Recklinghausen I

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120 Recklinghausen I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Recklinghausen I in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population214,100 (2019)
Electorate165,193 (2021)
Major settlementsRecklinghausen
Castrop-Rauxel
Area165.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberFrank Schwabe
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Recklinghausen 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 120. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southeastern part of the Recklinghausen district.[1]

Recklinghausen I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Frank Schwabe of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography[edit]

Recklinghausen I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Castrop-Rauxel, Recklinghausen, and Waltrop from the Recklinghausen district.[1]

History[edit]

Recklinghausen I was created in 1949, then known as Recklinghausen-Stadt. It acquired its current name in the 1980 West German federal election.

In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 42 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 101. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 100. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 91. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 122. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 121. From the 2025 election, it has been number 120.

Originally, the constituency comprised only the city of Recklinghausen. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the independent city of Recklinghausen and the municipalities of Waltrop, Henrichenburg, Datteln, Oer-Erkenschwick, and Haltern from the Recklinghausen district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 42 Recklinghausen-Stadt
1953 101
1957
1961
1965 100
1969
1972
1976
1980 91 Recklinghausen I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 122
2005
2009
2013 121
2017
2021
2025 120

Members[edit]

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but three Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Bernhard Winkelheide of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1961. Heinrich Auge of the SPD was elected in 1961 and served two terms, followed by Erich Wolfram from 1969 to 1987. Heinz-Werner Meyer served a single term from 1987 to 1990. He was succeeded by Jochen Welt from 1990 to 2005. Frank Schwabe was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Bernhard Winkelheide CDU 48.3
1953 49.4
1957 50.5
1961 Heinrich Auge SPD 44.3
1965 51.1
1969 Erich Wolfram SPD 53.5
1972 59.7
1976 56.1
1980 57.5
1983 53.9
1987 Heinz-Werner Meyer SPD 53.9
1990 Jochen Welt SPD 52.4
1994 54.8
1998 58.8
2002 56.2
2005 Frank Schwabe SPD 55.7
2009 43.1
2013 45.2
2017 38.7
2021 41.0

Election results[edit]

2021 election[edit]

Federal election (2021): Recklinghausen 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Frank Schwabe 49,437 41.0 Increase 2.4 42,552 35.2 Increase 3.7
CDU Michael Breilmann 30,845 25.6 Decrease 5.3 27,988 23.2 Decrease 5.4
Greens Nils Stennei 12,833 10.6 Increase 5.7 15,180 12.6 Increase 6.8
AfD Lutz Wagner 11,087 9.2 Decrease 2.2 10,927 9.1 Decrease 3.0
FDP Marlies Greve 8,481 7.0 Decrease 0.2 11,989 9.9 Decrease 0.4
Left Uwe Biletzke 3,605 3.0 Decrease 3.6 4,239 3.5 Decrease 3.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,961 1.6 Increase 0.8
PARTEI Carsten Majewski 2,722 2.3 1,526 1.3 Increase 0.3
dieBasis Marcus Puller 1,282 1.1 966 0.8
Team Todenhöfer   913 0.8
FW   594 0.5 Increase 0.2
Pirates   473 0.4 Steady 0.0
Volt   242 0.2
LIEBE 170 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   164 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   152 0.1 Decrease 0.2
LfK 140 0.1
MLPD Klaus Dumberger 128 0.1 Decrease 0.2 87 0.1 Decrease 0.1
V-Partei3   80 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   72 0.1 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   69 0.1
du.   62 0.1
ÖDP   60 0.0 Steady 0.0
PdF 42 0.0
DKP Werner Sarbok 99 0.1 40 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   33 0.0
PSG   16 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,121 903
Total valid votes 120,519 120,737
Turnout 121,640 73.6 Increase 0.4
SPD hold Majority 18,592 15.4 Increase 7.7

2017 election[edit]

