Mülheim – Essen I

Mülheim – Essen 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 118. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Mülheim and northwestern parts of the city of Essen.[1]

118 Mülheim – Essen I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mülheim – Essen I in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population252,400 (2015)
Electorate187,746 (2017)
Major settlementsMülheim
Essen (partial)
Area115.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberArno Klare
Elected2013, 2017

Mülheim – Essen I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Arno Klare of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Mülheim – Essen I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Mülheim and the Stadtbezirk IV (Borbeck) from the independent city of Essen.[1]

History

Mülheim – Essen I was created in 1949, then known as Mülheim. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 29 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 88. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 86. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 87. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 119. Since 2013, it has been number 118.

Originally, the constituency comprised only the city of Mülheim. In the 2002 election, it acquired Stadtbezirk IV (Borbeck) from the city of Essen.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 29 Mülheim
1953 88
1957
1961
1965 86
1969
1972
1976
1980 87
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 119 Mülheim – Essen I
2005
2009
2013 118
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Otto Striebeck of the SPD from 1949 to 1953, followed by Gisela Praetorius of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) for a single term. Fellow CDU member Max Vehar then served from 1957 to 1961, before former member Striebeck regained the constituency for the SPD. Willi Müller of the SPD was representative from 1965 to 1980, when he was succeeded by Thomas Schröer. Dieter Schloten served from 1990 to 2002, followed by Anton Schaaf until 2013. Arno Klare was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Otto Striebeck SPD 34.9
1953 Gisela Praetorius CDU 42.6
1957 Max Vehar CDU 45.5
1961 Otto Striebeck SPD 48.1
1965 Willi Müller SPD 52.6
1969 57.5
1972 63.0
1976 58.0
1980 Thomas Schröer SPD 56.5
1983 54.1
1987 51.7
1990 Dieter Schloten SPD 46.7
1994 49.8
1998 57.5
2002 Anton Schaaf SPD 53.5
2005 52.6
2009 41.4
2013 Arno Klare SPD 42.2
2017 34.9

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mülheim – Essen 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 Y Arno Klare 49,226 34.9 7.3 41,731 29.5 8.7
CDU Astrid Timmermann-Fechter 44,219 31.3 4.2 39,847 28.1 5.7
AfD Alexander von Wrese 16,221 11.5 7.6 16,200 11.4 6.8
FDP Joachim vom Berg 12,729 9.0 6.6 18,337 12.9 8.4
Left Marc Scheffler 9,210 6.5 1.0 10,546 7.4 1.0
Green Franziska Krumwiede-Steiner 8,690 6.2 0.2 9,465 6.7 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,297 0.9
PARTEI   1,234 0.9 0.5
AD-DEMOKRATEN 570 0.4
Pirates   552 0.4 1.7
DIE VIOLETTEN Elisabeth Walther 430 0.3
NPD   309 0.2 1.2
FW   274 0.2 0.1
DiB 179 0.1
MLPD Hannes Stockert 339 0.2 0.1 163 0.1 0.0
V-Partei³ 151 0.1
BGE   135 0.1
ÖDP   134 0.1 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 126 0.1
DM 117 0.1
Volksabstimmung 116 0.1 0.1
Die Humanisten 79 0.1
DKP   62 0.0
SGP 27 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,794 1,207
Total Valid votes 141,064 141,651
Turnout 142,858 76.1 2.5
SPD hold Majority 5,007 3.6 3.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mülheim – Essen 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 Arno Klare 58,741 42.2 0.8 53,275 38.2 2.7
CDU Astrid Timmermann-Fechter 49,487 35.6 3.4 47,247 33.9 6.8
Green Tim Giesbert 8,824 6.3 1.4 9,837 7.1 2.5
Left Sylvia von Häfen 7,664 5.5 3.2 8,968 6.4 3.1
AfD Martin Fritz 5,383 3.9 6,404 4.6
FDP Susanne Rittershaus 3,412 2.5 6.1 6,388 4.6 8.6
Pirates Carsten Trojahn 3,093 2.2 2,858 2.0 0.6
NPD Marcel Haliti 2,339 1.7 0.3 2,029 1.5 0.4
PARTEI   491 0.4
PRO 469 0.3
REP   227 0.2 0.2
Volksabstimmung 217 0.2 0.1
BIG 209 0.1
FW   167 0.1
Nichtwahler 151 0.1
ÖDP   142 0.1 0.0
MLPD Frank Stierlin 222 0.2 108 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 78 0.1
RRP 77 0.1 0.1
Die Rechte 53 0.0
PSG 42 0.0 0.0
BüSo 41 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,796 1,483
Total Valid votes 139,165 139,478
Turnout 140,961 73.6 1.4
SPD hold Majority 9,254 6.6 2.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mülheim – Essen 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 Anton Schaaf 57,547 41.4 11.2 49,498 35.5 12.1
CDU Andreas Schmidt 44,653 32.1 0.7 37,762 27.1 0.4
Left Nina Eumann 12,143 8.7 3.6 13,226 9.5 3.2
FDP Ulrike Flach 11,852 8.5 5.2 18,416 13.2 5.1
Green Tim Giesbert 10,801 7.8 3.7 13,253 9.5 2.0
Pirates   2,054 1.5
NPD Marcel Haliti 1,940 1.4 0.5 1,458 1.0 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,018 0.7 0.3
FAMILIE 698 0.5 0.2
REP   538 0.4 0.1
RENTNER 518 0.4
RRP 227 0.2
MLPD   139 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 108 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   97 0.1
DVU   83 0.1
Centre   66 0.0 0.0
BüSo 60 0.0 0.0
PSG 32 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,722 1,407
Total Valid votes 138,936 139,251
Turnout 140,658 72.4 7.3
SPD hold Majority 12,894 9.3 10.5

References
  1. "Constituency Mülheim – Essen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Mülheim – Essen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Mülheim – Essen I
  4. Results for Mülheim – Essen I
  5. Results for Mülheim – Essen I
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