Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis 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 92. It is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Euskirchen district and part of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district.[1]

92 Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population321,700 (2015)
Electorate246,753 (2017)
Major settlementsEuskirchen
Erftstadt
Brühl (Rhineland)
Area1,428.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberDetlef Seif
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Detlef Seif of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Euskirchen district as well as the municipalities of Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling from the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district.[1]

History

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II was created in 1949, then known as Bergheim – Euskirchen. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was named Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named Bergheim (Erft). In the 1976 election, it was named Erftkreis II. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it was named Euskirchen – Erftkreis II. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 64. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 57. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 58. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 93. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 92.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Euskirchen and Bergheim (Erft). In the 1976 election, it comprised the district of Euskirchen and the municipalities of Erftstadt, Bergheim, and Kerpen from the Erftkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election. The Erftkreis district was renamed Rhein-Erft-Kreis in 2003, but the constituency's borders did not change.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 5 Bergheim – Euskirchen
  • Euskirchen district
  • Bergheim (Erft) district
1953 64 Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen
1957
1961
1965 57 Bergheim (Erft)
1969
1972
1976 Erftkreis II
1980 58 Euskirchen – Erftkreis II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 93
2005
2009
2013 92 Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first held by Johannes Even from 1949 to 1965, followed by Hans Verbeek and Karl Gatzen each for a single term. Peter Milz was elected in 1972 and served until 1987. Wolf Bauer then served until 2009. Detlief Sief was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Johannes Even CDU 47.8
1953 56.3
1957 61.7
1961 57.0
1965 Hans Verbeek CDU 56.0
1969 Karl Gatzen CDU 48.5
1972 Peter Milz CDU 48.8
1976 50.5
1980 49.6
1983 55.4
1987 Wolf Bauer CDU 50.8
1990 47.5
1994 48.0
1998 46.8
2002 44.9
2005 46.3
2009 Detlef Seif CDU 43.6
2013 50.9
2017 42.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis 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 Detlef Seif 79,493 42.8 8.1 66,503 35.7 9.3
SPD Ute Meiers 48,592 26.2 4.6 43,498 23.4 3.4
FDP Markus Herbrand 18,316 9.9 6.4 27,410 14.7 8.1
AfD Rüdiger Lucassen 17,650 9.5 18,325 9.8 5.7
Left Susanne Schütze-Lülsdorf 10,835 5.8 1.2 11,403 6.1 1.0
Green Hans-Werner Ignatowitz 10,689 5.8 0.0 12,447 6.7 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,707 0.9
PARTEI   1,256 0.7 0.2
Pirates   666 0.4 1.8
FW   607 0.3 0.0
NPD   452 0.2 0.7
AD-DEMOKRATEN 304 0.2
Volksabstimmung 219 0.1 0.2
V-Partei³ 217 0.1
BGE   213 0.1
DiB 206 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 205 0.1
DM 200 0.1
ÖDP   175 0.1 0.0
Die Humanisten 89 0.0
MLPD   55 0.0 0.0
DKP   27 0.0
SGP 12 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,221 1,600
Total Valid votes 185,575 186,196
Turnout 187,796 76.1 3.4
CDU hold Majority 30,901 16.6 3.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis 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 Detlef Seif 88,759 50.9 7.3 79,055 45.1 8.4
SPD Helga Kühn-Mengel 53,703 30.8 1.8 46,982 26.8 3.3
Green Jörg Kutzer 10,066 5.8 1.3 12,544 7.1 1.6
Left Florian Völlger 8,166 4.7 2.1 9,075 5.2 2.4
FDP Gabi Molitor 6,101 3.5 8.4 11,611 6.6 11.8
Pirates Thomas Winzberg 4,894 2.8 3,826 2.2 0.7
AfD   7,183 4.1
NPD Christiane Jütten 2,589 1.5 0.1 1,702 1.0 0.1
PARTEI   762 0.4
FW   576 0.3
PRO 489 0.3
Volksabstimmung 473 0.3 0.1
Nichtwahler 277 0.2
ÖDP   213 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 210 0.1
REP   191 0.1 0.1
BIG 96 0.1
RRP 94 0.1 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
PSG 33 0.0 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 20 0.0
Informal votes 3,940 2,747
Total Valid votes 174,278 175,471
Turnout 178,218 72.7 0.9
CDU hold Majority 35,056 20.1 5.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis 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 Detlef Seif 75,290 43.6 2.7 63,653 36.7 0.8
SPD Helga Kühn-Mengel 50,035 29.0 10.3 40,709 23.5 11.4
FDP Gabi Molitor 20,620 11.9 6.4 32,011 18.5 5.2
Green Dorothee Kroll 12,239 7.1 3.5 15,126 8.7 1.8
Left Anita Heinemeyer 11,679 6.8 2.8 13,139 7.6 2.9
Pirates   2,523 1.5
NPD René Rothhanns 2,321 1.3 0.3 1,810 1.0 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,276 0.7 0.2
FAMILIE 931 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 844 0.5
Independent Jürgen Theo Schmitz 464 0.3
REP   420 0.2 0.1
RRP 326 0.2
Volksabstimmung 209 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   160 0.1
DVU   146 0.1
Centre   104 0.1 0.0
MLPD   43 0.0 0.0
BüSo 40 0.0 0.0
PSG 24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,421 2,576
Total Valid votes 172,648 173,493
Turnout 176,069 71.8 6.6
CDU hold Majority 25,255 14.6 7.6

References
  1. "Constituency Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
  4. Results for Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
  5. Results for Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
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