Stuttgart I (electoral district)

Stuttgart I 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 258. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the central and southern part of the city of Stuttgart.[1]

258 Stuttgart I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Stuttgart I in 2009
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population304,300 (2015)
Electorate194,368 (2017)
Major settlementsStuttgart (partial)
Area113.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberStefan Kaufmann
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

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

Geography

Stuttgart I is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke of Birkach, Degerloch, Hedelfingen, Möhringen, Plieningen, Sillenbuch, Stuttgart-Mitte, Stuttgart-Nord, Stuttgart-Süd, Stuttgart-West, and Vaihingen from the independent city of Stuttgart.[1]

History

Stuttgart I was created in 1949. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was named Stuttgart-Süd. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 163. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 164. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 162. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 259. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 258.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtteile of Stuttgart-West, Stuttgart-Mitte, Stuttgart-Süd, Weilimdorf, Feuerbach, Botnang, Vaihingen, Möhringen, Degerloch, Birkach, Hohenheim, and Plieningen from the independent city of Stuttgart. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Stadtteile of Bad Cannstatt, Stammheim, Zuffenhausen, Mühlhausen, Münster, Feuerbach, Weilimdorf, and Botnang. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 1 Stuttgart I
  • Stuttgart city (only Stuttgart-West, Stuttgart-Mitte, Stuttgart-Süd, Weilimdorf, Feuerbach, Botnang, Vaihingen, Möhringen, Degerloch, Birkach, Hohenheim, and Plieningen Stadtteile)
1953 163
1957
1961
1965 164
  • Stuttgart city (only Bad Cannstatt, Stammheim, Zuffenhausen, Mühlhausen, Münster, Feuerbach, Weilimdorf, and Botnang Stadtteile)
1969
1972
1976
1980 162 Stuttgart-Süd
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 259 Stuttgart I
2005
2009 258
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Clara Döhring of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Artur Jahn won it for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1953 and served two terms before former member Döhring regained it in 1961. She was succeeded by fellow SPD member Erwin Schoettle from 1965 to 1972, followed by Peter Conradi from 1972 to 1980. Roland Sauer of the CDU was elected in 1980 and served until 1998. Hans Jochen Henke of the CDU served one term before Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker of the SPD won the constituency in 2002. Johann-Henrich Krummacher regained it for the CDU in 2005. Stefan Kaufmann of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Clara Döhring SPD 29.3
1953 Artur Jahn CDU 33.9
1957 42.6
1961 Clara Döhring SPD 37.9
1965 Erwin Schoettle SPD 45.8
1969 51.4
1972 Peter Conradi SPD 54.6
1976 49.8
1980 Roland Sauer CDU 41.9
1983 49.4
1987 43.9
1990 40.9
1994 42.7
1998 Hans Jochen Henke CDU 37.7
2002 Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker SPD 42.0
2005 Johann-Henrich Krummacher CDU 39.2
2009 Stefan Kaufmann CDU 34.4
2013 42.0
2017 32.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Stuttgart I[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 Stefan Kaufmann 51,118 32.0 9.9 46,243 28.9 8.6
Green Cem Özdemir 47,430 29.7 2.3 31,283 19.6 2.0
SPD Ute Vogt 20,512 12.8 3.7 23,350 14.6 6.4
FDP Judith Skudelny 13,399 8.4 5.8 26,203 16.4 8.1
AfD Dirk Spaniel 10,646 6.7 3.9 11,455 7.2 3.0
Left Johanna Tiarks 10,409 6.5 2.7 14,830 9.3 3.0
PARTEI Julian Heinkele 1,755 1.1 1,602 1.0
Tierschutzpartei Matthias Ebner 1,576 1.0 1,063 0.7 0.1
Pirates Michael Knödler 1,438 0.9 1.3 1,006 0.6 2.2
ÖDP Dieter Baur 721 0.5 0.0 498 1.3 0.0
FW   480 0.3 0.1
DiB 432 0.3
BGE   404 0.3
Independent Steffen Schuldis 327 0.2
DM 250 0.2
V-Partei³ 222 0.1
Tierschutzallianz 203 0.1
MLPD Harald Andre 215 0.1 144 0.1 0.0
Menschliche Welt 136 0.1
NPD   114 0.1 0.3
BüSo Hubertus Mohs 86 0.1 0.1
DKP   53 0.0
Independent Werner Ressdorf 45 0.0
DIE RECHTE 14 0.0
Informal votes 1,157 849
Total Valid votes 159,677 159,985
Turnout 160,834 82.7 3.0
CDU hold Majority 3,688 2.3 12.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Stuttgart I[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 Stefan Kaufmann 63,465 42.0 7.5 56,794 37.5 9.6
Green Cem Özdemir 41,522 27.5 2.4 26,534 17.5 4.5
SPD Ute Vogt 25,050 16.6 1.4 31,766 21.0 2.1
Left Christina Frank 5,824 3.9 0.8 9,432 6.2 0.5
AfD Ronald Geiger 4,151 2.7 6,281 4.1
FDP Judith Skudelny 3,894 2.6 7.7 12,548 8.3 11.2
Pirates Christian Thomae 3,315 2.2 0.5 4,338 2.9 0.4
Independent Frank Schweizer 1,472 1.0
Tierschutzpartei   860 0.6 0.1
FW Gerhard Hammitzsch 864 0.6 645 0.4
ÖDP Dieter Baur 697 0.5 528 0.3 0.0
NPD Ronnie Hellriegel 673 0.4 0.3 506 0.3 0.2
RENTNER 258 0.2
REP   224 0.1 0.4
PBC 170 0.1 0.1
Volksabstimmung 141 0.1 0.0
BIG 136 0.1
MLPD   103 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 91 0.1
BüSo Hubertus Mohs 161 0.1 0.2 79 0.1 0.1
Independent Hans-Jürgen Gäbel 84 0.1
Independent Werner Ressdorf 76 0.1
PRO 66 0.0
Informal votes 1,298 1,046
Total Valid votes 151,248 151,500
Turnout 152,546 79.8 2.5
CDU hold Majority 21,943 14.5 10.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Stuttgart I[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 Stefan Kaufmann 48,518 34.4 4.7 39,482 27.9 4.5
Green Cem Özdemir 42,116 29.9 19.5 31,076 22.0 4.7
SPD Ute Vogt 25,364 18.0 20.6 26,656 18.9 11.3
FDP Michael Conz 14,514 10.3 3.6 27,557 19.5 5.8
Left Marta Aparicio de Eckelmann 6,601 4.7 1.7 9,439 6.7 2.8
Pirates Stefan Urbat 2,350 1.7 3,426 2.4
REP   758 0.5 0.1
NPD Ronnie Hellriegel 1,068 0.8 0.1 691 0.5 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   667 0.5
ÖDP   494 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 361 0.3
PBC 250 0.2 0.1
BüSo Hubertus Mohs 446 0.3 0.1 150 0.1 0.0
MLPD   144 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 143 0.1
DVU   60 0.0
ADM 30 0.0
Informal votes 1,527 1,120
Total Valid votes 140,977 141,384
Turnout 142,504 77.3 3.8
CDU hold Majority 6,402 4.5 4.0

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