Aalen – Heidenheim

Federal electoral district of Germany

270 Aalen – Heidenheim

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Aalen – Heidenheim in 2025

State| Baden-Württemberg
Population| 305,500 (2019)
Electorate| 220,686 (2021)
Major settlements| Aalen
Heidenheim an der Brenz
Ellwangen
Area| 1,644.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1965
Party| CDU
Member| Roderich Kiesewetter
Elected| 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025

Aalen – Heidenheim 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 270. It is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Heidenheim district and the eastern part of the Ostalbkreis district.[1]

Aalen – Heidenheim was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Roderich Kiesewetter of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

## Geography

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Aalen – Heidenheim is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Heidenheim district and the municipalities of Aalen, Adelmannsfelden, Bopfingen, Ellenberg, Ellwangen, Essingen, Hüttlingen, Jagstzell, Kirchheim am Ries, Lauchheim, Neresheim, Neuler, Oberkochen, Rainau, Riesbürg, Rosenberg, Stödtlen, Tannhausen, Unterschneidheim, Westhausen, and Wört from the Ostalbkreis district.[1]

## History

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Aalen – Heidenheim was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 174 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 271. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 270.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Aalen and Heidenheim. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1965 | 174  | Aalen – Heidenheim  |

* Aalen district
* Heidenheim district

1969
1972
1976
1980 |

* Heidenheim district
* Ostalbkreis district (only Aalen, Adelmannsfelden, Bopfingen, Ellenberg, Ellwangen, Essingen, Hüttlingen, Jagstzell, Kirchheim am Ries, Lauchheim, Neresheim, Neuler, Oberkochen, Rainau, Riesbürg, Rosenberg, Stödtlen, Tannhausen, Unterschneidheim, Westhausen, and Wört municipalities)

1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 | 271
2005
2009 | 270
2013
2017
2021
2025

## Members

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The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Manfred Abelein from 1965 to 1990, a total of seven consecutive terms. Georg Brunnhuber was representative from 1990 to 2009. Roderich Kiesewetter was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1965 | Manfred Abelein | CDU | 57.7
1969 | 56.7
1972 | 53.1
1976 | 57.1
1980 | 53.5
1983 | 58.5
1987 | 52.9
| 1990 | Georg Brunnhuber | CDU | 49.5
1994 | 49.5
1998 | 44.2
2002 | 49.3
2005 | 49.9
| 2009 | Roderich Kiesewetter | CDU | 45.0
2013 | 57.6
2017 | 46.4
2021 | 37.0
2025 | 41.4

## Election results

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### 2025 election

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Federal election (2025): Aalen – Heidenheim[3]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Roderich Kiesewetter | 74,007  | 41.4  |  4.3  | 62,269  | 34.7  |  7.3
| AfD | Jürgen Müller  | 41,336  | 23.1  |  12.9  | 41,365  | 23.0  |  12.3
| SPD | Cornelia True  | 25,137  | 14.1  |  7.8  | 25,288  | 14.1  |  9.5
| Greens | Jeannette Behringer  | 14,872  | 8.3  |  3.9  | 16,827  | 9.4  |  3.3
| FDP | Chris-Robert Berendt  | 6,425  | 3.6  |  5.8  | 8,745  | 4.9  |  9.8
| FW | Gabriele Regele  | 4,984  | 2.8  |  0.1  | 2,930  | 1.6  |  0.5
| dieBasis |  |  |  |  2.5  | 581  | 0.3  |  1.7
| Left | Thomas Jensen  | 8,987  | 5.0  |  2.7  | 9,696  | 5.4  |  2.7
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,362  | 0.8  |  0.3
| PARTEI |  |  |  |  1.4  | 701  | 0.4  |  0.5
| Team Todenhöfer |  |  |  |  0.4
| Pirates |  |  |  | { 0.3
| ÖDP |  | 334  | 0.2  |  0.1
| Volt | Nina Klomsdorf  | 1,878  | 1.1  |  0.7  | 918  | 0.5  |  0.3
| Bündnis C |  | 219  | 0.1  |
| BD | Petra Hackl  | 1,198  | 0.7  |  | 339  | 0.2  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |  |  |  |  0.1
| Bürgerbewegung  |  |  |  |  0.4
| Humanists |  |  |  |  0.1
| BSW |  | 7,911  | 4.4  |
| MLPD |  |  |  |  0.1  | 68  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,738  |  |  | 1,009  |  |
Total valid votes | 178,824  |  |  | 179,553  |  |
Turnout | 180,562  | 82.9  |  6.5  |
| CDU hold | Majority |  |  |  4.3  |

### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Aalen – Heidenheim[4]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Roderich Kiesewetter | 61,832  | 37.0  |  9.4  | 45,852  | 27.4  |  10.8
| SPD | Leni Breymaier | 36,501  | 21.9  |  0.9  | 39,468  | 23.6  |  5.0
| Greens | Margit Stumpp | 20,364  | 12.2  |  2.6  | 21,226  | 12.7  |  1.7
| AfD | Jan-Hendrik Czada  | 16,988  | 10.2  |  0.8  | 17,937  | 10.7  |  1.5
| FDP | Arian Kriesch  | 15,708  | 9.4  |  3.3  | 24,562  | 14.7  |  4.2
| FW | Peter Koptisch  | 4,477  | 2.7  |  | 3,610  | 2.2  |  1.5
| dieBasis | Steffen Weller  | 4,114  | 2.5  |  | 3,375  | 2.0  |
| Left | Tim Steckbauer  | 3,905  | 2.3  |  2.8  | 4,538  | 2.7  |  2.8
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,770  | 1.1  |  0.3
| PARTEI | Alexander Ortmann  | 2,313  | 1.4  |  | 1,469  | 0.9  |  0.3
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 644  | 0.4  |
| Pirates |  | 556  | 0.3  |  0.0
| ÖDP |  | 439  | 0.3  |  0.1
| Volt | Pia Großer  | 542  | 0.3  |  | 417  | 0.2  |
| Bündnis C |  | 274  | 0.2  |
| NPD |  | 226  | 0.1  |  0.3
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 210  | 0.1  |
| Bürgerbewegung  |  | 170  | 0.1  |
| Humanists |  | 141  | 0.1  |
| DiB |  | 138  | 0.1  |  0.0
| MLPD | Roland Maier  | 189  | 0.1  |  0.1  | 87  | 0.1  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 56  | 0.0  |  0.0
| Bündnis 21  |  | 43  | 0.0  |
| LKR |  | 37  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,722  |  |  | 1,410  |  |
Total valid votes | 166,933  |  |  | 167,245  |  |
Turnout | 168,655  | 76.4  |  0.3  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 25,331  | 15.1  |  10.2  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Aalen – Heidenheim[5]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Roderich Kiesewetter | 77,752  | 46.4  |  11.2  | 64,217  | 38.2  |  11.2
| SPD | Leni Breymaier | 35,164  | 21.0  |  3.7  | 31,341  | 18.6  |  3.7
| AfD | Ruben Rupp | 18,447  | 11.0  |  | 20,616  | 12.3  |  7.7
| Greens | Margit Stumpp | 16,123  | 9.6  |  1.9  | 18,427  | 11.0  |  2.5
| FDP | Silke Leber  | 10,218  | 6.1  |  4.3  | 17,707  | 10.5  |  6.0
| Left | Saskia Jürgens  | 8,678  | 5.2  |  0.2  | 9,233  | 5.5  |  0.8
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,217  | 0.7  |  0.1
| FW |  | 1,061  | 0.6  |  0.2
| PARTEI |  | 1,000  | 0.6  |
| NPD | Dominik Stürmer  | 822  | 0.5  |  | 655  | 0.4  |  1.0
| Pirates |  | 609  | 0.4  |  1.6
| ÖDP |  | 550  | 0.3  |  0.1
| Tierschutzallianz  |  | 321  | 0.2  |
| BGE |  | 221  | 0.1  |
| Menschliche Welt  |  | 206  | 0.1  |
| DM  |  | 204  | 0.1  |
| DiB |  | 188  | 0.1  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 173  | 0.1  |
| MLPD | Roland Maier  | 382  | 0.2  |  | 125  | 0.1  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 79  | 0.0  |
| DIE RECHTE |  | 66  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 2,605  |  |  | 1,975  |  |
Total valid votes | 167,586  |  |  | 168,216  |  |
Turnout | 170,191  | 76.7  |  3.6  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 42,588  | 25.4  |  7.6  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Aalen – Heidenheim[6]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Roderich Kiesewetter | 92,293  | 57.6  |  12.6  | 79,409  | 49.3  |  12.5
| SPD | Claudia Sünder  | 39,464  | 24.6  |  0.8  | 35,861  | 22.3  |  1.8
| Greens | Margit Stumpp  | 12,402  | 7.7  |  1.3  | 13,532  | 8.4  |  2.9
| Left | Dieter Köhler  | 7,929  | 5.0  |  2.6  | 7,483  | 4.6  |  3.2
| Pirates | Stefan Müller  | 4,934  | 3.1  |  | 3,118  | 1.9  |  0.1
| FDP | Wilfried Huber  | 2,857  | 1.8  |  8.2  | 7,267  | 4.5  |  12.4
| AfD |  | 7,255  | 4.5  |
| NPD |  | 2,166  | 1.3  |  0.2
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,010  | 0.6  |  0.0
| REP |  | 983  | 0.6  |  0.8
| FW |  | 692  | 0.4  |
| ÖDP |  | 655  | 0.4  |  0.1
| RENTNER  |  | 450  | 0.3  |
| PBC  |  | 324  | 0.2  |  0.2
| Volksabstimmung  |  | 282  | 0.2  |  0.1
| DKP | Johann Holzheu  | 231  | 0.1  |  |
| PRO |  | 161  | 0.1  |
| Party of Reason |  | 124  | 0.1  |
| BIG  |  | 96  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 49  | 0.0  |  0.0
| BüSo |  | 16  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,859  |  |  | 2,036  |  |
Total valid votes | 160,110  |  |  | 160,933  |  |
Turnout | 162,969  | 73.1  |  1.8  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 52,829  | 33.0  |  13.5  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Aalen – Heidenheim[7]

