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Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I

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148 Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population276,100 (2019)
Electorate203,350 (2021)
Major settlementsLüdenscheid
Lennestadt
Olpe
Area1,161.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberFlorian Müller
Elected2021

Olpe – Märkischer 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 148. It is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Olpe district and the southern part of the Märkischer Kreis district.[1]

Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Florian Müller of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Olpe district and the municipalities of Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle from the Märkischer Kreis district.[1]

History

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Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I was created in 1980, then known as Olpe – Siegen-Wittgenstein II. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 121 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 150. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 149. From the 2025 election, it has been number 148.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Olpe district and the municipalities of Freudenberg, Hilchenbach, and Kreuztal from the Siegen-Wittgenstein district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 121 Olpe – Siegen-Wittgenstein II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 150 Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I
2005
2009
2013 149
2017
2021
2025 148

Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Willi Weiskirch from 1980 to 1987, followed by Joachim Grünewald from 1987 to 1994. Hartmut Schauerte became representative in 1994 and served until 2009. Matthias Heider was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He was succeeded by Florian Müller in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1980 Willi Weiskirch CDU 54.8
1983 61.1
1987 Joachim Grünewald CDU 57.0
1990 56.2
1994 Hartmut Schauerte CDU 52.1
1998 49.9
2002 48.2
2005 50.8
2009 Matthias Heider CDU 47.4
2013 51.7
2017 47.9
2021 Florian Müller CDU 37.1

Election results

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2021 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Florian Müller 56,879 37.1 Decrease 10.8 50,364 32.8 Decrease 7.8
SPD Nezahat Baradari 45,366 29.6 Increase 3.2 42,362 27.6 Increase 4.3
FDP Johannes Vogel 15,944 10.4 Increase 1.6 19,227 12.5 Decrease 1.2
Greens Holger Thamm 13,645 8.9 Increase 5.5 15,243 9.9 Increase 5.4
AfD Klaus Heger 13,104 8.5 Decrease 0.3 13,100 8.5 Decrease 0.6
Left Otto Ersching 3,935 2.6 Decrease 2.2 4,150 2.7 Decrease 2.7
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,899 1.2 Increase 0.6
FW Sabrina Dieckmann 2,269 1.5 1,251 0.8 Increase 0.6
dieBasis Dagmar Welz 2,021 1.3 1,676 1.1
PARTEI   1,213 0.8 Increase 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   691 0.4
Pirates   511 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis C   326 0.2
Volt   278 0.2
ÖDP   265 0.2 Steady 0.0
LIEBE 211 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   190 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   181 0.1 Decrease 0.2
LfK 128 0.1
Humanists   87 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   78 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   69 0.0
DKP Engelbert Prevorcic 221 0.1 60 0.0 Steady 0.0
PdF 46 0.0
LKR   27 0.0
MLPD   26 0.0 Steady 0.0
SGP   12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,446 1,159
Total valid votes 153,384 153,671
Turnout 154,830 76.1 Increase 2.3
CDU hold Majority 11,513 7.5 Decrease 14.0

2017 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Matthias Heider 72,158 47.9 Decrease 3.8 61,394 40.6 Decrease 7.4
SPD Nezahat Baradari[a] 39,699 26.3 Decrease 6.4 35,269 23.3 Decrease 4.9
AfD Klaus Heger 13,306 8.8 Increase 6.2 13,847 9.2 Increase 5.0
FDP Johannes Vogel 13,230 8.8 Increase 6.4 20,758 13.7 Increase 8.6
Left Ingeborg Mohr-Simeonidis 7,197 4.8 Increase 1.0 8,205 5.4 Increase 0.6
Greens Christian Hohn 5,170 3.4 Steady 0.0 6,866 4.5 Decrease 0.6
Human Environment Animal Protection   975 0.6
PARTEI   828 0.5 Increase 0.2
Pirates   631 0.4 Decrease 1.4
AD-DEMOKRATEN 482 0.3
NPD   417 0.3 Decrease 0.8
FW   371 0.2 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   319 0.2 Increase 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 151 0.1
Volksabstimmung 140 0.1 Decrease 0.1
DM 139 0.1
DiB 128 0.1
V-Partei³ 127 0.1
BGE   101 0.1
Die Humanisten 61 0.0
MLPD   40 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   27 0.0
SGP 13 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,782 1,253
Total valid votes 150,760 151,289
Turnout 152,542 73.8 Increase 2.4
CDU hold Majority 32,459 21.6 Increase 2.6

2013 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Matthias Heider 76,911 51.7 Increase 4.3 71,437 48.0 Increase 8.2
SPD Petra Crone 48,711 32.7 Increase 4.4 42,002 28.2 Increase 3.8
Left Wolfgang Hoffmann 5,635 3.8 Decrease 3.0 7,113 4.8 Decrease 2.5
Greens Kai Bitzer 5,132 3.4 Decrease 2.2 7,726 5.2 Decrease 1.8
AfD Hasso Simon 3,931 2.6 6,151 4.1
FDP Johannes Vogel 3,586 2.4 Decrease 8.0 7,694 5.2 Decrease 11.6
Pirates Bastian Halbe 2,694 1.8 2,708 1.8 Increase 0.5
NPD 1,692 1.1 Decrease 0.2 1,574 1.1 Steady 0.0
FW 545 0.4 505 0.3
PARTEI   488 0.3
Volksabstimmung 312 0.2 Increase 0.1
PRO 275 0.2
ÖDP   193 0.1 Increase 0.1
REP   188 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Nichtwahler 134 0.1
BIG 117 0.1
Party of Reason 101 0.1
RRP 84 0.1 Decrease 0.1
PSG 44 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 27 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 20 0.0
Informal votes 1,632 1,554
Total valid votes 148,837 148,915
Turnout 150,469 71.4 Increase 0.8
CDU hold Majority 28,200 19.0 Decrease 0.1

2009 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Matthias Heider 70,705 47.4 Decrease 3.4 59,358 39.7 Decrease 2.9
SPD Petra Crone 42,273 28.3 Decrease 9.3 36,470 24.4 Decrease 9.9
FDP Johannes Vogel 15,568 10.4 Increase 6.6 25,021 16.7 Increase 6.0
Left Josef Filippek 10,100 6.8 Increase 3.0 10,797 7.2 Increase 2.8
Greens Christian Röner 8,476 5.7 Increase 2.8 10,379 6.9 Increase 2.0
Pirates   1,901 1.3
NPD Stephan Haase 2,064 1.4 Increase 0.3 1,564 1.0 Increase 0.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   978 0.7 Increase 0.2
FAMILIE 879 0.6 Increase 0.2
RENTNER 673 0.5
REP   503 0.3 Decrease 0.2
RRP 281 0.2
Volksabstimmung 151 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   119 0.1
Centre   115 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   108 0.1
MLPD   40 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 37 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 20 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,941 1,733
Total valid votes 149,186 149,394
Turnout 151,127 70.6 Decrease 6.8
CDU hold Majority 28,432 19.1 Increase 5.9

Notes

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  1. ^ Baradari entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Ulrich Kelber in January 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I
  4. ^ Results for Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I
  5. ^ Results for Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I
  6. ^ Results for Olpe – Märkischer Kreis I