Göppingen (electoral district)

Göppingen 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 263. It is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Göppingen district.^[1]

263 Göppingen
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Göppingen in 2025
State	Baden-Württemberg
Population	258,100 (2019)
Electorate	177,107 (2021)
Major settlements	Göppingen Geislingen an der Steige Eislingen
Area	642.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CDU
Member	Hermann Färber
Elected	2013, 2017, 2021

Göppingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Hermann Färber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography

Göppingen is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Göppingen district.^[1]

History

Göppingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 7 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 169. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 172. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 167. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 264. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 263.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Göppingen district and 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 from the Nürtingen district. It acquired its current borders in the 1965 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	7	Göppingen	Göppingen district Nürtingen district (only Bissingen an der Teck, Dettingen unter Teck, Holzmaden, Kirchheim unter Teck, Lenningen, Neidlingen, Notzingen, Ohmden, Owen, Weilheim an der Teck, and Wolfschlugen municipalities)
1953	169
1957
1961
1965	172		Göppingen district
1969
1972
1976
1980	167
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	264
2005
2009	263
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Georg Baur from 1949 to 1953, followed by Hermann Finckh from 1953 to 1965. Manfred Wörner was representative from 1965 to 1990, a total of seven consecutive terms. Claus Jäger served one term from 1990 to 1994, followed by Klaus Riegert from 1994 to 2013. Hermann Färber was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Georg Baur	CDU	26.9
	1953	Hermann Finckh	CDU	46.6
	1957			48.3
	1961			38.1
	1965	Manfred Wörner	CDU	50.3
	1969			53.1
	1972			48.2
	1976			50.8
	1980			48.4
	1983			47.6
	1987			49.0
	1990	Claus Jäger	CDU	43.6
	1994	Klaus Riegert	CDU	46.1
	1998			42.4
	2002			48.0
	2005			48.3
	2009			43.1
	2013	Hermann Färber	CDU	49.0
	2017			37.6
	2021			31.0

Election results

2021

Federal election (2021): Göppingen[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 Hermann Färber		41,558	31.0	6.6	35,079	26.1	7.2
	SPD	Heike Baehrens		31,824	23.7	1.8	31,422	23.4	5.8
	FDP	Jan Olsson		16,481	12.3	3.1	21,723	16.2	3.5
	Greens	Viktoria Kruse		15,932	11.9	0.2	16,916	12.6	0.3
	AfD	Volker Münz		15,818	11.8	2.7	15,412	11.5	3.2
	FW	Andreas Cerrotta		4,394	3.3		2,525	1.9	1.2
	Left	Eva-Maria Glathe-Braun		2,958	2.2	2.2	3,338	2.5	2.6
	dieBasis	Karlheinz Siegmund		2,839	2.1		2,340	1.7
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,660	1.2	0.3
	PARTEI	Christian Treder		2,033	1.5		1,176	0.9	0.2
	Team Todenhöfer						685	0.5
	Pirates						504	0.4	0.2
	Volt						336	0.2
	ÖDP						293	0.2	0.0
	Bürgerbewegung						177	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						161	0.1
	Bündnis C						158	0.1
	NPD						150	0.1	0.2
	DiB						122	0.1	0.0
	Humanists						85	0.1
	MLPD	Christel Beck		170	0.1	0.1	59	0.0	0.1
	Bündnis 21						55	0.0
	LKR						31	0.0
	DKP						16	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,599			1,183
Total valid votes				134,007			134,423
Turnout				135,606	76.6	0.6
	CDU hold		Majority	9,734	7.3	8.4

2017

Federal election (2017): Göppingen[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 Hermann Färber		50,892	37.6	11.5	45,290	33.3	12.5
	SPD	Heike Baehrens		29,730	21.9	2.3	23,924	17.6	4.1
	AfD	Volker Münz		19,588	14.5	9.2	19,956	14.7	8.4
	Greens	Dietrich Burchard		16,420	12.1	1.4	16,749	12.3	2.2
	FDP	Hans-Peter Semmler		12,492	9.2	5.9	17,188	15.6	6.8
	Left	Konstantinos Katevas		5,994	4.4	0.8	6,882	5.1	0.8
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,246	0.9	0.2
	FW						907	0.7	0.3
	PARTEI						898	0.7
	Pirates						801	0.6	1.4
	NPD						372	0.3	0.9
	ÖDP						344	0.3	0.1
	Tierschutzallianz						296	0.2
	DM						221	0.2
	BGE						187	0.1
	V-Partei³						172	0.1
	Menschliche Welt						158	0.1
	DiB						153	0.1
	MLPD	Christel Beck		354	0.3		136	0.1	0.0
	DIE RECHTE						43	0.0
	DKP						25	0.0
Informal votes				2,115			1,637
Total valid votes				135,470			135,948
Turnout				137,585	77.1	3.1
	CDU hold		Majority	21,162	15.7	9.1

2013

Federal election (2013): Göppingen[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	Hermann Färber		64,095	49.0	5.9	60,058	45.8	12.7
	SPD	Heike Baehrens		31,646	24.2	2.4	28,435	21.7	0.9
	Greens	Dennis De		14,010	10.7	0.3	13,275	10.1	3.2
	AfD	Volker Münz		6,891	5.3		8,259	6.3
	Left	Thomas Edtmaier		4,710	3.6	2.8	5,569	4.2	3.0
	FDP	Werner Simmling		4,393	3.4	7.0	7,646	5.8	13.3
	Pirates	Julian Beier		2,557	2.0		2,629	2.0	0.2
	NPD	Alexander Neidlein		1,813	1.4	0.5	1,599	1.2	0.1
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,000	0.8	0.0
	REP						552	0.4	0.7
	FW						530	0.4
	ÖDP	Albert Seitzer		596	0.5	0.3	403	0.3	0.1
	RENTNER						289	0.2
	PBC						240	0.2	0.2
	Volksabstimmung						198	0.2	0.1
	BIG						129	0.1
	Party of Reason						115	0.1
	PRO						93	0.1
	MLPD						67	0.1	0.0
	BüSo						17	0.0	0.1
Informal votes				1,921			1,529
Total valid votes				130,711			131,103
Turnout				132,632	74.0	2.1
	CDU hold		Majority	32,449	24.8	8.3

2009

Federal election (2009): Göppingen[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	Y Klaus Riegert		55,049	43.1	5.2	42,318	33.1	4.9
	SPD	Sascha Binder		33,916	26.6	9.9	26,524	20.7	10.7
	Greens	Bernhard Lehle		14,009	11.0	6.0	17,018	13.3	3.8
	FDP	Werner Simmling		13,177	10.3	6.0	24,408	19.1	6.8
	Left	Sabine Rösch-Dammenmiller		8,157	6.4	2.6	9,327	7.3	3.3
	Pirates						2,371	1.9
	NPD	Otto Nagel		2,385	1.9	0.3	1,730	1.4	0.2
	REP						1,377	1.1	0.2
	Human Environment Animal Protection						956	0.7
	ÖDP	Johanna Kaufmann		920	0.7		523	0.4
	PBC						465	0.4	0.2
	DIE VIOLETTEN						325	0.3
	Volksabstimmung						261	0.2
	MLPD						79	0.1	0.1
	DVU						68	0.1
	BüSo						60	0.0	0.0
	ADM						46	0.0
Informal votes				2,288			2,045
Total valid votes				127,613			127,856
Turnout				129,901	72.0	6.8
	CDU hold		Majority	21,133	16.5	4.7

References

1. "Constituency Göppingen". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Göppingen". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Göppingen
4. Results for Göppingen
5. Results for Göppingen
6. Results for Göppingen