Duisburg I

Duisburg 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 115. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southern part of the city of Duisburg.[1]

115 Duisburg I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Duisburg I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population245,600 (2019)
Electorate163,394 (2021)
Major settlementsDuisburg (partial)
Area119.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberBärbel Bas
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Duisburg I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Bärbel Bas of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Duisburg I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southern part of the independent city of Duisburg, specifically the Stadtbezirke of Rheinhausen and Süd, as well as Mitte excluding the Stadtteil of Duissern.[1]

History

Duisburg I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 33 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 92. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 90. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 84. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 116. Since 2013, it has been number 115.

Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Duisburg north of the Ruhr except for the Stadtteile of Laar and Ruhrort. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the area of Duisburg north of the Ruhr. From 1980 through 2009, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, Rheinhausen, and Süd. In the 2013 election, it lost the Stadtteil of Duissern.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 33 Duisburg I
  • Duisburg city (only the area north of the Ruhr except for the Stadtteile of Laar and Ruhrort)
1953 92
1957
1961
1965 90
1969
1972
1976
1980 84
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 116
2005
2009
2013 115
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Eberhard Brünen of the SPD for a single term from 1949, before Leo Storm of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1953. He was re-elected in 1957. Former member Brünen regained it for the SPD in 1961, and served a further three terms. Günter Schluckebier served two terms from 1972 to 1980, when he was succeeded by Helmut Wieczorek, who was representative until 2002. Petra Weis held the seat from 2002 to 2009. Bärbel Bas was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Eberhard Brünen SPD 39.6
1953 Leo Storm CDU 44.0
1957 48.8
1961 Eberhard Brünen SPD 49.8
1965 56.8
1969 61.3
1972 Günter Schluckebier SPD 70.0
1976 66.3
1980 Helmut Wieczorek SPD 59.4
1983 56.7
1987 57.3
1990 54.7
1994 56.9
1998 61.0
2002 Petra Weis SPD 57.7
2005 55.9
2009 Bärbel Bas SPD 42.2
2013 46.6
2017 38.3
2021 40.3

Election results

2021 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Bärbel Bas 47,314 40.3 Increase 2.1 41,308 35.1 Increase 3.4
CDU Thomas Mahlberg 24,299 20.7 Decrease 8.0 23,166 19.7 Decrease 6.0
Greens Lamya Kaddor 16,777 14.3 Increase 8.7 17,912 15.2 Increase 8.7
AfD Sascha Lensing 11,101 9.5 Decrease 2.0 9,802 8.3 Decrease 3.0
FDP Charline Kappes 8,203 7.0 Steady 0.0 10,593 9.0 Decrease 1.4
Left Mirze Edis 5,500 4.7 Decrease 2.2 5,580 4.7 Decrease 3.9
Tierschutzpartei   2,135 1.8 Increase 0.9
Team Todenhöfer   1,603 1.4
PARTEI   1,482 1.3 Increase 0.1
FW Jan Richter 1,470 1.3 780 0.7 Increase 0.4
dieBasis Felix Engelke 1,395 1.2 1,081 0.9
Pirates   487 0.4 Decrease 0.2
Volt   308 0.3
LIEBE 158 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   156 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   149 0.1 Decrease 0.2
MLPD Günther Bittel 489 0.4 Steady 0.0 148 0.1 Decrease 0.1
LfK 142 0.1
Independent Fatma Ergin 411 0.4
Independent Boris Opfer 321 0.3
Humanists   128 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   112 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   79 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   79 0.1
Bündnis C   75 0.1
DKP   46 0.0 Steady 0.0
PdF 35 0.0
LKR   28 0.0
PSG   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,320 1,006
Total Valid votes 117,280 117,594
Turnout 118,600 72.6 Increase 0.2
SPD hold Majority 23,015 19.6 Increase 10.1

