0
CDU hold Majority 45,794 25.1 8.2

References
  1. "Constituency Böblingen". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Böblingen". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Böblingen
  4. Results for Böblingen
  5. Results for Böblingen
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