Notes:  |

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Roderich Kiesewetter | 70,599  | 45.0  |  4.9  | 57,878  | 36.8  |  5.2
| SPD | Claudia Sünder  | 39,951  | 25.5  |  8.7  | 32,195  | 20.5  |  11.5
| FDP | Jürgen Rieg  | 15,604  | 10.0  |  4.6  | 26,534  | 16.9  |  7.0
| Greens | Brian Krause  | 14,226  | 9.1  |  3.9  | 17,732  | 11.3  |  3.7
| Left | Veronika Stossun  | 11,775  | 7.5  |  2.1  | 12,351  | 7.9  |  3.9
| Pirates |  | 2,830  | 1.8  |
| REP |  | 2,251  | 1.4  |  0.3
| NPD | Reinhild Ufermann-Schützinger  | 2,996  | 1.9  |  | 1,867  | 1.2  |  0.2
| Independent | Jürgen Nass  | 1,567  | 1.0  |  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 915  | 0.6  |
| ÖDP |  | 827  | 0.5  |
| PBC  |  | 644  | 0.4  |  0.1
| Volksabstimmung  |  | 397  | 0.3  |
| DIE VIOLETTEN |  | 314  | 0.2  |
| DVU |  | 123  | 0.1  |
| BüSo |  | 86  | 0.1  |  0.0
| ADM  |  | 66  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 55  | 0.0  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 3,218  |  |  | 2,871  |  |
Total valid votes | 156,718  |  |  | 157,065  |  |
Turnout | 159,936  | 71.3  |  6.6  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 30,648  | 19.5  |  3.8  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Aalen – Heidenheim". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Aalen – Heidenheim". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Aalen – Heidenheim
4. ^ Results for Aalen – Heidenheim
5. ^ Results for Aalen – Heidenheim
6. ^ Results for Aalen – Heidenheim
7. ^ Results for Aalen – Heidenheim

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