Gütersloh I

Federal electoral district of Germany

130 Gütersloh I

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Gütersloh I in 2025

State| North Rhine-Westphalia
Population| 326,900 (2019)
Electorate| 234,177 (2021)
Major settlements| Gütersloh
Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Rietberg
Area| 866.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1980
Party| CDU
Member| Ralph Brinkhaus
Elected| 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Gütersloh 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 130. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the district of Gütersloh.[1]

Gütersloh I was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Ralph Brinkhaus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

## Geography

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Gütersloh I is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Gütersloh district excluding the municipalities of Werther and Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.[1]

## History

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Gütersloh I was created in 1980, then known as Gütersloh. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 101 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 132. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 131. From the 2025 election, it has been number 130.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Gütersloh district. In the 1998 election, it lost the municipality of Werther. In the 2005 election, it lost the municipality of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1980 | 101  | Gütersloh  |

* Gütersloh district

1983
1987
1990
1994
1998 |

* Gütersloh district (excluding Werther municipality)

2002 | 132
2005 |

* Gütersloh district (excluding Werther and Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock municipalities)

2009
2013 | 131  | Gütersloh I
2017
2021
2025 | 130

## Members

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The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Ottfried Hennig from 1980 to 1990, followed by Hubert Doppmeier until 1994. Hubert Deittert then served from 1994 to 2009. Ralph Brinkhaus was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1980 | Ottfried Hennig | CDU | 51.8
1983 | 59.1
1987 | 52.0
| 1990 | Hubert Doppmeier | CDU | 48.6
| 1994 | Hubert Deittert | CDU | 48.2
1998 | 46.0
2002 | 46.2
2005 | 48.9
| 2009 | Ralph Brinkhaus | CDU | 44.7
2013 | 50.2
2017 | 46.6
2021 | 40.0

