Esslingen is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Since 2026, it has elected one member via first-past-the-post voting. Voters cast a second vote under which additional seats are allocated proportionally state-wide. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 7. It is wholly within the district of Esslingen. https://www.landtag-bw.de/de/der-landtag/wahlkreiskarte

Geography The constituency includes the municipalities of Aichwald, Denkendorf, Esslingen am Neckar, Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Ostfildern, and Wolfschlugen, within the district of Esslingen.

There were 112,378 eligible voters in 2026.

Members First mandate Both prior to and since the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the winner of the plurality of the vote (first-past-the-post) in every constituency won the first mandate.

Election Member Party % 1976 Theo BalleCDU 1980 1984 1988 Martin Herzog Oct 1989 Christa Vossschulte 1992 1996 2001 2006 40.1 2011Andreas Deuschle 36.5 2016 Andrea LindlohrGreen 32.3 2021 35.7 2026 Andreas Deuschle CDU 34.2

Second mandate Prior to the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the seats in the state parliament were allocated proportionately amongst parties which received more than 5% of valid votes across the state. The seats that were won proportionally for parties that did not win as many first mandates as seats they were entitled to, were allocated to their candidates which received the highest proportion of the vote in their respective constituencies. This meant that following some elections, a constituency would have one or more members elected under a second mandate.

Prior to 2011, these second mandates were allocated to the party candidates who got the greatest number of votes, whilst from 2011-2021, these were allocated according to percentage share of the vote.

Election Member Party Member Party 1976 Elisabeth Nill SPD 1980 1984 Ernst Waldemar Bauer FDP 1988 Wolfgang Drexler 1992 1996 2001 2006 2011 Andrea Lindlohr Grüne 2016 Andreas Deuschle CDU Jan 2019 Nicolas Fink 2021 Andreas Deuschle CDU

Election results 2026 election

2021 election

References

See also Politics of Baden-Württemberg Landtag of Baden-Württemberg