Bochum I

Bochum 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 140. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western and central part of the city of Bochum.[1]

140 Bochum I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bochum I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population276,200 (2015)
Electorate206,460 (2017)
Major settlementsBochum (partial)
Area103.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberAxel Schäfer
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Bochum I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Axel Schäfer of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Bochum I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city districts (Stadtbezirke) of 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest from the independent city of Bochum.[1]

History

Bochum I was created in 1949, then known as Bochum. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 59 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 118. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 117. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 110. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 141. Since 2013, it has been number 140.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the independent city of Bochum. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised western parts of Bochum. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke from Bochum. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 59 Bochum
1953 118
1957
1961
1965 117
  • Bochum city (only western parts)
1969
1972
1976
1980 110 Bochum I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 141
2005
2009
2013 140
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Erich Ollenhauer of the SPD 1949 until 1953, when it was won by Franzjosef Müser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) for two terms. Heinrich Deist regained it for the SPD in 1961 and served a single term. Karl Liedtke was elected in 1965 and served until 1987. He was succeeded by Klaus Hasenfratz, who was then representative until 2002. Axel Schäfer was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Erich Ollenhauer SPD 39.1
1953 Franzjosef Müser CDU 45.0
1957 47.2
1961 Heinrich Deist SPD 50.6
1965 Karl Liedtke SPD 55.2
1969 59.1
1972 64.0
1976 59.4
1980 59.9
1983 56.7
1987 Klaus Hasenfratz SPD 56.8
1990 54.5
1994 55.7
1998 60.7
2002 Axel Schäfer SPD 57.0
2005 55.7
2009 43.3
2013 44.2
2017 37.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bochum 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 % ±%
SPD Y Axel Schäfer 57,655 37.2 7.0 46,243 29.7 8.9
CDU Christian Haardt 43,773 28.2 7.4 39,580 25.4 5.1
Left Sevim Dağdelen 15,462 10.0 3.1 15,953 10.2 2.3
AfD Wolf-Dieter Liese 14,775 9.5 15,190 9.8 5.9
Green Frithjof Schmidt 11,937 7.7 0.9 13,862 8.9 0.7
FDP Olaf in der Beek 10,923 7.0 5.7 17,449 11.2 7.4
PARTEI   1,924 1.2 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,418 0.9
AD-DEMOKRATEN 904 0.6
Pirates   765 0.5 2.1
NPD   408 0.3 0.0
FW   302 0.2 0.0
DiB 270 0.2
BGE   219 0.1
V-Partei³ 217 0.1
ÖDP   180 0.1 0.0
MLPD Klaus Leymann 492 0.3 0.1 167 0.1 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 158 0.1
DM 155 0.1
Die Humanisten 143 0.1
Volksabstimmung 138 0.1 0.1
DKP   45 0.0
SGP 14 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,924 1,237
Total Valid votes 155,017 155,704
Turnout 156,941 76.0 3.0
SPD hold Majority 13,882 9.0 0.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bochum 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 % ±%
SPD Y Axel Schäfer 66,851 44.2 0.9 58,766 38.6 2.3
CDU Norbert Lammert 53,861 35.6 4.7 46,448 30.5 5.7
Left Sevim Dağdelen 10,331 6.8 2.9 12,022 7.9 2.9
Green Frithjof Schmidt 10,323 6.8 1.6 14,667 9.6 2.2
AfD   5,820 3.8
Pirates Christina Worm 4,608 3.0 3,903 2.6 0.6
NPD Claus Cremer 2,832 1.9 0.4 1,916 1.3 0.1
FDP Dennis Rademacher 2,069 1.4 4.3 5,862 3.9 6.9
PARTEI   678 0.4
PRO 374 0.2
FW   286 0.2
Volksabstimmung 245 0.2 0.1
ÖDP   237 0.2 0.1
BIG 196 0.1
Nichtwahler 187 0.1
REP   170 0.1 0.1
MLPD Vesna Buljevic 290 0.2 0.0 145 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 71 0.1
RRP 69 0.0 0.1
Die Rechte 48 0.0
BüSo 36 0.0 0.0
PSG 36 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,865 1,848
Total Valid votes 151,165 152,182
Turnout 154,030 73.0 1.3
SPD hold Majority 12,990 8.6 3.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bochum I[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 % ±%
SPD Y Axel Schäfer 65,810 43.3 12.3 55,224 36.3 12.9
CDU Norbert Lammert 47,030 31.0 1.0 37,763 24.8 0.4
Left Sevim Dağdelen 14,741 9.7 4.1 16,442 10.8 3.8
Green Frithjof Schmidt 12,775 8.4 3.3 18,094 11.9 2.6
FDP Markus Selzener 8,578 5.6 3.3 16,390 10.8 4.1
Pirates   2,943 1.9
NPD Claus Cremer 2,268 1.5 0.4 1,796 1.2 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,171 0.8 0.2
FAMILIE 608 0.4 0.0
RENTNER 538 0.4
REP   360 0.2 0.0
RRP 214 0.1
MLPD Annegret Gärtner-Leymann 259 0.2 0.0 126 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 126 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   119 0.1
DVU   101 0.1
BüSo Stephan Hochstein 486 0.3 100 0.1 0.0
Centre   57 0.0 0.0
PSG 49 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,853 1,579
Total Valid votes 151,947 152,221
Turnout 153,800 71.7 7.7
SPD hold Majority 18,780 12.3 13.3

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