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261 Esslingen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Esslingen in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population251,600 (2019)
Electorate166,628 (2021)
Major settlementsEsslingen am Neckar
Ostfildern
Plochingen
Area208.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberMarkus Grübel
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Esslingen 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 261. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the northern part of the Esslingen district.[1]

Esslingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Markus Grübel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Esslingen is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises municipalities of Aichwald, Altbach, Baltmannsweiler, Deizisau, Denkendorf, Esslingen am Neckar, Hochdorf, Köngen, Lichtenwald, Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Ostfildern, Plochingen, Reichenbach an der Fils, Wendlingen am Neckar, and Wernau from the Esslingen district.[1]

History

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Esslingen was created in 1949, then known as Eßlingen. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 168. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 171. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 165. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 262. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 261.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Eßlingen district and the municipalities of Aichtal, Altdorf, Altenriet, Bempflingen, Beuren, Erkenbrechtsweiler, Frickenhausen, Grafenberg, Großbettlingen, Nürtingen, Neuffen, Kohlberg, Neckartailfingen, Neckartenzlingen, Oberboihingen, Schlaitdorf, and Unterensingen from the Nürtingen district. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was coterminous with the Eßlingen district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 6 Eßlingen
  • Eßlingen district
  • Nürtingen district (only Aichtal, Altdorf, Altenriet, Bempflingen, Beuren, Erkenbrechtsweiler, Frickenhausen, Grafenberg, Großbettlingen, Nürtingen, Neuffen, Kohlberg, Neckartailfingen, Neckartenzlingen, Oberboihingen, Schlaitdorf, and Unterensingen municipalities)
1953 168
1957
1961
1965 171
  • Eßlingen district
1969
1972
1976
1980 165 Esslingen
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 262
2005
2009 261
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but four Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Franz Ott from 1949 to 1953; Ott was one of three independents elected to the first Bundestag. Thomas Ruf of the CDU won it in 1953 and served until 1972, when Volker Hauff of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected. Gerd Langguth regained it for the CDU in 1976, but Hauff was elected again in 1980. Otto Hauser won it for the CDU in 1983 and served until 1998, when Siegmar Mosdorf of the SPD was elected. Markus Grübel of the CDU has been representative since 2002.

Election Member Party %
1949 Franz Ott Ind. 28.0
1953 Thomas Ruf CDU 43.2
1957 49.6
1961 39.0
1965 48.8
1969 46.6
1972 Volker Hauff SPD 49.1
1976 Gerd Langguth CDU 48.7
1980 Volker Hauff SPD 47.6
1983 Otto Hauser CDU 50.7
1987 50.8
1990 49.3
1994 47.3
1998 Siegmar Mosdorf SPD 45.9
2002 Markus Grübel CDU 45.0
2005 46.8
2009 43.5
2013 51.3
2017 40.0
2021 32.0

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Esslingen[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Markus Grübel 41,976 32.0 Decrease 8.0 33,175 25.3 Decrease 8.0
SPD Argyri Paraschaki 28,501 21.8 Increase 2.6 29,852 22.8 Increase 6.0
Greens Sebastian Schäfer 24,058 18.4 Increase 3.1 23,902 18.2 Increase 3.7
FDP Robert Langer 16,011 12.2 Increase 3.5 20,901 15.9 Increase 2.2
AfD Boris Malewski 9,123 7.0 Decrease 3.8 9,733 7.4 Decrease 3.5
Left Anil Beşli 3,477 2.7 Decrease 3.2 4,063 3.1 Decrease 3.1
FW Holger Fritz 2,844 2.2 1,969 1.5 Increase 0.8
dieBasis Stefan Zweifel 2,256 1.7 1,928 1.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,457 1.1 Increase 0.2
PARTEI Daniela Negt 1,758 1.3 1,113 0.8 Increase 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   943 0.7
Pirates   395 0.3 Decrease 0.2
Volt Andreas Jakobi 504 0.4 366 0.3
ÖDP   329 0.3 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   185 0.1
Humanists Wolfgang Hamberger 306 0.2 186 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   161 0.1
Bürgerbewegung 120 0.1
DiB   91 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD Hubert Bauer 206 0.2 Decrease 0.1 95 0.1 Decrease 0.1
NPD   82 0.1 Decrease 0.2
LKR   29 0.0
Bündnis 21 25 0.0
DKP   21 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 868 767
Total valid votes 131,020 131,121
Turnout 131,888 79.2 Decrease 1.1
CDU hold Majority 13,475 10.2 Decrease 10.6

