Hochsauerlandkreis 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 146. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Hochsauerlandkreis.[1]

Hochsauerlandkreis was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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

History

Hochsauerlandkreis was created in 1980. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 119 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 148. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 147. From the 2025 election, it has been number 146. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Ferdinand Tillmann from 1980 to 1994. Friedrich Merz was representative from 1994 to 2009. Patrick Sensburg was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Former member Merz successfully sought election again in 2021 and was re-elected in 2025. In the same election Merz became Chancellor of Germany.

Election Member Party %
1980 Ferdinand Tillmann CDU 57.4
1983 62.9
1987 57.6
1990 55.4
1994 Friedrich Merz 54.3
1998 51.4
2002 53.7
2005 57.7
2009 Patrick Sensburg 51.7
2013 56.1
2017 48.0
2021 Friedrich Merz 40.4
2025 47.7

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Hochsauerlandkreis[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 Friedrich Merz 78,620 47.7 Increase 7.3 71,615 43.6 Increase 10.2
SPD Dirk Wiese 35,079 21.4 Decrease 10.8 26,873 16.4 Decrease 12.3
AfD Bernhard Bühner 26,025 15.9 Increase 9.4 27,390 16.7 Increase 9.3
Greens Sandra Stein 10,025 6.1 Decrease 1.9 12,026 7.3 Decrease 2.6
Left Lara Kuse 7,646 4.7 Increase 2.9 8,774 5.3 Increase 2.8
BSW   5,295 3.2
FDP Carl-Julius Cronenberg 4,182 2.6 Decrease 4.4 6,299 3.8 Decrease 8.2
FW Sebastian Vielhaber 2,783 1.7 Increase 0.3 1,142 0.7 Decrease 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,958 1.2 Decrease 0.1
PARTEI Decrease 1.9 908 0.6 Decrease 0.7
Volt   785 0.5 Increase 0.3
dieBasis Decrease 0.9 336 0.2 Decrease 0.7
Team Todenhöfer   215 0.1 Decrease 0.1
PdF   213 0.1 Increase 0.1
BD   202 0.1
Values   86 0.1
MERA25   28 0.0
MLPD   27 0.0 Steady 0.0
Pirates   Decrease 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung   Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   Decrease 0.1
Humanists   Decrease 0.1
Bündnis C   Steady 0.0
SGP   Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,047 865
Total valid votes 164,000 164,182
Turnout 165,047 83.9 Increase 5.8
CDU hold Majority 43,541 26.3

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Hochsauerlandkreis[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 Friedrich Merz 62,810 40.4 Decrease 7.5 52,017 33.5 Decrease 8.2
SPD Dirk Wiese 50,056 32.2 Increase 5.3 44,640 28.7 Increase 5.9
Greens Maria Tillmann 12,478 8.0 Increase 3.8 15,473 10.0 Increase 5.2
FDP Carl-Julius Cronenberg 10,806 7.0 Decrease 1.5 18,712 12.0 Decrease 2.3
AfD Otto Strauß 10,068 6.5 Decrease 0.8 11,532 7.4 Decrease 0.6
PARTEI Andreas Hövelmann 2,909 1.9 1,983 1.3 Increase 0.7
Left Karl-Ludwig Gössling 2,685 1.7 Decrease 2.5 3,989 2.6 Decrease 2.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,943 1.2 Increase 0.6
FW Sebastian Vielhaber 2,224 1.4 Increase 0.5 1,583 1.0 Increase 0.5
dieBasis Klaus Selter 1,381 0.9 1,346 0.9
Pirates   462 0.3 Steady 0.0
Team Todenhöfer   380 0.2
Volt   332 0.2
LIEBE 186 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung   181 0.1 Steady 0.0
LfK 128 0.1
NPD   122 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   99 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   87 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   80 0.1 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   69 0.0
du.   52 0.0
PdF 37 0.0
LKR   28 0.0
MLPD   14 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   11 0.0 Steady 0.0
SGP   8 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,101 1,024
Total valid votes 155,417 155,494
Turnout 156,518 78.1 Increase 2.1
CDU hold Majority 12,754 8.2 Decrease 12.8

