Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I

Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 138. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Hagen and the southern part of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district.[1]

138 Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population287,600 (2015)
Electorate207,384 (2017)
Major settlementsHagen
Gevelsberg
Ennepetal
Area324.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberRené Röspel
Elected1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1998, it has been represented by René Röspel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Hagen and the municipalities of Breckerfeld, Ennepetal, Gevelsberg, and Schwelm from the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district.[1]

History

Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I was created in 1949, then known as Hagen. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 53 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 114. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 113. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 108. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 139. Since 2013, it has been number 138.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the city of Hagen. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 53 Hagen
1953 114
1957
1961
1965 113
    1969
    1972
    1976
    1980 108
    1983
    1987
    1990
    1994
    1998
    2002 139 Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
    2005
    2009
    2013 138
    2017
    2021

    Members

    The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but three Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Luise Rehling of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1961. Fritz Steinhoff of the SPD was elected in 1961 and served until 1969, followed by Lothar Wrede until 1983. Hans-Günther Toetemeyer was then representative from 1983 to 1994. Dietmar Thieser served a single term from 1994 to 1998. René Röspel was elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017.

    Election Member Party %
    1949 Luise Rehling CDU 32.4
    1953 48.2
    1957 47.0
    1961 Fritz Steinhoff SPD 46.0
    1965 52.1
    1969 Lothar Wrede SPD 52.2
    1972 50.3
    1976 47.7
    1980 52.2
    1983 Hans-Günther Toetemeyer SPD 48.7
    1987 49.3
    1990 46.8
    1994 Dietmar Thieser SPD 51.8
    1998 René Röspel SPD 55.9
    2002 55.2
    2005 52.3
    2009 43.0
    2013 47.1
    2017 39.2

    Election results

    2017 election
    Federal election (2017): Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 René Röspel 58,206 39.2 7.8 43,548 29.3 7.4
    CDU Cemile Giousouf 44,948 30.3 3.8 42,972 28.9 6.4
    AfD Michael Eiche 16,716 11.3 17,622 11.8 7.5
    FDP Katrin Helling-Plahr 11,727 7.9 4.5 18,722 12.6 8.0
    Left Ralf Sondermeyer 8,045 5.4 0.2 10,743 7.2 0.5
    Green Karen Haltaufderheide 5,752 3.9 0.6 8,673 5.8 0.9
    Independent Michael Tropp 2,627 1.8
    Tierschutzpartei   1,533 1.0
    PARTEI   1,202 0.8 0.4
    AD-DEMOKRATEN 824 0.6
    Pirates   683 0.5 1.8
    NPD   457 0.3 0.8
    FW   410 0.3 0.0
    Volksabstimmung 182 0.1 0.1
    Gesundheitsforschung 177 0.1
    MLPD Reinhard Funk 278 0.2 0.0 174 0.1 0.1
    ÖDP   154 0.1 0.0
    DM 153 0.1
    V-Partei³ 149 0.1
    DiB 136 0.1
    BGE   120 0.1
    Die Humanisten 104 0.1
    DKP   41 0.0
    SGP 15 0.0 0.0
    Informal votes 1,745 1,250
    Total Valid votes 148,299 148,794
    Turnout 150,044 72.4 3.2
    SPD hold Majority 13,258 8.9 4.1

    2013 election
    Federal election (2013): Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 René Röspel 68,044 47.1 4.1 53,380 36.7 3.8
    CDU Cemile Giousouf 49,329 34.1 0.6 51,328 35.3 5.0
    Left Thomas Schock 8,181 5.7 2.5 9,820 6.8 2.9
    Green Frank Steinwender 6,521 4.5 1.4 9,806 6.7 2.4
    FDP Katrin Helling-Plahr 4,978 3.4 4.1 6,604 4.5 7.7
    AfD   6,374 4.4
    Pirates Maja Tiegs 3,931 2.7 3,262 2.2 0.6
    NPD Udo Franke 2,822 2.0 0.2 1,611 1.1 0.1
    PRO 744 0.5
    PARTEI   566 0.4
    FW   373 0.3
    REP   310 0.2 0.4
    Volksabstimmung 305 0.2 0.1
    RRP Brigitte Schiltz 514 0.4 189 0.1 0.1
    Nichtwahler 182 0.1
    ÖDP   159 0.1 0.1
    BIG 142 0.1
    Party of Reason 113 0.1
    MLPD Reinhard Funk 268 0.2 96 0.1 0.0
    PSG 33 0.0 0.0
    Die Rechte 29 0.0
    BüSo 20 0.0 0.0
    Informal votes 2,595 1,737
    Total Valid votes 144,588 145,446
    Turnout 147,183 69.1 0.1
    SPD hold Majority 18,715 13.0 3.5

    2009 election
    Federal election (2009): Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 René Röspel 63,980 43.0 9.3 49,061 32.9 12.9
    CDU Carmen Knollmann 49,893 33.5 1.2 45,225 30.3 0.5
    Left Thomas Friedrich Schock 12,188 8.2 4.1 14,448 9.7 3.9
    FDP Katrin Helling 11,251 7.6 4.0 18,246 12.2 3.7
    Green Karen Haltaufderheide 8,836 5.9 3.1 13,557 9.1 2.7
    Pirates   2,407 1.6
    NPD Thorsten Crämer 2,679 1.8 0.5 1,774 1.2 0.2
    Tierschutzpartei   1,231 0.8 0.0
    REP   937 0.6 0.1
    RENTNER 706 0.5
    FAMILIE 673 0.5 0.1
    RRP 278 0.2
    Volksabstimmung 137 0.1 0.0
    DVU   96 0.1
    MLPD   87 0.1 0.0
    ÖDP   79 0.1
    Centre   72 0.0 0.0
    BüSo 36 0.0 0.0
    PSG 12 0.0 0.0
    Informal votes 1,885 1,650
    Total Valid votes 148,827 149,062
    Turnout 150,712 69.2 7.4
    SPD hold Majority 14,087 9.5 3.1

    References
    1. "Constituency Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
    2. "Results for Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
    3. Results for Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
    4. Results for Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
    5. Results for Hagen – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
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