Gelsenkirchen (electoral district)

Gelsenkirchen 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 123. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Gelsenkirchen.[1]

123 Gelsenkirchen
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Gelsenkirchen in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population260,400 (2015)
Electorate175,210 (2017)
Major settlementsGelsenkirchen
Area104.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberMarkus Töns
Elected2017

Gelsenkirchen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Markus Töns of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Gelsenkirchen is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the independent city of Gelsenkirchen.[1]

History

Gelsenkirchen was created in 1949. From 1965 through 1998, it was named Gelsenkirchen I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 40 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 99. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 97. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 93. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 124. Since 2013, it has been number 123.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the city of Gelsenkirchen. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the Stadtteile of Hassel, Buer, Horst, Heßler, and Rotthausen. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, West, and Süd. Since the 2002 election, it has again been coterminous with the city of Gelsenkirchen.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 40 Gelsenkirchen
1953 99
1957
1961
1965 97 Gelsenkirchen I
1969
1972
1976
1980 93
  • Gelsenkirchen city (only Hassel, Mitte, West, and Süd Stadtbezirke)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 124 Gelsenkirchen
2005
2009
2013 123
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Robert Geritzmann from 1949 to 1961, followed by Walter Arendt for a single term. Josef Löbbert was elected at the 1965 federal election and served three terms. Heinz Menzel then served one term from 1976 to 1980. Joachim Poß was representative from 1980 to 2017, a total of ten consecutive terms. Markus Töns succeeded him in the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
1949 Robert Geritzmann SPD 36.5
1953 43.5
1957 47.5
1961 Walter Arendt SPD 48.6
1965 Josef Löbbert SPD 56.2
1969 58.9
1972 66.2
1976 Heinz Menzel SPD 63.0
1980 Joachim Poß SPD 59.9
1983 60.2
1987 59.4
1990 55.9
1994 59.3
1998 65.4
2002 60.3
2005 59.7
2009 54.3
2013 50.5
2017 Markus Töns SPD 38.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Gelsenkirchen[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 % ±%
SPD Markus Töns 45,017 38.3 12.1 39,524 33.5 10.6
CDU Oliver Wittke 29,768 25.4 3.3 26,452 22.4 5.3
AfD Jörg Schneider 19,836 16.9 13.1 20,113 17.0 12.3
FDP Marco Buschmann 7,864 6.7 5.0 10,834 9.2 6.2
Left Ingrid Remmers 7,614 6.5 0.4 8,703 7.4 0.2
Green Irene Mihalic 5,444 4.6 1.0 5,489 4.6 0.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN 1,904 1.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,273 1.1
PARTEI   1,010 0.9 0.5
Pirates   550 0.5 1.7
FW Iris Häger 1,276 1.1 0.5 461 0.4 0.0
NPD   417 0.4 1.8
MLPD Lisa Ursula Gärtner 602 0.5 0.1 384 0.3 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 163 0.1
Volksabstimmung 132 0.1 0.1
BGE   115 0.1
ÖDP   109 0.1 0.0
V-Partei³ 109 0.1
DiB 100 0.1
DM 86 0.1
Die Humanisten 75 0.1
DKP   39 0.0
SGP 24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,993 1,348
Total Valid votes 117,421 118,066
Turnout 119,414 68.2 2.9
SPD hold Majority 15,249 12.9 9.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Gelsenkirchen[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 Joachim Poß 58,967 50.5 3.8 51,514 44.0 2.1
CDU Oliver Wittke 33,460 28.6 2.6 32,380 27.7 4.5
Left Ingrid Remmers 7,112 6.1 8,880 7.6 4.5
AfD Hartmut Preuß 4,405 3.8 5,553 4.7
Green Irene Mihalic 4,270 3.7 3.9 6,413 5.5 1.4
NPD Dennis Blömer 2,833 2.4 1.1 2,562 2.2 0.5
Pirates Axel Kerstan 2,670 2.3 2,569 2.2 0.4
FDP Marco Buschmann 1,933 1.7 5.4 3,468 3.0 6.1
PRO 702 0.6
REP   463 0.4 0.5
PARTEI   456 0.4
BIG 455 0.4
FW 701 0.6 448 0.4
MLPD 493 0.4 1.1 398 0.3 0.0
Volksabstimmung 205 0.2 0.1
Nichtwahler 120 0.1
Party of Reason 112 0.1
ÖDP   82 0.1 0.0
RRP 81 0.1 0.1
Die Rechte 48 0.0
PSG 22 0.0 0.0
BüSo 17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,608 1,504
Total Valid votes 116,844 116,948
Turnout 118,452 65.3 0.4
SPD hold Majority 25,507 21.9 6.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Gelsenkirchen[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 Joachim Poß 64,623 54.3 5.4 50,435 42.0 11.8
CDU Wolfgang Meckelburg 31,011 26.1 0.3 27,930 23.2 0.0
Green Robert Zion 9,013 7.6 4.9 8,327 6.9 1.2
Left   14,497 12.1 4.2
FDP Marco Buschmann 8,344 7.0 4.5 10,846 9.0 3.6
Pirates   2,148 1.8
NPD Joseph Mertens 4,199 3.5 2.0 2,018 1.7 0.5
REP   1,094 0.9 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   818 0.7 0.1
FAMILIE 573 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 510 0.4
MLPD Stefan Klaus Engel 1,831 1.5 1.1 454 0.4 0.0
RRP 158 0.1
Volksabstimmung 112 0.1 0.0
DVU   108 0.1
Centre   67 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   52 0.0
BüSo 33 0.0 0.0
PSG 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,652 1,472
Total Valid votes 119,021 120,201
Turnout 121,673 64.9 8.7
SPD hold Majority 33,612 28.2 5.1

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

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