Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd

Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd 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 269. It is located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the western part of the Ostalbkreis district and the northern part of the Rems-Murr-Kreis district.[1]

269 Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population241,500 (2015)
Electorate176,968 (2017)
Major settlementsSchwäbisch Gmünd
Backnang
Murrhardt
Area838.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCDU
MemberNorbert Barthle
Elected1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 1998, it has been represented by Norbert Barthle of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd is located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten from the Ostalbkreis district and the municipalities of Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Aspach, Auenwald, Backnang, Burgstetten, Großerlach, Kirchberg an der Murr, Murrhardt, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg, Sulzbach an der Murr, and Weissach im Tal from the Rems-Murr-Kreis district.[1]

History

Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd was created in 1965, then known as Schwäbisch Gmünd – Backnang. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 175 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 173. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 270. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 269.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Backnang, and Schwäbisch Hall. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 175 Schwäbisch Gmünd – Backnang
  • Schwäbisch Gmünd district
  • Backnang district
  • Schwäbisch Hall district
1969
1972
1976
1980 173 Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 270
2005
2009 269
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Eugen Gerstenmaier from 1965 to 1969, followed by Dieter Schulte from 1969 to 1998, a total of eight consecutive terms. Norbert Barthle has been representative since 1998.

Election Member Party %
1965 Eugen Gerstenmaier CDU 50.1
1969 Dieter Schulte CDU 48.6
1972 51.7
1976 55.7
1980 54.0
1983 59.2
1987 53.8
1990 50.4
1994 49.6
1998 Norbert Barthle CDU 41.8
2002 47.7
2005 48.8
2009 44.7
2013 55.4
2017 41.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd[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 Y Norbert Barthle 55,595 41.2 14.1 47,588 35.2 13.2
SPD Christian Lange 26,971 20.0 4.8 22,298 16.5 3.9
AfD Daniel Lindenschmid 17,788 13.2 19,438 14.4 8.7
Green Melanie Lang 15,216 11.3 3.1 15,482 11.4 2.4
FDP Gudrun Senta Wilhelm 10,882 8.1 5.3 16,717 12.4 6.6
Left Alexander Relea-Linder 7,581 5.6 1.6 7,999 5.9 1.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,189 0.9 0.1
PARTEI   859 0.6
Pirates   719 0.5 1.6
FW   690 0.5 0.2
ÖDP   465 0.3 0.0
NPD Marina Djonovic 489 0.4 1.6 462 0.3 0.9
DM 265 0.2
Tierschutzallianz 248 0.2
BGE   210 0.2
DiB 205 0.2
V-Partei³ 161 0.1
Menschliche Welt 159 0.1
MLPD Marianne Kolb 279 0.2 91 0.1 0.0
DIE RECHTE 44 0.0
DKP   22 0.0
Informal votes 1,916 1,406
Total Valid votes 134,801 135,311
Turnout 136,717 77.3 3.0
CDU hold Majority 28,624 21.2 9.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd[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 Norbert Barthle 70,748 55.4 10.6 62,236 48.4 13.0
SPD Christian Lange 31,673 24.8 0.1 26,198 20.4 0.8
Green Michael Straub 10,439 8.2 2.1 11,657 9.1 3.5
Left Jörg Drechsel 5,079 4.0 2.6 5,454 4.2 2.9
Pirates Sebastian Staudenmaier 3,856 3.0 2,761 2.1 0.4
FDP Lisa Strotbek 3,541 2.8 7.6 7,420 5.8 12.8
AfD   7,268 5.7
NPD Benno Grunert 2,451 1.9 0.0 1,587 1.2 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,011 0.8 0.2
REP   547 0.4 0.9
PBC 514 0.4 0.3
FW   433 0.3
ÖDP   424 0.3 0.1
RENTNER 402 0.3
Volksabstimmung 245 0.2 0.0
Party of Reason 169 0.1
PRO 122 0.1
MLPD   76 0.1 0.0
BIG 55 0.0
BüSo 29 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,468 1,647
Total Valid votes 127,787 128,608
Turnout 130,255 74.2 2.5
CDU hold Majority 39,075 30.6 10.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd[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 Norbert Barthle 55,492 44.7 4.1 44,068 35.4 5.7
SPD Christian Lange 30,902 24.9 9.8 24,289 19.5 11.0
FDP Markus Fischer 12,822 10.3 5.8 23,060 18.5 7.7
Green Ulrike Sturm 12,749 10.3 3.3 15,606 12.5 3.3
Left Manfred Steidle 8,177 6.6 3.3 8,840 7.1 3.6
Pirates   2,229 1.8
REP   1,608 1.3 0.1
NPD Torsten Ziegler 2,404 1.9 0.3 1,578 1.3 0.1
PBC Markus Grammel 1,240 1.0 909 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   777 0.6
ÖDP   533 0.4
DIE VIOLETTEN 329 0.3
Independent Matthias Riebesam 311 0.3
Volksabstimmung 276 0.2
MLPD   92 0.1 0.0
DVU   83 0.1
BüSo 79 0.1 0.0
ADM 56 0.0
Informal votes 2,504 2,189
Total Valid votes 124,097 124,412
Turnout 126,601 71.8 6.2
CDU hold Majority 24,590 19.8 5.7

References
  1. "Constituency Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd
  4. Results for Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd
  5. Results for Backnang – Schwäbisch Gmünd
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