Gelsenkirchen (electoral district)

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122 Gelsenkirchen
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 122-2025.svg
Gelsenkirchen in 2025
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population259,600 (2019)
Electorate168,496 (2021)
Major settlements Gelsenkirchen
Area104.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party SPD
Member Markus Töns
Elected 2017, 2021, 2025

Gelsenkirchen 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 122. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Gelsenkirchen. [1]

Contents

Gelsenkirchen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Markus Töns of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). [2]

Geography

Gelsenkirchen is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the independent city of Gelsenkirchen. [1]

History

Gelsenkirchen was created in 1949. From 1965 through 1998, it was named Gelsenkirchen I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 40 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 99. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 97. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 93. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 124. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 123. From the 2025 election, it has been number 122.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the city of Gelsenkirchen. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the Stadtteile of Hassel, Buer, Horst, Heßler, and Rotthausen. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, West, and Süd. Since the 2002 election, it has again been coterminous with the city of Gelsenkirchen.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 40Gelsenkirchen
1953 99
1957
1961
1965 97Gelsenkirchen I
1969
1972
1976
1980 93
  • Gelsenkirchen city (only Hassel, Mitte, West, and Süd Stadtbezirke)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 124Gelsenkirchen
2005
2009
2013 123
2017
2021
2025 122

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Robert Geritzmann from 1949 to 1961, followed by Walter Arendt for a single term. Josef Löbbert was elected at the 1965 federal election and served three terms. Heinz Menzel then served one term from 1976 to 1980. Joachim Poß was representative from 1980 to 2017, a total of ten consecutive terms. Markus Töns succeeded him in the 2017 election. He was re-elected in 2021 and 2025.

ElectionMemberParty%
1949 Robert Geritzmann SPD 36.5
1953 43.5
1957 47.5
1961 Walter Arendt SPD 48.6
1965 Josef Löbbert SPD 56.2
1969 58.9
1972 66.2
1976 Heinz Menzel SPD 63.0
1980 Joachim Poß SPD 59.9
1983 60.2
1987 59.4
1990 55.9
1994 59.3
1998 65.4
2002 60.3
2005 59.7
2009 54.3
2013 50.5
2017 Markus Töns SPD 38.3
2021 40.5
2025 31.4

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Gelsenkirchen [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 Green check.svgY Markus Töns 38,11831.4Decrease2.svg 9.129,34224.1Decrease2.svg 13.0
AfD Friedhelm Rikowski31,30225.8Increase2.svg 11.830,03224.7Increase2.svg 11.9
CDU Sascha Kurth28,05123.1Increase2.svg 3.327,66522.7Increase2.svg 2.9
Left Martin Gatzemier10,2468.4Increase2.svg 5.211,4859.4Increase2.svg 6.0
Greens Irene Mihalic 7,3796.1Decrease2.svg 4.17,9446.5Decrease2.svg 3.5
BSW  6,1745.1
FDP Marco Buschmann 4,0383.3Decrease2.svg 4.83,6823.0Decrease2.svg 5.7
Tierschutzpartei  2,3591.9Decrease2.svg 0.4
FW Frank Perlik1,7201.4Increase2.svg 0.56260.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
PARTEI Decrease2.svg 1.76850.6Decrease2.svg 0.6
MLPD Lisa Gärtner5990.5Increase2.svg 0.22390.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Volt  4440.4Increase2.svg 0.2
Team Todenhöfer  4420.4Decrease2.svg 1.2
dieBasis Decrease2.svg 1.01910.2Decrease2.svg 0.5
PdF  1670.1Increase2.svg 0.1
BD  1420.1
MERA25  1000.1
Values  570.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Pirates  Decrease2.svg 0.4
Gesundheitsforschung  Decrease2.svg 0.2
Humanists  Decrease2.svg 0.1
Bündnis C  Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP  0.0Steady2.svg 0.0
SGP  0.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,223900
Total valid votes121,453121,776
Turnout 122,67674.5Increase2.svg 7.8
SPD holdMajority6,8165.6

