Borken II

Borken II 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 126. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western and central part of the Borken district.[1]

126 Borken II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Borken II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population260,300 (2015)
Electorate199,978 (2017)
Major settlementsBocholt
Borken
Vreden
Area996.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberJohannes Röring
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Borken II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Johannes Röring of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Borken II is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Borken district excluding the municipalities of Ahaus, Gronau, Heek, Legden, and Schöppingen.[1]

History

Borken II was created in 1949, then known as Borken – Bocholt – Ahaus. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Ahaus – Bocholt. From 1980 through 1987, it was named Borken. It acquired its current name in the 1990 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 35 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 94. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 92. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 96. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 127. Since 2013, it has been number 126.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Borken and Ahaus and the independent city of Bocholt. In the 1980 through 1987 elections, it was coterminous with the district of Borken. From 1990 through 1998, it comprised the municipalities of Ahaus, Bocholt, Borken, Gescher, Gronau, Heek, Isselburg, Legden, Rhede, Schöppingen, Stadtlohn, Südlohn, Velen, and Vreden from Borken district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 35 Borken – Bocholt – Ahaus
1953 94
1957
1961
1965 92 Ahaus – Bocholt
1969
1972
1976
1980 96 Borken
1983
1987
1990 Borken II
1994
1998
2002 127
2005
2009
2013 126
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Theodor Blank from 1949 to 1969. Hermann Josef Unland then served as representative from 1969 to 1990. Elke Wülfing served from 1990 to 2005. Johannes Röring was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Theodor Blank CDU 41.8
1953 75.0
1957 74.2
1961 71.9
1965 71.2
1969 Hermann Josef Unland CDU 66.6
1972 64.0
1976 65.7
1980 60.8
1983 53.7
1987 45.6
1990 Elke Wülfing CDU 59.1
1994 55.6
1998 50.2
2002 51.5
2005 Johannes Röring CDU 56.1
2009 54.2
2013 57.4
2017 52.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Borken II[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 Y Johannes Röring 81,496 52.3 5.0 73,881 47.0 6.4
SPD Ursula Schulte 39,412 25.3 1.8 33,697 21.5 4.1
FDP Karlheinz Busen 14,216 9.1 6.9 20,609 13.1 7.9
AfD   9,405 6.0 3.3
Green Holger Lordieck 10,496 6.7 0.4 9,220 5.9 0.2
Left Rolf Paul Christian Kohn 6,969 4.5 1.5 6,540 4.2 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   768 0.5
PARTEI   711 0.5 0.2
FW Markus Krafczyk 3,182 2.0 553 0.4 0.2
Pirates   441 0.3 1.4
NPD   195 0.1 0.5
ÖDP   156 0.1 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 125 0.1
AD-DEMOKRATEN 123 0.1
V-Partei³ 108 0.1
DM 104 0.1
Volksabstimmung 100 0.1 0.1
DiB 99 0.1
Die Humanisten 76 0.0
BGE   65 0.0
MLPD   45 0.0 0.0
DKP   22 0.0
SGP 13 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,375 1,090
Total Valid votes 155,771 157,056
Turnout 158,146 79.1 2.9
CDU hold Majority 42,084 27.0 3.3

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Borken II[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 Johannes Röring 86,028 57.4 3.2 80,352 53.5 7.7
SPD Ursula Schulte 40,643 27.1 1.6 38,391 25.5 3.5
Green Frank Büning 9,548 6.4 0.3 9,138 6.1 1.3
Left Heidi Breuer 4,513 3.0 1.4 5,447 3.6 1.3
FDP Kevin Schneider 3,389 2.3 6.3 7,915 5.3 11.3
Pirates Siegfried Kerkhoff 3,016 2.0 2,468 1.6 0.4
AfD Alfred Heitmann 2,849 1.9 4,042 2.7
NPD   948 0.6 0.1
PARTEI   352 0.2
FW   248 0.2
Volksabstimmung 182 0.1 0.1
PRO 170 0.1
ÖDP   167 0.1 0.0
Nichtwahler 117 0.1
REP   103 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 78 0.1
RRP 61 0.0 0.0
BIG 22 0.0
PSG 22 0.0 0.0
BüSo 17 0.0 0.0
MLPD   17 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 12 0.0
Informal votes 1,401 1,118
Total Valid votes 149,986 150,269
Turnout 151,387 76.2 1.1
CDU hold Majority 45,385 30.3 1.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Borken II[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 Y Johannes Röring 79,254 54.2 1.9 67,056 45.8 4.0
SPD Christoph Pries 37,324 25.5 7.2 32,344 22.1 8.1
FDP Winfried Polch 12,521 8.6 4.6 24,230 16.5 6.6
Green Ludwig Artmeyer 9,706 6.6 2.7 10,793 7.4 2.2
Left Martin Rath 6,385 4.4 1.5 7,222 4.9 1.8
Pirates   1,823 1.2
NPD Sascha Andre Maier 1,044 0.7 0.2 805 0.5 0.0
FAMILIE 625 0.4 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   599 0.4 0.1
RENTNER 344 0.2
REP   188 0.1 0.0
Centre   103 0.1 0.0
RRP 100 0.1
ÖDP   94 0.1
Volksabstimmung 73 0.0 0.0
DVU   56 0.0
MLPD   17 0.0 0.0
PSG 13 0.0 0.0
BüSo 12 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,494 1,231
Total Valid votes 146,234 146,497
Turnout 147,728 75.1 6.7
CDU hold Majority 41,930 28.7 5.3

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