Wesel I

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112 Wesel I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 112-2025.svg
Wesel I in 2025
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population261,500 (2019)
Electorate206,270 (2021)
Major settlements Wesel
Kamp-Lintfort
Voerde
Moers
Area884.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party CDU
Member Sascha van Beek
Elected 2025

Wesel 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 112. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the district of Wesel. [1]

Contents

Wesel I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Rainer Keller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). [2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Sascha van Beek.

Geography

Wesel I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Wesel district excluding the municipalities of Dinslaken, Moers, and Neukirchen-Vluyn. [1]

History

Wesel I was created in 1949, then known as Rees – Dinslaken. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Dinslaken. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 27 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 86. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 84. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 82. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 114. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 113. From the 2025 election, it has been number 112.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Rees and Dinslaken. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Dinslaken, Hamminkeln, Hünxe, Schermbeck, Voerde, Wesel, and Xanten from the district of Wesel. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 27Rees – Dinslaken
  • Rees district
  • Dinslaken district
1953 86
1957
1961
1965 84Dinslaken
1969
1972
1976
1980 82Wesel I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 114
2005
2009
2013 113
2017
2021
2025 112

Members

The constituency was first represented by Franz Etzel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1953. He was succeeded by Heinrich Lübke until 1961, Arnold Verhoeven until 1965, and Konrad Kraske until 1969. Udo Hein of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1969 and served a single term; Uwe Jens of the SPD retained the constituency in 1972 and served until 2002. Fellow SPD member Hans-Ulrich Krüger served from then until 2009, when Sabine Weiss of the CDU was elected representative. Rainer Keller was elected for the SPD in 2021. Sascha van Beek was elected for the CDU in 2025.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Franz Etzel CDU 35.5
1953 Heinrich Lübke CDU 51.3
1957 50.2
1961 Arnold Verhoeven CDU 44.3
1965 Konrad Kraske CDU 46.8
1969 Udo Hein SPD 50.7
1972 Uwe Jens SPD 59.6
1976 55.8
1980 53.5
1983 49.8
1987 51.0
1990 48.5
1994 52.5
1998 57.8
2002 Hans-Ulrich Krüger SPD 50.0
2005 49.0
2009 Sabine Weiss CDU 38.5
2013 43.5
2017 39.0
2021 Rainer Keller SPD 34.2
2025 Sascha van Beek CDU 34.8

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Wesel 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 Sascha van Beek 58,85434.8Increase2.svg 5.053,36131.5Decrease2.svg 4.8
SPD Kevin Waldeck47,43228.1Decrease2.svg 6.239,28723.2Decrease2.svg 10.2
AfD Adam Balten29,37517.4Increase2.svg 10.629,40617.3Increase2.svg 10.5
Greens Karl-Heinz Freckmann13,7868.2Decrease2.svg 4.416,0919.5Decrease2.svg 3.4
Left Manuela Bechert10,2756.1Increase2.svg 3.211,1506.6Increase2.svg 3.4
BSW  6,3043.7
FDP Bernd Reuther 6,1233.6Decrease2.svg 5.57,2054.3Decrease2.svg 6.6
Tierschutzpartei  2,5341.5Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW Rainer Döge2,1541.3Increase2.svg 0.49340.6Decrease2.svg 0.1
PARTEI Decrease2.svg 2.51,0910.6Decrease2.svg 0.7
BD Josef Heußen1,0360.63460.2
Volt  7390.4Increase2.svg 0.3
dieBasis Matthias MoserDecrease2.svg 1.33160.2Decrease2.svg 0.7
PdF  2780.2Increase2.svg 0.1
Team Todenhöfer  2610.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
Values  900.1
MLPD Decrease2.svg 0.1630.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MERA25  360.0
Pirates  Decrease2.svg 0.3
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 votes1,398941
Total valid votes169,035169,492
Turnout 170,43383.5Increase2.svg 5.6
CDU gain from SPD Majority11,4226.7

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Wesel 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 Rainer Keller 54,48834.2Increase2.svg 1.453,27733.4Increase2.svg 4.7
CDU Red x.svgN Sabine Weiss 47,44829.8Decrease2.svg 9.242,54426.7Decrease2.svg 7.0
Greens Hans-Peter Weiß19,92812.5Increase2.svg 7.020,62912.9Increase2.svg 6.8
FDP Bernd Reuther 14,4529.1Increase2.svg 1.117,30210.8Decrease2.svg 1.5
AfD Holger Raumann10,8426.8Decrease2.svg 1.810,9946.9Decrease2.svg 2.1
Left Sidney Lewandowski4,5982.9Decrease2.svg 3.15,1033.2Decrease2.svg 3.5
Tierschutzpartei  2,4681.5Increase2.svg 0.8
PARTEI Dirk Zerressen3,9072.52,0791.3Increase2.svg 0.6
dieBasis Matthias Moser1,9991.21,4440.9
FW Christian Link1,3760.99660.6Increase2.svg 0.4
Team Todenhöfer  6290.4
Pirates  5150.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
LIEBE2260.1
Volt  2090.1
Gesundheitsforschung  2050.1Steady2.svg 0.0
LfK1620.1
NPD  1340.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Bündnis C  920.1
ÖDP  910.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Humanists  840.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  810.1Steady2.svg 0.0
du.  730.0
MLPD Wolf-Dieter Rochlitz1270.1Decrease2.svg 0.1650.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PdF530.0
LKR  370.0
DKP  190.0Steady2.svg 0.0
SGP  160.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,4601,128
Total valid votes159,165159,497
Turnout 160,62577.9Increase2.svg 0.5
SPD gain from CDU Majority7,0404.4

