Recklinghausen I

Recklinghausen 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 121. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southeastern part of the Recklinghausen district.[1]

121 Recklinghausen I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Recklinghausen I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population217,900 (2015)
Electorate169,267 (2017)
Major settlementsRecklinghausen
Castrop-Rauxel
Area165.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberFrank Schwabe
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Recklinghausen I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Frank Schwabe of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Recklinghausen I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Castrop-Rauxel, Recklinghausen, and Waltrop from the Recklinghausen district.[1]

History

Recklinghausen I was created in 1949, then known as Recklinghausen-Stadt. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 42 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 101. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 100. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 91. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 122. Since 2013, it has been number 121.

Originally, the constituency comprised only the city of Recklinghausen. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the independent city of Recklinghausen and the municipalities of Waltrop, Henrichenburg, Datteln, Oer-Erkenschwick, and Haltern from the Recklinghausen district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 42 Recklinghausen-Stadt
1953 101
1957
1961
1965 100
1969
1972
1976
1980 91 Recklinghausen I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 122
2005
2009
2013 121
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but three Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Bernhard Winkelheide of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1961. Heinrich Auge of the SPD was elected in 1961 and served two terms, followed by Erich Wolfram from 1969 to 1987. Heinz-Werner Meyer served a single term from 1987 to 1990. He was succeeded by Jochen Welt from 1990 to 2005. Frank Schwabe was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Bernhard Winkelheide CDU 48.3
1953 49.4
1957 50.5
1961 Heinrich Auge SPD 44.3
1965 51.1
1969 Erich Wolfram SPD 53.5
1972 59.7
1976 56.1
1980 57.5
1983 53.9
1987 Heinz-Werner Meyer SPD 53.9
1990 Jochen Welt SPD 52.4
1994 54.8
1998 58.8
2002 56.2
2005 Frank Schwabe SPD 55.7
2009 43.1
2013 45.2
2017 38.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Recklinghausen 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 Frank Schwabe 47,257 38.7 6.6 38,822 31.6 8.2
CDU Michael Breilmann 37,792 30.9 3.4 35,108 28.6 5.3
AfD Steffen Michel Sigmar Christ 13,953 11.4 8.2 14,777 12.0 7.5
FDP Anne Krüger 8,791 7.2 5.2 12,674 10.3 6.9
Left Erich Karl Burmeister 8,043 6.6 0.4 8,970 7.3 0.5
Green Jan Matzoll 6,079 5.0 0.2 7,132 5.8 0.6
PARTEI   1,163 0.9 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,060 0.9
AD-DEMOKRATEN 892 0.7
Pirates   540 0.4 1.8
NPD   362 0.3 1.0
FW   320 0.3 0.1
MLPD Yvonne Adamski 327 0.3 168 0.1 0.1
Volksabstimmung 138 0.1 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 134 0.1
V-Partei³ 125 0.1
DiB 124 0.1
DM 109 0.1
BGE   100 0.1
ÖDP   78 0.1 0.1
Die Humanisten 66 0.1
DKP   14 0.0
SGP 8 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,716 1,074
Total Valid votes 122,242 122,884
Turnout 123,958 73.2 2.2
CDU hold Majority 9,465 7.8 3.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Recklinghausen 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 Frank Schwabe 54,504 45.2 2.1 48,070 39.8 4.2
CDU Philipp Mißfelder 41,383 34.3 3.6 40,898 33.8 5.5
Left Erich Burmeister 7,410 6.1 4.3 8,244 6.8 4.8
Green Sebastian Ohler 6,178 5.1 1.3 7,716 6.4 1.8
AfD Ulrich Wolinski 3,921 3.3 5,464 4.5
Pirates Thomas Weijers 2,953 2.4 2,661 2.2 0.4
FDP Mathias Richter 2,426 2.0 5.4 4,100 3.4 7.6
NPD Werner Goedeke 1,770 1.5 0.2 1,530 1.3 0.1
PARTEI   410 0.3
PRO 402 0.3
Volksabstimmung 217 0.2 0.1
REP   204 0.2 0.2
FW   185 0.2
Nichtwahler 163 0.1
BIG 162 0.1
ÖDP   152 0.1 0.1
MLPD   86 0.1 0.0
RRP 85 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 79 0.1
Die Rechte 41 0.0
PSG 37 0.0 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,801 1,419
Total Valid votes 120,545 120,927
Turnout 122,346 71.1 0.1
SPD hold Majority 13,121 10.9 1.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Recklinghausen 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 Frank Schwabe 52,627 43.1 12.6 43,571 35.5 15.2
CDU Philipp Mißfelder 37,504 30.7 0.3 34,732 28.3 0.1
Left Erich Burmeister 12,781 10.5 5.0 14,202 11.6 5.3
FDP Michael Postel 9,090 7.4 3.8 13,462 11.0 4.8
Green Monya Schnittke 7,846 6.4 3.4 9,984 8.1 2.5
Pirates   2,162 1.8
NPD Marion Reinert 2,078 1.7 0.5 1,470 1.2 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   852 0.7 0.2
FAMILIE 599 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 463 0.4
REP   410 0.3 0.0
Independent Herold Albert Schincke 264 0.2
RRP 202 0.2
DVU   182 0.1
Volksabstimmung 102 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   82 0.1
MLPD   80 0.1 0.0
Centre   56 0.0 0.0
BüSo 30 0.0 0.0
PSG 17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,847 1,379
Total Valid votes 122,190 122,658
Turnout 124,037 71.0 5.2
SPD hold Majority 15,123 12.4 12.3

References
  1. "Constituency Recklinghausen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Recklinghausen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. "Ergebnisse Recklinghausen I - Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de.
  4. "Ergebnisse Recklinghausen I - Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de.
  5. "Übersicht". web.archive.org. June 16, 2011.
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