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Gütersloh 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Ralph Brinkhaus | 71,185  | 40.0  |  6.6  | 52,421  | 29.4  |  9.0
| SPD | Elvan Korkmaz | 45,878  | 25.8  |  2.3  | 47,371  | 26.6  |  3.6
| Greens | Sebastian Stölting  | 22,851  | 12.8  |  7.1  | 28,308  | 15.9  |  8.0
| FDP | Patrick Büker  | 13,507  | 7.6  |  1.1  | 21,211  | 11.9  |  1.2
| AfD | Axel Nußbaum  | 12,812  | 7.2  |  0.8  | 13,299  | 7.5  |  1.2
| Left | Camila Cirlini  | 4,284  | 2.4  |  1.9  | 5,173  | 2.9  |  3.2
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 1,896  | 1.1  |  0.5
| PARTEI | Ann-Katrin Hanneforth  | 3,149  | 1.8  |  | 1,851  | 1.0  |  0.4
| FW | Kai Funke  | 2,083  | 1.2  |  0.4  | 1,441  | 0.8  |  0.4
| dieBasis | René Markmann  | 2,067  | 1.2  |  | 2,010  | 1.1  |
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 750  | 0.4  |
| Pirates |  | 613  | 0.3  |  0.0
| Volt |  | 378  | 0.2  |
| Bündnis C |  | 272  | 0.2  |
| Independent | Werner Martinschledde  | 269  | 0.2  |  |
| LIEBE  |  | 263  | 0.1  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 219  | 0.1  |  0.0
| LfK  |  | 157  | 0.1  |
| ÖDP |  | 147  | 0.1  |  0.0
| NPD |  | 135  | 0.1  |  0.1
| V-Partei3 |  | 113  | 0.1  |  0.0
| Humanists |  | 97  | 0.1  |  0.0
| du. |  | 78  | 0.0  |
| PdF  |  | 50  | 0.0  |
| Independent | Anna Zajonc  | 37  | 0.0  |  |
| LKR |  | 33  | 0.0  |
| DKP |  | 33  | 0.0  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 21  | 0.0  |  0.0
| SGP |  | 8  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,604  |  |  | 1,378  |  |
Total valid votes | 178,122  |  |  | 178,348  |  |
Turnout | 179,726  | 76.7  |  1.3  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 25,307  | 14.2  |  4.3  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Gütersloh 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Ralph Brinkhaus | 81,298  | 46.6  |  3.7  | 67,175  | 38.4  |  7.9
| SPD | Elvan Korkmaz | 48,942  | 28.0  |  5.5  | 40,104  | 22.9  |  5.8
| AfD | Udo Hemmelgarn | 13,996  | 8.0  |  5.5  | 15,081  | 8.6  |  5.5
| FDP | Philip Winkler  | 11,401  | 6.5  |  4.6  | 22,848  | 13.1  |  8.1
| Greens | Jürgen Wächter  | 9,992  | 5.7  |  0.3  | 13,817  | 7.9  |  0.0
| Left | Shen Ibrahimsadeh  | 7,582  | 4.3  |  0.1  | 10,595  | 6.1  |  1.1
| PARTEI |  | 1,081  | 0.6  |  0.4
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 975  | 0.6  |
| FW | Bernd Kirmes  | 1,415  | 0.8  |  | 655  | 0.4  |  0.1
| Pirates |  | 595  | 0.3  |  1.5
| AD-DEMOKRATEN  |  | 454  | 0.3  |
| NPD |  | 329  | 0.2  |  0.6
| ÖDP |  | 220  | 0.1  |  0.1
| DM  |  | 178  | 0.1  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 178  | 0.1  |
| Gesundheitsforschung |  | 167  | 0.1  |
| Volksabstimmung  |  | 152  | 0.1  |  0.0
| BGE |  | 138  | 0.1  |
| DiB |  | 130  | 0.1  |
| Die Humanisten |  | 77  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 47  | 0.0  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 21  | 0.0  |
| SGP |  | 10  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,082  |  |  | 1,681  |  |
Total valid votes | 174,626  |  |  | 175,027  |  |
Turnout | 176,708  | 75.4  |  3.1  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 32,356  | 18.6  |  2.0  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Gütersloh 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Ralph Brinkhaus | 83,869  | 50.3  |  5.5  | 77,361  | 46.3  |  7.3
| SPD | Thorsten Klute  | 56,031  | 33.6  |  1.3  | 47,962  | 28.7  |  3.1
| Greens | Marco Mantovanelli  | 9,069  | 5.4  |  1.8  | 13,148  | 7.9  |  1.8
| Left | Ludger Klein-Ridder  | 7,133  | 4.3  |  1.7  | 8,332  | 5.0  |  1.5
| AfD | Georg Rust  | 4,178  | 2.5  |  | 5,286  | 3.2  |
| FDP | Evelyn Dahlke  | 3,146  | 1.9  |  7.3  | 8,236  | 4.9  |  9.9
| Pirates | Jonas Aust  | 3,134  | 1.9  |  | 3,070  | 1.8  |  0.3
| NPD |  | 1,260  | 0.8  |  0.0
| FW |  | 454  | 0.3  |
| PARTEI |  | 437  | 0.3  |
| ÖDP |  | 354  | 0.2  |  0.0
| PRO |  | 228  | 0.1  |
| Volksabstimmung  |  | 222  | 0.1  |  0.0
| Nichtwahler  |  | 171  | 0.1  |
| RRP  | Rolf Wittkamp  | 343  | 0.2  |  | 164  | 0.1  |  0.0
| REP |  | 139  | 0.1  |  0.1
| Party of Reason |  | 112  | 0.1  |
| BIG  |  | 111  | 0.1  |
| PSG |  | 38  | 0.0  |  0.0
| BüSo |  | 21  | 0.0  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 20  | 0.0  |  0.0
| Die Rechte |  | 17  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 2,080  |  |  | 1,840  |  |
Total valid votes | 166,903  |  |  | 167,143  |  |
Turnout | 168,983  | 72.3  |  0.1  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 27,838  | 16.7  |  4.3  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Gütersloh[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Ralph Brinkhaus | 74,149  | 44.7  |  4.1  | 64,808  | 39.0  |  3.0
| SPD | Klaus Brandner | 53,509  | 32.3  |  6.6  | 42,512  | 25.6  |  9.0
| FDP | Heiner Kamp  | 15,138  | 9.1  |  4.6  | 24,698  | 14.8  |  4.6
| Greens | Marco Mantovanelli  | 11,924  | 7.2  |  3.1  | 16,035  | 9.6  |  3.0
| Left | Herbert Wessel  | 9,909  | 6.0  |  2.4  | 10,855  | 6.5  |  2.5
| Pirates |  | 2,639  | 1.6  |
| NPD |  | 1,202  | 0.7  |  0.0
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 855  | 0.5  |  0.1
| FAMILIE |  | 824  | 0.5  |  0.0
| RENTNER  |  | 546  | 0.3  |
| Independent | Axel Dörken  | 455  | 0.3  |  |
| ÖDP | Renate Narayan  | 625  | 0.4  |  | 379  | 0.2  |
| REP |  | 361  | 0.2  |  0.1
| RRP  |  | 177  | 0.1  |
| Volksabstimmung  |  | 152  | 0.1  |  0.0
| DVU |  | 118  | 0.1  |
| Centre |  | 86  | 0.1  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 25  | 0.0  |  0.0
| BüSo |  | 24  | 0.0  |  0.0
| PSG |  | 24  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,536  |  |  | 1,925  |  |
Total valid votes | 165,709  |  |  | 166,320  |  |
Turnout | 168,245  | 72.2  |  7.3  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 20,640  | 12.4  |  2.4  |

## References

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

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