Ludwigsburg (electoral district)

Ludwigsburg 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 265. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the southern part of the Ludwigsburg district.[1]

265 Ludwigsburg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Ludwigsburg in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population330,400 (2019)
Electorate215,312 (2021)
Major settlementsLudwigsburg
Kornwestheim
Vaihingen an der Enz
Area361.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberSteffen Bilger
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Ludwigsburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Steffen Bilger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Ludwigsburg is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Asperg, Ditzingen, Eberdingen, Gerlingen, Hemmingen, Korntal-Münchingen, Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Markgröningen, Möglingen, Oberriexingen, Remseck am Neckar, Schwieberdingen, Sersheim, and Vaihingen an der Enz from the Ludwigsburg district, as well as the municipality of Weissach from the Böblingen district.[1]

History

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Ludwigsburg was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 165. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 167. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 169. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 266. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 265.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Ludwigsburg district. In the 1976 election, it comprised the northern part of the Ludwigsburg district. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration very similar to its current borders, but lacking the Weissach municipality from the Böblingen district. It acquired the Weissach municipality in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Ludwigsburg
  • Ludwigsburg district
1953 165
1957
1961
1965 167
1969
1972
1976
  • Ludwigsburg district (only northern parts)
1980 169
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 266
2005
2009 265
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Willi Lausen of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953, followed by fellow SPD member Karl Mommer from 1953 to 1957. Raban Adelmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1957 and served one term before former member Mommer was re-elected in 1961. He served until 1969, when Annemarie Griesinger of the CDU was elected. Gunter Huonker of the SPD was then elected in 1972 for one term. Matthias Wissmann of the CDU was representative from 1976 to 2009, a total of nine consecutive terms. Steffen Bilger was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Willi Lausen SPD 26.7
1953 Karl Mommer SPD 28.8
1957 Raban Adelmann CDU 42.5
1961 Karl Mommer SPD 41.4
1965 42.1
1969 Annemarie Griesinger CDU 43.2
1972 Gunter Huonker SPD 48.1
1976 Matthias Wissmann CDU 48.7
1980 48.3
1983 55.5
1987 50.8
1990 48.5
1994 49.4
1998 44.3
2002 45.2
2005 45.2
2009 Steffen Bilger CDU 39.9
2013 50.4
2017 38.3
2021 29.5

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Ludwigsburg[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 Steffen Bilger 50,297 29.5   8.8 42,297 24.8   8.6
Greens Sandra Detzer 34,663 20.3   6.1 31,433 18.4   4.6
SPD Macit Karaahmetoǧlu 31,409 18.4   0.6 37,284 21.8   5.4
FDP Oliver Martin 23,891 14.0   3.8 27,611 16.2   1.5
AfD Martin Hess 14,392 8.4   3.2 14,313 8.4   3.0
Left Andreas Frisch 4,886 2.9   2.6 5,275 3.1   2.9
FW Martin Pfaff 3,803 2.2   0.1 2,765 1.6   0.8
dieBasis Stephan Johne 2,960 1.7 2,514 1.5
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,743 1.0   0.3
PARTEI Emanuele Annunziata 2,114 1.2 1,462 0.9   0.1
Team Todenhöfer   1,120 0.7
Pirates   615 0.4   0.1
ÖDP Michael Dornhausen 929 0.5 554 0.3   0.0
Volt Jördis Hollnagel 684 0.4 526 0.3
Bündnis C   293 0.2
Independent Jakob Novotny 291 0.2
Bürgerbewegung 241 0.1
Independent David Gibanica 224 0.1
Humanists   183 0.1
DiB   149 0.1   0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   136 0.1
NPD   120 0.1   0.1
MLPD   82 0.0   0.1
Bündnis 21 51 0.0
LKR   45 0.0
DKP   30 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,300 1,001
Total valid votes 170,543 170,842
Turnout 171,843 79.8   0.6
CDU hold Majority 15,634 9.2   11.3

