Freudenstadt 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 45.
Geography The constituency incorporates the entirety of the district of Freudenstadt.
There were 87,214 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 Norbert Schneider CDU 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 Carmina Brenner 2001 50.4 2006 44.6 Sep 2007 Norbert Beck 2011 45.8 2016 30.3 2021 Katrin Schindele 27.3 2026 41.5
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 2001, this constituency did not elect any members on a second mandate.
Election Member Party Member Party 2001 Michael Theurer FDP 2006 Aug 2009 2011 Timm Kern FDP 2016 2021 Uwe Hellstern AfD
Election results 2026 election
References
See also Politics of Baden-Württemberg Landtag of Baden-Württemberg