Stuttgart II (electoral district)


Stuttgart 2 is an electoral constituency formerly represented automatically in the Bundestag. It used to elect one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 259. It is located in central Baden-Württemberg, comprising the northern part of the city of Stuttgart.
Stuttgart II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Whilst the Christian Democratic Union won a 31.6% plurality in the 2025 election, which earned them 29 seats, they won 35 of 38 of the constituencies in the state. Under the new voting system, this candidate and constituency was among the 6 who did not actually win a seat in the Bundestag. This was due to the distribution of seats among the winning CDU candidates being decided by the first vote percentage of each winning CDU candidate, determining who took the seats. As this CDU candidate got a vote at the lower end of the results of CDU candidates, this seat and five others will remain vacant throughout the 21st Bundestag.

Geography

Stuttgart II is located in central Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke of Bad Cannstatt, Botnang, Feuerbach, Mühlhausen, Münster, Obertürkheim, Stammheim, Stuttgart-Ost, Untertürkheim, Wangen, Weilimdorf, and Zuffenhausen from the independent city of Stuttgart.

History

Stuttgart II was created in 1949. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was named Stuttgart-Nord. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Baden Landesbezirk Württemberg constituency 2 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 164. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 165. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 163. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 260. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 259.
Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtteile of Stuttgart-Ost, Stuttgart-Nord, Bad Cannstatt, Stammheim, Zuffenhausen, Mühlhausen, Hofen, Münster, Untertürkheim, Rotenberg, Uhlbach, Wangen, Obertürkheim, Rohracker, Hedelfingen, Sillenbuch, Heumaden, and Riedenberg from the independent city of Stuttgart. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Stadtteile of Stuttgart-Mitte, Stuttgart-Ost, Stuttgart-Nord, Birkach, Hedelfingen, Untertürkheim, Obertürkheim, Plieningen, Sillenbuch, and Wangen. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
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    • Members

    The constituency was first represented by Erwin Schoettle of the Social Democratic Party from 1949 to 1953. Erwin Häussler won it for the Christian Democratic Union in 1953 and served two terms before former member Schoettle regained it in 1961. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Ernst Haar from 1965 to 1980, followed by Peter Conradi from 1980 to 1983. Herbert Czaja of the CDU was elected in 1983 and served until 1990. Erika Reinhardt of the CDU served two terms before Ute Kumpf of the SPD won the constituency in 1998. She was representative until 2009. Karin Maag served until 2021. She was succeeded by fellow CDU member Maximilian Mörseburg. Since the 2025 election, there is no automatic seat allocated to winning a constituency.

    Election results

    2025 election

    Under the new voting system implemented for the 2025 election, although the CDU candidate won the most votes in this constituency, due to the low winning percentage compared to several other CDU members winning constituencies, this constituency seat will remain vacant as not enough second votes were won nationwide and statewide by CDU to be allocated this seat, too.