Federal election (2017): Recklinghausen 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Frank Schwabe 47,257 38.7 Decrease 6.6 38,822 31.6 Decrease 8.2
CDU Michael Breilmann 37,792 30.9 Decrease 3.4 35,108 28.6 Decrease 5.3
AfD Steffen Michel Sigmar Christ 13,953 11.4 Increase 8.2 14,777 12.0 Increase 7.5
FDP Anne Krüger 8,791 7.2 Increase 5.2 12,674 10.3 Increase 6.9
Left Erich Karl Burmeister 8,043 6.6 Increase 0.4 8,970 7.3 Increase 0.5
Greens Jan Matzoll 6,079 5.0 Decrease 0.2 7,132 5.8 Decrease 0.6
PARTEI   1,163 0.9 Increase 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,060 0.9
AD-DEMOKRATEN 892 0.7
Pirates   540 0.4 Decrease 1.8
NPD   362 0.3 Decrease 1.0
FW   320 0.3 Increase 0.1
MLPD Yvonne Adamski 327 0.3 168 0.1 Increase 0.1
Volksabstimmung 138 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 134 0.1
V-Partei³ 125 0.1
DiB 124 0.1
DM 109 0.1
BGE   100 0.1
ÖDP   78 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Die Humanisten 66 0.1
DKP   14 0.0
SGP 8 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,716 1,074
Total valid votes 122,242 122,884
Turnout 123,958 73.2 Increase 2.2
CDU hold Majority 9,465 7.8 Decrease 3.1

2013 election[edit]

Federal election (2013): Recklinghausen 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Frank Schwabe 54,504 45.2 Increase 2.1 48,070 39.8 Increase 4.2
CDU Philipp Mißfelder 41,383 34.3 Increase 3.6 40,898 33.8 Increase 5.5
Left Erich Burmeister 7,410 6.1 Decrease 4.3 8,244 6.8 Decrease 4.8
Greens Sebastian Ohler 6,178 5.1 Decrease 1.3 7,716 6.4 Decrease 1.8
AfD Ulrich Wolinski 3,921 3.3 5,464 4.5
Pirates Thomas Weijers 2,953 2.4 2,661 2.2 Increase 0.4
FDP Mathias Richter 2,426 2.0 Decrease 5.4 4,100 3.4 Decrease 7.6
NPD Werner Goedeke 1,770 1.5 Decrease 0.2 1,530 1.3 Increase 0.1
PARTEI   410 0.3
PRO 402 0.3
Volksabstimmung 217 0.2 Increase 0.1
REP   204 0.2 Decrease 0.2
FW   185 0.2
Nichtwahler 163 0.1
BIG 162 0.1
ÖDP   152 0.1 Increase 0.1
MLPD   86 0.1 Steady 0.0
RRP 85 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 79 0.1
Die Rechte 41 0.0
PSG 37 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,801 1,419
Total valid votes 120,545 120,927
Turnout 122,346 71.1 Increase 0.1
SPD hold Majority 13,121 10.9 Decrease 1.5

2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Recklinghausen I[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Frank Schwabe 52,627 43.1 Decrease 12.6 43,571 35.5 Decrease 15.2
CDU Philipp Mißfelder 37,504 30.7 Decrease 0.3 34,732 28.3 Decrease 0.1
Left Erich Burmeister 12,781 10.5 Increase 5.0 14,202 11.6 Increase 5.3
FDP Michael Postel 9,090 7.4 Increase 3.8 13,462 11.0 Increase 4.8
Greens Monya Schnittke 7,846 6.4 Increase 3.4 9,984 8.1 Increase 2.5
Pirates   2,162 1.8
NPD Marion Reinert 2,078 1.7 Increase 0.5 1,470 1.2 Increase 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   852 0.7 Increase 0.2
FAMILIE 599 0.5 Increase 0.1
RENTNER 463 0.4
REP   410 0.3 Steady 0.0
Independent Herold Albert Schincke 264 0.2
RRP 202 0.2
DVU   182 0.1
Volksabstimmung 102 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   82 0.1
MLPD   80 0.1 Steady 0.0
Centre   56 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 30 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 17 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,847 1,379
Total valid votes 122,190 122,658
Turnout 124,037 71.0 Decrease 5.2
SPD hold Majority 15,123 12.4 Decrease 12.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Recklinghausen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Recklinghausen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ "Ergebnisse Recklinghausen I – Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de.
  4. ^ "Ergebnisse Recklinghausen I – Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de.
  5. ^ "Ergebnisse Recklinghausen I – Der Bundeswahlleiter". www.bundeswahlleiter.de.
  6. ^ "Übersicht". 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
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