Borken II

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125 Borken II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 125-2025.svg
Borken II in 2025
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population260,800 (2019)
Electorate201,102 (2021)
Major settlements Bocholt
Borken
Vreden
Area996.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CDU
Member Anne König
Elected 2021

Borken 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 125. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western and central part of the Borken district. [1]

Contents

Borken II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Anne König of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2]

Geography

Borken II is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Borken district excluding the municipalities of Ahaus, Gronau, Heek, Legden, and Schöppingen. [1]

History

Borken II was created in 1949, then known as Borken – Bocholt – Ahaus. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Ahaus – Bocholt. From 1980 through 1987, it was named Borken. It acquired its current name in the 1990 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 35 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 94. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 92. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 96. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 127. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 126. From the 2025 election, it has been number 125.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Borken and Ahaus and the independent city of Bocholt. In the 1980 through 1987 elections, it was coterminous with the district of Borken. From 1990 through 1998, it comprised the municipalities of Ahaus, Bocholt, Borken, Gescher, Gronau, Heek, Isselburg, Legden, Rhede, Schöppingen, Stadtlohn, Südlohn, Velen, and Vreden from Borken district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 35Borken – Bocholt – Ahaus
1953 94
1957
1961
1965 92Ahaus – Bocholt
1969
1972
1976
1980 96Borken
1983
1987
1990 Borken II
1994
1998
2002 127
2005
2009
2013 126
2017
2021
2025 125

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Theodor Blank from 1949 to 1969. Hermann Josef Unland then served as representative from 1969 to 1990. Elke Wülfing served from 1990 to 2005. Johannes Röring was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. He was succeeded by Anne König in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Theodor Blank CDU 41.8
1953 75.0
1957 74.2
1961 71.9
1965 71.2
1969 Hermann Josef Unland CDU 66.6
1972 64.0
1976 65.7
1980 60.8
1983 53.7
1987 45.6
1990 Elke Wülfing CDU 59.1
1994 55.6
1998 50.2
2002 51.5
2005 Johannes Röring CDU 56.1
2009 54.2
2013 57.4
2017 52.3
2021 Anne König CDU 43.7

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Borken 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Anne König 70,33443.7Decrease2.svg 8.659,10236.6Decrease2.svg 10.4
SPD Nadine Heselhaus 40,85125.4Increase2.svg 0.142,30326.2Increase2.svg 4.8
Greens Bernhard Lammersmann20,02812.4Increase2.svg 5.721,73813.5Increase2.svg 7.6
FDP Karlheinz Busen 13,4048.3Decrease2.svg 0.819,08111.8Decrease2.svg 1.3
AfD Michael Espendiller 7,9094.97,7244.8Decrease2.svg 1.2
Left Michael Frieg3,9282.4Decrease2.svg 2.03,9142.4Decrease2.svg 1.7
Tierschutzpartei  1,5170.9Increase2.svg 0.5
PARTEI Tobias Finke2,7951.71,3240.8Increase2.svg 0.4
dieBasis  1,2190.8
FW Bastian Nitsche1,6501.0Decrease2.svg 1.01,0560.7Increase2.svg 0.3
Pirates  4860.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Team Todenhöfer  3960.2
Volt  3110.2
LIEBE1760.1
Gesundheitsforschung  1630.1Steady2.svg 0.0
LfK1400.1
ÖDP  1160.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  860.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists  780.0Steady2.svg 0.0
NPD  750.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
du.  690.0
Bündnis C  680.0
PdF450.0
LKR  310.0
DKP  270.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  220.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG  90.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,260883
Total valid votes160,899161,276
Turnout 162,15980.6Increase2.svg 1.6
CDU holdMajority29,48318.3Decrease2.svg 8.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Borken 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Johannes Röring 81,49652.3Decrease2.svg 5.073,88147.0Decrease2.svg 6.4
SPD Ursula Schulte 39,41225.3Decrease2.svg 1.833,69721.5Decrease2.svg 4.1
FDP Karlheinz Busen 14,2169.1Increase2.svg 6.920,60913.1Increase2.svg 7.9
AfD  9,4056.0Increase2.svg 3.3
Greens Holger Lordieck10,4966.7Increase2.svg 0.49,2205.9Decrease2.svg 0.2
Left Rolf Paul Christian Kohn6,9694.5Increase2.svg 1.56,5404.2Increase2.svg 0.5
Tierschutzpartei  7680.5
PARTEI  7110.5Increase2.svg 0.2
FW Markus Krafczyk3,1822.05530.4Increase2.svg 0.2
Pirates  4410.3Decrease2.svg 1.4
NPD  1950.1Decrease2.svg 0.5
ÖDP  1560.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 1250.1
AD-DEMOKRATEN1230.1
V-Partei³ 1080.1
DM1040.1
Volksabstimmung1000.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
DiB 990.1
Die Humanisten 760.0
BGE  650.0
MLPD  450.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  220.0
SGP 130.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,3751,090
Total valid votes155,771157,056
Turnout 158,14679.1Increase2.svg 2.9
CDU holdMajority42,08427.0Decrease2.svg 3.3

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Borken 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Johannes Röring 86,02857.4Increase2.svg 3.280,35253.5Increase2.svg 7.7
SPD Ursula Schulte 40,64327.1Increase2.svg 1.638,39125.5Increase2.svg 3.5
Greens Frank Büning9,5486.4Decrease2.svg 0.39,1386.1Decrease2.svg 1.3
Left Heidi Breuer4,5133.0Decrease2.svg 1.45,4473.6Decrease2.svg 1.3
FDP Kevin Schneider3,3892.3Decrease2.svg 6.37,9155.3Decrease2.svg 11.3
Pirates Siegfried Kerkhoff3,0162.02,4681.6Increase2.svg 0.4
AfD Alfred Heitmann2,8491.94,0422.7
NPD  9480.6Increase2.svg 0.1
PARTEI  3520.2
FW  2480.2
Volksabstimmung1820.1Increase2.svg 0.1
PRO 1700.1
ÖDP  1670.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Nichtwahler1170.1
REP  1030.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Party of Reason 780.1
RRP610.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BIG220.0
PSG 220.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 170.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  170.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Die Rechte 120.0
Informal votes1,4011,118
Total valid votes149,986150,269
Turnout 151,38776.2Increase2.svg 1.1
CDU holdMajority45,38530.3Increase2.svg 1.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Borken II [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Johannes Röring 79,25454.2Decrease2.svg 1.967,05645.8Decrease2.svg 4.0
SPD Christoph Pries37,32425.5Decrease2.svg 7.232,34422.1Decrease2.svg 8.1
FDP Winfried Polch12,5218.6Increase2.svg 4.624,23016.5Increase2.svg 6.6
Greens Ludwig Artmeyer9,7066.6Increase2.svg 2.710,7937.4Increase2.svg 2.2
Left Martin Rath6,3854.4Increase2.svg 1.57,2224.9Increase2.svg 1.8
Pirates  1,8231.2
NPD Sascha Andre Maier1,0440.7Increase2.svg 0.28050.5Steady2.svg 0.0
FAMILIE 6250.4Steady2.svg 0.0
Tierschutzpartei  5990.4Increase2.svg 0.1
RENTNER3440.2
REP  1880.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Centre  1030.1Steady2.svg 0.0
RRP1000.1
ÖDP  940.1
Volksabstimmung730.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  560.0
MLPD  170.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 130.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 120.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,4941,231
Total valid votes146,234146,497
Turnout 147,72875.1Decrease2.svg 6.7
CDU holdMajority41,93028.7Increase2.svg 5.3

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References

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  2. "Results for Borken II". Federal Returning Officer.
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