Wuppertal I

Wuppertal 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 102. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the city of Wuppertal.[1]

102 Wuppertal I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Wuppertal I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population308,600 (2015)
Electorate208,129 (2017)
Major settlementsWuppertal (partial)
Area130.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberHelge Lindh
Elected2017

Wuppertal I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Helge Lindh of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Wuppertal I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the independent city of Wuppertal excluding the districts of Cronenberg and Ronsdorf.[1]

History

Wuppertal I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 16 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 75. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 69. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 103. Since 2013, it has been number 102.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Elberfeld, Elberfeld-West, Uellendahl-Katernberg, Vohwinkel, and Cronenberg from the city of Wuppertal. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 16 Wuppertal I
  • Wuppertal city (only Elberfeld, Elberfeld-West, Uellendahl-Katernberg, Vohwinkel, and Cronenberg districts)
1953 75
1957
1961
1965 69
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 103
2005
2009
2013 102
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Carl Wirths of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 1949 to 1957. He was succeeded by Otto Schmidt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the 1957 election. Schmidt served until 1965, when Hermann Herberts of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected for a single term. Adolf Scheu of the SPD succeeded him in 1969 and served until 1980. He was followed by Rudolf Dreßler until 2002. Manfred Zöllmer was representative from 2002 to 2017. Helge Lindh was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Carl Wirths FDP 39.4
1953 50.5
1957 Otto Schmidt CDU 53.4
1961 39.8
1965 Hermann Herberts SPD 45.3
1969 Adolf Scheu SPD 50.4
1972 50.2
1976 42.6
1980 Rudolf Dreßler SPD 45.1
1983 45.8
1987 45.6
1990 40.0
1994 45.5
1998 53.1
2002 Manfred Zöllmer SPD 49.9
2005 47.9
2009 35.8
2013 40.7
2017 Helge Lindh SPD 31.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Wuppertal 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 Helge Lindh 46,657 31.5 9.2 38,696 26.0 6.4
CDU Rainer Spiecker 43,814 29.6 7.0 39,341 26.5 6.5
AfD Dietmar Gedig 16,339 11.0 16,431 11.1 6.9
Left Bernhard Sander 13,120 8.9 1.2 16,100 10.8 2.2
FDP Manfred Todtenhausen 12,910 8.7 5.7 18,437 12.4 6.7
Green Sylvia Meyer 10,987 7.4 0.3 12,754 8.6 1.4
PARTEI Julia Wiedow 2,536 1.7 1,504 1.0 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,250 0.8
Pirates Stefan Kottas 1,407 1.0 2.0 839 0.6 1.9
AD-DEMOKRATEN 816 0.5
NPD   376 0.3 0.9
FW   320 0.2 0.1
DM 252 0.2
DiB 228 0.2
BGE   202 0.1
MLPD Fritz Ullmann 236 0.2 194 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   183 0.1 0.0
V-Partei³ 163 0.1
Die Humanisten 151 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 137 0.1
Volksabstimmung 135 0.1 0.1
DKP   46 0.0
SGP 12 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,944 1,383
Total Valid votes 148,006 148,567
Turnout 149,950 72.0 3.6
SPD hold Majority 2,843 1.9 2.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Wuppertal 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 Manfred Zöllmer 58,407 40.7 4.9 46,638 32.4 5.0
CDU Peter Hintze 52,427 36.6 2.3 47,470 33.0 4.4
Left Bernhard Sander 10,992 7.7 2.8 12,499 8.7 3.0
Green Hermann E. Ott 10,198 7.1 2.2 14,318 9.9 2.8
FDP Manfred Todtenhausen 4,314 3.0 5.3 8,198 5.7 7.9
AfD   5,989 4.2
Pirates Franz Rudolf Büning 4,264 3.0 3,561 2.5 0.5
NPD Michael Schnorr 2,803 2.0 0.3 1,620 1.1 0.1
PARTEI   962 0.7
PRO 473 0.3
FW   440 0.3
REP   390 0.3 0.5
Volksabstimmung 311 0.2 0.1
Nichtwahler 227 0.2
ÖDP   202 0.1 0.1
BIG 187 0.1
MLPD   131 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 126 0.1
Die Rechte 79 0.1
RRP 61 0.0 0.1
PSG 37 0.0 0.0
BüSo 19 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,520 1,987
Total Valid votes 143,405 143,938
Turnout 145,925 68.5 1.5
SPD hold Majority 5,980 4.1 2.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Wuppertal 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 Manfred Zöllmer 51,180 35.8 12.1 39,244 27.4 13.0
CDU Peter Hintze 49,021 34.3 1.2 40,972 28.6 0.2
Left Bernhard Sander 15,003 10.5 4.7 16,743 11.7 4.6
Green Hermann E. Ott 13,308 9.3 4.6 18,285 12.8 3.5
FDP Manfred Todtenhausen 11,852 8.3 4.0 19,458 13.6 2.9
Pirates   2,880 2.0
NPD Michael Schnorr 2,337 1.6 0.3 1,537 1.1 0.1
REP   1,098 0.8 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,009 0.7 0.1
FAMILIE 629 0.4 0.0
RENTNER 533 0.4
RRP 189 0.1
Volksabstimmung 169 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   128 0.1
MLPD Helmut Böhmler 287 0.2 114 0.1 0.0
DVU   78 0.1
Centre   56 0.0 0.0
PSG 27 0.0 0.0
BüSo 25 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,101 1,915
Total Valid votes 142,988 143,174
Turnout 145,089 67.0 8.4
SPD hold Majority 2,159 1.5 10.9

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