Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I

Rhein-Sieg-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 97. It is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the eastern part of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district.[1]

97 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population314,900 (2019)
Electorate238,627 (2021)
Major settlementsTroisdorf
Hennef (Sieg)
Siegburg
Area660.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberElisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Eitorf, Hennef (Sieg), Lohmar, Much, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Niederkassel, Ruppichteroth, Siegburg, Troisdorf, and Windeck from the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district.[1]

History

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I was created in 1949, then known as Siegkreis. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it was named Siegkreis I – Bonn-Land. It acquired its current name in the 1972 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 11 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 70. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 64. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 98. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 97.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Siegkreis district. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Landkreis Bonn as well as the modern municipalities of Bad Honnef, Königswinter, Niederkassel, Troisdorf, and Sankt Augustin from the Siegkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 11 Siegkreis
  • Siegkreis district
1953 70
1957
1961
1965 64 Siegkreis I – Bonn-Land
1969
1972
1976
1980 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 98
2005
2009
2013 97
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation in 1949. It was first represented by Peter Etzenbach of the CDU from 1949 to 1961, followed by Georg Kliesing under 1976. Franz Möller served a single term from 1976 to 1980, being succeeded by Adolf Herkenrath. Andreas Krautscheid was elected in 1994 and served a single term. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency in 1998, and Uwe Göllner served as representative. The CDU regained it in 2005 with candidate Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker. She was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Peter Etzenbach CDU 37.2
1953 64.8
1957 65.4
1961 Georg Kliesing CDU 59.1
1965 61.8
1969 54.8
1972 52.6
1976 Franz Möller CDU 55.6
1980 Adolf Herkenrath CDU 46.6
1983 54.8
1987 49.6
1990 46.0
1994 Andreas Krautscheid CDU 45.8
1998 Uwe Göllner SPD 44.6
2002 44.2
2005 Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker CDU 45.5
2009 44.9
2013 49.6
2017 44.3
2021 32.6

Election results

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 60,776 32.6 Decrease 11.7 51,474 27.6 Decrease 6.6
SPD Sebastian Hartmann 53,213 28.5 Increase 0.9 49,529 26.5 Increase 4.1
Greens Lisa Anschütz 26,270 14.1 Increase 7.6 29,305 15.7 Increase 8.2
FDP Ralph Lorenz 16,604 8.9 Decrease 1.5 23,122 12.4 Decrease 2.5
AfD Hans Günter Eifler 13,045 7.0 13,604 7.3 Decrease 2.7
Left Alexander Neu 6,242 3.3 Decrease 4.8 6,353 3.4 Decrease 3.7
Tierschutzpartei   3,021 1.6 Increase 0.8
PARTEI Andreas Langel 3,828 2.1 2,067 1.1 Increase 0.2
dieBasis Ellen Hölzer 2,951 1.6 2,583 1.4
FW Andreas Irion 1,929 1.0 1,392 0.7 Increase 0.5
Team Todenhöfer   921 0.5
Volt Christian Sontag 1,006 0.5 921 0.5
Pirates   804 0.4 Steady 0.0
Volksabstimmung Helmut Fleck 602 0.3 Decrease 2.7
LIEBE 278 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   223 0.1 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   220 0.1
NPD   164 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   156 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   153 0.1 Steady 0.0
LfK 154 0.1
V-Partei3   134 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   87 0.0
PdF 52 0.0
LKR   46 0.0
PSG   23 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   19 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   19 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,751 1,393
Total Valid votes 186,466 186,824
Turnout 188,217 78.9 Increase 1.2
CDU hold Majority 7,563 4.1 Decrease 12.6

