Paderborn (electoral district)

Paderborn 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 137. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Paderborn district.[1]

137 Paderborn
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Paderborn – Gütersloh III in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population331,400 (2015)
Electorate249,359 (2017)
Major settlementsPaderborn
Delbrück
Salzkotten
Area1,314.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberCarsten Linnemann
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Paderborn was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Carsten Linnemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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

History

Paderborn was created in 1949, then known as Paderborn – Wiedenbrück. From 1980 through 2009, it was named Paderborn. In 2013 and 2017, it was named Paderborn – Gütersloh III. From the 2021 election, it has again been named Paderborn. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 45 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 104. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 106. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 107. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 138. Since 2013, it has been number 137.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Paderborn and Wiedenbrück. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the Padern and Wiedenbrück districts without the municipality of Gütersloh. From 1980 through 2002, it was coterminous with the Padern district. In 2013 and 2017, it also contained the municipality of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock from the Gütersloh district. Ahead of the 2021 election, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock was transferred away from the constituency, and it has again been coterminous with the Paderborn district.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 45 Paderborn – Wiedenbrück
1953 104
1957
1961
1965 106
1969
1972
1976
1980 107 Paderborn
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 138
2005
2009
2013 137 Paderborn – Gütersloh III
2017
2021 Paderborn

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Maria Niggemeyer from 1949 to 1957, followed by Rainer Barzel until 1980. Heinrich Pohlmeier then served three terms. Friedhelm Ost was representative from 1990 to 2002, when he was succeeded by Gerhard Wächter, who served until 2009. Carsten Linnemann was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Maria Niggemeyer CDU 44.2
1953 69.3
1957 Rainer Barzel CDU 68.2
1961 64.9
1965 70.3
1969 66.8
1972 63.9
1976 66.6
1980 Heinrich Pohlmeier CDU 63.9
1983 69.0
1987 61.4
1990 Friedhelm Ost CDU 58.2
1994 56.9
1998 53.9
2002 Gerhard Wächter CDU 53.6
2005 54.9
2009 Carsten Linnemann CDU 52.1
2013 59.1
2017 53.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Paderborn – Gütersloh III[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 Carsten Linnemann 99,004 53.3 5.8 75,628 40.7 10.6
SPD Burkhard Blienert 36,983 19.9 3.3 35,055 18.9 4.5
AfD Andreas Kemper 16,891 9.1 7.1 18,484 9.9 6.3
Green Hartmut Oster 11,116 6.0 0.6 13,612 7.3 0.2
FDP Nicola Claudia Hagemeister 10,228 5.5 3.6 24,976 13.4 8.4
Left Siegfried Nowak 9,554 5.1 1.1 12,292 6.6 1.4
PARTEI   1,266 0.7 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,084 0.6
Pirates Sabine Martiny 1,821 1.0 1.2 814 0.4 1.7
FW   488 0.3 0.0
DM 309 0.2
AD-DEMOKRATEN 301 0.2
NPD   294 0.2 0.6
ÖDP   223 0.1 0.0
V-Partei³ 212 0.1
DiB 191 0.1
Volksabstimmung 172 0.1 0.1
BGE   162 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 162 0.1
Die Humanisten 110 0.1
MLPD   39 0.0 0.0
SGP 13 0.0 0.0
DKP   10 0.0
Informal votes 1,882 1,582
Total Valid votes 185,597 185,897
Turnout 187,479 75.2 3.9
CDU hold Majority 62,021 33.4 2.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Paderborn – Gütersloh III[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 Carsten Linnemann 102,867 59.1 7.0 89,394 51.3 8.3
SPD Burkhard Blienert 40,429 23.2 2.1 40,630 23.3 2.8
Green Kerstin Haarmann 11,254 6.5 0.6 12,445 7.1 1.4
Left Siegfried Nowak 6,969 4.0 1.5 9,065 5.2 0.9
Pirates Sabine Martiny 3,800 2.2 3,682 2.1 0.1
AfD Ramón Hansmeyer 3,521 2.0 6,296 3.6
FDP Heinz Heineke 3,296 1.9 7.1 8,774 5.0 11.9
NPD Martin Wibbeke 1,442 0.8 0.2 1,383 0.8 0.0
FW   500 0.3
Independent Hans Josef Tegethof 468 0.3
PARTEI   438 0.3
ÖDP   293 0.2 0.1
Volksabstimmung 257 0.1 0.1
PRO 248 0.1
Nichtwahler 187 0.1
REP   132 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 126 0.1
BIG 119 0.1
RRP 76 0.0 0.0
BüSo 31 0.0 0.0
PSG 31 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 24 0.0
MLPD   17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,103 2,001
Total Valid votes 174,046 174,148
Turnout 176,149 71.3 0.4
CDU hold Majority 62,438 35.9 9.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Paderborn[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 Carsten Linnemann 88,754 52.1 2.8 73,354 43.0 6.9
SPD Ute Berg 43,120 25.3 6.0 34,925 20.5 7.1
FDP Wolfgang Klare 15,282 9.0 4.6 28,805 16.9 6.8
Green Stefan Schwan 12,001 7.0 3.1 14,619 8.6 2.9
Left Udo Strüker 9,436 5.5 2.3 10,380 6.1 2.4
Pirates   3,478 2.0
FAMILIE 1,111 0.7 0.2
NPD Eduard Plischka 1,757 1.0 0.1 1,340 0.8 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   810 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 467 0.3
REP   377 0.2 0.0
ÖDP   184 0.1
Volksabstimmung 149 0.1 0.0
RRP 145 0.1
DVU   116 0.1
Centre   113 0.1 0.0
PSG 28 0.0 0.0
BüSo 26 0.0 0.0
MLPD   24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,208 2,107
Total Valid votes 170,350 170,451
Turnout 172,558 70.9 7.9
CDU hold Majority 45,634 26.8 3.3

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

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