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Siegen-Wittgenstein (electoral district)

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147 Siegen-Wittgenstein
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Siegen-Wittgenstein in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population276,900 (2019)
Electorate207,672 (2021)
Major settlementsSiegen
Kreuztal
Netphen
Area1,132.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberVolkmar Klein
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Siegen-Wittgenstein 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 147. It is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein.[1]

Siegen-Wittgenstein was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Volkmar Klein of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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

History

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Siegen-Wittgenstein was created in 1949, then known as Siegen-Stadt und -Land – Wittgenstein. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Siegen – Wittgenstein. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Siegen-Wittgenstein I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 66 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1976 elections, it was number 125. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 120. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 149. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 148. From the 2025 election, it has been number 147.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Siegen as well as the districts of Landkreis Siegen and Wittgenstein. In the 1969 and 1972 elections, it comprised the districts of Siegen and Wittgenstein. In the 1976 election, it was coterminous with the Siegen-Wittgenstein district. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Siegen-Wittgenstein district without the municipalities of Freudenberg, Hilchenbach, and Kreuztal. Since the 2002 election, it has again been coterminous with the Siegen-Wittgenstein district.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 66 Siegen-Stadt und -Land – Wittgenstein
  • Siegen city
  • Landkreis Siegen district
  • Wittgenstein district
1953 125
1957
1961
1965 Siegen – Wittgenstein
1969
  • Siegen district
  • Wittgenstein district
1972
1976
1980 120 Siegen-Wittgenstein I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 149 Siegen-Wittgenstein
2005
2009
2013 148
2017
2021
2025 147

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Theodor Siebel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1961. Hermann Schmidt of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1961 and served a single term, before Botho Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein regained it for the CDU in 1965. Schmidt was once again elected in 1969 and served four further terms as representative. Paul Breuer of the CDU was elected in 1983 and served until 1998. Marianne Klappert gained the constituency for the SPD in the 1998 election, and was succeeded in 2002 by fellow party member Willi Brase. Volkmar Klein of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Theodor Siebel CDU 38.0
1953 46.2
1957 51.4
1961 Hermann Schmidt SPD 41.6
1965 Botho Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein CDU 46.2
1969 Hermann Schmidt SPD 49.7
1972 54.0
1976 48.4
1980 49.5
1983 Paul Breuer CDU 50.6
1987 45.8
1990 45.6
1994 44.1
1998 Marianne Klappert SPD 46.4
2002 Willi Brase SPD 44.3
2005 43.6
2009 Volkmar Klein CDU 41.5
2013 45.8
2017 40.1
2021 33.6

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Siegen-Wittgenstein[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 Green tickY Volkmar Klein 54,042 33.6 Decrease 6.5 42,161 26.2 Decrease 7.8
SPD Luiza Licina-Bode 48,897 30.4 Increase 0.2 50,327 31.3 Increase 4.8
Greens Laura Kraft 16,624 10.3 Increase 6.1 17,842 11.1 Increase 5.6
AfD Henning Zoz 14,424 9.0 Decrease 0.8 14,709 9.1 Decrease 1.5
FDP Guido Müller 13,586 8.5 Increase 1.1 18,597 11.6 Decrease 0.3
Left Ekkard Büdenbender 4,900 3.0 Decrease 2.9 5,726 3.6 Decrease 4.3
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,099 1.3 Increase 0.6
PARTEI Tobias Wied 3,385 2.1 Increase 0.7 2,043 1.3 Increase 0.4
dieBasis Hubert Weber 2,215 1.4 2,107 1.3
FW Horst Linde 1,868 1.2 1,340 0.8 Increase 0.6
Team Todenhöfer   886 0.6
Volt Inka Berg 836 0.5 679 0.4
Pirates   485 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Bündnis C   467 0.3
ÖDP   358 0.2 Decrease 0.1
LIEBE 198 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   182 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   166 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Humanists   156 0.1 Steady 0.0
LfK 134 0.1
V-Partei3   103 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   68 0.0
PdF 51 0.0
Independent Roland Meister 49 0.0
DKP   47 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   36 0.0
MLPD   24 0.0 Steady 0.0
SGP   7 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,336 1,164
Total valid votes 160,826 160,998
Turnout 162,162 78.1 Increase 1.9
CDU hold Majority 5,145 3.2 Decrease 6.7

