Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I

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96 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 96-2025.svg
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I in 2025
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population314,900 (2019)
Electorate238,627 (2021)
Major settlements Troisdorf
Hennef (Sieg)
Siegburg
Area660.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CDU
Member Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker
Elected 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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 96. It is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the eastern part of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district. [1]

Contents

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2]

Geography

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Eitorf, Hennef (Sieg), Lohmar, Much, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Niederkassel, Ruppichteroth, Siegburg, Troisdorf, and Windeck from the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district. [1]

History

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I was created in 1949, then known as Siegkreis. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it was named Siegkreis I – Bonn-Land. It acquired its current name in the 1972 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 11 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 70. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 64. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 98. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 97. From the 2025 election, it has been number 96.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Siegkreis district. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Landkreis Bonn as well as the modern municipalities of Bad Honnef, Königswinter, Niederkassel, Troisdorf, and Sankt Augustin from the Siegkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 11Siegkreis
  • Siegkreis district
1953 70
1957
1961
1965 64Siegkreis I – Bonn-Land
1969
1972
1976
1980 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 98
2005
2009
2013 97
2017
2021
2025 96

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation in 1949. It was first represented by Peter Etzenbach of the CDU from 1949 to 1961, followed by Georg Kliesing under 1976. Franz Möller served a single term from 1976 to 1980, being succeeded by Adolf Herkenrath. Andreas Krautscheid was elected in 1994 and served a single term. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency in 1998, and Uwe Göllner served as representative. The CDU regained it in 2005 with candidate Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker. She was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Peter Etzenbach CDU 37.2
1953 64.8
1957 65.4
1961 Georg Kliesing CDU 59.1
1965 61.8
1969 54.8
1972 52.6
1976 Franz Möller CDU 55.6
1980 Adolf Herkenrath CDU 46.6
1983 54.8
1987 49.6
1990 46.0
1994 Andreas Krautscheid CDU 45.8
1998 Uwe Göllner SPD 44.6
2002 44.2
2005 Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker CDU 45.5
2009 44.9
2013 49.6
2017 44.3
2021 32.6
2025 35.6

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 70,35035.6Increase2.svg 3.063,34031.9Increase2.svg 4.4
SPD Sebastian Hartmann 44,27422.4Decrease2.svg 6.135,51217.9Decrease2.svg 8.6
AfD Tobias Ebenberger34,56217.5Increase2.svg 10.534,45717.4Increase2.svg 10.1
Greens Rebecca Stümper22,21811.2Decrease2.svg 2.824,76412.5Decrease2.svg 3.2
Left Jason Osterhagen11,3305.7Increase2.svg 2.413,4486.8Increase2.svg 3.4
BSW  8,4574.3
FDP Niko Gräfrath8,4384.3Decrease2.svg 4.69.8975.0Decrease2.svg 7.4
FW Martin Wunshock3,3181.7Increase2.svg 0.61,2510.6Decrease2.svg 0.1
Volt Marcel Landsberg3,1011.6Increase2.svg 1.01,7120.9Increase2.svg 0.4
Tierschutzpartei  2,5981.3Decrease2.svg 0.3
PARTEI Decrease2.svg 2.11,0890.5Decrease2.svg 0.6
dieBasis Decrease2.svg 1.65100.3Decrease2.svg 1.1
PdF  3670.2Increase2.svg 0.2
Team Todenhöfer  3470.2Decrease2.svg 0.3
BD  2700.1
Values  1460.1
MERA25  660.0
MLPD  430.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Pirates  Decrease2.svg 0.4
Gesundheitsforschung  Decrease2.svg 0.1
Bündnis C  Decrease2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  Decrease2.svg 0.1
Humanists  Decrease2.svg 0.1
SGP  0.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,7721,089
Total valid votes197,591198,274
Turnout 199,36383.7Increase2.svg 4.8
CDU holdMajority26,07613.2

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 60,77632.6Decrease2.svg 11.751,47427.6Decrease2.svg 6.6
SPD Sebastian Hartmann 53,21328.5Increase2.svg 0.949,52926.5Increase2.svg 4.1
Greens Lisa Anschütz26,27014.1Increase2.svg 7.629,30515.7Increase2.svg 8.2
FDP Ralph Lorenz16,6048.9Decrease2.svg 1.523,12212.4Decrease2.svg 2.5
AfD Hans Günter Eifler13,0457.013,6047.3Decrease2.svg 2.7
Left Alexander Neu 6,2423.3Decrease2.svg 4.86,3533.4Decrease2.svg 3.7
Tierschutzpartei  3,0211.6Increase2.svg 0.8
PARTEI Andreas Langel3,8282.12,0671.1Increase2.svg 0.2
dieBasis Ellen Hölzer2,9511.62,5831.4
FW Andreas Irion1,9291.01,3920.7Increase2.svg 0.5
Team Todenhöfer  9210.5
Volt Christian Sontag1,0060.59210.5
Pirates  8040.4Steady2.svg 0.0
VolksabstimmungHelmut Fleck6020.3Decrease2.svg 2.7
LIEBE2780.1
Gesundheitsforschung  2230.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis C  2200.1
NPD  1640.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  1560.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists  1530.1Steady2.svg 0.0
LfK1540.1
V-Partei3  1340.1Steady2.svg 0.0
du.  870.0
PdF520.0
LKR  460.0
SGP  230.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  190.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  190.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,7511,393
Total valid votes186,466186,824
Turnout 188,21778.9Increase2.svg 1.2
CDU holdMajority7,5634.1Decrease2.svg 12.6