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Hochsauerlandkreis[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 Patrick Sensburg 73,185 48.0 Decrease 8.2 63,651 41.7 Decrease 8.0
SPD Dirk Wiese 41,047 26.9 Decrease 3.0 34,865 22.8 Decrease 5.2
FDP Carl-Julius Cronenberg 12,893 8.4 Increase 6.5 21,919 14.3 Increase 9.3
AfD Hans-Martin Schaefer 11,115 7.3 12,216 8.0 Increase 4.6
Greens Annika Neumeister 6,476 4.2 Steady 0.0 7,198 4.7 Decrease 0.1
Left Reinhard Prange 6,452 4.2 Increase 0.1 8,183 5.4 Decrease 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   930 0.6
PARTEI   906 0.6 Increase 0.4
FW Christa Hudyma 1,447 0.9 Increase 0.5 841 0.6 Decrease 0.2
Pirates   530 0.3 Decrease 1.6
NPD   324 0.2 Decrease 0.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 268 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 156 0.1
Volksabstimmung 141 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   139 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei³ 121 0.1
DM 119 0.1
BGE   100 0.1
DiB 98 0.1
Die Humanisten 47 0.0
MLPD   47 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   13 0.0
SGP 2 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,399 1,200
Total valid votes 152,615 152,814
Turnout 154,014 76.0 Increase 2.3
CDU hold Majority 32,138 21.1 Decrease 5.1

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Hochsauerlandkreis[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 Patrick Sensburg 83,952 56.1 Increase 4.4 74,530 49.7 Increase 7.7
SPD Dirk Wiese 44,682 29.9 Increase 3.2 42,054 28.0 Increase 3.6
Greens Antonius Becker 6,308 4.2 Decrease 1.1 7,161 4.8 Decrease 1.5
Left Beate Raberg 6,159 4.1 Decrease 2.1 7,055 4.7 Decrease 2.0
AfD   5,140 3.4
Pirates 3,280 2.2 2,940 2.0 Increase 0.6
FDP Hans-Werner Ehrenberg 2,878 1.9 Decrease 7.2 7,625 5.1 Decrease 11.2
NPD 1,708 1.1 Increase 0.1 1,269 0.8 Steady 0.0
FW 637 0.4 533 0.4
PARTEI   359 0.2
Volksabstimmung 319 0.2 Increase 0.1
PRO 278 0.2
ÖDP   173 0.1 Steady 0.0
REP   160 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Nichtwahler 131 0.1
Party of Reason 88 0.1
RRP 85 0.1 Decrease 0.1
BIG 43 0.0
PSG 39 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 22 0.0
MLPD   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 20 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,123 1,681
Total valid votes 149,604 150,046
Turnout 151,727 73.7 Increase 1.0
CDU hold Majority 39,270 26.2 Increase 1.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Hochsauerlandkreis[7]
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 Patrick Sensburg 77,687 51.7 Decrease 6.0 63,133 41.9 Decrease 4.7
SPD Karsten Rudolph 40,010 26.6 Decrease 7.5 36,741 24.4 Decrease 9.2
FDP Hans-Werner Ehrenberg 13,753 9.1 Increase 6.7 24,530 16.3 Increase 6.6
Left Rüdiger Sagel 9,362 6.2 Increase 3.3 10,064 6.7 Increase 3.1
Greens Heiko M. Kosow 7,966 5.3 Increase 3.3 9,460 6.3 Increase 2.2
Pirates   2,008 1.3
NPD Daniela Wegener 1,537 1.0 Increase 0.3 1,223 0.8 Increase 0.2
FAMILIE 910 0.6 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   809 0.5 Increase 0.1
RENTNER 601 0.4
REP   306 0.2 Decrease 0.2
RRP 206 0.1
Volksabstimmung 146 0.1 Steady 0.0
Centre   121 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   112 0.1
DVU   96 0.1
PSG 26 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   25 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 23 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,927 1,702
Total valid votes 150,315 150,540
Turnout 152,242 72.7 Decrease 6.7
CDU hold Majority 37,677 25.1 Increase 1.5

References

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

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