Gütersloh I

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]

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

Geography

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

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
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

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	%
	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

2021 election

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

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

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

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

1. "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