Minden-Lübbecke I

Minden-Lübbecke 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 134. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the Minden-Lübbecke district.[1]

134 Minden-Lübbecke I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Minden-Lübbecke I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population264,100 (2015)
Electorate204,203 (2017)
Major settlementsMinden
Porta Westfalica
Lübbecke
Area1,087.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberAchim Post
Elected2017

Minden-Lübbecke I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Achim Post of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Minden-Lübbecke I is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Minden-Lübbecke district excluding the municipality of Bad Oeynhausen.[1]

History

Minden-Lübbecke I was created in 1949, then known as Minden – Lübbecke. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Minden. From 1980 through 1994, it was named Minden-Lübbecke. In the 1998 election, it was named Minden-Lübbecke II. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 51 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 110. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 108. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 104. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 135. Since 2013, it has been number 134.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Minden and Lübbecke. In the 1976 through 1994 elections, it was coterminous with the Minden-Lübbecke district. In the 1998 election, it lost the Ortsteile of Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe and Bad Oeynhausen-Rehme. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 51 Minden – Lübbecke
  • Minden district
  • Lübbecke district
1953 110
1957
1961
1965 108 Minden
1969
1972
1976
1980 104 Minden-Lübbecke
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998 Minden-Lübbecke II
  • Minden-Lübbecke district (excluding Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe and Bad Oeynhausen-Rehme Ortsteile)
2002 135 Minden-Lübbecke I
2005
2009
2013 134
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 Paul Bleiß of the SPD from 1949 to 1965, followed by Friedrich Schonhofen until 1976. Lothar Ibrügger then served from 1976 to 2009, a total of nine consecutive terms. Steffen Kampeter of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013. Achim Post regained it for the SPD in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Paul Bleiß SPD 41.8
1953 40.4
1957 41.7
1961 44.0
1965 Friedrich Schonhofen SPD 45.9
1969 48.3
1972 52.8
1976 Lothar Ibrügger SPD 49.7
1980 51.4
1983 46.7
1987 50.1
1990 46.9
1994 48.7
1998 52.9
2002 49.7
2005 47.5
2009 Steffen Kampeter CDU 42.5
2013 41.1
2017 Achim Post SPD 37.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Minden-Lübbecke 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 % ±%
SPD Achim Post 55,868 37.4 3.2 43,966 29.4 5.0
CDU Oliver Vogt 53,057 35.5 10.8 49,160 32.8 8.2
AfD Jürgen Sprick 14,796 9.9 15,829 10.6 7.0
FDP Frank Schäffler 10,575 7.1 5.2 16,865 11.3 6.7
Left Sebastian Jerry Neumann 7,862 5.3 1.1 9,432 6.3 1.4
Green Jana Sasse 7,372 4.9 0.8 9,625 6.4 0.9
PARTEI   1,052 0.7 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   947 0.6
Pirates   626 0.4 1.6
FW   484 0.3 0.1
NPD   293 0.2 0.5
AD-DEMOKRATEN 228 0.2
BGE   169 0.1
ÖDP   157 0.1 0.0
DM 156 0.1
V-Partei³ 153 0.1
Volksabstimmung 148 0.1 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 145 0.1
DiB 121 0.1
Die Humanisten 79 0.1
MLPD   51 0.0 0.0
DKP   19 0.0
SGP 4 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,651 1,508
Total Valid votes 149,530 149,673
Turnout 151,181 74.0 3.5
SPD gain from CDU Majority 2,811 1.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Minden-Lübbecke 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 % ±%
CDU Y Steffen Kampeter 66,385 46.3 3.8 59,134 41.1 5.4
SPD Achim Post 58,186 40.5 0.9 49,536 34.4 1.9
Left Nadja Bühren 5,943 4.1 1.9 7,114 4.9 2.2
Green Burghard Grote 5,923 4.1 1.1 10,527 7.3 0.6
Pirates Alexander Jäger 3,756 2.6 2,893 2.0 0.4
FDP Andreas Eickmeier 2,738 1.9 4.7 6,640 4.6 7.8
AfD   5,170 3.6
NPD   936 0.6 0.0
PARTEI   395 0.3
FW Thomas Gattner 593 0.4 358 0.2
Volksabstimmung 254 0.2 0.1
PRO 244 0.2
REP   239 0.2 0.4
ÖDP   151 0.1 0.0
Nichtwahler 141 0.1
Party of Reason 89 0.1
RRP 61 0.0 0.1
BIG 39 0.0
PSG 31 0.0 0.0
MLPD   30 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 28 0.0
BüSo 16 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,113 1,611
Total Valid votes 143,524 144,026
Turnout 145,637 70.5 0.1
CDU hold Majority 8,199 5.8 2.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Minden-Lübbecke 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 % ±%
CDU Steffen Kampeter 61,751 42.5 1.7 51,869 35.6 0.8
SPD Achim Post 57,561 39.6 7.9 47,299 32.5 8.6
FDP Andreas Eickmeier 9,628 6.6 3.0 18,097 12.4 2.8
Left Luzian Junkereit 8,809 6.1 2.5 10,401 7.1 2.3
Green Uwe Lämmel 7,636 5.3 2.7 11,482 7.9 1.6
Pirates   2,284 1.6
NPD   917 0.6 0.2
FAMILIE 820 0.6 0.0
REP   771 0.5 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   713 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 397 0.3
RRP 153 0.1
ÖDP   113 0.1
Volksabstimmung 98 0.1 0.0
DVU   83 0.1
Centre   56 0.0 0.0
PSG 29 0.0 0.0
BüSo 22 0.0 0.0
MLPD   21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,996 1,756
Total Valid votes 145,385 145,625
Turnout 147,381 70.5 7.7
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,190 2.9

References
  1. "Constituency Minden-Lübbecke I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Minden-Lübbecke I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Minden-Lübbecke I
  4. Results for Minden-Lübbecke I
  5. Results for Minden-Lübbecke I
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