Balingen 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 63. It is split between the districts of Zollernalbkreis and Tübingen.

Geography The constituency includes –

The municipalities of Albstadt, Balingen, Bisingen, Bitz, Dautmergen, Dormettingen, Dotternhausen, Geislingen, Grosselfingen, Haigerloch, Hausen am Tann, Meßstetten, Nusplingen, Obernheim, Rangendingen, Ratshausen, Rosenfeld, Schömberg, Straßberg, and Weilen unter der Burg within the district of Zollernalbkreis. The municipalities of Hirrlingen and Starzach, within the district of Tübingen.

There were 120,762 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 Heinrich Haasis CDU 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2001 Günther-Martin Pauli 2006 50.1 2011 46.3 2016 Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut 29.5 2021 32.6 2026 42.9

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 1976 Horst Kiesecker SPD 1980 1984 1988 1992 Horst Kiesecker SPD 1996 2001 Hans-Martin Haller SPD 2006 2011 2016 Stefan Herre AfD Nov 2019 Ind 2021 Hans-Peter Hörner AfD

Election results 2026 election

References

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