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Zollernalb – Sigmaringen

Zollernalb – Sigmaringen 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 295. It is located in southern Baden-Württemberg, comprising most of the district of Sigmaringen and Zollernalbkreis districts.[1]

295 Zollernalb – Sigmaringen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Zollernalb – Sigmaringen in 2025
StateBaden-Württemberg
Population248,800 (2019)
Electorate182,648 (2021)
Major settlementsAlbstadt
Balingen
Bad Saulgau
Area1,656.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberThomas Bareiß
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Zollernalb – Sigmaringen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Thomas Bareiß of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Zollernalb – Sigmaringen is located in southern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Sigmaringen excluding the municipalities of Herdwangen-Schönach, Illmensee, Pfullendorf, and Wald as well as the district of Zollernalbkreis excluding the municipalities of Bisingen, Burladingen, Grosselfingen, Hechingen, Jungingen, and Rangendingen.[1]

History

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Zollernalb – Sigmaringen was created in 1949, then known as Balingen. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 4 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 193. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 197. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 198. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 295.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Balingen, Sigmaringen, Hechingen, and Münsingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Balingen, Münsingen, Sigmaringen excluding the municipalities of Igelswies, Thalheim, Bärenthal, Beuron, Billafingen, Burgau, Langenenslingen and Achberg, and Hechingen excluding the municipality of Wilflingen, as well as the municipalities of St. Johann, Dettingen an der Erms, Grabenstetten, Hülben, and Bad Urach from the Reutlingen district and the municipality of Wangen from the Überlingen district.

In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but including the entirety of the Sigmaringen district. In the 2002 election, it also contained the municipalities of Altshausen, Boms, Ebenweiler, Ebersbach-Musbach, Eichstegen, Fleischwangen, Guggenhausen, Hoßkirch, Königseggwald, Riedhausen, and Unterwaldhausen from the Ravensburg district. In the 2009 election, it lost its area in the Ravensburg district as well as the municipalities of Herdwangen-Schönach, Illmensee, Pfullendorf, and Wald from the Sigmaringen district.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 4 Balingen
  • Balingen district
  • Sigmaringen district
  • Hechingen district
  • Münsingen district
1953 193
1957
1961
1965 197
1969
1972
1976
1980 198 Zollernalb – Sigmaringen
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 295
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Franz Weiß from 1949 to 1953, followed by Gebhard Müller from 1953 to 1957 and Walter Gaßmann from 1957 to 1965. Hermann Schwörer was representative from 1965 to 1994, a total of eight consecutive terms. Dietmar Schlee served from 1994 to 2002, followed by Tanja Gönner from 2002 to 2005. Thomas Bareiß has been representative since 2005.

Election Member Party %
1949 Franz Weiß CDU 59.3
1953 Gebhard Müller CDU 61.2
1957 Walter Gaßmann CDU 59.5
1961 53.6
1965 Hermann Schwörer CDU 59.9
1969 63.0
1972 62.1
1976 64.1
1980 63.6
1983 69.8
1987 62.7
1990 59.6
1994 Dietmar Schlee CDU 56.5
1998 49.8
2002 Tanja Gönner CDU 54.9
2005 Thomas Bareiß CDU 55.3
2009 49.4
2013 60.7
2017 45.0
2021 30.1

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Zollernalb – Sigmaringen[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 Thomas Bareiß 41,106 30.1   14.8 39,332 28.8   9.2
SPD Robin Mesarosch 24,970 18.3   3.9 26,716 19.6   5.4
Greens Johannes Kretschmann 23,118 16.9   4.2 15,503 11.4   0.1
FDP Stephan Link 18,678 13.7   4.4 23,200 17.0   3.6
AfD Nicolas Gregg 15,554 11.4   2.2 16,477 12.1   1.6
dieBasis Volker Beil 3,906 2.9 2,980 2.2
FW Jürgen Schiller 3,359 2.5 2,617 1.9   1.2
Left Marco Hausner 2,848 2.1   2.6 3,540 2.6   2.5
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,883 1.4   0.5
PARTEI Dominik Ochs 1,887 1.4 1,335 1.0   0.5
Team Todenhöfer   545 0.4
Pirates   510 0.4   0.1
ÖDP Christine Koch-Kuhring 758 0.6 429 0.3   0.0
Bündnis C   258 0.2
Volt   258 0.2
NPD   206 0.2   0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   182 0.1
Bürgerbewegung 167 0.1
MLPD Renate Schmidt 212 0.2   0.2 114 0.1   0.0
Humanists   111 0.1
DiB   83 0.1   0.0
Bündnis 21 47 0.0
LKR   30 0.0
DKP   17 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,688 1,544
Total valid votes 136,396 136,540
Turnout 138,084 75.6   0.4
CDU hold Majority 16,136 11.8   18.7

