Nürtingen 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 262. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the southern part of the Esslingen district.
Nürtingen was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Michael Hennrich of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Nürtingen is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises entirety of the Esslingen district excluding the 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. It also contains the municipalities of Steinenbronn and Waldenbuch from the Böblingen district.
History Nürtingen was created in 1965, then known as Nürtingen – Böblingen. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 170 in the numbering system. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 166. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 263. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 262.
Originally, the constituency comprised the Nürtingen district and the Böblingen district excluding the municipalities of Dätzingen, Döffingen, Magstadt, and Sindelfingen. In the 1976 election, it gained the municipalities of Dätzingen and Döffingen while losing the municipalities of Böblingen, Grafenau, Leonberg, Renningen, Rutesheim, Weil der Stadt, and Weissach. In the 1980 election, it acquired a configuration very similar to its current borders, but excluding the municipalities of Steinenbronn und Waldenbuch from the Böblingen district. It acquired its current borders in the 2005 election.
Election Name Borders 1965 170 Nürtingen – Böblingen Nürtingen district Böblingen district (excluding Dätzingen, Döffingen, Magstadt, and Sindelfingen municipalities) 1969 1972 1976 Nürtingen district Böblingen district (excluding Böblingen, Grafenau, Leonberg, Magstadt, Renningen, Rutesheim, Sindelfingen, Weil der Stadt, and Weissach municipalities) 1980 166 Nürtingen Esslingen district (excluding 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 municipalities) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 263 2005 Esslingen district (excluding 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 municipalities) Böblingen district (only Steinenbronn and Waldenbuch municipalities) 2009 262 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democrat Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Anton Stark from 1965 to 1990, a total of seven consecutive terms. Elmar Müller was representative from 1990 to 2002. Michael Hennrich has been representative since 2002.
Election Member Party % 1965 Anton Stark CDU 50.1 1969 51.3 1972 50.8 1976 54.3 1980 49.2 1983 56.9 1987 50.1 1990 Elmar Müller CDU 46.9 1994 48.0 1998 42.9 2002 Michael Hennrich CDU 45.6 2005 47.9 2009 43.3 2013 51.0 2017 39.4 2021 30.1 2025 Matthias Hiller CDU 37.7
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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