Wesel I

Wesel 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 113. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the district of Wesel.[1]

113 Wesel I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Wesel I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population263,500 (2015)
Electorate207,178 (2017)
Major settlementsWesel
Kamp-Lintfort
Voerde
Area884.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberSabine Weiss
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Wesel I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Sabine Weiss of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Wesel I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Wesel district excluding the municipalities of Dinslaken, Moers, and Neukirchen-Vluyn.[1]

History

Wesel I was created in 1949, then known as Rees – Dinslaken. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Dinslaken. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 27 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 86. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 84. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 82. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 114. Since 2013, it has been number 113.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Rees and Dinslaken. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Dinslaken, Hamminkeln, Hünxe, Schermbeck, Voerde, Wesel, and Xanten from the district of Wesel. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 27 Rees – Dinslaken
  • Rees district
  • Dinslaken district
1953 86
1957
1961
1965 84 Dinslaken
1969
1972
1976
1980 82
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 114
2005
2009
2013 113
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Franz Etzel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1953. He was succeeded by Heinrich Lübke until 1961, Arnold Verhoeven until 1965, and Konrad Kraske until 1969. Udo Hein of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1969 and served a single term; Uwe Jens of the SPD retained the constituency in 1972 and served until 2002. Fellow SPD member Hans-Ulrich Krüger served from then until 2009, when Sabine Weiss of the CDU was elected representative. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Franz Etzel CDU 35.5
1953 Heinrich Lübke CDU 51.3
1957 50.2
1961 Arnold Verhoeven CDU 44.3
1965 Konrad Kraske CDU 46.8
1969 Udo Hein SPD 50.7
1972 Uwe Jens SPD 59.6
1976 55.8
1980 53.5
1983 49.8
1987 51.0
1990 48.5
1994 52.5
1998 57.8
2002 Hans-Ulrich Krüger SPD 50.0
2005 49.0
2009 Sabine Weiss CDU 38.5
2013 43.5
2017 39.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Wesel 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 Sabine Weiss 61,849 39.0 4.5 53,623 33.7 5.6
SPD Jürgen Preuß 52,085 32.8 6.4 45,627 28.7 6.2
AfD Renatus Rieger 13,615 8.6 5.6 14,325 9.0 5.3
FDP Bernd Reuther 12,644 8.0 6.1 19,709 12.4 7.6
Left Gerd Baßfeld 9,461 6.0 1.0 10,637 6.7 0.7
Green Stefan Meiners 8,763 5.5 0.6 9,743 6.1 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,223 0.8
PARTEI   1,136 0.7 0.3
Pirates   664 0.4 1.7
AD-DEMOKRATEN 405 0.3
FW   380 0.2 0.0
NPD   361 0.2 0.9
Gesundheitsforschung 171 0.1
DiB 159 0.1
DM 156 0.1
V-Partei³ 148 0.1
Volksabstimmung 144 0.1 0.1
ÖDP   142 0.1 0.0
BGE   132 0.1
MLPD Tufan Aydin 264 0.2 121 0.1 0.1
Die Humanisten 71 0.0
DKP   11 0.0
SGP 10 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,663 1,245
Total Valid votes 158,681 159,098
Turnout 160,344 77.4 3.2
CDU hold Majority 9,764 6.2 1.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Wesel 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 Y Sabine Weiss 66,172 43.5 5.0 59,970 39.3 6.2
SPD Hans-Ulrich Krüger 59,709 39.2 0.9 53,249 34.9 2.8
Left Sascha Wagner 7,527 4.9 2.5 9,091 6.0 2.5
Green Tom Wagener 7,489 4.9 1.7 9,780 6.4 2.2
AfD 4,510 3.0 5,678 3.7
Pirates Manfred Schramm 3,567 2.3 3,154 2.1 0.5
FDP Thomas Heiske 2,781 1.8 5.3 7,224 4.7 8.2
NPD   1,646 1.1 0.2
PARTEI   643 0.4
PRO 346 0.2
FW   295 0.2
Volksabstimmung 256 0.2 0.1
RRP 490 0.3 243 0.2 0.0
REP   229 0.2 0.1
Nichtwahler 179 0.1
ÖDP   158 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 116 0.1
BIG 84 0.1
Die Rechte 39 0.0
MLPD   36 0.0 0.0
PSG 28 0.0 0.0
BüSo 25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,736 1,512
Total Valid votes 152,245 152,469
Turnout 153,981 74.2 1.3
CDU hold Majority 6,463 4.3 4.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Wesel 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 Sabine Weiss 57,576 38.5 0.6 49,564 33.1 0.0
SPD N Hans-Ulrich Krüger 57,225 38.3 10.7 48,139 32.2 12.3
Left Norbert Segerath 11,071 7.4 3.5 12,676 8.5 3.7
FDP Thomas Heiske 10,624 7.1 3.6 19,441 13.0 4.0
Green Holger Mrosek 9,873 6.6 3.0 12,853 8.6 2.3
Pirates   2,336 1.6
NPD Daniel Krug 1,569 1.0 0.2 1,323 0.9 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   969 0.6 0.2
FAMILIE Heiner Christinck 1,583 1.1 923 0.6 0.2
RENTNER 446 0.3
REP   395 0.3 0.0
RRP 187 0.1
ÖDP   114 0.1
Volksabstimmung 97 0.1 0.0
DVU   87 0.1
Centre   86 0.1 0.0
MLPD   30 0.0 0.0
BüSo 28 0.0 0.0
PSG 15 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,740 1,553
Total Valid votes 149,521 149,708
Turnout 149,521 72.9 7.4
CDU gain from SPD Majority 351 0.2

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