Neckar-Zaber is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

first-past-the-post voting In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...

. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 266. It is located in northern

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, comprising the southern part of the Landkreis Heilbronn district and the northern part of the

Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 88,000 inhabitants. It is s ...

district. Neckar-Zaber was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by

Fabian Gramling Fabian Benedikt Meinrad Gramling (born 5 April 1987) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union who has been serving as a Member of the German Bundestag since 2021. Political career From 2016 to 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, Fro ...

of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Neckar-Zaber is located in northern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Abstatt, Beilstein, Brackenheim,

Cleebronn Cleebronn () is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography Cleebronn is in the Zabergäu in the south of the district of Heilbronn, directly in the north of the Stromberg mountain with an e ...

Flein Flein () is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography Flein is situated in the south of the district of Heilbronn and directly borders on to Heilbronn in the south. Neighbouring municip ...

Güglingen Güglingen () is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 18 km southwest of Heilbronn. Geography Güglingen is situated in a valley called Zabergäu in the southwest district of Heilbron ...

Ilsfeld Ilsfeld is a municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, on the outer edge of the Stuttgart Metropolitan Region. In addition to the village of Ilsfeld proper, it includes the formerly independent settlements of Aue ...

Lauffen am Neckar Lauffen am Neckar () or simply Lauffen is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is on the river Neckar, southwest of Heilbronn. The town is famous as the birthplace of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin and for its qu ...

Leingarten Leingarten () is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km west of Heilbronn. It was formed 1 January 1970, when the municipalities of Großgartach and Schluchtern merged. Geography Location Lei ...

Neckarwestheim Neckarwestheim is a municipality with 3524 inhabitants in the Heilbronn district, Baden-Württemberg, in south-west Germany. It is located on the Neckar river and is well known as the location of a nuclear power station, the Neckarwestheim Nucle ...

, Nordheim, Pfaffenhofen,

Talheim Talheim () is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is commonly known for its wine, the tennis tournament Intersport Heilbronn Open, Heilbronn ...

Untergruppenbach Untergruppenbach () is a municipality near Heilbronn, a city in the northern half of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. There are a total of 7,600 inhabitants living in six villages that form the municipality of Untergruppenbach. Approxim ...

, and Zaberfeld from the Landkreis Heilbronn district, as well as the municipalities of

Affalterbach Affalterbach is a municipality in the Ludwigsburg district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Affalterbach became a possession of the County of Württemberg in 1322 and was placed under the jurisdiction of Marbach am Neckar. As it sat on ...

, Benningen am Neckar, Besigheim,

Bietigheim-Bissingen Bietigheim-Bissingen (locally: ''Biedge-Bissenge'') is the second-largest town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 42,515 inhabitants in 2007. It is situated on the river Enz and the river Metter, close to its conflu ...

Bönnigheim Bönnigheim () is a town in the German administrative district ( Kreis) of Ludwigsburg which lies at the edge of the areas known as ''Stromberg'' and ''Zabergäu''. The nearest large towns are Ludwigsburg and Heilbronn. Geography District ...

, Erdmannhausen,

Erligheim Erligheim is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. History The villages Erligheim and Bönnigheim were donated to Lorsch Abbey in 793. In 1574, Erligheim was broken per '' Ganerbschaft'' into quarters ...

Freiberg am Neckar Freiberg am Neckar is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Neckar, 18 km north of Stuttgart, and 4 km north of Ludwigsburg. Administrative structure The town of ...

, Freudental,

Gemmrigheim Gemmrigheim is municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Gemmrigheim was first mentioned in historical documentation in 1085 as a possession of the , though the village was probably established in the 5 ...

Großbottwar Großbottwar (or ''Grossbottwar'') is a town in the Ludwigsburg district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It sits within the Neckar River basin and is located on a tourist route through the Württemberg wine region. The Großbottwar region has ...

, Hessigheim, Ingersheim, Kirchheim am Neckar, Löchgau,

Marbach am Neckar Marbach am Neckar is a town about 20 kilometres north of Stuttgart. It belongs to the district of Ludwigsburg, the Stuttgart region and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart. Marbach is known as the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, to ...

Mundelsheim Mundelsheim is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. It is located in the Ludwigsburg district, about 30 km north of Stuttgart and 20 km south of Heilbronn, on the Neckar river. It belongs to the Stuttgart Met ...

, Murr, Oberstenfeld, Pleidelsheim, Sachsenheim,

Steinheim an der Murr Steinheim an der Murr is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Murr, 9 km northeast of Ludwigsburg. It is known worldwide for the Steinheim skull, the skull of an early human fou ...

, Tamm, and

Walheim Walheim is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with a considerable viticulture. Besides the village Walheim there are no other places belonging to the municipal area of Walheim. Geography and climate Walheim is s ...

from the Ludwigsburg district.

History

Neckar-Zaber was created in 1980 and contained parts of the redistributed constituencies of

and Heilbronn. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 170 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 267. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 266. Originally, the constituency had a configuration similar to its current borders, but lacking the municipalities of Flein, Talheim, and Leingarten from the Landkreis Heilbronn district. In the 1998 election, it acquired the Flein and Talheim municipalities. In the 2005 election, it acquired the Leingarten municipality.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Renate Hellwig of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1980 to 1998. Hans Martin Bury of the

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(SPD) was elected in 1998 and served one term.

Eberhard Gienger Eberhard Gienger (; born 21 July 1951) is a German politician ( CDU) and former West German gymnast. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the latter. Gymnastics career During his gymnastics career from 1971 to 1 ...

of the CDU was representative from 2002 to 2021. He was succeeded by Fabian Gramling in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

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