Steinfurt III

52°14′10.086″N 7°43′10.661″E / 52.23613500°N 7.71962806°E / 52.23613500; 7.71962806

127 Steinfurt III
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Steinfurt III in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population256,300 (2019)
Electorate195,513 (2021)
Major settlementsIbbenbüren
Greven
Emsdetten
Area1,092.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberAnja Karliczek
Elected2013, 2017, 2021

Steinfurt III 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 127. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the eastern part of the Steinfurt district.[1]

Steinfurt III was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Anja Karliczek of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Steinfurt III is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Emsdetten, Greven, Hörstel, Hopsten, Ibbenbüren, Ladbergen, Lengerich, Lienen, Lotte, Mettingen, Recke, Saerbeck, Tecklenburg, and Westerkappeln from the Steinfurt district.[1]

History

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Steinfurt III was created in 1949, then known as Steinfurt – Tecklenburg. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Tecklenburg. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Steinfurt II. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 36 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 95. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 93. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 98. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 129. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 128. From the 2025 election, it has been number 127.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Steinfurt and Tecklenburg. From 1965 through 1976, it was coterminous with the Tecklenburg district. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the municipalities of Emsdetten, Greven, Hörstel, Hopsten, Ibbenbüren, Ladbergen, Lengerich, Lienen, Lotte, Mettingen, Recke, Rheine, Saerbeck, Tecklenburg, and Westerkappeln from the Steinfurt district. In the 2002 election, it lost the municipality of Rheine.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 36 Steinfurt – Tecklenburg
1953 95
1957
1961
1965 93 Tecklenburg
  • Tecklenburg district
1969
1972
1976
1980 98 Steinfurt II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 129 Steinfurt III
2005
2009
2013 128
2017
2021
2025 127

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Georg Pelster of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1961, followed by fellow CDU member Franz Falke for a single term. Wilhelm Rawe of the CDU was then representative from 1965 to 1980. Gottfried Köster was elected in 1980, and succeeded by Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck in 1983. Karl-Josef Laumann then served a single term from 1990 to 1994. Reinhold Hemker of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1994 and served until 2009, when Dieter Jasper of the CDU became representative. Anja Karliczek was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Georg Pelster CDU 36.9
1953 61.9
1957 60.8
1961 Franz Falke CDU 59.0
1965 Wilhelm Rawe CDU 59.2
1969 57.0
1972 50.2
1976 52.4
1980 Gottfried Köster CDU 46.0
1983 Constantin Heereman von Zuydtwyck CDU 53.7
1987 45.6
1990 Karl-Josef Laumann CDU 44.8
1994 Reinhold Hemker SPD 45.1
1998 50.3
2002 47.2
2005 46.5
2009 Dieter Jasper CDU 43.3
2013 Anja Karliczek CDU 47.9
2017 44.8
2021 34.0

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Steinfurt III[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 Anja Karliczek 52,445 34.0 Decrease 10.8 42,528 27.5 Decrease 10.3
SPD Jürgen Coße 48,068 31.1 Increase 0.9 50,555 32.7 Increase 5.1
Greens Jan-Niclas Gesenhues 23,978 15.5 Increase 9.0 23,996 15.5 Increase 8.2
FDP Christian Markert 11,394 7.4 Increase 1.7 16,113 10.4 Decrease 0.9
AfD Florian Elixmann 8,785 5.7 Decrease 0.6 9,253 6.0 Decrease 0.8
Left Kathrin Vogler 4,611 3.0 Decrease 2.6 4,723 3.1 Decrease 3.3
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,504 1.0 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Heidi Pelster 2,062 1.3 1,446 0.9 Increase 0.3
dieBasis Burkhard Recker 1,281 0.8 1,241 0.8
FW Ludwig Reichert 986 0.6 Decrease 0.1 813 0.5 Increase 0.2
Independent Hendrik Kaldewei 683 0.4
Pirates   482 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   460 0.3
Volt   401 0.3
LIEBE 166 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   128 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   116 0.1 Decrease 0.1
LfK 112 0.1
ÖDP   97 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   94 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   73 0.0 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   69 0.0
Independent Gabriele Georgiou 50 0.0
PdF 39 0.0
du.   34 0.0
MLPD   29 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   27 0.0
DKP   18 0.0 Steady 0.0
SGP   15 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,292 1,103
Total valid votes 154,343 154,532
Turnout 155,635 79.6 Increase 1.6
CDU hold Majority 4,377 2.9 Decrease 11.7

