Schwäbisch Gmünd is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Since 2026, it has elected one member via first-past-the-post voting. Voters cast a second vote under which additional seats are allocated proportionally state-wide. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 25. It is wholly within the district of Ostalbkreis.

Geography The constituency includes the municipalities of Abtsgmünd, Bartholomä, Böbingen an der Rems, Durlangen, Eschach, Essingen, Göggingen, Gschwend, Heubach, Heuchlingen, Iggingen, Leinzell, Lorch, Mögglingen, Mutlangen, Obergröningen, Ruppertshofen, Schechingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Spraitbach, Täferrot, and Waldstetten, within the district of Ostalbkreis.

There were 109,633 eligible voters in 2026.

Members First mandate Both prior to and since the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the winner of the plurality of the vote (first-past-the-post) in every constituency won the first mandate.

Election Member Party % 1976 Erich Ganzenmüller CDU 1980 Helmut Ohnewald 1984 1988 1992 1996 Stefan Scheffold 2001 2006 48.1 2011 43.9 2016 31.4 2021 Martina Häusler Grüne 30.1 2026 Tim Bückner CDU 39.0

Second mandate Prior to the electoral reforms for the 2026 election, the seats in the state parliament were allocated proportionately amongst parties which received more than 5% of valid votes across the state. The seats that were won proportionally for parties that did not win as many first mandates as seats they were entitled to, were allocated to their candidates which received the highest proportion of the vote in their respective constituencies. This meant that following some elections, a constituency would have one or more members elected under a second mandate.

Prior to 2011, these second mandates were allocated to the party candidates who got the greatest number of votes, whilst from 2011-2021, these were allocated according to percentage share of the vote.

Election Member Party Member Party 1976 Ulrich Lang SPD 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 1997 Mario Capezzuto SPD 2001 2006 2011 Klaus Maier SPD 2016 2021 Tim Bückner CDU Ruben Rupp AfD

Election results 2026 election

2021 election

References

See also Politics of Baden-Württemberg Landtag of Baden-Württemberg