Cologne I

Cologne I (German: Köln 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 93. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southeastern part of the city of Cologne.[1]

93 Cologne I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Cologne I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population291,400 (2015)
Electorate192,574 (2017)
Major settlementsCologne (partial)
Area128.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberKarsten Möring
Elected2017

Cologne I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Karsten Möring of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Cologne I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southeastern part of the independent city of Cologne, specifically the districts of Porz, Kalk, and the Stadtteile of Altstadt-Nord, Deutz, and Neustadt-Nord from Innenstadt.[1]

History

Cologne I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 7 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 66. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 59. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 94. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 93.

Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine and north of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised today's Innenstadt district as well as Kalk, Humboldt-Gremberg, and Poll. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised Innenstadt and Porz. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 7 Köln I
  • Cologne city (only the area on the left bank of the Rhine and north of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße)
1953 66
1957
1961
1965 59
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 94
2005
2009
2013 93
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Aenne Brauksiepe of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1965. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD)'s candidate Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski in 1965. The SPD held the constituency until 2017. Wischnewski represented it until 1990, when he was succeeded by Walter Rempe, who served a single term. Volkmar Schultz was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by Martin Dörmann. Karsten Möring of the CDU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Aenne Brauksiepe CDU 42.2
1953 53.5
1957 58.4
1961 50.0
1965 Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski SPD 46.0
1969 54.1
1972 58.5
1976 52.5
1980 50.5
1983 48.9
1987 47.3
1990 Walter Rempe SPD 45.2
1994 Volkmar Schultz SPD 45.0
1998 51.6
2002 Martin Dörmann SPD 50.0
2005 48.6
2009 35.0
2013 37.0
2017 Karsten Möring CDU 31.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Cologne 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 Karsten Möring 43,683 31.6 5.1 36,565 26.4 7.0
SPD N Martin Dörmann 42,799 31.0 6.0 33,666 24.3 6.7
Green Hans Schwanitz 13,535 9.8 0.5 15,800 11.4 0.8
AfD Fabian Jacobi 11,952 8.6 5.7 12,290 8.9 4.8
Left Murat Yilmaz 11,898 8.6 2.1 15,271 11.0 2.9
FDP Reinhard Houben 10,652 7.7 5.2 18,067 13.0 7.5
PARTEI Sabine Kader 3,369 2.4 1,905 1.4 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,068 0.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN 970 0.7
Pirates   689 0.5 2.2
DiB 398 0.3
FW   356 0.3 0.0
BGE   233 0.2
NPD   224 0.2 0.6
V-Partei³ 184 0.1
ÖDP   164 0.1 0.0
MLPD Reiner Dworschak 308 0.2 155 0.1 0.1
Die Humanisten 150 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 146 0.1
DM 140 0.1
Volksabstimmung 136 0.1 0.1
DKP   38 0.0
SGP 16 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,522 1,087
Total Valid votes 138,196 138,631
Turnout 139,718 72.6 3.1
CDU gain from SPD Majority 884 0.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Cologne 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 % ±%
SPD Y Martin Dörmann 48,632 37.0 2.0 40,759 31.0 4.1
CDU Karsten Möring 48,232 36.7 3.1 43,863 33.3 6.2
Green Berivan Aymaz 13,513 10.3 2.1 16,056 12.2 3.7
Left Heinz Peter Karl Fischer 8,583 6.5 1.9 10,709 8.1 1.5
AfD Hendrik Rottmann 3,885 3.0 5,367 4.1
Pirates Gerald Günther Teybig 3,361 2.6 3,501 2.7 0.7
FDP Stefanie Ruffen 3,243 2.5 6.2 7,235 5.5 9.6
NPD Melanie Händelkes 1,329 1.0 0.6 1,032 0.8 0.3
PARTEI   883 0.7
FW Christine-Maria Hudyma 444 0.3 337 0.3
PRO 411 0.3
BIG 254 0.2
Nichtwahler 241 0.2
Volksabstimmung 208 0.2 0.0
ÖDP   204 0.2 0.0
REP   168 0.1 0.2
Party of Reason 111 0.1
RRP 80 0.1 0.1
MLPD   73 0.1 0.0
BüSo Tamas Antal Bech 170 0.1 61 0.0 0.0
PSG 31 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 18 0.0
Informal votes 1,445 1,235
Total Valid votes 131,392 131,602
Turnout 132,837 69.4 1.5
SPD hold Majority 400 0.3 1.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Cologne 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 % ±%
SPD Y Martin Dörmann 43,837 35.0 13.6 33,774 26.8 12.8
CDU Ursula Heinen-Esser 42,094 33.6 0.3 34,195 27.2 0.0
Green Max Löffler 15,557 12.4 5.1 20,019 15.9 2.6
FDP Alexander Vogel 10,902 8.7 4.7 18,981 15.1 4.0
Left Cindy Kolter 10,614 8.5 3.5 12,092 9.6 3.5
Pirates   2,522 2.0
NPD Benedikt Frings 1,971 1.6 0.6 1,398 1.1 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   816 0.6 0.2
RENTNER 454 0.4
FAMILIE 433 0.3 0.0
REP   368 0.3 0.0
Independent Mali Dieckmann 318 0.3
RRP 214 0.2
Volksabstimmung 179 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   146 0.1
Centre   74 0.1 0.0
MLPD   70 0.1 0.0
DVU   53 0.0
BüSo 25 0.0 0.0
PSG 20 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 1,718 1,178
Total Valid votes 125,293 125,833
Turnout 127,011 68.0 6.5
SPD hold Majority 1,743 1.4 13.3

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

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