123 Steinfurt I – Borken I | |
Constituency Type: | electoral district |
Constituency Link: | Steinfurt I – Borken I |
Parl Name: | Bundestag |
Region Label: | State |
Region: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Population: | 275,800 (2019) |
Electorate: | 202,388 (2021) |
Towns: | Rheine Gronau Ahaus |
Area: | 978.0 km2 |
Year: | 2002 |
Party: | CDU |
Local Council Label: | Member |
Local Council: | Jens Spahn |
Blank1 Name: | Elected |
Blank1 Info: | 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
Steinfurt I – Borken 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 123. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western part of Steinfurt district and the eastern part of Borken district.[1]
Steinfurt I – Borken I was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Jens Spahn of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]
Steinfurt I – Borken I is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Horstmar, Metelen, Neuenkirchen, Ochtrup, Rheine, Steinfurt, and Wettringen from Steinfurt district, and the municipalities of Ahaus, Gronau, Heek, Legden, and Schöppingen from Borken district.[1]
Steinfurt I – Borken I was created in 2002. Until the 2013 election, it was constituency 125 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 124. From the 2025 election, it has been number 123.
The constituency has been held by Jens Spahn of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. When he was first elected in 2002, Spahn was the youngest member of the Bundestag.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Jens Spahn | CDU | 48.2 | |
2005 | 51.2 | |||
2009 | 44.5 | |||
2013 | 52.0 | |||
2017 | 51.2 | |||
2021 | 40.0 |