2017 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Bärbel Bas 45,455 38.3 Decrease 8.3 37,925 31.7 Decrease 7.5
CDU Thomas Mahlberg 34,053 28.7 Decrease 3.5 30,746 25.7 Decrease 4.3
AfD Guido Krebber 13,648 11.5 13,549 11.3 Increase 6.2
FDP Carlos Gebauer 8,289 7.0 Increase 5.3 12,491 10.4 Increase 7.1
Left Özden Ateş 8,146 6.9 Increase 0.5 10,369 8.7 Increase 0.8
Greens Anna von Spiczak‐Brzezinski 6,648 5.6 Increase 0.5 7,844 6.6 Decrease 0.4
AD-DEMOKRATEN 1,536 1.3
PARTEI   1,353 1.1 Increase 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,110 0.9
Pirates Christel Hopf 2,012 1.7 Decrease 1.6 717 0.6 Decrease 1.8
NPD   439 0.4 Decrease 1.9
FW   294 0.2 Increase 0.1
MLPD Günther Bittel 517 0.4 209 0.2 Steady 0.0
V-Partei³ 167 0.1
DiB 140 0.1
DM 129 0.1
BGE   118 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 118 0.1
Volksabstimmung 107 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   106 0.1 Steady 0.0
Die Humanisten 86 0.1
DKP   44 0.0
SGP 19 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,870 2,022
Total Valid votes 118,768 119,616
Turnout 121,638 72.4 Increase 1.3
SPD hold Majority 11,402 9.6 Decrease 4.8

2013 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Bärbel Bas 55,779 46.6 Increase 4.1 47,165 39.2 Increase 2.5
CDU Thomas Mahlberg 38,477 32.2 Increase 0.7 36,109 30.0 Increase 3.6
Left Marc Mulia 8,802 7.4 Decrease 3.2 9,475 7.9 Decrease 3.7
Greens Anna von Spiczak 6,107 5.1 Decrease 2.5 8,341 6.9 Decrease 2.5
AfD   6,211 5.2
NPD Karl Wilhelm Hubert Weise 4,608 3.9 Increase 2.1 2,748 2.3 Increase 1.0
Pirates Rainer Kolb 3,926 3.3 2,897 2.4 Increase 0.6
FDP Jörg Löbe 1,955 1.6 Decrease 4.3 4,044 3.4 Decrease 6.6
PRO 857 0.7
PARTEI   517 0.4
BIG 336 0.3
REP   318 0.3 Decrease 0.2
Volksabstimmung 267 0.2 Increase 0.1
FW   207 0.2
MLPD   181 0.2 Steady 0.0
Nichtwahler 177 0.1
ÖDP   156 0.1 Steady 0.0
Party of Reason 91 0.1
RRP 76 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Die Rechte 63 0.1
PSG 43 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 36 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,161 1,500
Total Valid votes 119,654 120,315
Turnout 121,815 71.1 Increase 2.3
SPD hold Majority 17,302 14.4 Increase 3.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Duisburg I[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 % ±%
SPD Bärbel Bas 53,363 42.2 Decrease 13.7 45,956 36.3 Decrease 13.7
CDU Thomas Mahlberg 40,001 31.6 Increase 2.5 33,638 26.6 Increase 2.2
Left Marc Mulia 13,237 10.5 Increase 4.3 14,678 11.6 Increase 4.3
Greens Reiner Neumann 9,791 7.7 Increase 3.6 12,118 9.6 Increase 1.2
FDP Frank Albrecht 7,501 5.9 Increase 3.2 12,709 10.0 Increase 3.2
Pirates   2,305 1.8
NPD Roswitha Theißen 2,191 1.7 Increase 0.6 1,529 1.2 Increase 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,038 0.8 Increase 0.2
FAMILIE 662 0.5 Decrease 0.1
REP   594 0.5 Steady 0.0
RENTNER 551 0.4
Independent Marcel Wojnarowicz 405 0.3
RRP 217 0.2
MLPD   161 0.1 Steady 0.0
Centre   131 0.1 Increase 0.1
Volksabstimmung 120 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   110 0.1
ÖDP   107 0.1
BüSo 36 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 32 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,837 1,634
Total Valid votes 126,489 126,692
Turnout 128,326 69.1 Decrease 8.4
SPD hold Majority 13,362 10.6 Decrease 16.2

References

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