Bremen I

Bremen 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 54. It is located in the state of Bremen, comprising eastern and southern parts of the city of Bremen.[1]

54 Bremen I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bremen I in 2013
StateBremen
Population352,600 (2015)
Electorate252,496 (2017)
Major settlementsBremen (partial)
Area154.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberSarah Ryglewski
Elected2017

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

Geography

Bremen I is located in the state of Bremen. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the borough of Ost, the Stadtteil of Mitte from the borough of Mitte, and the Stadtteile of Neustadt, Obervieland, and Huchting from the borough of Süd.[1]

History

Bremen I was created in 1949, then known as Bremen-Ost. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Bremen constituency 1 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 57. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 50. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 54. In the 2009 election, it was number 55. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 54.

Originally, the constituency comprised the borough of Ost and the Ortsteile of Huckelriede, Habenhausen, and Arsten. In the 1965 through 1994 elections, it comprised the borough of Ost, the Stadtteil of Obervieland, and the Ortsteile of Huckelriede and Ostertor. In the 1998 election, it lost the Ortsteile of Huckelriede and Ostertor. The constituency acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 1 Bremen-Ost
  • Ost borough
  • Süd borough (only Huckelriede, Habenhausen, and Arsten Ortsteile)
1953 57
1957
1961
1965 50
  • Ost borough
  • Mitte borough (only Ostertor Ortsteil)
  • Süd borough (only Obervieland Stadtteil and Huckelriede Ortsteil)
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
  • Ost borough
  • Süd borough (only Obervieland Stadtteil)
2002 54 Bremen I
  • Ost borough
  • Mitte borough (only Mitte Stadtteil)
  • Süd borough (only Neustadt, Obervieland, and Huchting Stadtteile)
2005
2009 55
2013 54
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. Its first representative was Heinz Meyer, who served from 1949 to 1953. Hermann Hansing served from 1953 to 1972. He was succeeded by Ernst Waltemathe, who served until 1994. Volker Kröning who elected in 1994 and served until 2009. In 2009, future mayor of Bremen Carsten Sieling was elected representative. He was re-elected in 2013. Sarah Ryglewski was elected in the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
1949 Heinz Meyer SPD 29.9
1953 Hermann Hansing SPD 33.7
1957 39.7
1961 44.3
1965 44.2
1969 49.5
1972 Ernst Waltemathe SPD 57.2
1976 49.0
1980 48.5
1983 47.8
1987 44.8
1990 38.9
1994 Volker Kröning SPD 43.1
1998 50.7
2002 51.4
2005 48.3
2009 Carsten Sieling SPD 33.7
2013 37.9
2017 Sarah Ryglewski SPD 30.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bremen 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 Sarah Ryglewski 55,656 30.0 7.9 45,729 24.5 8.6
CDU Elisabeth Motschmann 44,912 24.2 6.0 48,458 26.0 4.2
Left Sebastian Rave 22,666 12.2 3.9 26,425 14.2 4.1
Green Kirsten Kappert-Gonther 22,117 11.9 2.0 23,568 12.6 1.3
FDP Lencke Wischhusen 20,702 11.2 8.9 19,138 10.3 6.3
AfD Silvia Brock 14,290 7.7 4.8 15,539 8.3 4.9
PARTEI Fabian Siggelkow 4,744 2.6 1.7 3,093 1.7 1.1
BGE   1,124 0.6
Pirates   1,007 0.5 2.1
V-Partei³ 589 0.3
FW   488 0.3 0.0
MENSCHLICHE WELT 392 0.2
DM 314 0.2
NPD   264 0.1 0.6
MLPD Helmut Lange 350 0.2 0.1 154 0.1 0.0
DKP   94 0.1
Informal votes 2,627 1,688
Total Valid votes 185,437 186,376
Turnout 188,064 74.5 2.6
SPD hold Majority 10,744 5.8 1.9

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bremen 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 Carsten Sieling 69,161 37.9 4.2 60,502 33.1 5.0
CDU Elisabeth Motschmann 55,198 30.3 1.6 55,254 30.2 5.4
Green Marieluise Beck 25,342 13.9 3.1 25,448 13.9 3.6
Left Klaus-Rainer Rupp 15,186 8.3 3.1 18,502 10.1 3.2
AfD Christian Schäfer 5,336 2.9 6,263 3.4
Pirates Robert Bauer 4,849 2.7 4,756 2.6 0.2
FDP Torsten Staffeldt 4,171 2.3 5.0 7,168 3.9 7.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,641 0.9
PARTEI 1,531 0.8 959 0.5
NPD 1,403 0.8 0.3 1,400 0.8 0.1
FW   398 0.2
PRO 199 0.1
Bündnis 21/RRP 119 0.1 0.8
MLPD 207 0.1 0.1 87 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,128 1,816
Total Valid votes 182,384 182,696
Turnout 184,512 71.9 1.6
SPD hold Majority 13,963 7.6 2.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bremen 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 Carsten Sieling 62,588 33.7 14.6 52,387 28.2 11.5
CDU Rita Mohr-Lüllmann 53,255 28.7 0.5 46,284 24.9 1.1
Green Marieluise Beck 31,564 17.0 4.9 32,556 17.5 0.9
Left Klaus-Rainer Rupp 21,226 11.4 4.9 24,883 13.4 5.2
FDP Torsten Staffeldt 13,587 7.3 3.6 21,021 11.3 2.4
Pirates   4,564 2.5
RRP 1,617 0.9
NPD Klaus Baade 2,012 1.1 0.1 1,567 0.8 0.2
Independent Jan Hövener 684 0.4
PBC 458 0.2 0.1
DVU   373 0.2
Independent Wolf-Dieter Könnecke 362 0.2
REP   247 0.1
MLPD Helmut Lange 343 0.2 133 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,510 2,792
Total Valid votes 185,632 186,090
Turnout 188,189 73.5 4.3
SPD hold Majority 9,333 5.0 15.1

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

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