Recklinghausen I

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120 Recklinghausen I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 120-2025.svg
Recklinghausen I in 2025
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population214,100 (2019)
Electorate165,193 (2021)
Major settlements Recklinghausen
Castrop-Rauxel
Area165.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party SPD
Member Frank Schwabe
Elected 2005, 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]

Contents

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

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

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.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 42Recklinghausen-Stadt
1953 101
1957
1961
1965 100
1969
1972
1976
1980 91Recklinghausen I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 122
2005
2009
2013 121
2017
2021
2025 120

Members

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.

ElectionMemberParty %
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

2021 election

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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Frank Schwabe 49,43741.0Increase2.svg 2.442,55235.2Increase2.svg 3.7
CDU Michael Breilmann 30,84525.6Decrease2.svg 5.327,98823.2Decrease2.svg 5.4
Greens Nils Stennei12,83310.6Increase2.svg 5.715,18012.6Increase2.svg 6.8
AfD Lutz Wagner11,0879.2Decrease2.svg 2.210,9279.1Decrease2.svg 3.0
FDP Marlies Greve8,4817.0Decrease2.svg 0.211,9899.9Decrease2.svg 0.4
Left Uwe Biletzke3,6053.0Decrease2.svg 3.64,2393.5Decrease2.svg 3.8
Tierschutzpartei  1,9611.6Increase2.svg 0.8
PARTEI Carsten Majewski2,7222.31,5261.3Increase2.svg 0.3
dieBasis Marcus Puller1,2821.19660.8
Team Todenhöfer  9130.8
FW  5940.5Increase2.svg 0.2
Pirates  4730.4Steady2.svg 0.0
Volt  2420.2
LIEBE1700.1
Gesundheitsforschung  1640.1Steady2.svg 0.0
NPD  1520.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
LfK1400.1
MLPD Klaus Dumberger1280.1Decrease2.svg 0.2870.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
V-Partei3  800.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists  720.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis C  690.1
du.  620.1
ÖDP  600.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PdF420.0
DKP Werner Sarbok990.1400.0Steady2.svg 0.0
LKR  330.0
SGP  160.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,121903
Total valid votes120,519120,737
Turnout 121,64073.6Increase2.svg 0.4
SPD holdMajority18,59215.4Increase2.svg 7.7

2017 election

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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Frank Schwabe 47,25738.7Decrease2.svg 6.638,82231.6Decrease2.svg 8.2
CDU Michael Breilmann37,79230.9Decrease2.svg 3.435,10828.6Decrease2.svg 5.3
AfD Steffen Michel Sigmar Christ13,95311.4Increase2.svg 8.214,77712.0Increase2.svg 7.5
FDP Anne Krüger8,7917.2Increase2.svg 5.212,67410.3Increase2.svg 6.9
Left Erich Karl Burmeister8,0436.6Increase2.svg 0.48,9707.3Increase2.svg 0.5
Greens Jan Matzoll6,0795.0Decrease2.svg 0.27,1325.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
PARTEI  1,1630.9Increase2.svg 0.6
Tierschutzpartei  1,0600.9
AD-DEMOKRATEN8920.7
Pirates  5400.4Decrease2.svg 1.8
NPD  3620.3Decrease2.svg 1.0
FW  3200.3Increase2.svg 0.1
MLPD Yvonne Adamski3270.31680.1Increase2.svg 0.1
Volksabstimmung1380.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 1340.1
V-Partei³ 1250.1
DiB 1240.1
DM1090.1
BGE  1000.1
ÖDP  780.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Die Humanisten 660.1
DKP  140.0
SGP 80.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,7161,074
Total valid votes122,242122,884
Turnout 123,95873.2Increase2.svg 2.2
SPD holdMajority9,4657.8Decrease2.svg 3.1

2013 election

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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Frank Schwabe 54,50445.2Increase2.svg 2.148,07039.8Increase2.svg 4.2
CDU Philipp Mißfelder 41,38334.3Increase2.svg 3.640,89833.8Increase2.svg 5.5
Left Erich Burmeister7,4106.1Decrease2.svg 4.38,2446.8Decrease2.svg 4.8
Greens Sebastian Ohler6,1785.1Decrease2.svg 1.37,7166.4Decrease2.svg 1.8
AfD Ulrich Wolinski3,9213.35,4644.5
Pirates Thomas Weijers2,9532.42,6612.2Increase2.svg 0.4
FDP Mathias Richter2,4262.0Decrease2.svg 5.44,1003.4Decrease2.svg 7.6
NPD Werner Goedeke1,7701.5Decrease2.svg 0.21,5301.3Increase2.svg 0.1
PARTEI  4100.3
PRO 4020.3
Volksabstimmung2170.2Increase2.svg 0.1
REP  2040.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
FW  1850.2
Nichtwahler1630.1
BIG1620.1
ÖDP  1520.1Increase2.svg 0.1
MLPD  860.1Steady2.svg 0.0
RRP850.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Party of Reason 790.1
Die Rechte 410.0
PSG 370.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 210.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,8011,419
Total valid votes120,545120,927
Turnout 122,34671.1Increase2.svg 0.1
SPD holdMajority13,12110.9Decrease2.svg 1.5

2009 election

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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Frank Schwabe 52,62743.1Decrease2.svg 12.643,57135.5Decrease2.svg 15.2
CDU Philipp Mißfelder 37,50430.7Decrease2.svg 0.334,73228.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Left Erich Burmeister12,78110.5Increase2.svg 5.014,20211.6Increase2.svg 5.3
FDP Michael Postel9,0907.4Increase2.svg 3.813,46211.0Increase2.svg 4.8
Greens Monya Schnittke7,8466.4Increase2.svg 3.49,9848.1Increase2.svg 2.5
Pirates  2,1621.8
NPD Marion Reinert2,0781.7Increase2.svg 0.51,4701.2Increase2.svg 0.3
Tierschutzpartei  8520.7Increase2.svg 0.2
FAMILIE 5990.5Increase2.svg 0.1
RENTNER4630.4
REP  4100.3Steady2.svg 0.0
Independent Herold Albert Schincke2640.2
RRP2020.2
DVU  1820.1
Volksabstimmung1020.1Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP  820.1
MLPD  800.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Centre  560.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 300.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 170.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,8471,379
Total valid votes122,190122,658
Turnout 124,03771.0Decrease2.svg 5.2
SPD holdMajority15,12312.4Decrease2.svg 12.3

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