Soest (electoral district)

Soest 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 146. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Soest.[1]

146 Soest
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Soest in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population303,000 (2015)
Electorate232,301 (2017)
Major settlementsLippstadt
Soest
Werl
Area1,328.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberHans-Jürgen Thies
Elected2017

Soest was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Hans-Jürgen Thies of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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

History

Soest was created in 1980. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 118 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 147. Since 2013, it has been number 146. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Hermann Kroll-Schlüter from 1980 to 1990, followed by Jürgen Augustinowitz from 1990 to 1998. Eike Hovermann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998. Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte regained it for the CDU in 2002 and served until 2017. Hans-Jürgen Thies was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Hermann Kroll-Schlüter CDU 50.0
1983 56.3
1987 49.8
1990 Jürgen Augustinowitz CDU 49.4
1994 49.6
1998 Eike Hovermann SPD 45.5
2002 Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte CDU 44.2
2005 46.3
2009 45.8
2013 49.8
2017 Hans-Jürgen Thies CDU 42.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Soest[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 Hans-Jürgen Thies 73,595 42.7 7.1 62,764 36.3 8.5
SPD Wolfgang Hellmich 50,458 29.3 4.1 43,184 25.0 5.4
AfD Berengar Elsner von Gronow 15,311 8.9 16,165 9.3 5.9
FDP Fabian Griewel 13,681 7.9 5.6 23,296 13.5 8.5
Left Robert Helle 9,756 5.7 0.7 11,702 6.8 1.5
Green Shahabuddin Miah 9,459 5.5 0.5 10,723 6.2 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,207 0.7
PARTEI   1,183 0.7 0.4
Pirates   634 0.4 1.7
FW   387 0.2 0.1
NPD   310 0.2 0.6
Independent Jonathan Meier 232 0.1
AD-DEMOKRATEN 184 0.1
DiB 183 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 176 0.1
V-Partei³ 175 0.1
BGE   168 0.1
DM 168 0.1
Volksabstimmung 159 0.1 0.1
ÖDP   149 0.1 0.0
Die Humanisten 78 0.0
MLPD   40 0.0 0.0
DKP   28 0.0
SGP 11 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,872 1,290
Total Valid votes 172,492 173,074
Turnout 174,364 75.1 2.8
CDU hold Majority 23,137 13.4 3.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Soest[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 Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte 82,394 49.8 4.0 74,380 44.8 8.2
SPD Wolfgang Hellmich 55,127 33.3 4.1 50,439 30.4 4.9
Green Cordula Ungruh 9,868 6.0 1.3 11,565 7.0 1.7
Left Michael Bruns 8,267 5.0 2.0 8,721 5.2 2.4
AfD   5,711 3.4
Pirates Sven Sladek 3,996 2.4 3,410 2.1 0.5
FDP Ingo Westermann 3,870 2.3 7.2 8,218 4.9 12.0
NPD 1,954 1.2 0.1 1,321 0.8 0.0
PARTEI   467 0.3
Volksabstimmung 333 0.2 0.1
PRO 330 0.2
FW   229 0.1
ÖDP   204 0.1 0.1
REP   180 0.1 0.1
Nichtwahler 192 0.1
Party of Reason 101 0.1
BIG 91 0.1
RRP 86 0.1 0.1
Die Rechte 59 0.0
PSG 52 0.0 0.0
BüSo 32 0.0 0.0
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,435 1,765
Total Valid votes 165,476 166,146
Turnout 167,911 72.3 1.3
CDU hold Majority 27,267 16.5 0.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Soest[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 Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte 74,725 45.8 0.5 59,805 36.6 2.5
SPD Wolfgang Hellmich 47,583 29.2 11.9 41,522 25.4 12.1
FDP Urs Frigger 15,625 9.6 4.8 27,675 16.9 6.4
Green Frank Hilgenkamp 11,924 7.3 4.0 14,081 8.6 2.8
Left Michael Bruns 11,432 7.0 3.3 12,460 7.6 3.2
Pirates   2,612 1.6
NPD Harald Röhl 1,800 1.1 0.2 1,324 0.8 0.1
FAMILIE 1,037 0.6 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   922 0.6 0.1
RENTNER 652 0.4
REP   388 0.2 0.1
RRP 315 0.2
Volksabstimmung 149 0.1 0.0
Centre   123 0.1 0.0
DVU   118 0.1
ÖDP   106 0.1
BüSo 48 0.0 0.0
PSG 22 0.0 0.0
MLPD   13 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,204 1,921
Total Valid votes 163,089 163,372
Turnout 165,293 61.0 7.3
CDU hold Majority 27,142 16.6 11.4

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

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