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Steinfurt III[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 Anja Karliczek 67,678 44.8 Decrease 3.2 57,215 37.8 Decrease 5.5
SPD Jürgen Coße 45,797 30.3 Decrease 6.2 41,815 27.6 Decrease 5.8
Greens Jan-Niclas Gesenhues 9,857 6.5 Increase 0.7 11,026 7.3 Decrease 0.3
AfD Michael Espendiller 9,530 6.3 Increase 4.5 10,342 6.8 Increase 4.0
FDP Carsten Antrup 8,533 5.6 Increase 3.8 17,205 11.4 Increase 6.7
Left Kathrin Vogler 8,520 5.6 Increase 1.8 9,692 6.4 Increase 1.7
PARTEI   899 0.6 Increase 0.3
Human Environment Animal Protection   794 0.5
Pirates   560 0.4 Decrease 1.4
FW Olaf Wirl 1,124 0.7 421 0.3 Increase 0.1
AD-DEMOKRATEN 265 0.2
NPD   259 0.2 Decrease 0.5
ÖDP   118 0.1 Steady 0.0
DM 119 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 113 0.1
V-Partei³ 109 0.1
DiB 106 0.1
BGE   105 0.1
MLPD Gabriele Georgiou 138 0.1 68 0.0 Steady 0.0
Volksabstimmung 68 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Die Humanisten 52 0.0
DKP   20 0.0
SGP 12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,364 1,158
Total valid votes 151,177 151,383
Turnout 152,541 78.0 Increase 2.7
CDU hold Majority 21,881 14.5 Increase 3.1

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Steinfurt III[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 Anja Karliczek 69,385 47.9 Increase 4.7 62,729 43.3 Increase 7.5
SPD Jürgen Coße[a] 52,786 36.5 Decrease 4.9 48,324 33.4 Increase 2.8
Greens Hermann Stubbe 8,464 5.8 10,981 7.6 Decrease 1.8
Left Kathrin Vogler 5,533 3.8 Decrease 2.6 6,765 4.7 Decrease 1.8
FDP Christophe Lüttmann 2,603 1.8 Decrease 6.4 6,822 4.7 Decrease 9.3
AfD Mario Mieruch 2,566 1.8 4,028 2.8
Pirates René Rottmann 2,356 1.6 2,504 1.7 Increase 0.3
NPD 1,021 0.7 Decrease 0.1 940 0.6 Steady 0.0
PARTEI   465 0.3
FW   279 0.2
Volksabstimmung 156 0.1 Increase 0.1
Nichtwahler 133 0.1
ÖDP   123 0.1 Steady 0.0
PRO 115 0.1
REP   96 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 89 0.1
BIG 74 0.1
RRP 50 0.0 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   25 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 24 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 16 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 16 0.0
Informal votes 1,336 1,296
Total valid votes 144,714 144,754
Turnout 146,050 75.3 Increase 0.8
CDU hold Majority 16,599 11.4 Increase 9.6

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Steinfurt III[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 Dieter Jasper 61,444 43.3 Increase 0.5 51,067 35.9 Decrease 0.8
SPD Red XN Reinhold Hemker 58,679 41.3 Decrease 5.1 43,523 30.6 Decrease 10.8
FDP Hubert Klodt 11,613 8.2 Increase 4.3 20,001 14.0 Increase 4.4
Greens   13,366 9.4 Increase 2.9
Left Kathrin Vogler 9,075 6.4 Increase 3.4 9,250 6.5 Increase 2.7
Pirates   2,047 1.4
NPD Matthias Pohl 1,129 0.8 Increase 0.1 929 0.7 Steady 0.0
FAMILIE 686 0.5 Increase 0.1
Human Environment Animal Protection   555 0.4 Steady 0.0
RENTNER 286 0.2
REP   204 0.1 Steady 0.0
RRP 169 0.1
ÖDP   85 0.1
DVU   71 0.0
Centre   63 0.0 Steady 0.0
Volksabstimmung 56 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 15 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   14 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,842 1,371
Total valid votes 141,940 142,411
Turnout 143,782 74.5 Decrease 6.7
CDU gain from SPD Majority 2,765 2.0

Notes

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  1. ^ Coße entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Petra Hinz in September 2016.

References

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