Soest (electoral district)

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145 Soest
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 145-2025.svg
Soest in 2025
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population301,800 (2019)
Electorate231,811 (2021)
Major settlements Lippstadt
Soest
Werl
Area1,328.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
Party CDU
Member Hans-Jürgen Thies
Elected 2017, 2021

Soest 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 145. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Soest. [1]

Contents

Soest was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Hans-Jürgen Thies of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). [2]

Geography

Soest is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Soest district. [1]

History

Soest was created in 1980. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 118 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 147. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 146. From the 2025 election, it has been number 145. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. It was first represented by Hermann Kroll-Schlüter from 1980 to 1990, followed by Jürgen Augustinowitz from 1990 to 1998. Eike Hovermann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998. Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte regained it for the CDU in 2002 and served until 2017. Hans-Jürgen Thies was elected in 2017.

ElectionMemberParty %
1980 Hermann Kroll-Schlüter CDU 50.0
1983 56.3
1987 49.8
1990 Jürgen Augustinowitz CDU 49.4
1994 49.6
1998 Eike Hovermann SPD 45.5
2002 Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte CDU 44.2
2005 46.3
2009 45.8
2013 49.8
2017 Hans-Jürgen Thies CDU 42.7
2021 33.1

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Soest [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 Hans-Jürgen Thies 58,79133.1Decrease2.svg 9.551,69729.1Decrease2.svg 7.2
SPD Wolfgang Hellmich 54,61430.8Increase2.svg 1.551,06128.7Increase2.svg 3.8
Greens Shahabuddin Miah22,15412.5Increase2.svg 7.024,08913.5Increase2.svg 7.4
FDP Fabian Griewel 17,82610.0Increase2.svg 2.121,00511.8Decrease2.svg 1.6
AfD Berengar Elsner von Gronow13,9927.9Decrease2.svg 1.014,2068.0Decrease2.svg 1.4
Left Helle Robert5,5483.1Decrease2.svg 2.55,5203.1Decrease2.svg 3.7
Tierschutzpartei  2,2601.3Increase2.svg 0.6
dieBasis Wolfgang Sälzer2,5071.42,0381.1
PARTEI  1,7241.0Increase2.svg 0.3
FW Christine-Maria Hudyma2,0171.11,1760.7Increase2.svg 0.4
Pirates  6660.4Steady2.svg 0.0
Team Todenhöfer  4950.3
Volt  3270.2
LIEBE2510.1
Gesundheitsforschung  2460.1Steady2.svg 0.0
LfK1730.1
Bündnis C  1590.1
NPD  1560.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Humanists  1210.1Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP  1180.1Steady2.svg 0.0
du.  890.1
V-Partei3  890.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
PdF730.0
LKR  340.0
DKP  310.0Steady2.svg 0.0
SGP  130.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  120.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,5541,174
Total valid votes177,449177,829
Turnout 179,00377.2Increase2.svg 2.2
CDU holdMajority4,1772.3Decrease2.svg 11.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Soest [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 Hans-Jürgen Thies 73,59542.7Decrease2.svg 7.162,76436.3Decrease2.svg 8.5
SPD Wolfgang Hellmich 50,45829.3Decrease2.svg 4.143,18425.0Decrease2.svg 5.4
AfD Berengar Elsner von Gronow 15,3118.916,1659.3Increase2.svg 5.9
FDP Fabian Griewel 13,6817.9Increase2.svg 5.623,29613.5Increase2.svg 8.5
Left Robert Helle9,7565.7Increase2.svg 0.711,7026.8Increase2.svg 1.5
Greens Shahabuddin Miah9,4595.5Decrease2.svg 0.510,7236.2Decrease2.svg 0.8
Tierschutzpartei  1,2070.7
PARTEI  1,1830.7Increase2.svg 0.4
Pirates  6340.4Decrease2.svg 1.7
FW  3870.2Increase2.svg 0.1
NPD  3100.2Decrease2.svg 0.6
Independent Jonathan Meier2320.1
AD-DEMOKRATEN1840.1
DiB 1830.1
Gesundheitsforschung 1760.1
V-Partei³ 1750.1
BGE  1680.1
DM1680.1
Volksabstimmung1590.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  1490.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Die Humanisten 780.0
MLPD  400.0Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  280.0
SGP 110.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,8721,290
Total valid votes172,492173,074
Turnout 174,36475.1Increase2.svg 2.8
CDU holdMajority23,13713.4Decrease2.svg 3.1

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Soest [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 Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte82,39449.8Increase2.svg 4.074,38044.8Increase2.svg 8.2
SPD Wolfgang Hellmich 55,12733.3Increase2.svg 4.150,43930.4Increase2.svg 4.9
Greens Cordula Ungruh9,8686.0Decrease2.svg 1.311,5657.0Decrease2.svg 1.7
Left Michael Bruns8,2675.0Decrease2.svg 2.08,7215.2Decrease2.svg 2.4
AfD  5,7113.4
Pirates Sven Sladek3,9962.43,4102.1Increase2.svg 0.5
FDP Ingo Westermann3,8702.3Decrease2.svg 7.28,2184.9Decrease2.svg 12.0
NPD 1,9541.2Increase2.svg 0.11,3210.8Steady2.svg 0.0
PARTEI  4670.3
Volksabstimmung3330.2Increase2.svg 0.1
PRO 3300.2
FW  2290.1
ÖDP  2040.1Increase2.svg 0.1
REP  1800.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Nichtwahler1920.1
Party of Reason 1010.1
BIG910.1
RRP860.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Die Rechte 590.0
PSG 520.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 320.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  250.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,4351,765
Total valid votes165,476166,146
Turnout 167,91172.3Increase2.svg 1.3
CDU holdMajority27,26716.5Decrease2.svg 0.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Soest [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 Bernhard Schulte-Drüggelte74,72545.8Decrease2.svg 0.559,80536.6Decrease2.svg 2.5
SPD Wolfgang Hellmich 47,58329.2Decrease2.svg 11.941,52225.4Decrease2.svg 12.1
FDP Urs Frigger15,6259.6Increase2.svg 4.827,67516.9Increase2.svg 6.4
Greens Frank Hilgenkamp11,9247.3Increase2.svg 4.014,0818.6Increase2.svg 2.8
Left Michael Bruns11,4327.0Increase2.svg 3.312,4607.6Increase2.svg 3.2
Pirates  2,6121.6
NPD Harald Röhl1,8001.1Increase2.svg 0.21,3240.8Increase2.svg 0.1
FAMILIE 1,0370.6Increase2.svg 0.2
Tierschutzpartei  9220.6Increase2.svg 0.1
RENTNER6520.4
REP  3880.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
RRP3150.2
Volksabstimmung1490.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Centre  1230.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  1180.1
ÖDP  1060.1
BüSo 480.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 220.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  130.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,2041,921
Total valid votes163,089163,372
Turnout 165,29361.0Decrease2.svg 7.3
CDU holdMajority27,14216.6Increase2.svg 11.4

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  2. "Results for Soest". Federal Returning Officer.
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