Düren (electoral district)

Düren 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 90. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Düren district.[1]

90 Düren
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Düren in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population264,600 (2019)
Electorate199,656 (2021)
Major settlementsDüren
Jülich
Area941.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberThomas Rachel
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Düren was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Thomas Rachel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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

History

Düren was created in 1949, then known as Düren – Monschau – Schleiden. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 4 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 63. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 56. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 91. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 90.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Düren, Monschau, and Schleiden. In the 1972 election, it was coterminous with Düren district. In the 1976 election, it also contained the municipalities of Bedburg and Elsdorf from the Erftkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 4 Düren – Monschau – Schleiden
  • Düren district
  • Monschau district
  • Schleiden district
1953 63
1957
1961
1965 56 Düren
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 91
2005
2009
2013 90
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Bernhard Günther from 1949 to 1965, followed by Bert Even and Herbert Hermesdorf, each for a single term. Wolfgang Vogt was elected in 1972 and served until 1994. Thomas Rachel was elected in the 1994 election but defeated in 1998, when Dietmar Nietan of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency. In 2005, Rachel regained it for the CDU. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Bernhard Günther CDU 61.5
1953 69.3
1957 73.0
1961 66.6
1965 Bert Even CDU 64.7
1969 Herbert Hermesdorf CDU 60.0
1972 Wolfgang Vogt CDU 51.2
1976 52.8
1980 50.1
1983 54.6
1987 49.2
1990 44.8
1994 Thomas Rachel CDU 46.2
1998 Dietmar Nietan SPD 47.1
2002 45.5
2005 Thomas Rachel CDU 45.0
2009 46.4
2013 50.4
2017 41.9
2021 36.7

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Düren[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Thomas Rachel 55,719 36.7 Decrease 5.2 46,217 30.4 Decrease 4.5
SPD Dietmar Nietan 46,734 30.8 Decrease 1.0 44,058 29.0 Decrease 0.2
Greens Chris Andrä 14,174 9.3 Increase 3.8 16,951 11.1 Increase 5.7
AfD Wolfgang Kochs 12,947 8.5 Decrease 0.4 13,171 8.7 Decrease 1.0
FDP Laura Jacobsen-Littig 11,237 7.4 Increase 1.5 17,104 11.2 Decrease 0.2
Left Valentin Veithen 3,449 2.3 Decrease 2.1 4,570 3.0 Decrease 2.9
Tierschutzpartei   2,465 1.6 Increase 0.8
PARTEI Stephan Staß 2,298 1.5 1,387 0.9 Increase 0.3
FW Frank Bank 2,196 1.4 Increase 0.7 1,296 0.9 Increase 0.5
dieBasis Werner Hürttlen 1,565 1.0 1,545 1.0
Pirates Philipp Eismar 1,146 0.8 Decrease 0.2 730 0.5 Steady 0.0
Team Todenhöfer   641 0.4
Volt   514 0.3
Unabhängige Peter Helmer 473 0.3
LIEBE 260 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   222 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   179 0.1 Decrease 0.2
LfK 166 0.1
Bündnis C   162 0.1
du.   90 0.1
ÖDP   88 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   87 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   83 0.1 Steady 0.0
PdF 54 0.0
LKR   34 0.0
DKP   32 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   12 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG   10 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,707 1,516
Total Valid votes 151,938 152,129
Turnout 153,645 77.0 Increase 1.0
CDU hold Majority 8,985 5.9 Decrease 4.2

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Düren[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Thomas Rachel 62,711 41.9 Decrease 8.5 52,412 34.9 Decrease 9.4
SPD Dietmar Nietan 47,543 31.7 Decrease 2.5 43,816 29.2 Decrease 0.5
AfD Bernd Essler 13,404 8.9 14,432 9.6 Increase 5.6
FDP Katharina Kloke 8,788 5.9 Increase 4.0 17,155 11.4 Increase 6.5
Greens Oliver Krischer 8,235 5.5 Increase 0.6 8,198 5.5 Decrease 0.6
Left Valentin Veithen 6,611 4.4 Decrease 0.7 8,809 5.9 Increase 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,293 0.9
PARTEI   844 0.6 Increase 0.1
Pirates Gunther Neubert 1,420 0.9 Decrease 2.5 789 0.5 Decrease 1.9
FW Walter Leo Schreinemacher 1,126 0.8 500 0.3 Increase 0.1
NPD   411 0.3 Decrease 0.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN 392 0.3
Volksabstimmung 170 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 143 0.1
ÖDP   142 0.1 Steady 0.0
DiB 133 0.1
V-Partei³ 129 0.1
DM 117 0.1
BGE   112 0.1
Die Humanisten 69 0.0
MLPD   32 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   27 0.0
SGP 9 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,757 1,461
Total Valid votes 149,838 150,134
Turnout 151,595 75.9 Increase 3.0
CDU hold Majority 15,168 10.2 Decrease 6.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Düren[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Thomas Rachel 71,903 50.4 Increase 4.0 63,532 44.3 Increase 6.6
SPD Dietmar Nietan 48,849 34.2 Increase 3.4 42,549 29.7 Increase 4.2
Left Michael Aggelidis 7,288 5.1 Decrease 2.0 8,120 5.7 Decrease 2.7
Greens Oliver Krischer 6,951 4.9 Decrease 1.5 8,729 6.1 Decrease 1.7
Pirates Marcus Friedrich 4,867 3.4 3,478 2.4 Increase 0.8
FDP Jörn Langefeld 2,722 1.9 Decrease 5.7 7,102 5.0 Decrease 10.1
AfD   5,732 4.0
NPD   1,565 1.1 Decrease 0.4
PARTEI   652 0.5
Volksabstimmung 373 0.3 Increase 0.1
FW   344 0.2
PRO 311 0.2
Nichtwahler 238 0.2
Independent Mehmet Babatankuz 196 0.1
REP   183 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   148 0.1 Increase 0.1
Party of Reason 122 0.1
RRP 74 0.1 Decrease 0.1
BIG 67 0.0
Die Rechte 46 0.0
PSG 40 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 35 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,765 2,070
Total Valid votes 142,776 143,471
Turnout 145,541 72.9 Increase 0.9
CDU hold Majority 23,054 16.2 Increase 0.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Düren[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Thomas Rachel 65,662 46.4 Increase 1.3 53,597 47.7 Decrease 0.8
SPD Dietmar Nietan 43,655 30.8 Decrease 12.0 36,209 25.5 Decrease 12.2
FDP Jörn Langefeld 10,745 7.6 Increase 3.9 21,383 15.1 Increase 5.6
Left Valentin Veithen 10,079 7.1 Increase 2.8 11,924 8.4 Increase 2.9
Greens Oliver Krischer 8,956 6.3 Increase 3.4 11,102 7.8 Increase 2.1
Pirates   2,273 1.6
NPD Ingo Haller 2,514 1.8 Increase 0.6 2,066 1.5 Increase 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,100 0.8 Increase 0.2
FAMILIE 891 0.6 Increase 0.1
RENTNER 592 0.4
REP   259 0.2 Decrease 0.1
RRP 207 0.1
Volksabstimmung 201 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   74 0.1
Centre   72 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   62 0.0
BüSo 28 0.0 Decrease 0.0
MLPD   20 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 19 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,447 1,979
Total Valid votes 141,611 142,079
Turnout 144,058 72.1 Decrease 5.5
CDU hold Majority 22,007 15.6 Increase 13.4

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

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