Schorndorf 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 16. It is wholly within the district of Rems-Murr.

Geography The constituency includes the municipalities of Kernen im Remstal, Plüderhausen, Remshalden, Rudersberg, Schorndorf, Urbach, Weinstadt, and Winterbach, within the district of Rems-Murr.

There were 95,999 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 Günther SteebCDU 1980 Guntram Martin Palm 1984 1988 Apr 1992 Karl Walter Ziegler 1992 Hans Heinz 1996 2001 2006 44.8 2011 Claus Paal 39.2 2016 Petra Häffner Grüne 27.1 2021 29.7 2026 Christian Gehring CDU 34.1

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.

Prior to 1992, no second mandate members were elected in this constituency.

Election Member Party Member Party 1992 Rudolf Bühler REP 1996 Jürgen Hofer FDP 2001 2006 2011 Jochen Haußmann FDP Petra Häffner Grüne 2016 Claus Paal CDU 2021 Christian Gehring

Election results 2026 election

2021 election

References

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