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Zollernalb – Sigmaringen[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 Thomas Bareiß 61,694 45.0   15.7 52,284 38.0   14.8
SPD Stiliani Kirgiane-Efremidou 19,716 14.4   3.8 19,446 14.1   3.0
AfD Hans-Peter Hörner 18,609 13.6 18,814 13.7   9.0
Greens Erwin Feucht 17,489 12.7   4.5 15,798 11.5   3.1
FDP Dirk Mrotzek 12,695 9.3   6.9 18,394 13.4   7.7
Left Claudio Wellington 6,450 4.7   0.5 7,061 5.1   1.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,182 0.9   0.1
FW   1,018 0.7   0.2
PARTEI   722 0.5
Pirates   590 0.4   1.7
NPD   519 0.4   1.0
ÖDP   378 0.3   0.1
Tierschutzallianz 326 0.2
DM 245 0.2
BGE   222 0.2
Menschliche Welt 206 0.1
V-Partei³ 176 0.1
MLPD Renate Schmidt 541 0.4   0.0 173 0.1   0.0
DiB 118 0.1
DIE RECHTE 41 0.0
DKP   14 0.0
Informal votes 2,354 1,821
Total valid votes 137,194 137,727
Turnout 139,548 76.0   3.9
CDU hold Majority 41,978 30.6   11.9

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Zollernalb – Sigmaringen[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 Thomas Bareiß 78,966 60.7   11.2 69,176 52.8   13.8
SPD Stella Kirgiane-Efremidis 23,684 18.2   1.1 22,447 17.1   1.5
Greens Roman-Hartmut Wauer 10,802 8.3   1.0 11,008 8.4   1.4
Left Daniel Morteza Ghazvini 5,460 4.2   2.3 5,359 4.1   2.8
FW Günther Schunder 3,716 2.9 1,222 0.9
FDP Dirk Mrotzeck 3,069 2.4   11.2 7,393 5.6   15.8
AfD   6,161 4.7
Pirates   2,746 2.1   0.2
NPD Hans Schmidt 2,756 2.1   0.2 1,854 1.4   0.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,012 0.8   0.0
REP   668 0.5   0.7
ÖDP Hubert Rothfeld 1,194 0.9 543 0.4   0.0
RENTNER 328 0.3
PBC 289 0.2   0.2
Volksabstimmung 282 0.2   0.2
MLPD Renate Schmidt 544 0.4 198 0.2   0.0
Party of Reason 161 0.1
PRO 132 0.1
BIG 45 0.0
BüSo 37 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 2,714 1,844
Total valid votes 130,191 131,061
Turnout 132,905 72.1   1.9
CDU hold Majority 55,282 42.5   10.2

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Zollernalb – Sigmaringen[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 Thomas Bareiß 62,858 49.4   5.9 49,774 38.9   8.3
SPD Angela Godawa 21,695 17.1   9.2 20,001 15.6   9.5
FDP Wolfgang Dobler 17,220 13.5   8.0 27,454 21.5   9.6
Greens Susanne Kieckbusch 11,802 9.3   3.6 12,571 9.8   3.0
Left Antje Claaßen 8,292 6.5   3.6 8,763 6.9   3.6
Pirates   2,477 1.9
NPD Hans Schmidt 2,895 2.3   0.2 2,036 1.6   0.2
Independent Oskar Löffler 2,431 1.9
REP   1,527 1.2   0.5
Human Environment Animal Protection   956 0.7
PBC 600 0.5   0.2
ÖDP   572 0.4
Volksabstimmung 385 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 297 0.2
MLPD   137 0.1   0.1
DVU   114 0.1
ADM 86 0.1
BüSo 65 0.1   0.0
Informal votes 3,243 2,621
Total valid votes 127,193 127,815
Turnout 130,436 70.2   6.4
CDU hold Majority 41,163 32.3   3.3

References

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