Kleve (electoral district)

Kleve 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 112. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Kleve.[1]

112 Kleve
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Kleve in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population310,300 (2015)
Electorate226,096 (2017)
Major settlementsKleve
Goch
Geldern
Area1,233.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberStefan Rouenhoff
Elected2017

Kleve was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Stefan Rouenhoff of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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

History

Kleve was created in 1949, then known as Geldern – Kleve. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 26 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 85. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 83. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 81. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 113. Since 2013, it has been number 112.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Geldern and Kleve. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Geldern and Kleve districts as well as the municipalities of Rheinberg, Xanten, Alpen, and Sonsbeck from the Moers district. Since 1980, it has been coterminous with the Kleve district.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 26 Geldern – Kleve
  • Geldern district
  • Kleve district
1953 85
1957
1961
1965 83 Kleve
1969
1972
1976
1980 81
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 113
2005
2009
2013 112
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 1949. It was first represented by Martin Frey from 1949 to 1953, followed by Emil Solke until 1961, Felix von Vittinghoff-Schell until 1969, and Solke again until 1976. Jochen van Aerssen then served from 1976 to 1983. Heinrich Seesing was representative from 1983 to 1994. Ronald Pofalla served from 1949 to 2017. Stefan Rouenhoff has been representative since the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
1949 Martin Frey CDU 60.0
1953 Emil Solke CDU 73.1
1957 75.6
1961 Felix von Vittinghoff-Schell CDU 70.6
1965 68.2
1969 Emil Solke CDU 63.5
1972 58.7
1976 Jochen van Aerssen CDU 60.3
1980 55.5
1983 Heinrich Seesing CDU 60.2
1987 55.2
1990 52.5
1994 Ronald Pofalla CDU 50.9
1998 47.3
2002 46.1
2005 50.3
2009 48.9
2013 50.9
2017 Stefan Rouenhoff CDU 45.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Kleve[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 Stefan Rouenhoff 75,375 45.0 5.9 69,700 41.6 7.0
SPD Barbara Hendricks 51,197 30.6 2.5 39,316 23.5 3.6
FDP Ralf Klapdor 12,692 7.6 4.4 22,687 13.5 7.9
AfD Gerd Plorin 11,019 6.6 3.2 11,621 6.9 3.0
Green Bruno Jöbkes 8,230 4.9 0.9 10,098 6.0 0.1
Left Ferdinand Niemann 7,096 4.2 9,366 5.6 1.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,170 0.7
PARTEI   969 0.6 0.3
FW Stephan Heintze 1,606 1.0 614 0.4 0.2
Pirates   560 0.3 1.7
NPD   330 0.2 0.6
V-Partei³ 171 0.1
Independent Willi Bovenkerk 168 0.1
DiB 165 0.1
ÖDP   157 0.1 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 142 0.1
BGE   135 0.1
Volksabstimmung 125 0.1 0.1
DM 120 0.1
Die Humanisten 73 0.0
MLPD   63 0.0 0.0
AD-DEMOKRATEN 56 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
SGP 5 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,674 1,399
Total Valid votes 167,383 167,658
Turnout 169,057 74.8 3.1
CDU hold Majority 24,178 14.4 3.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Kleve[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 Ronald Pofalla 81,216 50.9 2.0 77,833 48.6 6.4
SPD Barbara Hendricks 52,778 33.1 3.5 43,253 27.0 3.5
Green Bruno Jöbkes 9,220 5.8 0.7 9,856 6.2 1.7
FDP Ralf Klapdor 5,003 3.1 6.2 9,094 5.7 10.4
Left   7,322 4.6 1.5
AfD Gerd Plorin 5,316 3.3 6,300 3.9
Pirates Michael Peters 4,327 2.7 3,212 2.0 0.6
NPD Viktor Schlak 1,630 1.0 1,293 0.8 0.1
PARTEI   377 0.2
PRO 306 0.2
Volksabstimmung 280 0.2 0.1
FW   234 0.1
ÖDP   198 0.1 0.0
Nichtwahler 137 0.1
REP   115 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 101 0.1
RRP 94 0.1 0.0
BIG 47 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 30 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 0.0
PSG 23 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,383 1,713
Total Valid votes 159,490 160,160
Turnout 161,873 71.7 1.6
CDU hold Majority 28,438 17.8 1.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Kleve[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 Ronald Pofalla 76,480 48.9 1.4 66,161 42.2 2.2
SPD Barbara Hendricks 46,290 29.6 7.6 36,810 23.5 9.6
FDP Paul Friedhoff 14,620 9.4 4.4 25,249 16.1 5.4
Green Bruno Jöbkes 10,148 6.5 2.8 12,355 7.9 2.3
Left Axel Gonder 8,787 5.6 2.6 9,566 6.1 2.3
Pirates   2,277 1.5
NPD   1,045 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   974 0.6 0.1
FAMILIE 819 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 511 0.3
REP   299 0.2 0.0
RRP 166 0.1
ÖDP   138 0.1
Volksabstimmung 115 0.1 0.0
DVU   95 0.1
Centre   90 0.1 0.0
BüSo 29 0.0 0.0
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
PSG 15 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,128 1,714
Total Valid votes 156,325 156,739
Turnout 158,453 70.1 7.8
CDU hold Majority 30,190 19.3 6.2

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

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