Rhein-Erft-Kreis I

Rhein-Erft-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 91. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district.[1]

91 Rhein-Erft-Kreis I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rhein-Erft-Kreis I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population336,100 (2015)
Electorate248,982 (2017)
Major settlementsKerpen
Bergheim
Hürth
Area525.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberGeorg Kippels
Elected2013, 2017

Rhein-Erft-Kreis I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Georg Kippels of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Rhein-Erft-Kreis I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling.[1]

History

Rhein-Erft-Kreis I was created in 1949, then known as Köln-Land. In the 1976 through 2009 elections, it was named Erftkreis I. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 6 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 65. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 58. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 57. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 92. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 91.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the district of Landkreis Köln. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election. The Erftkreis district was renamed Rhein-Erft-Kreis in 2003, but the constituency's borders did not change.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 6 Köln-Land
  • Landkreis Köln district
1953 65
1957
1961
1965 58
1969
1972
1976 Erftkreis I
1980 57
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 92
2005
2009
2013 91 Rhein-Erft-Kreis I
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Aloys Lenz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1969. The Social Democratic Party (SPD)'s candidate Rudi Adams won it in 1969 and served until 1980. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Klaus Lennartz until 2002. Gabriele Frechen of the SPD then served from 2002 to 2009. Willi Zylajew of the CDU was elected in the 2009 election and served a single term. Georg Kippels was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Aloys Lenz CDU 43.0
1953 53.6
1957 58.8
1961 53.6
1965 51.9
1969 Rudi Adams SPD 48.8
1972 53.2
1976 46.4
1980 Klaus Lennartz SPD 52.1
1983 48.3
1987 50.8
1990 52.1
1994 51.2
1998 53.0
2002 Gabriele Frechen SPD 48.9
2005 47.8
2009 Willi Zylajew CDU 39.4
2013 Georg Kippels CDU 47.3
2017 39.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Rhein-Erft-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 % ±%
CDU Y Georg Kippels 74,207 39.2 8.1 63,664 33.5 8.7
SPD Dierk Timm 58,792 31.1 5.0 50,014 26.3 4.5
FDP Christian Pohlmann 17,648 9.3 6.3 27,398 14.4 8.7
AfD Franz Pesch 17,113 9.0 18,091 9.5 5.8
Green Rüdiger Warnecke 10,354 5.5 0.1 12,526 6.6 0.3
Left Zeki Gökhan 8,590 4.5 0.1 11,392 6.0 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,505 0.8
PARTEI   1,263 0.7 0.3
Pirates Marius Hövel 2,306 1.2 2.4 1,032 0.5 1.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 609 0.3
FW   508 0.3 0.2
NPD   426 0.2 0.8
Independent Tevfik Çelikkan 329 0.2
Volksabstimmung 238 0.1 0.1
DiB 199 0.1
V-Partei³ 181 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 168 0.1
BGE   158 0.1
DM 155 0.1
ÖDP   132 0.1 0.1
Die Humanisten 131 0.1
MLPD   45 0.0 0.0
DKP   17 0.0
SGP 16 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,166 1,637
Total Valid votes 189,339 189,868
Turnout 191,505 76.9 3.1
CDU hold Majority 15,415 8.1 3.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Rhein-Erft-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 % ±%
CDU Georg Kippels 83,598 47.3 7.9 75,521 42.3 8.1
SPD Dierk Timm 63,676 36.0 0.2 55,089 30.8 3.2
Green Elmar Gillet 9,822 5.6 0.8 12,264 6.9 2.2
Left Zeki Gökhan 7,820 4.4 1.9 9,266 5.2 2.2
Pirates Alexandra Osburg 6,469 3.7 3,865 2.2 0.7
FDP Martin Wortmann 5,390 3.0 7.4 10,235 5.7 10.9
AfD   6,660 3.7
NPD   1,769 1.0 0.1
FW   747 0.4
PRO 700 0.4
PARTEI   691 0.4
Volksabstimmung 407 0.2 0.1
Nichtwahler 313 0.2
REP   245 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 227 0.1
BIG 225 0.1
ÖDP   221 0.1 0.1
RRP 108 0.1 0.0
Die Rechte 73 0.0
BüSo 46 0.0 0.0
PSG 44 0.0 0.0
MLPD   19 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 6,195 4,235
Total Valid votes 176,775 178,735
Turnout 182,970 73.9 0.5
CDU hold Majority 19,922 11.3 7.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Erftkreis 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 % ±%
CDU Willi Zylajew 69,845 39.4 0.1 60,798 34.2 0.6
SPD Gabriele Frechen 63,487 35.8 12.0 49,072 27.6 13.3
FDP Lars Oliver Effertz 18,620 10.5 5.6 29,495 16.6 5.4
Left Wilhelm Dedecke 11,215 6.3 2.6 13,214 7.4 2.8
Green Johannes Bortlisz-Dickhoff 11,195 6.3 3.2 16,136 9.1 2.3
Pirates   2,688 1.5
NPD Axel Reitz 2,620 1.5 0.4 1,952 1.1 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,333 0.7 0.1
RENTNER 933 0.5
FAMILIE 793 0.4 0.0
REP   500 0.3 0.0
Volksabstimmung 236 0.1 0.0
RRP 195 0.1
ÖDP   151 0.1
DVU   98 0.1
Centre   80 0.1 0.0
BüSo 42 0.0 0.0
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
PSG 29 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,597 2,259
Total Valid votes 177,440 177,778
Turnout 180,037 73.4 6.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority 6,358 3.6

References
  1. "Constituency Rhein-Erft-Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Rhein-Erft-Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Rhein-Erft-Kreis I
  4. Results for Rhein-Erft-Kreis I
  5. Results for Erftkreis I
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