Gütersloh I

Gütersloh 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 131. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the district of Gütersloh.[1]

131 Gütersloh I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Gütersloh I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population322,100 (2015)
Electorate234,272 (2017)
Major settlementsGütersloh
Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Rietberg
Area866.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberRalph Brinkhaus
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Gütersloh I was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Ralph Brinkhaus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Gütersloh I is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Gütersloh district excluding the municipalities of Werther and Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.[1]

History

Gütersloh I was created in 1980, then known as Gütersloh. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 101 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 132. Since 2013, it has been number 131.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Gütersloh district. In the 1998 election, it lost the municipality of Werther. In the 2005 election, it lost the municipality of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 101 Gütersloh
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 132
2005
2009
2013 131 Gütersloh I
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Ottfried Hennig from 1980 to 1990, followed by Hubert Doppmeier until 1994. Hubert Deittert then served from 1994 to 2009. Ralph Brinkhaus was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Ottfried Hennig CDU 51.8
1983 59.1
1987 52.0
1990 Hubert Doppmeier CDU 48.6
1994 Hubert Deittert CDU 48.2
1998 46.0
2002 46.2
2005 48.9
2009 Ralph Brinkhaus CDU 44.7
2013 50.2
2017 46.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Gütersloh 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 % ±%
CDU Y Ralph Brinkhaus 81,298 46.6 3.7 67,175 38.4 7.9
SPD Elvan Korkmaz 48,942 28.0 5.5 40,104 22.9 5.8
AfD Udo Hemmelgarn 13,996 8.0 5.5 15,081 8.6 5.5
FDP Philip Winkler 11,401 6.5 4.6 22,848 13.1 8.1
Green Jürgen Wächter 9,992 5.7 0.3 13,817 7.9 0.0
Left Shen Ibrahimsadeh 7,582 4.3 0.1 10,595 6.1 1.1
PARTEI   1,081 0.6 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   975 0.6
FW Bernd Kirmes 1,415 0.8 655 0.4 0.1
Pirates   595 0.3 1.5
AD-DEMOKRATEN 454 0.3
NPD   329 0.2 0.6
ÖDP   220 0.1 0.1
DM 178 0.1
V-Partei³ 178 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 167 0.1
Volksabstimmung 152 0.1 0.0
BGE   138 0.1
DiB 130 0.1
Die Humanisten 77 0.0
MLPD   47 0.0 0.0
DKP   21 0.0
SGP 10 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,082 1,681
Total Valid votes 174,626 175,027
Turnout 176,708 75.4 3.1
CDU hold Majority 32,356 18.6 2.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Gütersloh 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 Ralph Brinkhaus 83,869 50.3 5.5 77,361 46.3 7.3
SPD Thorsten Klute 56,031 33.6 1.3 47,962 28.7 3.1
Green Marco Mantovanelli 9,069 5.4 1.8 13,148 7.9 1.8
Left Ludger Klein-Ridder 7,133 4.3 1.7 8,332 5.0 1.5
AfD Georg Rust 4,178 2.5 5,286 3.2
FDP Evelyn Dahlke 3,146 1.9 7.3 8,236 4.9 9.9
Pirates Jonas Aust 3,134 1.9 3,070 1.8 0.3
NPD   1,260 0.8 0.0
FW   454 0.3
PARTEI   437 0.3
ÖDP   354 0.2 0.0
PRO 228 0.1
Volksabstimmung 222 0.1 0.0
Nichtwahler 171 0.1
RRP Rolf Wittkamp 343 0.2 164 0.1 0.0
REP   139 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 112 0.1
BIG 111 0.1
PSG 38 0.0 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
MLPD   20 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 17 0.0
Informal votes 2,080 1,840
Total Valid votes 166,903 167,143
Turnout 168,983 72.3 0.1
CDU hold Majority 27,838 16.7 4.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Gütersloh[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 Ralph Brinkhaus 74,149 44.7 4.1 64,808 39.0 3.0
SPD Klaus Brandner 53,509 32.3 6.6 42,512 25.6 9.0
FDP Heiner Kamp 15,138 9.1 4.6 24,698 14.8 4.6
Green Marco Mantovanelli 11,924 7.2 3.1 16,035 9.6 3.0
Left Herbert Wessel 9,909 6.0 2.4 10,855 6.5 2.5
Pirates   2,639 1.6
NPD   1,202 0.7 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   855 0.5 0.1
FAMILIE 824 0.5 0.0
RENTNER 546 0.3
Independent Axel Dörken 455 0.3
ÖDP Renate Narayan 625 0.4 379 0.2
REP   361 0.2 0.1
RRP 177 0.1
Volksabstimmung 152 0.1 0.0
DVU   118 0.1
Centre   86 0.1 0.0
MLPD   25 0.0 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 0.0
PSG 24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,536 1,925
Total Valid votes 165,709 166,320
Turnout 168,245 72.2 7.3
CDU hold Majority 20,640 12.4 2.4

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