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Cologne I

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92 Cologne I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Cologne I in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population297,600 (2019)
Electorate190,630 (2021)
Major settlementsCologne (partial)
Area128.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberSanae Abdi
Elected2021

Cologne I (German: Köln 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 92. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southeastern part of the city of Cologne.[1]

Cologne I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Sanae Abdi of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

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Cologne I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southeastern part of the independent city of Cologne, specifically the districts of Porz, Kalk, and the Stadtteile of Altstadt-Nord, Deutz, and Neustadt-Nord from Innenstadt.[1]

History

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Cologne I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 7 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 66. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 59. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 94. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 93. From the 2025 election, it has been number 92.

Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine and north of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised today's Innenstadt district as well as Kalk, Humboldt-Gremberg, and Poll. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised Innenstadt and Porz. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 7 Köln I
  • Cologne city (only the area on the left bank of the Rhine and north of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße)
1953 66
1957
1961
1965 59
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 94
2005
2009
2013 93
2017
2021
2025 92

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Aenne Brauksiepe of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1965. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD)'s candidate Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski in 1965. The SPD held the constituency until 2017. Wischnewski represented it until 1990, when he was succeeded by Walter Rempe, who served a single term. Volkmar Schultz was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by Martin Dörmann. Karsten Möring of the CDU was elected in 2017. Sanae Abdi regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Aenne Brauksiepe CDU 42.2
1953 53.5
1957 58.4
1961 50.0
1965 Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski SPD 46.0
1969 54.1
1972 58.5
1976 52.5
1980 50.5
1983 48.9
1987 47.3
1990 Walter Rempe SPD 45.2
1994 Volkmar Schultz SPD 45.0
1998 51.6
2002 Martin Dörmann SPD 50.0
2005 48.6
2009 35.0
2013 37.0
2017 Karsten Möring CDU 31.6
2021 Sanae Abdi SPD 27.9

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Cologne 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Sanae Abdi 38,985 27.9 Decrease 3.1 36,933 26.4 Increase 2.1
Greens Lisa-Marie Friede 33,405 23.9 Increase 14.1 33,501 23.9 Increase 12.5
CDU Red XN Karsten Möring 31,636 22.6 Decrease 9.0 27,695 19.8 Decrease 6.6
FDP Reinhard Houben 11,490 8.2 Increase 0.5 15,040 10.7 Decrease 2.3
AfD Fabian Jacobi 8,789 6.3 Decrease 2.4 8,363 6.0 Decrease 2.9
Left Madeine Eisfeld 7,213 5.2 Decrease 3.5 8,267 5.9 Decrease 5.1
Team Todenhöfer   1,768 1.3
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,704 1.2 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Aaron Baron von Kruedener 2,768 2.0 Decrease 0.5 1,607 1.1 Decrease 0.2
Volt Rebekka Müller 2,353 1.7 1,340 1.0
dieBasis Ralf Schäfer 1,615 1.2 1,327 0.9
FW Detlef Hagenbruch 1,108 0.8 753 0.5 Increase 0.3
Pirates   548 0.4 Decrease 0.1
Independent Martin Przybylski 261 0.2
LIEBE 173 0.1
Humanists   152 0.1 Steady 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung   127 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   116 0.1
V-Partei3   109 0.1 Decrease 0.1
LfK 105 0.1
ÖDP   88 0.1 Decrease 0.1
NPD   76 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis C   72 0.1
PdF 67 0.0
MLPD Elisabeth Höchtl 181 0.1 Decrease 0.1 64 0.0 Decrease 0.1
DKP   43 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   27 0.0
SGP   15 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,097 821
Total valid votes 139,804 140,080
Turnout 140,901 73.9 Increase 1.4
SPD gain from CDU Majority 5,580 4.0

