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107 Neuss I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Neuss I in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population295,300 (2019)
Electorate213,250 (2021)
Major settlementsNeuss
Dormagen
Grevenbroich
Area347.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberHermann Gröhe
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Neuss 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 107. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southeastern part of the district of Rhein-Kreis Neuss.[1]

Neuss I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Hermann Gröhe of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Neuss I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Dormagen, Grevenbroich, Neuss, and Rommerskirchen from the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district.[1]

History

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Neuss I was created in 1949, then known as Neuss-Grevenbroich. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Neuss-Grevenbroich I. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 21 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 80. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 77. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 76. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 109. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 108. From the 2025 election, it has been number 107.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Neuss and the district of Grevenbroich. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the independent city of Neuss and the municipalities of Dormagen, Kaarst, Korschenbroich, and Meerbusch from Grevenbroich district. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the municipalities of Neuss and Dormagen from Rhein-Kreis Neuss. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 21 Neuss-Grevenbroich
  • Neuss city
  • Grevenbroich district
1953 80
1957
1961
1965 77 Neuss-Grevenbroich I
1969
1972
1976
1980 76 Neuss I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 109
2005
2009
2013 108
2017
2021
2025 107

Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since 1949. It was first represented by Richard Muckermann from 1949 to 1961. He was succeeded by Josef Rommerskirchen from 1965 to 1976, followed by Heinz Günther Hüsch until 1990. Bertold Mathias Reinartz served two terms from 1990 to 1998. Hermann Gröhe was then elected in 1998, but defeated in 2002 by Kurt Bodewig of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Hermann Gröhe regained the constituency in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Richard Muckermann CDU 47.3
1953 63.2
1957 67.1
1961 Josef Rommerskirchen CDU 59.1
1965 58.8
1969 52.3
1972 48.3
1976 Heinz Günther Hüsch CDU 51.4
1980 47.3
1983 53.9
1987 49.5
1990 Bertold Mathias Reinartz CDU 50.2
1994 49.5
1998 Hermann Gröhe CDU 45.9
2002 Kurt Bodewig SPD 44.7
2005 Hermann Gröhe CDU 47.5
2009 47.8
2013 51.6
2017 44.0
2021 35.8

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Neuss 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 Green tickY Hermann Gröhe 57,445 35.8 Decrease 8.2 48,166 29.9 Decrease 6.0
SPD Daniel Rinkert[a] 51,391 32.0 Increase 3.4 43,760 27.2 Increase 3.6
Greens Petra Schenke 18,051 11.2 Increase 6.1 21,951 13.6 Increase 7.6
FDP Bijan Djir-Sarai 12,932 8.1 Increase 0.8 20,333 12.6 Decrease 2.2
AfD Stefan Hrdy 10,801 6.7 Decrease 1.9 11,298 7.0 Decrease 2.4
Left Falk vom Dorff 4,153 2.6 Decrease 2.8 4,771 3.0 Decrease 3.3
Tierschutzpartei   2,367 1.5 Increase 0.6
PARTEI Lisa Granderath 3,617 2.3 1,774 1.1 Increase 0.3
dieBasis Bastian Schönbeck 2,052 1.3 1,748 1.1
Team Todenhöfer   1,393 0.9
FW   861 0.5 Increase 0.2
Pirates   607 0.4 Decrease 0.1
Volt   480 0.3
LIEBE 234 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   231 0.1 Increase 0.1
LfK 166 0.1
V-Partei3   149 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   132 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   125 0.1 Steady 0.0
Independent Ernst Herbert 120 0.1
ÖDP   108 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   72 0.0
Bündnis C   61 0.0
PdF 50 0.0
DKP   44 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   31 0.0
MLPD   29 0.0 Steady 0.0
SGP   25 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,605 1,201
Total valid votes 160,561 160,966
Turnout 162,167 76.0 Increase 1.5
CDU hold Majority 6,054 3.8 Decrease 11.6