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Esslingen[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Markus Grübel 53,665 40.0 Decrease 11.2 44,748 33.3 Decrease 11.5
SPD Regina Rapp 25,697 19.2 Decrease 6.1 22,579 16.8 Decrease 5.1
Greens Stephanie Reinhold 20,501 15.3 Increase 4.2 19,565 14.6 Increase 2.5
AfD Stephan Köthe 14,390 10.7 Increase 7.7 14,692 10.9 Increase 6.4
FDP Sven Kobbelt 11,657 8.7 Increase 6.8 18,512 13.8 Increase 7.7
Left Martin Auerbach 7,853 5.9 Increase 2.1 8,361 6.2 Increase 1.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,243 0.9 Increase 0.1
FW   992 0.7 Increase 0.2
PARTEI   979 0.7
Pirates   708 0.5 Decrease 1.7
ÖDP   314 0.2 Steady 0.0
NPD   290 0.2 Decrease 0.5
Tierschutzallianz 266 0.2
BGE   223 0.1
DiB 202 0.2
DM 187 0.1
V-Partei³ 178 0.1
MLPD Gabriele Conrad 355 0.3 171 0.1 Steady 0.0
Menschliche Welt 140 0.1
DIE RECHTE 27 0.0
DKP   8 0.0
Informal votes 1,361 1,094
Total valid votes 134,118 134,385
Turnout 135,479 80.3 Increase 2.6
CDU hold Majority 27,968 20.8 Decrease 5.3

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Esslingen[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Markus Grübel 65,825 51.3 Increase 7.8 57,598 44.8 Increase 11.2
SPD Michael Wechsler 32,379 25.2 Decrease 3.4 28,205 21.9 Increase 1.2
Greens Jürgen Menzel 14,236 11.1 Decrease 1.4 15,483 12.0 Decrease 3.6
Left Stefan Dreher 4,788 3.7 Decrease 1.3 5,862 4.6 Decrease 1.6
AfD Anna Schupeck 3,871 3.0 5,835 4.5
Pirates Marco Hauke 2,936 2.3 2,871 2.2 Increase 0.6
FDP Stefan Schreckenbauer 2,474 1.9 Decrease 6.8 7,859 6.1 Decrease 12.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,110 0.9 Increase 0.4
REP Eberhard Köhler 1,004 0.8 873 0.7 Decrease 0.6
NPD Martin Krämer 912 0.7 Decrease 0.7 880 0.7 Decrease 0.2
FW   647 0.5
ÖDP   302 0.2 Steady 0.0
RENTNER 245 0.2
PBC 165 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Volksabstimmung 152 0.1 Decrease 0.1
BIG 143 0.1
MLPD   111 0.1 Steady 0.0
Party of Reason 89 0.1
PRO 88 0.1
BüSo 18 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,275 1,164
Total valid votes 128,425 128,536
Turnout 129,700 77.7 Increase 1.7
CDU hold Majority 33,446 26.1 Increase 11.2

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Esslingen[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Markus Grübel 53,829 43.5 Decrease 3.4 41,672 33.6 Decrease 4.4
SPD Karin Roth 35,396 28.6 Decrease 10.6 25,797 20.8 Decrease 10.9
Greens Andrea Lindlohr 15,511 12.5 Increase 5.9 19,402 15.6 Increase 4.1
FDP Rena Farquhar 10,819 8.7 Increase 5.7 22,873 18.4 Increase 6.6
Left Rainer Hauenschild 6,225 5.0 Increase 2.2 7,680 6.2 Increase 3.0
Pirates   2,051 1.7
REP   1,601 1.3 Decrease 0.3
NPD Karin Feindt 1,768 1.4 Steady 0.0 1,069 0.9 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   582 0.5
ÖDP   351 0.3
PBC 275 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Volksabstimmung 239 0.2
DIE VIOLETTEN 210 0.2
MLPD Dorothea Jauernig 299 0.2 148 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo 68 0.1 Steady 0.0
ADM 50 0.0
DVU   40 0.0
Informal votes 1,711 1,450
Total valid votes 123,847 124,108
Turnout 125,558 76.0 Decrease 5.9
CDU hold Majority 18,433 14.9 Increase 7.2

References

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