Böblingen 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 260. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the district of Böblingen.
Böblingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Marc Biadacz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Böblingen is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Böblingen district excluding the municipalities of Steinenbronn, Waldenbuch, and Weissach.
History Böblingen was created in 1949. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Leonberg – Vaihingen. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 167. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 169. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 164. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 261. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 260.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Böblingen, Leonberg, and Vaihingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Leonberg and Vaihingen as well as the municipalities of Sindelfingen, Grafenau, and Magstadt from the Böblingen district. In the 1980 through 2002 elections, it was coterminous with the Böblingen district. In the 2005 election, it lost the Steinenbronn and Waldenbuch municipalities. In the 2017 election, it further lost the Weissach municipality.
Election Name Borders 1949 Böblingen Böblingen district Leonberg district Vaihingen district 1953 167 1957 1961 1965 169 Leonberg – Vaihingen Leonberg district Vaihingen district Böblingen district (only Sindelfingen, Grafenau, and Magstadt municipalities) 1969 1972 1976 1980 164 Böblingen Böblingen district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 261 2005 Böblingen district (excluding Steinenbronn and Waldenbuch municipalities) 2009 260 2013 2017 Böblingen district (excluding Steinenbronn, Waldenbuch, and Weissach municipalities) 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Paul Bausch from 1949 to 1965, followed by Peter Petersen from 1965 to 1972. Hans Geiger of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1972 and served one term. Former member Petersen regained it for the CDU in 1976 and served until 1990. Brigitte Baumeister was representative from 1990 to 2002, followed by Clemens Binninger from 2002 to 2017. Marc Biadacz was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Paul Bausch CDU 29.8 1953 45.6 1957 50.1 1961 36.9 1965 Peter Petersen CDU 45.4 1969 47.2 1972 Hans Geiger SPD 46.2 1976 Peter Petersen CDU 48.5 1980 48.0 1983 56.8 1987 50.7 1990 Brigitte Baumeister CDU 47.7 1994 50.3 1998 44.0 2002 Clemens Binninger CDU 46.8 2005 49.8 2009 45.1 2013 54.3 2017 Marc Biadacz CDU 38.8 2021 29.7 2025 37.3
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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