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Neuss 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 Hermann Gröhe 69,658 44.0 Decrease 7.6 56,983 35.9 Decrease 9.6
SPD Daniel Rinkert 45,314 28.6 Decrease 1.9 37,438 23.6 Decrease 4.3
AfD Dirk Helmut Kranefuß 13,675 8.6 Increase 5.9 14,887 9.4 Increase 5.3
FDP Bijan Djir-Sarai 11,471 7.2 Increase 4.9 23,585 14.9 Increase 8.7
Left Roland Sperling 8,535 5.4 Increase 1.5 9,895 6.2 Increase 1.3
Greens Peter Gehrmann 8,131 5.1 Increase 0.4 9,583 6.0 Decrease 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,313 0.8
PARTEI   1,225 0.8 Increase 0.5
AD-DEMOKRATEN 848 0.5
Pirates   723 0.5 Decrease 1.9
FW Annette Anni Gisela Elster 1,508 1.0 Increase 0.4 553 0.3 Decrease 0.1
NPD   335 0.2 Decrease 0.8
DiB 222 0.1
V-Partei³ 198 0.1
BGE   163 0.1
ÖDP   159 0.1 Steady 0.0
DM 158 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 141 0.1
Volksabstimmung 141 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Die Humanisten 102 0.1
MLPD   82 0.1 Steady 0.0
DKP   28 0.0
SGP 13 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,758 1,275
Total valid votes 158,292 158,775
Turnout 160,050 74.4 Increase 2.6
CDU hold Majority 24,344 15.4 Decrease 5.6

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Neuss 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 Hermann Gröhe 78,712 51.6 Increase 3.8 69,480 45.5 Increase 8.1
SPD Klaus Krützen 46,619 30.6 Increase 1.1 42,604 27.9 Increase 3.0
Greens Lars Erik Schellhas 7,226 4.7 Decrease 2.0 9,363 6.1 Decrease 2.1
Left Walter Hans Rogel-Obermanns 5,983 3.9 Decrease 2.0 7,606 5.0 Decrease 1.6
Pirates Bianca Staubitz 3,891 2.6 3,666 2.4 Increase 0.7
FDP Bijan Djir-Sarai 3,507 2.3 Decrease 6.3 9,418 6.2 Decrease 11.3
AfD Bodo Dirk Aßmuth 4,155 2.7 6,276 4.1
NPD Reinhold Schäben 1,665 1.1 Decrease 0.4 1,503 1.0 Decrease 0.1
FW Carsten Thiel 808 0.5 646 0.4
PARTEI   464 0.3
PRO 358 0.2
Volksabstimmung 297 0.2 Increase 0.1
REP   226 0.1 Decrease 0.2
BIG 201 0.1
ÖDP   187 0.1 Increase 0.1
Nichtwahler 168 0.1
Party of Reason 107 0.1
RRP 92 0.1 Decrease 0.1
BüSo 54 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   39 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 39 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 26 0.0
Informal votes 1,878 1,635
Total valid votes 152,566 152,809
Turnout 154,444 72.0 Increase 1.9
CDU hold Majority 32,093 21.0 Increase 2.7

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Neuss 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 Green tickY Hermann Gröhe 70,787 47.8 Increase 0.1 55,419 37.4 Decrease 3.0
SPD Hubert Eßer 43,614 29.5 Decrease 10.8 36,812 24.8 Decrease 10.5
FDP Bijan Djir-Sarai 12,763 8.6 Increase 4.9 25,944 17.5 Increase 6.2
Greens Ingo Kolmorgen 9,935 6.7 Increase 3.6 12,133 8.2 Increase 2.2
Left Felizitas Wennmacher 8,709 5.9 Increase 2.5 9,755 6.6 Increase 2.6
Pirates   2,556 1.7
NPD Reinhold Schäben 2,168 1.5 Increase 0.4 1,543 1.0 Increase 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   989 0.7 Increase 0.2
FAMILIE 813 0.5 Increase 0.2
RENTNER 603 0.4
REP   530 0.4 Steady 0.0
Centre   509 0.3 Steady 0.0
RRP 242 0.2
Volksabstimmung 133 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   107 0.1
DVU   85 0.1
MLPD   30 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 22 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,966 1,695
Total valid votes 147,976 148,247
Turnout 149,942 70.1 Decrease 7.2
CDU hold Majority 27,173 18.3 Increase 10.9

Notes

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  1. ^ Rinkert entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the death of Rainer Keller in September 2022.

References

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