Bremen I

Last updated
54 Bremen I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 54-2025.svg
Bremen I in 2025
State Bremen
Population356,900 (2019)
Electorate245,384 (2021)
Major settlements Bremen (partial)
Area154.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party SPD
Member Ulrike Hiller, vacant
Elected 2025

Bremen 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 54. It is located in the state of Bremen, comprising eastern and southern parts of the city of Bremen. [1]

Contents

Bremen I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2025, it has been represented by Ulrike Hiller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). It was previously held by Sarah Ryglewski (SPD). [2]

Geography

Bremen I is located in the state of Bremen. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the borough of Ost, the Stadtteil of Mitte from the borough of Mitte, and the Stadtteile of Neustadt, Obervieland, and Huchting from the borough of Süd. [1]

History

Bremen I was created in 1949, then known as Bremen-Ost. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Bremen constituency 1 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 57. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 50. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 54. In the 2009 election, it was number 55. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 54.

Originally, the constituency comprised the borough of Ost and the Ortsteile of Huckelriede, Habenhausen, and Arsten. In the 1965 through 1994 elections, it comprised the borough of Ost, the Stadtteil of Obervieland, and the Ortsteile of Huckelriede and Ostertor. In the 1998 election, it lost the Ortsteile of Huckelriede and Ostertor. The constituency acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 1Bremen-Ost
  • Ost borough
  • Süd borough (only Huckelriede, Habenhausen, and Arsten Ortsteile)
1953 57
1957
1961
1965 50
  • Ost borough
  • Mitte borough (only Ostertor Ortsteil)
  • Süd borough (only Obervieland Stadtteil and Huckelriede Ortsteil)
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
  • Ost borough
  • Süd borough (only Obervieland Stadtteil)
2002 54Bremen I
  • Ost borough
  • Mitte borough (only Mitte Stadtteil)
  • Süd borough (only Neustadt, Obervieland, and Huchting Stadtteile)
2005
2009 55
2013 54
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. Its first representative was Heinz Meyer, who served from 1949 to 1953. Hermann Hansing served from 1953 to 1972. He was succeeded by Ernst Waltemathe, who served until 1994. Volker Kröning who elected in 1994 and served until 2009. In 2009, future mayor of Bremen Carsten Sieling was elected representative. He was re-elected in 2013. Sarah Ryglewski was elected in the 2017 election.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Heinz Meyer SPD 29.9
1953 Hermann Hansing SPD 33.7
1957 39.7
1961 44.3
1965 44.2
1969 49.5
1972 Ernst Waltemathe SPD 57.2
1976 49.0
1980 48.5
1983 47.8
1987 44.8
1990 38.9
1994 Volker Kröning SPD 43.1
1998 50.7
2002 51.4
2005 48.3
2009 Carsten Sieling SPD 33.7
2013 37.9
2017 Sarah Ryglewski SPD 30.0
2021 30.2
2025 Ulrike Hiller 25.2
2025 Vacant [a]

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Bremen 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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Ulrike Hiller [a] 48,67025.2Decrease2.svg 5.042,45521.9Decrease2.svg 6.9
CDU Thomas Röwekamp 46,31724.0Increase2.svg 2.741,19621.3Increase2.svg 3.8
Greens Kirsten Kappert-Gonther 35,56618.9Decrease2.svg 2.535,82218.5Decrease2.svg 5.5
Left Doris Achelwilm 25,80711.8Increase2.svg 6.930,83415.9Increase2.svg 6.5
AfD Sergej Minich 22,75211.8Increase2.svg 6.922,79211.8Increase2.svg 6.5
BSW  7,9734.1New
FDP Volker Redder 5,5902.9Decrease2.svg 4.67,4173.8Decrease2.svg 6.1
Volt Lotta von Bötticher3,4021.8Increase2.svg 1.12,1941.1Increase2.svg 0.7
PARTEI Sandor Herms2,2261.2Decrease2.svg 0.41,3410.7Decrease2.svg 0.4
Independent Judith Schultz7190.4New
FW  5980.3Decrease2.svg 0.5
BD Sebastian Kusch8000.4New4830.2New
MW  3050.2Increase2.svg 0.1
MERA25  1590.1New
Verjüngungsforschung  1480.1'New
MLPD Wanja Lange2820.1Increase2.svg 0.182<0.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,651983
Total valid votes193,131193,799
Turnout 194,78281.2Increase2.svg 5.3
SPD holdMajority2,3531.2Decrease2.svg 7.5

