Stuttgart II (electoral district)

Stuttgart II 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 259. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the northern part of the city of Stuttgart.[1]

259 Stuttgart II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Stuttgart II in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population319,500 (2015)
Electorate182,501 (2017)
Major settlementsStuttgart (partial)
Area93.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberKarin Maag
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Stuttgart II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Karin Maag of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Stuttgart II is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke of Bad Cannstatt, Botnang, Feuerbach, Mühlhausen, Münster, Obertürkheim, Stammheim, Stuttgart-Ost, Untertürkheim, Wangen, Weilimdorf, and Zuffenhausen from the independent city of Stuttgart.[1]

History

Stuttgart II was created in 1949. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was named Stuttgart-Nord. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 2 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 164. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 165. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 163. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 260. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 259.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtteile of Stuttgart-Ost, Stuttgart-Nord, Bad Cannstatt, Stammheim, Zuffenhausen, Mühlhausen, Hofen, Münster, Untertürkheim, Rotenberg, Uhlbach, Wangen, Obertürkheim, Rohracker, Hedelfingen, Sillenbuch, Heumaden, and Riedenberg from the independent city of Stuttgart. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Stadtteile of Stuttgart-Mitte, Stuttgart-Ost, Stuttgart-Nord, Birkach, Hedelfingen, Untertürkheim, Obertürkheim, Plieningen, Sillenbuch, and Wangen. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 2 Stuttgart II
  • Stuttgart city (only Stuttgart-Ost, Stuttgart-Nord, Bad Cannstatt, Stammheim, Zuffenhausen, Mühlhausen, Hofen, Münster, Untertürkheim, Rotenberg, Uhlbach, Wangen, Obertürkheim, Rohracker, Hedelfingen, Sillenbuch, Heumaden, and Riedenberg Stadtteile)
1953 164
1957
1961
1965 165
  • Stuttgart city (only Stuttgart-Mitte, Stuttgart-Ost, Stuttgart-Nord, Birkach, Hedelfingen, Untertürkheim, Obertürkheim, Plieningen, Sillenbuch, and Wangen Stadtteile)
1969
1972
1976
1980 163 Stuttgart-Nord
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 260 Stuttgart II
2005
2009 259
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Erwin Schoettle of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Erwin Häussler won it for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1953 and served two terms before former member Schoettle regained it in 1961. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Ernst Haar from 1965 to 1980, followed by Peter Conradi from 1980 to 1983. Herbert Czaja of the CDU was elected in 1983 and served until 1990. Erika Reinhardt of the CDU served two terms before Ute Kumpf of the SPD won the constituency in 1998. She was representative until 2009. Karin Maag of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Erwin Schoettle SPD 33.1
1953 Erwin Häussler CDU 33.3
1957 39.6
1961 Erwin Schoettle SPD 43.1
1965 Ernst Haar SPD 40.8
1969 48.4
1972 51.2
1976 44.9
1980 Peter Conradi SPD 47.9
1983 Herbert Czaja CDU 46.3
1987 41.0
1990 Erika Reinhardt CDU 40.6
1994 42.8
1998 Ute Kumpf SPD 43.3
2002 45.6
2005 42.1
2009 Karin Maag CDU 34.5
2013 43.8
2017 33.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Stuttgart II[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 Karin Maag 46,166 33.5 10.3 40,109 29.1 10.3
SPD Michael Jantzer 25,469 18.5 7.6 23,458 17.0 5.9
Green Anna Christmann 21,850 15.9 1.9 21,071 15.3 1.5
AfD Lothar Maier 14,345 10.4 7.0 14,899 10.8 6.2
Left Bernd Riexinger 12,321 8.9 3.9 12,553 9.1 2.4
FDP Volker Weil 11,903 8.6 5.9 19,210 13.9 7.2
Tierschutzpartei Matthias Gottfried 1,807 1.3 1,286 0.9 0.3
PARTEI Ina Schumann 1,549 1.1 1,394 1.0
Pirates Harald Hermann 1,354 1.0 1.3 991 0.7 1.9
FW   561 0.4 0.1
ÖDP Dieter Zielke 613 0.4 444 0.3 0.0
BGE   403 0.3
DM 307 0.2
DiB 284 0.2
Tierschutzallianz 254 0.2
MLPD Volker Kraft 347 0.3 0.0 253 0.2 0.0
NPD   181 0.1 0.5
V-Partei³ 150 0.1
Menschliche Welt 149 0.1
BüSo Christoph Mohs 113 0.1 0.0
DKP   43 0.0
DIE RECHTE 27 0.0
Informal votes 1,343 1,153
Total Valid votes 137,837 138,027
Turnout 139,180 76.3 2.9
CDU hold Majority 20,697 15.0 2.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Stuttgart II[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 Karin Maag 58,222 43.8 9.3 52,323 39.3 10.2
SPD Nicolas Schäfstoß 34,690 26.1 0.2 30,469 22.9 2.0
Green Birgitt Bender 18,505 13.9 2.9 18,341 13.8 4.2
Left Marta Aparicio de Eckelmann 6,633 5.0 3.6 8,902 6.7 2.3
AfD Eberhard Brett 4,497 3.4 6,047 4.5
FDP Matthias Werwigk 3,594 2.7 7.7 8,920 6.7 10.6
Pirates Jürgen Martin 3,064 2.3 0.8 3,460 2.6 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   846 0.6 0.0
FW Jörg Stimpfig 1,203 0.9 732 0.6
NPD Lutz Schernau 1,074 0.8 0.5 799 0.6 0.2
Independent Carola Eckstein 951 0.7
REP   479 0.4 0.7
ÖDP   382 0.3 0.1
RENTNER 367 0.3
BIG 255 0.2
MLPD Volker Kraft 281 0.2 0.0 219 0.2 0.0
Volksabstimmung 153 0.1 0.1
PBC 135 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 84 0.1
PRO 84 0.1
BüSo Stephan Ossenkopp 121 0.1 0.2 44 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,520 1,314
Total Valid votes 132,835 133,041
Turnout 134,355 73.4 2.0
CDU hold Majority 23,532 17.7 9.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Stuttgart II[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 Karin Maag 44,002 34.5 5.2 37,151 29.1 3.9
SPD N Ute Kumpf 33,525 26.3 15.8 26,675 20.9 13.0
Green Birgitt Bender 21,453 16.8 10.2 22,916 17.9 5.3
FDP Marion Heß 13,327 10.5 6.2 22,059 17.3 5.4
Left Ulrich Maurer 10,902 8.6 3.8 11,437 9.0 4.1
Pirates Norbert Welk 1,893 1.5 2,616 2.0
REP   1,365 1.1 0.1
NPD Ulrich Schwarz 1,673 1.3 0.1 999 0.8 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   756 0.6
ÖDP   444 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 336 0.3
PBC 263 0.2 0.1
BüSo Lüder Grosser 373 0.3 0.1 128 0.1 0.0
MLPD Volker Kraft 322 0.3 0.0 253 0.2 0.0
Volksabstimmung 217 0.2
DVU   62 0.0
ADM 43 0.0
Informal votes 1,789 1,539
Total Valid votes 127,470 127,720
Turnout 129,259 71.4 5.8
CDU gain from SPD Majority 10,477 8.2

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