Zollernalb – Sigmaringen is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 295. It is located in southern Baden-Württemberg, comprising most of the district of Sigmaringen and Zollernalbkreis districts.
Zollernalb – Sigmaringen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Thomas Bareiß of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Zollernalb – Sigmaringen is located in southern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Sigmaringen excluding the municipalities of Herdwangen-Schönach, Illmensee, Pfullendorf, and Wald as well as the district of Zollernalbkreis excluding the municipalities of Bisingen, Burladingen, Grosselfingen, Hechingen, Jungingen, and Rangendingen.
History Zollernalb – Sigmaringen was created in 1949, then known as Balingen. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Württemberg-Hohenzollern constituency 4 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 193. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was number 197. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 198. Since the 2002 election, it has been number 295.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Balingen, Sigmaringen, Hechingen, and Münsingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the districts of Balingen, Münsingen, Sigmaringen excluding the municipalities of Igelswies, Thalheim, Bärenthal, Beuron, Billafingen, Burgau, Langenenslingen and Achberg, and Hechingen excluding the municipality of Wilflingen, as well as the municipalities of St. Johann, Dettingen an der Erms, Grabenstetten, Hülben, and Bad Urach from the Reutlingen district and the municipality of Wangen from the Überlingen district.
In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it acquired a configuration similar to its current borders, but including the entirety of the Sigmaringen district. In the 2002 election, it also contained the municipalities of Altshausen, Boms, Ebenweiler, Ebersbach-Musbach, Eichstegen, Fleischwangen, Guggenhausen, Hoßkirch, Königseggwald, Riedhausen, and Unterwaldhausen from the Ravensburg district. In the 2009 election, it lost its area in the Ravensburg district as well as the municipalities of Herdwangen-Schönach, Illmensee, Pfullendorf, and Wald from the Sigmaringen district.
Election Name Borders 1949 Balingen Balingen district Sigmaringen district Hechingen district Münsingen district 1953 193 1957 1961 1965 197 Balingen district Sigmaringen district (excluding Igelswies, Thalheim, Bärenthal, Beuron, Billafingen, Burgau, Langenenslingen and Achberg municipalities) Hechingen district (excluding Wilflingen municipality) Münsingen district Reutlingen district (only St. Johann, Dettingen an der Erms, Grabenstetten, Hülben, and Bad Urach municipalities) Überlingen district (only Wangen municipality) 1969 1972 1976 1980 198 Zollernalb – Sigmaringen Sigmaringen district Zollernalbkreis district (excluding Bisingen, Burladingen, Grosselfingen, Hechingen, Jungingen, and Rangendingen municipalities) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 295 Sigmaringen district Zollernalbkreis district (excluding Bisingen, Burladingen, Grosselfingen, Hechingen, Jungingen, and Rangendingen municipalities) Ravensburg district (only Altshausen, Boms, Ebenweiler, Ebersbach-Musbach, Eichstegen, Fleischwangen, Guggenhausen, Hoßkirch, Königseggwald, Riedhausen, and Unterwaldhausen municipalities) 2005 2009 Sigmaringen district (excluding Herdwangen-Schönach, Illmensee, Pfullendorf, and Wald municipalities) Zollernalbkreis district (excluding Bisingen, Burladingen, Grosselfingen, Hechingen, Jungingen, and Rangendingen municipalities) 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Franz Weiß from 1949 to 1953, followed by Gebhard Müller from 1953 to 1957 and Walter Gaßmann from 1957 to 1965. Hermann Schwörer was representative from 1965 to 1994, a total of eight consecutive terms. Dietmar Schlee served from 1994 to 2002, followed by Tanja Gönner from 2002 to 2005. Thomas Bareiß has been representative since 2005.
Election Member Party % 1949 Franz Weiß CDU 59.3 1953 Gebhard Müller CDU 61.2 1957 Walter Gaßmann CDU 59.5 1961 53.6 1965 Hermann Schwörer CDU 59.9 1969 63.0 1972 62.1 1976 64.1 1980 63.6 1983 69.8 1987 62.7 1990 59.6 1994 Dietmar Schlee CDU 56.5 1998 49.8 2002 Tanja Gönner CDU 54.9 2005 Thomas Bareiß CDU 55.3 2009 49.4 2013 60.7 2017 45.0 2021 30.1 2025 37.1
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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