Göppingen (electoral district)

Göppingen 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 263. It is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Göppingen district.[1]

263 Göppingen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Göppingen in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population252,700 (2015)
Electorate178,409 (2017)
Major settlementsGöppingen
Geislingen an der Steige
Eislingen
Area642.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberHermann Färber
Elected2013, 2017

Göppingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Hermann Färber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Göppingen is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Göppingen district.[1]

History

Göppingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 7 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 169. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 172. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 167. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 264. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 263.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Göppingen district and the municipalities of Bissingen an der Teck, Dettingen unter Teck, Holzmaden, Kirchheim unter Teck, Lenningen, Neidlingen, Notzingen, Ohmden, Owen, Weilheim an der Teck, and Wolfschlugen from the Nürtingen district. It acquired its current borders in the 1965 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 7 Göppingen
1953 169
1957
1961
1965 172
1969
1972
1976
1980 167
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 264
2005
2009 263
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Georg Baur from 1949 to 1953, followed by Hermann Finckh from 1953 to 1965. Manfred Wörner was representative from 1965 to 1990, a total of seven consecutive terms. Claus Jäger served one term from 1990 to 1994, followed by Klaus Riegert from 1994 to 2013. Hermann Färber was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Georg Baur CDU 26.9
1953 Hermann Finckh CDU 46.6
1957 48.3
1961 38.1
1965 Manfred Wörner CDU 50.3
1969 53.1
1972 48.2
1976 50.8
1980 48.4
1983 47.6
1987 49.0
1990 Claus Jäger CDU 43.6
1994 Klaus Riegert CDU 46.1
1998 42.4
2002 48.0
2005 48.3
2009 43.1
2013 Hermann Färber CDU 49.0
2017 37.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Göppingen[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 Hermann Färber 50,892 37.6 11.5 45,290 33.3 12.5
SPD Heike Baehrens 29,730 21.9 2.3 23,924 17.6 4.1
AfD Volker Münz 19,588 14.5 9.2 19,956 14.7 8.4
Green Dietrich Burchard 16,420 12.1 1.4 16,749 12.3 2.2
FDP Hans-Peter Semmler 12,492 9.2 5.9 17,188 15.6 6.8
Left Konstantinos Katevas 5,994 4.4 0.8 6,882 5.1 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,246 0.9 0.2
FW   907 0.7 0.3
PARTEI   898 0.7
Pirates   801 0.6 1.4
NPD   372 0.3 0.9
ÖDP   344 0.3 0.1
Tierschutzallianz 296 0.2
DM 221 0.2
BGE   187 0.1
V-Partei³ 172 0.1
Menschliche Welt 158 0.1
DiB 153 0.1
MLPD Christel Beck 354 0.3 136 0.1 0.0
DIE RECHTE 43 0.0
DKP   25 0.0
Informal votes 2,115 1,637
Total Valid votes 135,470 135,948
Turnout 137,585 77.1 3.1
CDU hold Majority 21,162 15.7 9.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Göppingen[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 Hermann Färber 64,095 49.0 5.9 60,058 45.8 12.7
SPD Heike Baehrens 31,646 24.2 2.4 28,435 21.7 0.9
Green Dennis De 14,010 10.7 0.3 13,275 10.1 3.2
AfD Volker Münz 6,891 5.3 8,259 6.3
Left Thomas Edtmaier 4,710 3.6 2.8 5,569 4.2 3.0
FDP Werner Simmling 4,393 3.4 7.0 7,646 5.8 13.3
Pirates Julian Beier 2,557 2.0 2,629 2.0 0.2
NPD Alexander Neidlein 1,813 1.4 0.5 1,599 1.2 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,000 0.8 0.0
REP   552 0.4 0.7
FW   530 0.4
ÖDP Albert Seitzer 596 0.5 0.3 403 0.3 0.1
RENTNER 289 0.2
PBC 240 0.2 0.2
Volksabstimmung 198 0.2 0.1
BIG 129 0.1
Party of Reason 115 0.1
PRO 93 0.1
MLPD   67 0.1 0.0
BüSo 17 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,921 1,529
Total Valid votes 130,711 131,103
Turnout 132,632 74.0 2.1
CDU hold Majority 32,449 24.8 8.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Göppingen[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 Klaus Riegert 55,049 43.1 5.2 42,318 33.1 4.9
SPD Sascha Binder 33,916 26.6 9.9 26,524 20.7 10.7
Green Bernhard Lehle 14,009 11.0 6.0 17,018 13.3 3.8
FDP Werner Simmling 13,177 10.3 6.0 24,408 19.1 6.8
Left Sabine Rösch-Dammenmiller 8,157 6.4 2.6 9,327 7.3 3.3
Pirates   2,371 1.9
NPD Otto Nagel 2,385 1.9 0.3 1,730 1.4 0.2
REP   1,377 1.1 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   956 0.7
ÖDP Johanna Kaufmann 920 0.7 523 0.4
PBC 465 0.4 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 325 0.3
Volksabstimmung 261 0.2
MLPD   79 0.1 0.1
DVU   68 0.1
BüSo 60 0.0 0.0
ADM 46 0.0
Informal votes 2,288 2,045
Total Valid votes 127,613 127,856
Turnout 129,901 72.0 6.8
CDU hold Majority 21,133 16.5 4.7

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