Heinsberg (electoral district)

Heinsberg 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 89. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Heinsberg district.[1]

89 Heinsberg
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Heinsberg in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population252,500 (2015)
Electorate190,051 (2017)
Major settlementsErkelenz
Heinsberg
Hückelhoven
Area628.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberWilfried Oellers
Elected2013, 2017

Heinsberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Wilfried Oellers of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Heinsberg is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Heinsberg district.[1]

History

Heinsberg was created in 1949, then known as Geilenkirchen – Erkelenz – Jülich. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it was named Geilenkirchen – Heinsberg. It acquired its current name in the 1972 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 62. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 55. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 90. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 89.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg, Erkelenz, and Jülich. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it comprised the districts of Geilenkirchen and Heinsberg. In the 1972 election, it was coterminous with Heinsberg district. In the 1976 election, it also contained the municipality of Niederkrüchten from the Viersen district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Geilenkirchen – Erkelenz – Jülich
  • Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg district
  • Erkelenz district
  • Jülich district
1953 62
1957
1961
1965 55 Geilenkirchen – Heinsberg
1969
1972 Heinsberg
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 90
2005
2009
2013 89
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl Müller from 1949 to 1957, followed by Karl Arnold for a single term. Fritz Burgbacher was elected in 1961 and served until 1972. Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim served until 1987, followed by Karl H. Fell until 1998. Leo Dautzenberg was elected in the 1998 election and served until 2013. Wilfried Oellers was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Karl Müller CDU 64.2
1953 71.0
1957 Karl Arnold CDU 72.6
1961 Fritz Burgbacher CDU 64.4
1965 63.1
1969 60.9
1972 Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim CDU 59.9
1976 61.4
1980 58.4
1983 62.8
1987 Karl H. Fell CDU 57.6
1990 55.8
1994 53.4
1998 Leo Dautzenberg CDU 49.2
2002 50.3
2005 51.4
2009 50.4
2013 Wilfried Oellers CDU 53.4
2017 45.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Heinsberg[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 Wilfried Oellers 64,121 45.6 7.8 55,605 39.5 9.9
SPD Norbert Spinrath 39,301 28.0 0.3 36,421 25.9 0.5
AfD Hermann Navel 11,652 8.3 6.0 12,313 8.7 5.2
FDP Klaus Jürgen Wagner 9,334 6.6 4.4 16,111 11.4 6.5
Green Christoph Stolzenberger 6,964 5.0 0.7 7,281 5.2 0.4
Left Wolfram Steinhage 6,424 4.6 0.2 7,909 5.6 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,179 0.8
PARTEI   805 0.6 0.2
FW Sascha Mattern 1,536 1.1 747 0.5 0.2
Pirates Kai Torsten Boxberg 1,272 0.9 1.6 669 0.5 1.8
NPD   457 0.3 0.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN 368 0.3
V-Partei³ 150 0.1
DiB 149 0.1
Volksabstimmung 137 0.1 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 134 0.1
ÖDP   123 0.1 0.0
DM 119 0.1
BGE   100 0.1
Die Humanisten 61 0.0
MLPD   46 0.0 0.0
DKP   8 0.0
SGP 8 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,726 1,440
Total Valid votes 140,604 140,890
Turnout 142,330 74.9 3.4
CDU hold Majority 24,820 17.6 7.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Heinsberg[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 Wilfried Oellers 70,649 53.4 3.0 65,417 49.3 7.8
SPD Norbert Spinrath 37,444 28.3 4.2 34,895 26.3 4.8
Green Hans Josef Dederichs 7,511 5.7 1.2 7,336 5.5 1.6
Left Ayten Kaplan 5,720 4.3 3.3 6,915 5.2 3.0
Pirates Katharina Lenzen 3,310 2.5 3,019 2.3 0.8
AfD Hermann Navel 3,043 2.3 4,652 3.5
FDP Linus Kester Stieldorf 2,921 2.2 7.3 6,543 4.9 11.5
NPD Heiko Glowka 1,718 1.3 0.2 1,427 1.1 0.1
PARTEI   556 0.4
FW   437 0.3
REP   254 0.2 0.1
PRO 251 0.2
Volksabstimmung 231 0.2 0.1
Nichtwahler 195 0.1
ÖDP   145 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 112 0.1
RRP 77 0.1 0.1
BIG 60 0.0
PSG 44 0.0 0.0
BüSo 29 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 26 0.0
MLPD   18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,205 1,882
Total Valid votes 132,316 132,639
Turnout 134,521 71.5 1.2
CDU hold Majority 33,205 25.1 1.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Heinsberg[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 Leo Dautzenberg 65,143 50.4 1.1 53,888 41.5 1.7
SPD Norbert Spinrath 31,111 24.1 13.2 27,877 21.5 11.1
FDP Andreas Rademachers 12,342 9.5 4.3 21,315 16.4 5.7
Left Christa Frohn 9,859 7.6 3.0 10,638 8.2 3.1
Green Gisela Johlke 8,933 6.9 9,307 7.2 2.0
Pirates   1,976 1.5
NPD Helmut Gudat 1,964 1.5 0.1 1,532 1.2 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,047 0.8 0.3
FAMILIE 784 0.6 0.1
RENTNER 420 0.3
REP   413 0.3 0.2
RRP 199 0.2
Volksabstimmung 145 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   94 0.1
DVU   73 0.1
Centre   69 0.1 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 0.0
PSG 20 0.0 0.0
MLPD   17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,409 1,923
Total Valid votes 129,352 129,838
Turnout 131,761 70.2 7.1
CDU hold Majority 34,032 26.3 12.2

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

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