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Wesel 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 Sabine Weiss 61,84939.0Decrease2.svg 4.553,62333.7Decrease2.svg 5.6
SPD Jürgen Preuß52,08532.8Decrease2.svg 6.445,62728.7Decrease2.svg 6.2
AfD Renatus Rieger13,6158.6Increase2.svg 5.614,3259.0Increase2.svg 5.3
FDP Bernd Reuther 12,6448.0Increase2.svg 6.119,70912.4Increase2.svg 7.6
Left Gerd Baßfeld9,4616.0Increase2.svg 1.010,6376.7Increase2.svg 0.7
Greens Stefan Meiners8,7635.5Increase2.svg 0.69,7436.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
Tierschutzpartei  1,2230.8
PARTEI  1,1360.7Increase2.svg 0.3
Pirates  6640.4Decrease2.svg 1.7
AD-DEMOKRATEN4050.3
FW  3800.2Steady2.svg 0.0
NPD  3610.2Decrease2.svg 0.9
Gesundheitsforschung 1710.1
DiB 1590.1
DM1560.1
V-Partei³ 1480.1
Volksabstimmung1440.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
ÖDP  1420.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BGE  1320.1
MLPD Tufan Aydin2640.21210.1Increase2.svg 0.1
Die Humanisten 710.0
DKP  110.0
SGP 100.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,6631,245
Total valid votes158,681159,098
Turnout 160,34477.4Increase2.svg 3.2
CDU holdMajority9,7646.2Increase2.svg 1.9

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Wesel 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 Sabine Weiss 66,17243.5Increase2.svg 5.059,97039.3Increase2.svg 6.2
SPD Hans-Ulrich Krüger59,70939.2Increase2.svg 0.953,24934.9Increase2.svg 2.8
Left Sascha H. Wagner 7,5274.9Decrease2.svg 2.59,0916.0Decrease2.svg 2.5
Greens Tom Wagener7,4894.9Decrease2.svg 1.79,7806.4Decrease2.svg 2.2
AfD 4,5103.05,6783.7
Pirates Manfred Schramm3,5672.33,1542.1Increase2.svg 0.5
FDP Thomas Heiske2,7811.8Decrease2.svg 5.37,2244.7Decrease2.svg 8.2
NPD  1,6461.1Increase2.svg 0.2
PARTEI  6430.4
PRO 3460.2
FW  2950.2
Volksabstimmung2560.2Increase2.svg 0.1
RRP4900.32430.2Steady2.svg 0.0
REP  2290.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
Nichtwahler1790.1
ÖDP  1580.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Party of Reason 1160.1
BIG840.1
Die Rechte 390.0
MLPD  360.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 280.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 250.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,7361,512
Total valid votes152,245152,469
Turnout 153,98174.2Increase2.svg 1.3
CDU holdMajority6,4634.3Increase2.svg 4.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Wesel 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 Sabine Weiss 57,57638.5Decrease2.svg 0.649,56433.1Steady2.svg 0.0
SPD Red x.svgN Hans-Ulrich Krüger57,22538.3Decrease2.svg 10.748,13932.2Decrease2.svg 12.3
Left Norbert Segerath11,0717.4Increase2.svg 3.512,6768.5Increase2.svg 3.7
FDP Thomas Heiske10,6247.1Increase2.svg 3.619,44113.0Increase2.svg 4.0
Greens Holger Mrosek9,8736.6Increase2.svg 3.012,8538.6Increase2.svg 2.3
Pirates  2,3361.6
NPD Daniel Krug1,5691.0Increase2.svg 0.21,3230.9Increase2.svg 0.2
Tierschutzpartei  9690.6Increase2.svg 0.2
FAMILIE Heiner Christinck1,5831.19230.6Increase2.svg 0.2
RENTNER4460.3
REP  3950.3Steady2.svg 0.0
RRP1870.1
ÖDP  1140.1
Volksabstimmung970.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DVU  870.1
Centre  860.1Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  300.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 280.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 150.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,7401,553
Total valid votes149,521149,708
Turnout 149,52172.9Decrease2.svg 7.4
CDU gain from SPD Majority3510.2

2005 election

Federal election (2005): Wesel 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%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Hans-Ulrich Krüger79,61549.0Decrease2.svg 1.072,29044.5Decrease2.svg 1.6
CDU Ilse Falcon63,62239.2Increase2.svg 2.053,85033.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Left Ulrich Kuklinski6,3013.9Increase2.svg 3.07,7084.7Increase2.svg 3.8
Greens Gisela Brick5,8843.6Decrease2.svg 1.310,2096.3Decrease2.svg 1.6
FDP Thomas Heiske5,7163.5Decrease2.svg 2.614,5298.9Decrease2.svg 0.5
NPD Mathias Rochow1,3440.81,1480.7Increase2.svg 0.5
Tierschutzpartei  7860.5Increase2.svg 0.1
Familie  6750.4Increase2.svg 0.1
REP  4740.3
GRAUEN  4620.3Increase2.svg 0.2
From Now on... Democracy Through Referendum  1250.1
PBC  880.1
MLPD  750.0
Socialist Equality Party  640.0
Centre  540.0
BüSo  290.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,9751,891
Total valid votes162,482162,566
Turnout 164,45780.3Decrease2.svg 1.1
SPD holdMajority15,9939.8

References

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