Düsseldorf I

Düsseldorf 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 105. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the city of Düsseldorf.^[1]

105 Düsseldorf I
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Düsseldorf I in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	331,800 (2019)
Electorate	220,827 (2021)
Major settlements	Düsseldorf (partial)
Area	129.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CDU
Member	Thomas Jarzombek
Elected	2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Düsseldorf I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Thomas Jarzombek of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography

Düsseldorf I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the northern part of the independent city of Düsseldorf, specifically districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7.^[1]

History

Düsseldorf I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 19 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 78. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 74. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 107. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 106. From the 2025 election, it has been number 105.

Originally, the constituency comprised the modern districts 1, 3 (excluding Oberbilk), 4, 5 (excluding Angermund, Kalkum, and Wittlaer), and Lichtenbroich and Unterrath from 6. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised districts 4, 5 (excluding Angermund, Kalkum, and Wittlaer), Lichtenbroich and Unterrach from 6, and Derendorf, Golzheim, and Pempelfort from 1. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	19	Düsseldorf I	Düsseldorf city (only 1, 3 (excluding Oberbilk), 4, 5 (excluding Angermund, Kalkum, and Wittlaer), and 6 (only Lichtenbroich and Unterrath) districts)
1953	78
1957
1961
1965	74		Düsseldorf city (only 1 (only Derendorf, Golzheim, and Pempelfort), 4, 5 (excluding Angermund, Kalkum, and Wittlaer), and 6 (only Lichtenbroich and Unterrath) districts)
1969
1972
1976
1980			Düsseldorf city (only 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 districts)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	107
2005
2009
2013	106
2017
2021
2025	105

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Robert Lehr of the CDU from 1949 to 1953. He was succeeded by Josef Gockeln from 1953 to 1961, followed by Gottfried Arnold until 1983. Wolfgang Schulhoff then served as representative until 1998, when Michael Müller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected. He was re-elected in 2002, but Hildegard Müller regained the constituency for the CDU in 2005. Fellow CDU member Thomas Jarzombek was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Robert Lehr	CDU	42.5
	1953	Josef Gockeln	CDU	58.0
	1957			59.7
	1961	Gottfried Arnold	CDU	48.9
	1965			50.5
	1969			45.4
	1972			43.9
	1976			48.7
	1980			43.8
	1983	Wolfgang Schulhoff	CDU	49.7
	1987			45.4
	1990			42.6
	1994			43.9
	1998	Michael Müller	SPD	44.7
	2002			44.1
	2005	Hildegard Müller	CDU	44.6
	2009	Thomas Jarzombek	CDU	43.5
	2013			47.9
	2017			40.4
	2021			31.1