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Siegen-Wittgenstein[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 Volkmar Klein 64,484 40.1 Decrease 5.6 54,648 34.0 Decrease 7.6
SPD Heiko Becker 48,560 30.2 Decrease 6.3 42,551 26.4 Decrease 5.6
AfD Andreas Appelt 15,728 9.8 Increase 6.7 17,154 10.7 Increase 5.7
FDP Hermann Siebdrat 11,742 7.3 Increase 5.1 19,125 11.9 Increase 7.2
Left Sylvia Gabelmann 9,554 5.9 Increase 1.5 12,624 7.8 Decrease 2.1
Greens Simon Rock 6,885 4.3 Decrease 0.8 8,857 5.5 Decrease 0.9
PARTEI Florian Kiel 2,190 1.4 1,442 0.9 Increase 0.6
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,116 0.7
ÖDP Jörn Krause 1,002 0.6 578 0.4 Increase 0.2
Pirates   566 0.4 Decrease 1.4
Independent Dominik Eichbaum 556 0.3
AD-DEMOKRATEN 492 0.3
NPD   411 0.3 Decrease 0.9
FW   410 0.3 Increase 0.1
Volksabstimmung 145 0.1 Decrease 0.1
DM 142 0.1
V-Partei³ 141 0.1
DiB 131 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 130 0.1
BGE   122 0.1
Die Humanisten 93 0.1
MLPD   41 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   33 0.0
SGP 7 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,605 1,347
Total valid votes 160,701 160,959
Turnout 162,306 76.2 Increase 3.7
CDU hold Majority 15,924 9.9 Increase 0.6

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Siegen-Wittgenstein[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 Volkmar Klein 70,833 45.8 Increase 4.2 64,307 41.5 Increase 6.7
SPD Willi Brase 56,510 36.5 Decrease 2.6 49,563 32.0 Increase 3.1
Greens Peter Neuhaus 7,808 5.0 9,937 6.4 Decrease 2.2
Left Peter Schulte 6,891 4.5 Decrease 3.3 8,920 5.8 Decrease 2.2
AfD 4,744 3.1 7,653 4.9
FDP Helga Daub 3,383 2.2 Decrease 7.8 7,327 4.7 Decrease 10.1
Pirates Nils Faerber 2,732 1.8 2,722 1.8 Increase 0.4
NPD 1,856 1.2 Decrease 0.4 1,759 1.1 Decrease 0.1
PARTEI   450 0.3
BIG 406 0.3
PRO 312 0.2
Volksabstimmung 312 0.2 Increase 0.1
ÖDP   286 0.2 Steady 0.0
REP   269 0.2 Decrease 0.3
FW   243 0.2
Nichtwahler 146 0.1
Party of Reason 101 0.1
RRP 55 0.0 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   41 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 35 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 30 0.0
BüSo 22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,812 1,673
Total valid votes 154,757 154,896
Turnout 156,569 72.6 Increase 0.7
CDU hold Majority 14,323 9.3 Increase 6.9

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Siegen-Wittgenstein[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 Volkmar Klein 64,217 41.5 Steady 0.0 53,999 34.8 Decrease 1.8
SPD Red XN Willi Brase 60,500 39.1 Decrease 4.4 44,822 28.9 Decrease 10.2
FDP Helga Daub 15,482 10.0 Increase 5.1 23,059 14.9 Increase 5.4
Greens   13,385 8.6 Increase 2.9
Left Peter Schulte 12,009 7.8 Increase 4.0 12,362 8.0 Increase 2.7
Pirates   2,044 1.3
NPD Stefan Flug 2,399 1.6 Increase 0.8 1,910 1.2 Increase 0.5
Human Environment Animal Protection   920 0.6 Steady 0.0
FAMILIE 755 0.5 Increase 0.1
REP   660 0.4 Decrease 0.4
RENTNER 485 0.3
ÖDP   218 0.1
RRP 200 0.1
Volksabstimmung 152 0.1 Steady 0.0
Centre   88 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   67 0.0
BüSo 26 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,271 1,682
Total valid votes 154,607 155,196
Turnout 156,878 71.8 Decrease 6.3
CDU gain from SPD Majority 3,717 2.4

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Siegen-Wittgenstein". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Siegen-Wittgenstein". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Siegen-Wittgenstein
  4. ^ Results for Siegen-Wittgenstein
  5. ^ Results for Siegen-Wittgenstein
  6. ^ Results for Siegen-Wittgenstein