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Cologne 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Karsten Möring 43,683 31.6 Decrease 5.1 36,565 26.4 Decrease 7.0
SPD Red XN Martin Dörmann 42,799 31.0 Decrease 6.0 33,666 24.3 Decrease 6.7
Greens Hans Schwanitz 13,535 9.8 Decrease 0.5 15,800 11.4 Decrease 0.8
AfD Fabian Jacobi 11,952 8.6 Increase 5.7 12,290 8.9 Increase 4.8
Left Murat Yilmaz 11,898 8.6 Increase 2.1 15,271 11.0 Increase 2.9
FDP Reinhard Houben 10,652 7.7 Increase 5.2 18,067 13.0 Increase 7.5
PARTEI Sabine Kader 3,369 2.4 1,905 1.4 Increase 0.7
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,068 0.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN 970 0.7
Pirates   689 0.5 Decrease 2.2
DiB 398 0.3
FW   356 0.3 Steady 0.0
BGE   233 0.2
NPD   224 0.2 Decrease 0.6
V-Partei³ 184 0.1
ÖDP   164 0.1 Steady 0.0
MLPD Reiner Dworschak 308 0.2 155 0.1 Increase 0.1
Die Humanisten 150 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 146 0.1
DM 140 0.1
Volksabstimmung 136 0.1 Decrease 0.1
DKP   38 0.0
SGP 16 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,522 1,087
Total valid votes 138,196 138,631
Turnout 139,718 72.6 Increase 3.1
CDU gain from SPD Majority 884 0.6

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Cologne 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Martin Dörmann 48,632 37.0 Increase 2.0 40,759 31.0 Increase 4.1
CDU Karsten Möring 48,232 36.7 Increase 3.1 43,863 33.3 Increase 6.2
Greens Berivan Aymaz 13,513 10.3 Decrease 2.1 16,056 12.2 Decrease 3.7
Left Heinz Peter Karl Fischer 8,583 6.5 Decrease 1.9 10,709 8.1 Decrease 1.5
AfD Hendrik Rottmann 3,885 3.0 5,367 4.1
Pirates Gerald Günther Teybig 3,361 2.6 3,501 2.7 Increase 0.7
FDP Stefanie Ruffen 3,243 2.5 Decrease 6.2 7,235 5.5 Decrease 9.6
NPD Melanie Händelkes 1,329 1.0 Decrease 0.6 1,032 0.8 Decrease 0.3
PARTEI   883 0.7
FW Christine-Maria Hudyma 444 0.3 337 0.3
PRO 411 0.3
BIG 254 0.2
Nichtwahler 241 0.2
Volksabstimmung 208 0.2 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   204 0.2 Steady 0.0
REP   168 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Party of Reason 111 0.1
RRP 80 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   73 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo Tamas Antal Bech 170 0.1 61 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 31 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 18 0.0
Informal votes 1,445 1,235
Total valid votes 131,392 131,602
Turnout 132,837 69.4 Increase 1.5
SPD hold Majority 400 0.3 Decrease 1.1

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Cologne 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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Martin Dörmann 43,837 35.0 Decrease 13.6 33,774 26.8 Decrease 12.8
CDU Ursula Heinen-Esser 42,094 33.6 Decrease 0.3 34,195 27.2 Steady 0.0
Greens Max Löffler 15,557 12.4 Increase 5.1 20,019 15.9 Increase 2.6
FDP Alexander Vogel 10,902 8.7 Increase 4.7 18,981 15.1 Increase 4.0
Left Cindy Kolter 10,614 8.5 Increase 3.5 12,092 9.6 Increase 3.5
Pirates   2,522 2.0
NPD Benedikt Frings 1,971 1.6 Increase 0.6 1,398 1.1 Increase 0.3
Human Environment Animal Protection   816 0.6 Increase 0.2
RENTNER 454 0.4
FAMILIE 433 0.3 Steady 0.0
REP   368 0.3 Steady 0.0
Independent Mali Dieckmann 318 0.3
RRP 214 0.2
Volksabstimmung 179 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   146 0.1
Centre   74 0.1 Steady 0.0
MLPD   70 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   53 0.0
BüSo 25 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 20 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 1,718 1,178
Total valid votes 125,293 125,833
Turnout 127,011 68.0 Decrease 6.5
SPD hold Majority 1,743 1.4 Decrease 13.3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Cologne I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Cologne I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Cologne I
  4. ^ Results for Cologne I
  5. ^ Results for Cologne I
  6. ^ Results for Cologne I