Aachen I

Aachen I 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 87. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Aachen.[1]

87 Aachen I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Aachen I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population245,900 (2015)
Electorate179,273 (2017)
Major settlementsAachen
Area160.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberRudolf Henke
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Aachen I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Rudolf Henke of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Aachen I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city of Aachen from the Städteregion Aachen.[1]

History

Aachen I was created in 1949, then known as Aachen-Stadt. From 1980 through 2009, it was named Aachen. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 1 in the numbering system. In the 1949 through 1961 elections, it was number 60. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 53. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 88. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 87. While its borders have not changed since its creation, the former independent city of Aachen was incorporated into the Städteregion Aachen in 2009.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 1 Aachen-Stadt
1953 60
1957
1961
1965 53
1969
1972
1976
1980 Aachen
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 88
2005
2009
2013 87 Aachen I
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Helene Weber of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1957, followed by fellow CDU member Franz Meyers until 1961 and Edmund Sinn from 1961 to 1969. Former Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia Franz Josef Bach of the CDU served a single term from 1969 to 1972, when the constituency was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate Dieter Schinzel. The CDU regained it in 1976 with candidate Hans Stercken, who served until 1994. Future Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia and federal CDU leader Armin Laschet then served from 1994 to 1998. Ulla Schmidt of the SPD was elected in 1998 and served three terms. She served as Federal Minister of Health from 2001 to 2009. Rudolf Henke won the constituency in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Helene Weber CDU 53.2
1953 57.7
1957 Franz Meyers CDU 62.6
1961 Edmund Sinn CDU 54.9
1965 53.8
1969 Franz Josef Bach CDU 49.6
1972 Dieter Schinzel SPD 47.3
1976 Hans Stercken CDU 48.2
1980 45.9
1983 50.2
1987 46.5
1990 45.0
1994 Armin Laschet CDU 46.2
1998 Ulla Schmidt SPD 47.3
2002 47.4
2005 40.5
2009 Rudolf Henke CDU 39.4
2013 40.7
2017 33.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Aachen I[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 Rudolf Henke 47,011 33.7 7.0 38,827 27.8 8.8
SPD Ulla Schmidt 45,309 32.5 2.8 34,663 24.8 2.5
Green Katrin Feldmann 13,104 9.4 0.4 17,918 12.8 0.3
Left Andrej Hunko 12,282 8.8 2.6 14,459 10.3 2.7
FDP Cliff Gatzweiler 10,232 7.3 5.2 19,795 14.2 7.9
AfD Markus Mohr 7,817 5.6 3.4 8,271 5.9 2.8
Pirates Matthias Achilles 2,176 1.6 1.9 838 0.6 2.9
PARTEI   2,595 1.1 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   697 0.5
ÖDP Nico Riedemann 1,426 1.0 608 0.4 0.3
AD-DEMOKRATEN 435 0.3
DiB 382 0.3
FW   251 0.2 0.2
Die Humanisten 191 0.1
BGE   182 0.1
V-Partei³ 177 0.1
NPD   149 0.1 0.4
DM 131 0.1
Volksabstimmung 67 0.0 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 64 0.0
MLPD   55 0.0 0.0
DKP   28 0.0
SGP 18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,267 823
Total Valid votes 139,357 139,801
Turnout 140,624 78.4 3.7
CDU hold Majority 1,702 1.2 4.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Aachen I[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 Rudolf Henke 54,175 40.7 1.3 48,728 36.6 4.7
SPD Ulla Schmidt 46,907 35.3 5.3 36,432 27.3 4.9
Green Andreas Mittelstädt 11,931 9.0 4.4 17,485 13.1 3.0
Left Andrej Hunko 8,225 6.2 1.2 10,212 7.7 0.8
Pirates Marc Salgert 4,541 3.4 4,669 3.5 0.2
AfD Uwe Bahmann 2,961 2.2 4,149 3.1
FDP Birgit Haveneth 2,883 2.2 6.8 8,401 6.3 8.8
PARTEI   784 0.6
NPD Felix van der Lee 743 0.6 0.3 680 0.5 0.1
FW Heinrich Pesch 605 0.5 555 0.4
ÖDP   221 0.2 0.1
PRO 160 0.1
Nichtwahler 149 0.1
Volksabstimmung 137 0.1
BIG 123 0.1
REP   116 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 91 0.1
Die Rechte 46 0.0
RRP 40 0.0 0.1
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
BüSo 17 0.0 0.0
PSG 14 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,476 1,213
Total Valid votes 132,971 133,234
Turnout 134,447 74.7 1.1
CDU hold Majority 7,268 5.4 4.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Aachen[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 Rudolf Henke 50,703 39.4 0.3 41,146 31.9 0.9
SPD N Ulla Schmidt 38,523 29.9 10.6 28,937 22.4 10.8
Green Jochen Luczak 17,241 13.4 4.2 20,765 16.1 1.7
FDP Petra Müller 11,554 9.0 3.5 19,464 15.1 3.6
Left Andrej Hunko 9,520 7.4 2.5 10,911 8.5 2.5
Pirates   4,837 3.7
NPD Oliver Harf 1,088 0.8 0.1 789 0.6 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   672 0.5 0.1
FAMILIE 385 0.3 0.0
RENTNER 314 0.2
REP   221 0.2 0.0
ÖDP   149 0.1
RRP 149 0.1
Volksabstimmung 87 0.1 0.0
Centre   62 0.0
DVU   54 0.0
MLPD   34 0.0 0.0
BüSo 32 0.0 0.0
PSG 9 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,582 1,194
Total Valid votes 128,629 129,017
Turnout 130,211 73.6 5.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority 12,180 9.5

References
  1. "Constituency Aachen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Aachen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Aachen I
  4. Results for Aachen I
  5. Results for Aachen

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.