Stuttgart 2 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 259. 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 northern part of the city of Stuttgart. Stuttgart II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Maximilian Mörseburg of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Stuttgart II is located in central

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the ''Stadtbezirke'' of

Bad Cannstatt Bad Cannstatt, also called Cannstatt (until July 23, 1933) or Kannstadt (until 1900), is one of the outer stadtbezirke, or city boroughs, of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bad Cannstatt is the oldest and most populous of Stuttgart's bo ...

, Botnang,

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, Mühlhausen, Münster, Obertürkheim, Stammheim, Stuttgart-Ost, Untertürkheim, Wangen,

Weilimdorf Weilimdorf () until 1955 known as "Weil im Dorf," is the north-western borough ( Stadtbezirk) of the German city and capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. Weilimdorf, covering an area of with a population of around 30,000, borders the Stad ...

, and

Zuffenhausen Zuffenhausen is one of three northernmost boroughs of the city of Stuttgart, capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The borough is primarily an incorporation of the formerly independent townships Zuffenhausen, Zazenhausen, Neuwirtshau ...

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 Württemberg-Baden was a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 1945 by the United States occupation forces, after the previous states of Baden and Württemberg had been split up between the US and French occupation zones. ...

''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.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Erwin Schoettle of the

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(SPD) from 1949 to 1953. Erwin Häussler won it for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1953 and served two terms before former member Schoettle regained it in 1961. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member

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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 Karin Maag (born 13 June 1962) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 2009 to 2021. Early career From 2004 until 2007, Maag served as ch ...

served until 2021. She was succeeded by fellow CDU member Maximilian Mörseburg.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

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