Göppingen (electoral district)
Göppingen is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of thirty eight districts covering the state of Baden-Württemberg, it is coterminous with the county of Göppingen.[1] The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 263.
The constituency was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. Originally it covered a larger area, but assumed its current form following boundary changes in 1965. It has been unchanged since then.
It has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. The current representative is Hermann Färber, who was elected for the first time in 2013.[2]
Boundaries
| Election | Number and name | Areas covered |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 7 Göppingen | Göppingen county; from Nürtingen county, 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 |
| 1953–1961 | 169 Göppingen | |
| 1965–1976 | 172 Göppingen | Göppingen county |
| 1980–1998 | 167 Göppingen | |
| 2002–2005 | 264 Göppingen | |
| since 2009 | 263 Göppingen |
Result
2013 election
| German federal election, 2013: Göppingen[3] | |||||||||
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| Notes: |
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
| CDU | Hermann Färber | 64,095 | 49.0% |  5.9%
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60,058 | 45.8% | 12.7%
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| SPD | Heike Baehrens | 31,646 | 24.2% |  2.4%
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28,435 | 21.7% | 0.9%
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| Greens | Dennis De | 14,010 | 10.7% | 0.3%
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13,275 | 10.1% | 3.2%
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| AfD | Volker Münz | 6,891 | 5.3% | 
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8,259 | 6.3% |
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| Left | Thomas Edtmaier | 4,710 | 3.6% | 2.8%
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5,569 | 4.2% | 3.0%
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| FDP | Werner Simmling | 4,393 | 3.4% | 7.0%
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7,646 | 5.8% | 13.3%
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| Pirates | Julian Beier | 2,557 | 2.0% |
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2,629 | 2.0% | 0.2%
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| NPD | Alexander Neidlein | 1,813 | 1.4% | 0.5%
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1,599 | 1.2% | 0.1%
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| ÖDP | Albert Seitzer | 596 | 0.5% | 0.3%
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403 | 0.3% | 0.1%
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| Human Environment Animal Protection | 1,000 | 0.8% |
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| REP | 552 | 0.4% | 0.7%
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| FW | 530 | 0.4% |
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| Pensioners’ Party | 289 | 0.2% |
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| PBC | 240 | 0.2% | 0.2%
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| Volksabstimmung | 198 | 0.2% | 0.1%
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| BIG | 129 | 0.1% |
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| PDV | 115 | 0.1% |
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| Pro Germany Citizens’ Movement | 93 | 0.1% |
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| MLPD | 67 | 0.1% |
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| BüSo | 17 | 0.0% |
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| Informal votes | 1,921 | 1,529 | |||||||
| Total valid votes | 130,711 | 131,103 | |||||||
| CDU hold | Majority | 32,449 | 24.8% | ||||||
List of district representatives
| Election | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Georg Baur | CDU |
| 1953 | Hermann Finckh | CDU |
| 1957 | Hermann Finckh | CDU |
| 1961 | Hermann Finckh | CDU |
| 1965 | Manfred Wörner | CDU |
| 1969 | Manfred Wörner | CDU |
| 1972 | Manfred Wörner | CDU |
| 1976 | Manfred Wörner | CDU |
| 1980 | Manfred Wörner | CDU |
| 1983 | Manfred Wörner | CDU |
| 1987 | Manfred Wörner | CDU |
| 1990 | Claus Jäger | CDU |
| 1994 | Klaus Riegert | CDU |
| 1998 | Klaus Riegert | CDU |
| 2002 | Klaus Riegert | CDU |
| 2005 | Klaus Riegert | CDU |
| 2009 | Klaus Riegert | CDU |
| 2013 | Hermann Färber | CDU |
References
- ^ Constituency boundaries, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 27 June 2014
- ^ Gewählt, Gmünder Tagespost, 23 September 2013
- ^ https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2013/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-8/wahlkreis-263.html