2021 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Sarah Ryglewski 55,93430.2Increase2.svg 0.253,42528.8Increase2.svg 4.3
Greens Kirsten Kappert-Gonther 39,72121.5Increase2.svg 9.544,41424.0Increase2.svg 11.3
CDU Thomas Röwekamp 39,44021.3Decrease2.svg 2.932,47517.5Decrease2.svg 8.5
Left Cindi Tuncel15,3068.3Decrease2.svg 3.915,7398.5Decrease2.svg 5.7
FDP Volker Redder 13,9297.5Decrease2.svg 3.618,3969.9Decrease2.svg 0.3
AfD Heinrich Löhmann9,0994.9Decrease2.svg 2.89,8355.3Decrease2.svg 3.0
PARTEI Merle Andersen2,8351.5Decrease2.svg 1.01,9771.1Decrease2.svg 0.6
Tierschutzpartei Cornelia Balog-Broschinski2,4401.32,1451.2
dieBasis Ronald-Oliver Marahrens2,2371.22,0081.1
FW Patrick Strauß1,8531.01,4730.8Increase2.svg 0.5
Team Todenhöfer  1,4550.8
Volt Michael Speer1,1820.68430.5
Humanists Bennet Henking5260.33250.2
V-Partei3  2460.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
ÖDP Antje Piegsa3220.22120.1
Menschliche Welt1810.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
NPD  1040.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD Wolfgang Lange1470.1Decrease2.svg 0.1840.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,3371,071
Total valid votes184,971185,237
Turnout 186,30875.9Increase2.svg 1.4
SPD holdMajority16,2138.7Increase2.svg 2.9

2017 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Sarah Ryglewski 55,65630.0Decrease2.svg 7.945,72924.5Decrease2.svg 8.6
CDU Elisabeth Motschmann 44,91224.2Decrease2.svg 6.048,45826.0Decrease2.svg 4.2
Left Sebastian Rave22,66612.2Increase2.svg 3.926,42514.2Increase2.svg 4.1
Greens Kirsten Kappert-Gonther 22,11711.9Decrease2.svg 2.023,56812.6Decrease2.svg 1.3
FDP Lencke Wischhusen20,70211.2Increase2.svg 8.919,13810.3Increase2.svg 6.3
AfD Silvia Brock14,2907.7Increase2.svg 4.815,5398.3Increase2.svg 4.9
PARTEI Fabian Siggelkow4,7442.6Increase2.svg 1.73,0931.7Increase2.svg 1.1
BGE  1,1240.6
Pirates  1,0070.5Decrease2.svg 2.1
V-Partei³ 5890.3
FW  4880.3Steady2.svg 0.0
MENSCHLICHE WELT3920.2
DM3140.2
NPD  2640.1Decrease2.svg 0.6
MLPD Helmut Lange3500.2Increase2.svg 0.11540.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  940.1
Informal votes2,6271,688
Total valid votes185,437186,376
Turnout 188,06474.5Increase2.svg 2.6
SPD holdMajority10,7445.8Decrease2.svg 1.9

2013 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Carsten Sieling 69,16137.9Increase2.svg 4.260,50233.1Increase2.svg 5.0
CDU Elisabeth Motschmann 55,19830.3Increase2.svg 1.655,25430.2Increase2.svg 5.4
Greens Marieluise Beck 25,34213.9Decrease2.svg 3.125,44813.9Decrease2.svg 3.6
Left Klaus-Rainer Rupp15,1868.3Decrease2.svg 3.118,50210.1Decrease2.svg 3.2
AfD Christian Schäfer5,3362.96,2633.4
Pirates Robert Bauer4,8492.74,7562.6Increase2.svg 0.2
FDP Torsten Staffeldt4,1712.3Decrease2.svg 5.07,1683.9Decrease2.svg 7.4
Tierschutzpartei  1,6410.9
PARTEI 1,5310.89590.5
NPD 1,4030.8Decrease2.svg 0.31,4000.8Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW  3980.2
PRO 1990.1
Bündnis 21/RRP1190.1Decrease2.svg 0.8
MLPD 2070.1Decrease2.svg 0.1870.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,1281,816
Total valid votes182,384182,696
Turnout 184,51271.9Decrease2.svg 1.6
SPD holdMajority13,9637.6Increase2.svg 2.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Bremen I [7]
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%±%
SPD Carsten Sieling 62,58833.7Decrease2.svg 14.652,38728.2Decrease2.svg 11.5
CDU Rita Mohr-Lüllmann53,25528.7Increase2.svg 0.546,28424.9Increase2.svg 1.1
Greens Marieluise Beck 31,56417.0Increase2.svg 4.932,55617.5Increase2.svg 0.9
Left Klaus-Rainer Rupp21,22611.4Increase2.svg 4.924,88313.4Increase2.svg 5.2
FDP Torsten Staffeldt13,5877.3Increase2.svg 3.621,02111.3Increase2.svg 2.4
Pirates  4,5642.5
RRP1,6170.9
NPD Klaus Baade2,0121.1Decrease2.svg 0.11,5670.8Decrease2.svg 0.2
Independent Jan Hövener6840.4
PBC4580.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
DVU  3730.2
Independent Wolf-Dieter Könnecke3620.2
REP  2470.1
MLPD Helmut Lange3430.21330.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,5102,792
Total valid votes185,632186,090
Turnout 188,18973.5Decrease2.svg 4.3
SPD holdMajority9,3335.0Decrease2.svg 15.1

Notes

  1. 1 2 Ulrike Hiller (SPD) won with 25.2% but seat remained vacant due to insufficient second votes cover.

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Bremen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Bremen I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Bremen I
  4. Results for Bremen I
  5. Results for Bremen I
  6. Results for Bremen I
  7. Results for Bremen I