Waldshut 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 59. It is split between the districts of Waldshut) and Lörrach.
Geography The constituency includes the –
The municipalities of Albbruck, Bad Säckingen, Dettighofen, Dogern, Eggingen, Görwihl, Herrischried, Hohentengen am Hochrhein, Jestetten, Klettgau, Küssaberg, Lauchringen, Laufenburg, Lottstetten, Murg, Rickenbach, Stühlingen, Waldshut-Tiengen, Wehr, Weilheim, and Wutöschingen within the district of Waldshut). The municipalities of Rheinfelden and Schwörstadt, within the district of Lörrach.
There were 123,115 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 Rudolf Eberle CDU 1980 1984 Nov 1984 Peter Straub 1988 1992 1996 2001 46.6 2006 44.3 2011 Felix Schreiner 39.2 2016 30.8 Oct 2017 Sabine Hartmann-Müller 2021 Niklas Nüssle Grüne 37.1 2026 Simon Herzog CDU 33.3
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 Kurt Bantle SPD 1980 1984 1988 Dieter Puchta 1992 1996 Dieter Puchta SPD 2001 Aug 2002 Alfred Winkler 2006 2011 Jan 2014 Hidir Gürakar 2016 2021 Sabine Hartmann-Müller CDU
Election results 2026 election
References
See also Politics of Baden-Württemberg Landtag of Baden-Württemberg