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 79,98744.3Decrease2.svg 5.362,33434.1Decrease2.svg 9.3
SPD Sebastian Hartmann 49,98827.7Decrease2.svg 1.840,92222.4Decrease2.svg 4.6
FDP Ralph Lorenz18,76810.4Increase2.svg 7.927,26714.9Increase2.svg 8.6
AfD  18,23710.0Increase2.svg 5.6
Left Alexander Neu 14,6848.1Increase2.svg 3.513,0387.1Increase2.svg 1.6
Greens Elisabeth Anschütz11,7626.5Increase2.svg 0.113,7577.5Decrease2.svg 0.7
PARTEI  1,6100.9Increase2.svg 0.5
Tierschutzpartei  1,5380.8
Pirates  7710.4Decrease2.svg 1.8
VolksabstimmungHelmut Fleck5,3743.0Increase2.svg 2.36300.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW  5090.3Steady2.svg 0.0
AD-DEMOKRATEN3740.2
NPD  3000.2Decrease2.svg 0.7
DiB 2370.1
ÖDP  2330.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BGE  2110.1
V-Partei³ 2060.1
Gesundheitsforschung 1810.1
DM1780.1
Die Humanisten 1230.1
MLPD  730.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  180.0
SGP 100.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,7321,538
Total valid votes180,563182,757
Turnout 184,29577.6Increase2.svg 4.0
CDU holdMajority29,99916.6Decrease2.svg 3.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 84,55649.6Increase2.svg 4.874,18743.4Increase2.svg 8.0
SPD Sebastian Hartmann 50,27129.5Increase2.svg 3.746,06527.0Increase2.svg 4.0
Greens Robert Wendt10,8956.4Decrease2.svg 1.914,0008.2Decrease2.svg 2.3
Left Alexander Neu 7,9464.7Decrease2.svg 1.79,4965.6Decrease2.svg 1.5
AfD Hans-Josef Frings5,5193.27,5144.4
FDP Jürgen Peter4,1722.4Decrease2.svg 8.910,7966.3Decrease2.svg 12.7
Pirates Martin Zieroth3,4722.03,7712.2Increase2.svg 0.5
NPD Hans Hermann Maria Rochel1,6180.9Decrease2.svg 0.11,4640.9Steady2.svg 0.0
VolksabstimmungHelmut Fleck1,1500.7Decrease2.svg 0.38090.5Steady2.svg 0.0
PARTEI  7130.4
FW Iryna May8030.55340.3
PRO 3150.2
ÖDP  2380.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Nichtwahler2050.1
BIG1520.1
REP  1480.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Party of Reason 1380.1
RRP1030.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
PSG 380.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 230.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Die Rechte 200.0
MLPD  180.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,2511,906
Total valid votes170,402170,747
Turnout 172,65373.7Increase2.svg 1.5
CDU holdMajority34,28520.1Increase2.svg 1.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 73,95944.9Decrease2.svg 0.758,51635.4Decrease2.svg 2.3
SPD Dietmar Tendler42,56825.8Decrease2.svg 15.537,98623.0Decrease2.svg 11.7
FDP Markus Bestgen18,72711.4Increase2.svg 7.031,48819.1Increase2.svg 6.9
Greens Katja Ruiters15,3899.3Increase2.svg 5.217,35910.5Increase2.svg 2.3
Left Monika Dahl10,5236.4Increase2.svg 3.211,6507.1Increase2.svg 2.7
Pirates  2,8871.7
NPD Ariane Christine Meise1,7651.1Increase2.svg 0.21,4620.9Steady2.svg 0.0
Tierschutzpartei  1,1130.7Increase2.svg 0.2
VolksabstimmungHelmut Fleck1,5811.0Increase2.svg 0.47410.4Increase2.svg 0.1
FAMILIE 6780.4Steady2.svg 0.0
RENTNER4320.3
Independent Victor Trenkenschuh3190.2
REP  2710.2Steady2.svg 0.0
RRP1940.1
ÖDP  1530.1
Centre  1000.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  930.1
BüSo 210.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  190.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 150.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,2031,856
Total valid votes164,831165,178
Turnout 167,03472.2Decrease2.svg 7.2
CDU holdMajority31,39119.1Increase2.svg 15.0

2005 election

Federal election (2005): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I [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%±%
CDU Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker 80,89445.5Increase2.svg 4.667,06037.7Decrease2.svg 1.0
SPD Red x.svgN Uwe Göllner73,51341.4Decrease2.svg 2.861,69234.7Decrease2.svg 3.0
FDP Dieter Ber7,7804.4Decrease2.svg 3.021,73312.2Increase2.svg 1.2
Greens Christian Gunkel7,3114.1Decrease2.svg 1.214,6058.2Decrease2.svg 1.1
Left Alfons Korell5,6153.2Increase2.svg 2.47,6704.3Increase2.svg 3.3
NPD Stephan Meise1,5800.9Increase2.svg 0.31,5740.9Increase2.svg 0.5
From Now on... Democracy Through Referendum Helmut Fleck9990.6Increase2.svg 0.55820.3
Tierschutzpartei  8700.5Increase2.svg 0.1
Familie  6690.4Increase2.svg 0.2
GRAUEN  6220.3Increase2.svg 0.1
PBC  3800.2Increase2.svg 0.2
REP  3000.2
Centre  830.0
Socialist Equality Party  500.0
BüSo  390.0
MLPD  340.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,9931,722
Total valid votes177,692177,963
Turnout 179,68579.3Decrease2.svg 2.3
CDU gain from SPD Majority7,3814.1

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
  4. Results for Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
  5. Results for Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
  6. Results for Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I
  7. Results for Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I