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 79,987 44.3 Decrease 5.3 62,334 34.1 Decrease 9.3
SPD Sebastian Hartmann 49,988 27.7 Decrease 1.8 40,922 22.4 Decrease 4.6
FDP Ralph Lorenz 18,768 10.4 Increase 7.9 27,267 14.9 Increase 8.6
AfD   18,237 10.0 Increase 5.6
Left Alexander Neu 14,684 8.1 Increase 3.5 13,038 7.1 Increase 1.6
Greens Elisabeth Anschütz 11,762 6.5 Increase 0.1 13,757 7.5 Decrease 0.7
PARTEI   1,610 0.9 Increase 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,538 0.8
Pirates   771 0.4 Decrease 1.8
Volksabstimmung Helmut Fleck 5,374 3.0 Increase 2.3 630 0.3 Decrease 0.1
FW   509 0.3 Steady 0.0
AD-DEMOKRATEN 374 0.2
NPD   300 0.2 Decrease 0.7
DiB 237 0.1
ÖDP   233 0.1 Steady 0.0
BGE   211 0.1
V-Partei³ 206 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 181 0.1
DM 178 0.1
Die Humanisten 123 0.1
MLPD   73 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   18 0.0
SGP 10 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,732 1,538
Total Valid votes 180,563 182,757
Turnout 184,295 77.6 Increase 4.0
CDU hold Majority 29,999 16.6 Decrease 3.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 84,556 49.6 Increase 4.8 74,187 43.4 Increase 8.0
SPD Sebastian Hartmann 50,271 29.5 Increase 3.7 46,065 27.0 Increase 4.0
Greens Robert Wendt 10,895 6.4 Decrease 1.9 14,000 8.2 Decrease 2.3
Left Alexander Neu 7,946 4.7 Decrease 1.7 9,496 5.6 Decrease 1.5
AfD Hans-Josef Frings 5,519 3.2 7,514 4.4
FDP Jürgen Peter 4,172 2.4 Decrease 8.9 10,796 6.3 Decrease 12.7
Pirates Martin Zieroth 3,472 2.0 3,771 2.2 Increase 0.5
NPD Hans Hermann Maria Rochel 1,618 0.9 Decrease 0.1 1,464 0.9 Steady 0.0
Volksabstimmung Helmut Fleck 1,150 0.7 Decrease 0.3 809 0.5 Steady 0.0
PARTEI   713 0.4
FW Iryna May 803 0.5 534 0.3
PRO 315 0.2
ÖDP   238 0.1 Steady 0.0
Nichtwahler 205 0.1
BIG 152 0.1
REP   148 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 138 0.1
RRP 103 0.1 Decrease 0.1
PSG 38 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 20 0.0
MLPD   18 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,251 1,906
Total Valid votes 170,402 170,747
Turnout 172,653 73.7 Increase 1.5
CDU hold Majority 34,285 20.1 Increase 1.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 73,959 44.9 Decrease 0.7 58,516 35.4 Decrease 2.3
SPD Dietmar Tendler 42,568 25.8 Decrease 15.5 37,986 23.0 Decrease 11.7
FDP Markus Bestgen 18,727 11.4 Increase 7.0 31,488 19.1 Increase 6.9
Greens Katja Ruiters 15,389 9.3 Increase 5.2 17,359 10.5 Increase 2.3
Left Monika Dahl 10,523 6.4 Increase 3.2 11,650 7.1 Increase 2.7
Pirates   2,887 1.7
NPD Ariane Christine Meise 1,765 1.1 Increase 0.2 1,462 0.9 Steady 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,113 0.7 Increase 0.2
Volksabstimmung Helmut Fleck 1,581 1.0 Increase 0.4 741 0.4 Increase 0.1
FAMILIE 678 0.4 Steady 0.0
RENTNER 432 0.3
Independent Victor Trenkenschuh 319 0.2
REP   271 0.2 Steady 0.0
RRP 194 0.1
ÖDP   153 0.1
Centre   100 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   93 0.1
BüSo 21 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   19 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 15 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,203 1,856
Total Valid votes 164,831 165,178
Turnout 167,034 72.2 Decrease 7.2
CDU hold Majority 31,391 19.1 Increase 15.0

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