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Gelsenkirchen [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 Markus Töns 44,96540.5Increase2.svg 2.141,32637.1Increase2.svg 3.7
CDU Laura Rosen21,95419.8Decrease2.svg 5.622,09119.9Decrease2.svg 2.6
AfD Jörg Schneider 15,55514.0Decrease2.svg 2.914,20412.8Decrease2.svg 4.3
Greens Irene Mihalic 11,28610.2Increase2.svg 5.511,17010.0Increase2.svg 5.4
FDP Marco Buschmann 9,0148.1Increase2.svg 1.49,7218.7Decrease2.svg 0.4
Left Ayten Kaplan3,5593.2Decrease2.svg 3.33,8533.5Decrease2.svg 3.9
Tierschutzpartei  2,5722.3Increase2.svg 1.2
Team Todenhöfer  1,7531.6
PARTEI Claudia Kapuschinski1,9041.71,2451.1Increase2.svg 0.3
dieBasis Frank Lustig1,1181.07750.7
FW Frank Perlik1,0540.9Decrease2.svg 0.17230.6Increase2.svg 0.3
Pirates  3940.4Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD Lisa Gärtner3560.3Decrease2.svg 0.22220.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
Independent Ronald Wetklo3190.3
Volt  1860.2
LIEBE1840.2
NPD  1810.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung  1760.2Steady2.svg 0.0
LfK1280.1
V-Partei3  700.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists  690.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis C  550.0
ÖDP  510.0Steady2.svg 0.0
du.  510.0
DKP  280.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PdF220.0
LKR  210.0
SGP  130.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,2331,033
Total valid votes111,084111,284
Turnout 112,31766.7Decrease2.svg 1.5
SPD holdMajority23,01120.7Increase2.svg 7.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Gelsenkirchen [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 Markus Töns 45,01738.3Decrease2.svg 12.139,52433.5Decrease2.svg 10.6
CDU Oliver Wittke 29,76825.4Decrease2.svg 3.326,45222.4Decrease2.svg 5.3
AfD Jörg Schneider 19,83616.9Increase2.svg 13.120,11317.0Increase2.svg 12.3
FDP Marco Buschmann 7,8646.7Increase2.svg 5.010,8349.2Increase2.svg 6.2
Left Ingrid Remmers 7,6146.5Increase2.svg 0.48,7037.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
Greens Irene Mihalic 5,4444.6Increase2.svg 1.05,4894.6Decrease2.svg 0.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN1,9041.6
Tierschutzpartei  1,2731.1
PARTEI  1,0100.9Increase2.svg 0.5
Pirates  5500.5Decrease2.svg 1.7
FW Iris Häger1,2761.1Increase2.svg 0.54610.4Steady2.svg 0.0
NPD  4170.4Decrease2.svg 1.8
MLPD Lisa Ursula Gärtner6020.5Increase2.svg 0.13840.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 1630.1
Volksabstimmung1320.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
BGE  1150.1
ÖDP  1090.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei³ 1090.1
DiB 1000.1
DM860.1
Die Humanisten 750.1
DKP  390.0
SGP 240.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,9931,348
Total valid votes117,421118,066
Turnout 119,41468.2Increase2.svg 2.9
SPD holdMajority15,24912.9Decrease2.svg 9.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Gelsenkirchen [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 Joachim Poß58,96750.5Decrease2.svg 3.851,51444.0Increase2.svg 2.1
CDU Oliver Wittke 33,46028.6Increase2.svg 2.632,38027.7Increase2.svg 4.5
Left Ingrid Remmers7,1126.18,8807.6Decrease2.svg 4.5
AfD Hartmut Preuß4,4053.85,5534.7
Greens Irene Mihalic 4,2703.7Decrease2.svg 3.96,4135.5Decrease2.svg 1.4
NPD Dennis Blömer2,8332.4Decrease2.svg 1.12,5622.2Increase2.svg 0.5
Pirates Axel Kerstan2,6702.32,5692.2Increase2.svg 0.4
FDP Marco Buschmann1,9331.7Decrease2.svg 5.43,4683.0Decrease2.svg 6.1
PRO 7020.6
REP  4630.4Decrease2.svg 0.5
PARTEI  4560.4
BIG4550.4
FW 7010.64480.4
MLPD 4930.4Decrease2.svg 1.13980.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Volksabstimmung2050.2Increase2.svg 0.1
Nichtwahler1200.1
Party of Reason 1120.1
ÖDP  820.1Steady2.svg 0.0
RRP810.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Die Rechte 480.0
PSG 220.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 170.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,6081,504
Total valid votes116,844116,948
Turnout 118,45265.3Increase2.svg 0.4
SPD holdMajority25,50721.9Decrease2.svg 6.3

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Gelsenkirchen [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 Green check.svgY Joachim Poß64,62354.3Decrease2.svg 5.450,43542.0Decrease2.svg 11.8
CDU Wolfgang Meckelburg31,01126.1Decrease2.svg 0.327,93023.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Greens Robert Zion9,0137.6Increase2.svg 4.98,3276.9Increase2.svg 1.2
Left  14,49712.1Increase2.svg 4.2
FDP Marco Buschmann 8,3447.0Increase2.svg 4.510,8469.0Increase2.svg 3.6
Pirates  2,1481.8
NPD Joseph Mertens4,1993.5Increase2.svg 2.02,0181.7Increase2.svg 0.5
REP  1,0940.9Increase2.svg 0.2
Tierschutzpartei  8180.7Increase2.svg 0.1
FAMILIE 5730.5Increase2.svg 0.1
RENTNER5100.4
MLPD Stefan Klaus Engel1,8311.5Increase2.svg 1.14540.4Steady2.svg 0.0
RRP1580.1
Volksabstimmung1120.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  1080.1
Centre  670.1Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP  520.0
BüSo 330.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 210.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,6521,472
Total valid votes119,021120,201
Turnout 121,67364.9Decrease2.svg 8.7
SPD holdMajority33,61228.2Decrease2.svg 5.1

2005 election

Federal election (2005): Gelsenkirchen [8]
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 Joachim Poß83,64959.7Decrease2.svg 0.675,52953.8Decrease2.svg 2.7
CDU Wolfgang Meckelburg37,01226.4Increase2.svg 0.732,60323.2Decrease2.svg 0.48
Left Ralf Herrmann9,4966.8Increase2.svg 5.411,0877.9Increase2.svg 6.5
Greens Robert Zion3,7332.7Decrease2.svg 2.18,0175.7Decrease2.svg 1.4
FDP Marco Buschmann3,4672.5Decrease2.svg 2.77,6885.5Decrease2.svg 1.4
NPD Anke Salterberg2,2061.61,6401.2Decrease2.svg 0.9
REP  1,0310.7Decrease2.svg 0.5
Tierschutzpartei  7480.5
GRAUEN  6440.5Increase2.svg 0.2
MLPD Stefan Engel6160.45150.4
Familie  5490.4
PBC  1890.1
From Now on... Democracy Through Referendum  1060.1
Socialist Equality Party  740.0
Centre  510.0
BüSo  390.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,2981,967
Total valid votes140,179140,510
Turnout 142,47773.6Decrease2.svg 1.3
SPD holdMajority46,63733.3

References

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