Coesfeld – Steinfurt II

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II 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 127. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Coesfeld district and southwestern parts of the Steinfurt district.[1]

127 Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Coesfeld – Steinfurt II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population244,800 (2015)
Electorate192,946 (2017)
Major settlementsDülmen
Coesfeld
Lüdinghausen
Area1,261.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCDU
MemberMarc Henrichmann
Elected2017

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Marc Henrichmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Coesfeld district and the municipalities of Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde from the Steinfurt district.[1]

History

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II was created in 1965 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Lüdinghausen – Coesfeld and Steinfurt – Tecklenburg. Originally, it was known as Steinfurt – Coesfeld. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Coesfeld – Steinfurt I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 96 in the numbering system. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 97. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 128. Since 2013, it has been number 127.

Originally, the constituency comprised the entirety of the Coesfeld and Steinfurt districts. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Coesfeld district and western parts of the Steinfurt district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 96 Steinfurt – Coesfeld
1969
1972
1976
1980 97 Coesfeld – Steinfurt I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 128 Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
2005
2009
2013 127
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Hörnemann from 1965 to 1969. Gottfried Köster then served as representative from 1969 to 1980. Wilhelm Rawe served from 1980 to 1994, followed by Werner Lensing from 1994 to 2005. Karl Schiewerling served from then until 2017. Karl Schiewerling was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1965 Heinrich Hörnemann CDU 67.5
1969 Gottfried Köster CDU 63.6
1972 59.0
1976 60.4
1980 Wilhelm Rawe CDU 59.3
1983 65.5
1987 58.4
1990 56.9
1994 Werner Lensing CDU 52.8
1998 50.3
2002 49.3
2005 Karl Schiewerling CDU 51.6
2009 50.8
2013 56.1
2017 Marc Henrichmann CDU 51.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II[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 Marc Henrichmann 79,677 51.6 4.4 68,636 44.0 6.1
SPD Ulrich Hampel 36,250 23.5 3.3 32,787 21.0 4.6
FDP Daniel Fahr 16,195 10.5 7.9 21,116 13.6 7.9
Green Friedrich Ostendorff 12,680 8.2 1.2 11,667 7.5 0.7
AfD   9,496 6.1 3.3
Left Gernod Röken 9,577 6.2 2.9 8,394 5.4 1.2
Tierschutzpartei   839 0.5
PARTEI   841 0.5 0.2
Pirates   495 0.3 1.4
FW   248 0.2 0.0
NPD   233 0.1 0.4
ÖDP   178 0.1 0.0
DiB 150 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 139 0.1
DM 130 0.1
V-Partei³ 113 0.1
Volksabstimmung 110 0.1 0.0
BGE   84 0.1
Die Humanisten 65 0.0
AD-DEMOKRATEN 50 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
DKP   17 0.0
SGP 7 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,434 987
Total Valid votes 154,379 155,826
Turnout 156,813 81.3 2.7
CDU hold Majority 43,427 28.1 1.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II[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 Karl Schiewerling 83,175 56.1 5.3 74,391 50.1 7.5
SPD Ulrich Hampel 39,724 26.8 0.7 38,075 25.6 3.8
Green Friedrich Ostendorff 10,346 7.0 0.4 12,083 8.1 1.2
Left Ali Atalan 4,929 3.3 1.9 6,167 4.2 1.7
FDP Daniel Fahr 3,826 2.6 7.2 8,328 5.6 10.9
AfD Dorothe van Suntum 3,036 2.0 4,216 2.8
Pirates Ulrich Schumacher 2,884 1.9 2,605 1.8 0.4
NPD   812 0.5 0.0
PARTEI   472 0.3
FAMILIE Hubert Töllers 461 0.3
FW   267 0.2
PRO 243 0.2
ÖDP   188 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 171 0.1 0.1
REP   110 0.1 0.1
Nichtwahler 101 0.1
Party of Reason 96 0.1
RRP 64 0.0 0.1
PSG 29 0.0 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 0.0
BIG 18 0.0
BüSo 14 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 13 0.0
Informal votes 1,297 1,193
Total Valid votes 148,381 148,485
Turnout 149,678 78.5 1.2
CDU hold Majority 43,453 29.3 4.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II[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 Karl Schiewerling 73,636 50.8 0.8 61,901 42.6 2.3
SPD Angelica Schwall-Düren 37,851 26.1 10.2 31,790 21.9 9.6
FDP Daniel Fahr 14,229 9.8 5.2 24,041 16.5 5.6
Green Jutta Bergmoser 10,674 7.4 3.3 13,607 9.4 2.2
Left Bernhard Perrefort 7,634 5.3 2.4 8,504 5.9 2.3
Pirates   2,008 1.4
NPD Nicole Elisabeth Rohde 973 0.7 0.1 752 0.5 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   705 0.5 0.1
FAMILIE 703 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 424 0.3
REP   213 0.1 0.1
RRP 169 0.1
ÖDP   163 0.1
Centre   93 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 80 0.1 0.0
DVU   67 0.0
PSG 20 0.0 0.0
BüSo 16 0.0 0.0
MLPD   13 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,372 1,100
Total Valid votes 144,997 145,269
Turnout 146,369 77.3 5.8
CDU hold Majority 36,785 24.7 9.4

References
  1. "Constituency Coesfeld – Steinfurt II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Coesfeld – Steinfurt II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
  4. Results for Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
  5. Results for Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
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