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Düsseldorf 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 Thomas Jarzombek		54,158	31.1	9.3	44,892	25.8	6.3
	SPD	Zanda Martens		38,955	22.4	2.1	38,195	21.9	2.4
	Greens	Frederik Hartmann		36,926	21.2	12.8	39,452	22.6	12.7
	FDP	Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann		24,242	13.9	1.1	27,743	15.9	3.8
	AfD	Andrea Kraljic		7,002	4.0	2.3	7,495	4.3	2.7
	Left	Helmut Born		5,094	2.9	4.4	6,741	3.9	4.7
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,635	0.9	0.3
	PARTEI	Jan Knichala		2,531	1.5		1,561	0.9	0.1
	dieBasis	Susanne Bachmann		1,802	1.0		1,535	0.9
	Team Todenhöfer						1,315	0.8
	Volt	Jennifer Scharpenberg		1,546	0.9		1,108	0.6
	FW	Burkhard Harting		1,089	0.6		851	0.5	0.3
	Pirates						516	0.3	0.1
	Independent	Lara Baumanns		423	0.2
	Humanists						165	0.1	0.0
	LfK						147	0.1
	V-Partei3						145	0.1	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						143	0.1	0.0
	LIEBE						139	0.1
	ÖDP						110	0.1	0.0
	du.						89	0.1
	NPD						84	0.0	0.1
	PdF						52	0.0
	MLPD	Paul Straif		104	0.1	0.1	49	0.0	0.0
	DKP						45	0.0	0.0
	LKR	Nadin Lindermann		76	0.0		42	0.0
	Bündnis C						42	0.0
	SGP						12	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,162			807
Total valid votes				173,948			174,303
Turnout				175,110	79.3	1.0
	CDU hold		Majority	15,203	8.7	7.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Düsseldorf 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 Thomas Jarzombek		69,273	40.4	7.4	55,052	32.0	8.3
	SPD	Philipp Tacer		41,903	24.4	4.8	33,493	19.5	7.0
	FDP	Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann		21,944	12.8	9.2	33,940	19.7	10.6
	Greens	Paula Elsholz		14,408	8.4	0.2	17,148	10.0	0.5
	Left	Udo Bonn		12,611	7.4	2.1	14,675	8.5	2.1
	AfD	Guido Dietel		10,912	6.4	3.3	12,029	7.0	2.8
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,024	0.6
	PARTEI						1,417	0.8	0.5
	Pirates						620	0.4	1.8
	AD-DEMOKRATEN						444	0.3
	DiB						328	0.2
	FW						310	0.2	0.0
	BGE						213	0.1
	NPD						204	0.1	0.4
	V-Partei³						203	0.1
	DM						163	0.1
	Die Humanisten						138	0.1
	ÖDP						130	0.1	0.0
	MLPD	Herbert Nussbaum		336	0.2	0.1	121	0.1	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						105	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						93	0.1	0.1
	DKP						46	0.0
	SGP						14	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,560			1,037
Total valid votes				171,387			171,910
Turnout				172,947	78.3	2.9
	CDU hold		Majority	27,370	16.0	2.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Düsseldorf 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 Thomas Jarzombek		78,206	47.9	4.4	65,978	40.3	7.0
	SPD	Philipp Tacer		47,731	29.2	0.7	43,269	26.4	3.9
	Greens	Mona Neubaur		13,427	8.2	1.8	15,445	9.4	3.2
	Left	Helmut Born		8,657	5.3	1.2	10,505	6.4	1.1
	FDP	Gisela Piltz		5,825	3.6	6.9	14,985	9.2	10.8
	AfD	Kerstin Garbracht		5,021	3.1		6,891	4.2
	Pirates	Frank Grenda		3,063	1.9		3,458	2.1	0.5
	NPD	Angelina Schulze		824	0.5	0.3	770	0.5	0.0
	PARTEI						541	0.3
	REP	André Maniera		466	0.3		379	0.2	0.2
	FW						241	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						202	0.1	0.1
	PRO						201	0.1
	Nichtwahler						187	0.1
	ÖDP						182	0.1	0.0
	BIG						126	0.1
	Party of Reason						89	0.1
	MLPD	Kai Müller-Horn		173	0.1	0.0	81	0.0	0.0
	RRP						63	0.0	0.1
	BüSo						33	0.0	0.0
	PSG						28	0.0	0.0
	Die Rechte						21	0.0
Informal votes				1,635			1,353
Total valid votes				163,393			163,675
Turnout				165,028	75.4	2.3
	CDU hold		Majority	30,475	18.7	3.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Düsseldorf 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Thomas Jarzombek		68,749	43.5	1.1	52,747	33.3	2.1
	SPD	Michael Müller		45,125	28.6	12.0	35,625	22.5	11.1
	FDP	Gisela Piltz		16,472	10.4	5.2	31,626	20.0	5.7
	Greens	Mona Neubaur		15,894	10.1	4.9	19,967	12.6	3.0
	Left	Helmut Born		10,266	6.5	2.8	11,962	7.6	2.7
	Pirates						2,554	1.6
	Human Environment Animal Protection						876	0.6	0.2
	NPD	Manfred Helmut Breidbach		1,304	0.8	0.2	804	0.5	0.0
	REP						734	0.5	0.2
	RENTNER						439	0.3
	FAMILIE						405	0.3	0.0
	RRP						155	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						114	0.1	0.0
	ÖDP						104	0.1
	Centre						90	0.1	0.0
	MLPD	Kai Müller-Horn		204	0.1	0.0	71	0.0	0.0
	DVU						47	0.0
	BüSo						38	0.0	0.0
	PSG						28	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,586			1,214
Total valid votes				158,014			158,386
Turnout				159,600	73.1	5.7
	CDU hold		Majority	23,624	14.9	10.9

References

1. "Constituency Düsseldorf I". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Düsseldorf I". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Düsseldorf I
4. Results for Düsseldorf I
5. Results for Düsseldorf I
6. Results for Düsseldorf I