Reutlingen is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 289. It is located in central

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

Reutlingen Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...

district. Reutlingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Michael Donth of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Reutlingen is located in central

. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Reutlingen district.

History

Reutlingen was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was

Württemberg-Hohenzollern Württemberg-Hohenzollern (french: Wurtemberg-Hohenzollern ) was a West German state created in 1945 as part of the French post-World War II occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. In 1952, it was merged into the newly founded state of Bad ...

constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 190. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 194. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 193. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 290. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 289. Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Reutlingen and Tübingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Tübingen district and the municipalities of

, Eningen unter Achalm,

Sonnenbühl Sonnenbühl is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen, state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Sonnenbühl is a municipality on the plateau of the Swabian Alb, just south of Reutlingen. The seat of the municipality is in the district Unding ...

, Gomaringen, Engstingen, Lichtenstein,

Metzingen Metzingen () is a Swabian city with about 22,000 inhabitants, in Reutlingen county, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, south of Stuttgart. Geography The following towns and municipalities are on the borders of Metzingen, they are named starting i ...

Pfullingen Pfullingen (Swabian: ''Pfullenga'') is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 3 km southeast of Reutlingen at the foot of the Swabian ''Alb''. With its almost 20,000 inhabitants it is famous for ...

, Riederich, and

Wannweil Wannweil is a town in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located 5 kilometers northwest of Reutlingen between the cities Reutlingen and Tübingen. It was home of 1990 soccer world champion Guido Buchwald and of ...

from the Reutlingen district. Since the 1980 election, it has been coterminous with the Reutlingen district.

Members

The constituency has been held by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Oskar Kalbfell of the

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(SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Gustav-Adolf Gedat won it for the CDU in 1953 and served until 1965, followed by

Heiner Geißler Heiner Geißler (3 March 1930 – 12 September 2017) was a German politician with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and a federal minister from 1982 to 1985. Career Born Heinrichjosef Georg Geißler in Gleisweiler, he studied law a ...

for one term. Anton Pfeifer was representative from 1969 to 2002, a total of nine consecutive terms.

Ernst-Reinhard Beck Ernst-Reinhard Beck (born 31 August 1945 in Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Württemberg) is a German politician and member of the conservative CDU. A secondary school teacher by profession and former principal, Beck was a directly elected memb ...

then served from 2002 to 2013. Michael Donth was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reutlingen (electoral district) Federal electoral districts in Baden-Württemberg 1949 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1949 Reutlingen (district)