Göppingen 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 263. It is located in eastern

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...

, comprising the

Göppingen Göppingen (; or ) is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the Goeppingen (district), district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the birthplace ...

district. Göppingen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by

Hermann Färber Hermann Färber (born 26 March 1963) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2013. Education Färber completed an apprenticesh ...

of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Göppingen is located in eastern

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

History

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

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''Landesbezirk'' Württemberg constituency 7 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 169. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 172. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 167. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 264. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 263. Originally, the constituency comprised the Göppingen district and the municipalities of Bissingen an der Teck, Dettingen unter Teck,

Holzmaden Holzmaden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany that lies between Stuttgart and Ulm. Holzmaden is 4 km south-east from Kirchheim unter Teck and 19 km south-east of Esslingen am Neckar. The A 8 runs south from Holzmaden. The town a ...

Kirchheim unter Teck Kirchheim unter Teck (, ; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Kircha'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Esslingen (district), district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter (Neckar), Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It i ...

, Lenningen, Neidlingen,

Notzingen Notzingen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography Notzingen is east of the district of Esslingen, in a valley between Kirchheim unter Teck and Hochdorf. The town is southeast from ...

, Ohmden,

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Weilheim an der Teck Weilheim an der Teck (, ) is a town in the Esslingen (district), district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 7 km southeast of Kirchheim unter Teck, and 13 km southwest of Göppingen. Locals often re ...

, and Wolfschlugen from the

Nürtingen Nürtingen (; ) is a town on the river Neckar in the district of Esslingen (district), Esslingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. History The following events occurred, by year: *1046: First mention of ''Niuritingin'' in ...

district. It acquired its current borders in the 1965 election.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by

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from 1949 to 1953, followed by Hermann Finckh from 1953 to 1965.

Manfred Wörner Manfred Hermann Wörner (24 September 1934 – 13 August 1994) was a German politician and diplomat. He served as the defense minister of West Germany between 1982 and 1988. He then served as the seventh Secretary General of NATO from 1988 to ...

was representative from 1965 to 1990, a total of seven consecutive terms. Claus Jäger served one term from 1990 to 1994, followed by Klaus Riegert from 1994 to 2013. Hermann Färber was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

Election results

2025

2021

2017

2013

2009

References

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