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Ludwigsburg[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 Steffen Bilger 66,430 38.3   12.3 58,003 33.3   10.8
SPD Macit Karaahmetoğlu 30,971 17.8   3.3 28,547 16.4   4.8
Greens Ingrid Hönlinger 24,702 14.2   0.8 24,000 13.8   2.1
AfD Martin Hess 20,157 11.6 19,780 11.4   6.3
FDP Stefanie Knecht 17,691 10.2   7.0 25,538 14.7   7.8
Left Peter Schimke 9,487 5.5   0.7 10,451 6.0   1.3
FW Günther Frölich 3,644 2.1   0.0 1,503 0.9   0.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,274 0.7   0.0
PARTEI   1,229 0.7
Pirates   882 0.5   1.7
ÖDP   522 0.3   0.0
Tierschutzallianz 410 0.2
NPD   333 0.2   0.6
BGE   276 0.2
DM 266 0.2
DiB 256 0.1
V-Partei³ 247 0.1
MLPD Erkan Karakaplan 453 0.3   0.3 223 0.1   0.1
Menschliche Welt 182 0.1
DIE RECHTE 42 0.0
DKP   23 0.0
Informal votes 1,769 1,317
Total valid votes 173,535 173,987
Turnout 175,304 80.4   2.7
CDU hold Majority 35,459 20.5   8.7

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Ludwigsburg[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 Steffen Bilger 80,935 50.4   10.5 70,982 44.0   11.4
SPD Macit Karaahmetoğlu 33,977 21.2   1.4 34,338 21.3   1.1
Greens Ingrid Hönlinger 21,666 13.5   2.1 18,842 11.7   3.3
Left Peter Schimke 7,739 4.8   1.6 7,594 4.7   2.0
FDP Alexander Deicke 5,126 3.2   9.5 11,140 6.9   12.7
AfD   8,247 5.1
Pirates Thomas Lambeck 4,349 2.7 3,567 2.2   0.3
FW Günther Frölich 3,373 2.1 1,380 0.9
NPD Klemens Lockfisch 2,251 1.4   0.2 1,359 0.8   0.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,102 0.7   0.1
REP   563 0.3   0.7
ÖDP Michael Dornhausen 1,145 0.7   0.1 557 0.3   0.1
RENTNER 507 0.3
PBC 334 0.2   0.2
Volksabstimmung 202 0.1   0.0
PRO 142 0.1
BIG 138 0.1
Party of Reason 136 0.1
MLPD   120 0.1   0.0
BüSo 21 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 2,254 1,544
Total valid votes 160,561 161,271
Turnout 162,815 77.5   2.1
CDU hold Majority 46,958 29.2   11.9

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Ludwigsburg[6]
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 Steffen Bilger 61,328 39.9   6.4 50,274 32.6   3.8
SPD Jan Mönikes 34,718 22.6   11.8 31,079 20.2   11.8
Greens Ingrid Hönlinger 23,966 15.6   6.9 23,090 15.0   4.0
FDP Alexander Schopf 19,431 12.6   8.0 30,179 19.6   6.7
Left Hans-Jürgen Kemmerle 9,800 6.4   3.2 10,382 6.7   3.2
Pirates   2,995 1.9
REP   1,548 1.0   0.1
NPD Heiko Köhler 2,436 1.6   0.1 1,538 1.0   0.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   943 0.6
PBC Hans-Dieter Völlm 971 0.6 608 0.4   0.1
ÖDP Guido Klamt 963 0.6 628 0.4
DIE VIOLETTEN 360 0.2
Volksabstimmung 245 0.2
MLPD   109 0.1   0.0
DVU   70 0.0
BüSo 64 0.0   0.0
ADM 59 0.0
Informal votes 2,440 1,822
Total valid votes 153,613 154,171
Turnout 156,053 75.5   5.8
CDU hold Majority 26,610 17.3   5.4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Ludwigsburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Ludwigsburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Ludwigsburg
  4. ^ Results for Ludwigsburg
  5. ^ Results for Ludwigsburg
  6. ^ Results for Ludwigsburg