Lippe I

Lippe 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 135. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the Lippe district.[1]

135 Lippe I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Lippe I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population221,400 (2015)
Electorate170,501 (2017)
Major settlementsDetmold
Bad Salzuflen
Lemgo
Area759.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberKerstin Vieregge
Elected2017

Lippe I was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Kerstin Vieregge of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Lippe I is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Lippe district excluding the municipalities of Augustdorf, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Lügde, Schieder-Schwalenberg, and Schlangen.[1]

History

Lippe I was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituency of Detmold – Lippe. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 105 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 136. Since 2013, it has been number 135. Ahead of the 2021 election, the constituency acquired the municipality of Detmold.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 105 Lippe I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 136
2005
2009
2013 135
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Erhard Mahne of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1980 to 1983, when it was won by Klaus Daweke of the CDU for a single term. Karl Hermann Haack of the SPD was elected in 1987 and served until 2005. Fellow party member Dirk Becker was then representative for three terms. Kerstin Vieregge of the CDU was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Erhard Mahne SPD 49.8
1983 Klaus Daweke CDU 46.3
1987 Karl Hermann Haack SPD 45.0
1990 47.7
1994 46.7
1998 52.2
2002 49.5
2005 Dirk Becker SPD 48.0
2009 40.2
2013 41.1
2017 Kerstin Vieregge CDU 36.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Lippe 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 Kerstin Vieregge 46,526 36.6 3.6 40,214 31.5 7.7
SPD Henning Welslau 40,908 32.1 9.0 35,509 27.8 7.3
AfD Olaf Tünker 13,005 10.2 7.7 14,147 11.1 7.3
FDP Christian Sauter 10,690 8.4 6.1 15,916 12.5 7.9
Green Ute Koczy 7,671 6.0 0.3 8,869 7.0 0.4
Left Ursula Jacob-Reisinger 6,870 5.4 1.2 8,399 6.6 1.5
Tierschutzpartei   879 0.7
FW Monika Prüßner-Claus 1,607 1.3 0.6 871 0.7 0.0
PARTEI   784 0.6 0.3
Pirates   553 0.4 1.6
NPD   278 0.2 0.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 185 0.1
DM 182 0.1
ÖDP   121 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 121 0.1 0.1
BGE   117 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 100 0.1
V-Partei³ 95 0.1
DiB 78 0.1
Die Humanisten 56 0.0
MLPD   37 0.0 0.0
DKP   19 0.0
SGP 7 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,661 1,401
Total Valid votes 127,277 127,537
Turnout 128,938 75.6 2.7
CDU gain from SPD Majority 5,618 4.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Lippe 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 Dirk Becker 50,934 41.1 0.9 43,583 35.1 0.5
CDU Cajus Julius Caesar 49,783 40.2 3.3 48,776 39.3 7.2
Green Ute Koczy 7,070 5.7 1.0 9,123 7.3 0.8
Left Berndt Wobig 5,186 4.2 2.6 6,369 5.1 2.0
FDP Markus Schiek 2,873 2.3 7.1 5,698 4.6 8.6
Pirates Jürgen van Schwamen 2,814 2.3 2,498 2.0 0.2
AfD Michael Hentschel 3,154 2.5 4,758 3.8
NPD   1,020 0.8 0.0
FW Fabian Hagen Freitag 868 0.7 788 0.6
Independent Dittmar Teschke 664 0.5
Independent Alexander Gutsch 565 0.5
PARTEI   379 0.3
PRO 266 0.2
Volksabstimmung 238 0.2 0.1
REP   139 0.1 0.2
ÖDP   133 0.1 0.0
Nichtwahler 105 0.1
Party of Reason 95 0.1
BIG 60 0.0
RRP 56 0.0 0.1
PSG 36 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 29 0.0
MLPD   27 0.0 0.0
BüSo 18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,797 1,514
Total Valid votes 123,911 124,194
Turnout 125,708 72.9 0.3
SPD hold Majority 1,151 0.9 2.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Lippe 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 Dirk Becker 50,688 40.2 7.8 43,628 34.5 8.5
CDU Cajus Julius Caesar 46,447 36.9 1.7 40,545 32.1 1.0
FDP Gudrun Kopp 11,879 9.4 5.0 16,627 13.2 3.6
Left Manfred Lurz 8,492 6.7 3.3 9,059 7.2 2.7
Green Ute Koczy 8,431 6.7 3.1 10,270 8.1 1.6
Pirates   2,283 1.8
NPD   1,039 0.8 0.0
FAMILIE 779 0.6 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   728 0.6 0.2
RENTNER 397 0.3
REP   358 0.3 0.0
RRP 139 0.1
ÖDP   119 0.1
Volksabstimmung 95 0.1 0.0
DVU   94 0.1
Centre   66 0.1 0.0
BüSo 36 0.0 0.0
MLPD   23 0.0 0.0
PSG 10 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,880 1,522
Total Valid votes 125,937 126,295
Turnout 127,817 73.2 7.0
SPD hold Majority 4,241 3.3 6.1

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