Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II

Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe 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 136. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Höxter district, a small part of the Gütersloh district, and the southern part of the Lippe district.[1]

136 Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Höxter – Lippe II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population273,400 (2015)
Electorate211,026 (2017)
Major settlementsSchloß Holte-Stukenbrock
Höxter
Bad Driburg
Area1,687.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberChristian Haase
Elected2013, 2017

Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Christian Haase of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Höxter district, the municipality of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock from the Gütersloh district, and the municipalities of Augustdorf, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Lügde, Schieder-Schwalenberg, and Schlangen from the Lippe district.[1]

History

Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II was created in 1949, then known as Warburg–Höxter–Büren. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Höxter. From 1980 through 2017, it was named Höxter – Lippe II. It acquired its current name in the 2021 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 44 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 103. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 102. From 1980 through 1998, it was a number 106. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 137. Since 2013, it has been number 136.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Höxter, Warburg, and Büren. From 1980 through 2017, it comprised the district of Höxter and the municipalities of Augustdorf, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Lügde, Schieder-Schwalenberg, and Schlangen from the Lippe district. Ahead of the 2021 election, it acquired the municipality of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock from the Gütersloh district.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 44 Warburg–Höxter–Büren
  • Höxter district
  • Warburg district
  • Büren district
1953 103
1957
1961
1965 102 Höxter
1969
1972
1976
1980 106 Höxter – Lippe II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 137
2005
2009
2013 136
2017
2021 Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Friedrich Holzapfel from 1949 to 1953, followed by Josef Menke until 1965. Heinrich Wilper and Gerd Ritgen then each served a single term. Leo Ernesti was representative from 1972 to 1980, when he was succeeded by Meinolf Michels, who served until 2002. Jürgen Herrmann was representative from 2002 to 2013. Christian Haase was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Friedrich Holzapfel CDU 40.3
1953 Josef Menke CDU 71.7
1957 70.5
1961 71.8
1965 Heinrich Wilper CDU 69.8
1969 Gerd Ritgen CDU 67.5
1972 Leo Ernesti CDU 67.0
1976 68.2
1980 Meinolf Michels CDU 52.6
1983 58.7
1987 52.6
1990 51.7
1994 50.3
1998 47.2
2002 Jürgen Herrmann CDU 47.2
2005 49.2
2009 46.1
2013 Christian Haase CDU 50.0
2017 44.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Höxter – Lippe 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 Y Christian Haase 69,910 44.3 5.7 58,939 37.3 8.5
SPD Petra Rode-Bosse 42,211 26.7 4.6 39,038 24.7 5.0
AfD Norbert Senges 14,443 9.1 6.5 15,197 9.6 6.0
FDP Hermann Graf von der Schulenburg 10,813 6.9 4.9 19,543 12.4 7.5
Green Robin Wagener 9,400 6.0 0.3 10,194 6.4 0.2
Left Lothar Kowalek 8,724 5.5 1.4 10,188 6.4 1.3
PARTEI   959 0.6 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   956 0.6
FW Ralf Ochsenfahrt 1,482 0.9 0.2 758 0.5 0.0
Pirates   603 0.4 1.5
ÖDP Wolfgang Seemann 871 0.6 0.1 348 0.2 0.0
NPD   336 0.2 0.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 211 0.1
BGE   158 0.1
DM 149 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 145 0.1
V-Partei³ 139 0.1
Volksabstimmung 120 0.1 0.1
DiB 98 0.1
Die Humanisten 55 0.0
MLPD   32 0.0 0.0
DKP   14 0.0
SGP 11 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,029 1,692
Total Valid votes 157,854 158,191
Turnout 159,883 75.8 2.7
CDU hold Majority 27,699 17.6 1.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Höxter – Lippe 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 Christian Haase 76,882 50.0 3.9 70,520 45.8 8.1
SPD Petra Rode-Bosse[lower-alpha 1] 48,159 31.3 0.3 45,707 29.7 0.7
Green Dirk Brinkschmidt 8,757 5.7 0.7 10,266 6.7 0.8
Left Ursula Jacob-Reisinger 6,328 4.1 1.7 7,894 5.1 1.5
FDP Horst Grumich 2,956 1.9 5.8 7,423 4.8 10.0
Pirates Wilk Spieker 2,854 1.9 2,853 1.9 0.3
AfD Markus Jäckel 4,004 2.6 5,545 3.6
NPD 1,312 0.9 0.1 1,188 0.8 0.0
FW 1,086 0.7 807 0.5
Independent Kohler 703 0.5
PARTEI   438 0.3
ÖDP 693 0.5 0.2 400 0.3 0.1
Volksabstimmung 221 0.1 0.1
PRO 198 0.1
Nichtwahler 113 0.1
BIG 91 0.0
Party of Reason 91 0.1
REP   88 0.1 0.1
RRP 63 0.0 0.0
PSG 29 0.0 0.0
BüSo 22 0.0 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 19 0.0
Informal votes 2,260 1,996
Total Valid votes 153,734 153,998
Turnout 155,994 73.1 0.1
CDU hold Majority 28,723 18.7 4.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Höxter – Lippe 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 Jürgen Herrmann 71,813 46.1 3.1 58,814 37.7 4.3
SPD Werner Böhler 49,149 31.6 5.9 45,184 29.0 4.9
FDP Christoph Wiemers 12,086 7.8 3.9 23,125 14.8 4.0
Green Herbert Falke 9,957 6.4 2.8 11,708 7.5 1.5
Left Wolfgang McGregor 9,100 5.8 2.7 10,266 6.6 2.5
Pirates   2,474 1.6
FAMILIE Dagmar Feldmann 1,586 1.0 0.2 1,037 0.7 0.2
NPD Burkhard Becker 1,502 1.0 0.0 1,151 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   727 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 374 0.2
ÖDP Kirsten Wallbraun 455 0.3 309 0.2
REP   254 0.2 0.1
RRP 132 0.1
Volksabstimmung 125 0.1 0.0
DVU   109 0.1
Centre   91 0.1 0.0
PSG 31 0.0 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
MLPD   21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,673 2,368
Total Valid votes 155,648 155,953
Turnout 158,321 73.0 6.7
CDU hold Majority 22,664 14.5 2.8

Notes
  1. Bode-Rosse entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Dirk Becker in October 2015.

References
  1. "Constituency Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Höxter – Lippe II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Höxter – Lippe II
  4. Results for Höxter – Lippe II
  5. Results for Höxter – Lippe II
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