Warendorf (electoral district)

Warendorf 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 129. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Warendorf.^[1]

129 Warendorf
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Warendorf in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	277,800 (2019)
Electorate	208,754 (2021)
Major settlements	Ahlen Warendorf Beckum
Area	1,319.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CDU
Member	Henning Rehbaum
Elected	2021

Warendorf was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Henning Rehbaum of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography

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

History

Warendorf was created in 1949, then known as Beckum – Warendorf. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 37 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 96. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 94. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 100. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 131. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 130. From the 2025 election, it has been number 129.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Warendorf and Beckum. Since the 1980 election, it has been coterminous with the district of Warendorf.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	37	Beckum – Warendorf	Beckum district Warendorf district
1953	96
1957
1961
1965	94
1969
1972
1976
1980	100	Warendorf	Warendorf district
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	131
2005
2009
2013	130
2017
2021
2025	129

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Bernhard Raestrup from 1949 to 1957. Heinrich Windelen then served from 1957 to 1990. Peter Paziorek was representative from 1990 to 2009. Reinhold Sendker was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He was succeeded by Henning Rehbaum in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1949	Bernhard Raestrup	CDU	41.7
	1953			67.5
	1957	Heinrich Windelen	CDU	66.5
	1961			63.0
	1965			63.3
	1969			60.5
	1972			53.4
	1976			54.5
	1980			52.7
	1983			58.4
	1987			51.7
	1990	Peter Paziorek	CDU	50.0
	1994			50.0
	1998			46.9
	2002			45.3
	2005			50.3
	2009	Reinhold Sendker	CDU	49.0
	2013			51.3
	2017			46.4
	2021	Henning Rehbaum	CDU	36.3

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Warendorf[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	Henning Rehbaum		59,631	36.3	10.1	51,722	31.4	8.9
	SPD	Bernhard Daldrup		50,685	30.8	2.9	47,648	28.9	4.9
	Greens	Jessica Wessels		21,245	12.9	7.4	23,309	14.2	7.5
	FDP	Oliver Niedostadek		12,768	7.8	0.8	18,193	11.1	2.0
	AfD	Dennis Dinter		10,211	6.2	0.6	10,533	6.4	1.0
	Left	Reiner Jenkel		4,074	2.5	2.3	4,525	2.7	2.8
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,729	1.1	0.6
	PARTEI	Joachim Göbel		2,772	1.7	0.5	1,553	0.9	0.3
	dieBasis	Thomas Hesse		1,773	1.1		1,518	0.9
	FW						1,014	0.6	0.3
	Independent	Marius Brehm		709	0.4
	Team Todenhöfer						635	0.4
	Pirates						535	0.3	0.0
	Volt						351	0.2
	LIEBE						207	0.1
	ÖDP	Ludger Gerhardt		497	0.3		200	0.1	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						179	0.1	0.0
	LfK						132	0.1
	NPD						128	0.1	0.1
	Bündnis C						113	0.1
	Humanists						108	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei3						84	0.1	0.0
	du.						62	0.0
	PdF						54	0.0
	LKR						33	0.0
	DKP						31	0.0	0.0
	SGP						13	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						13	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,443			1,186
Total valid votes				164,365			164,622
Turnout				165,808	79.4	1.4
	CDU hold		Majority	8,946	5.5	13.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Warendorf[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 Reinhold Sendker		75,017	46.4	4.9	65,357	40.3	6.8
	SPD	Bernhard Daldrup		45,094	27.9	4.1	38,992	24.0	5.1
	FDP	Oliver Niedostadek		11,291	7.0	4.7	21,175	13.1	7.6
	AfD	Joachim Multermann		11,078	6.9	4.6	12,025	7.4	4.5
	Greens	Marion Schniggendiller		8,968	5.5	0.4	10,815	6.7	0.6
	Left	Reiner Jenkel		7,738	4.8	1.3	8,997	5.5	1.2
	PARTEI	Paulo da Silva		1,886	1.2		1,056	0.7	0.4
	Human Environment Animal Protection						808	0.5
	AD-DEMOKRATEN						622	0.4
	Pirates						538	0.3	1.7
	Independent	Olaf Barton		514	0.3
	FW						472	0.3	0.0
	NPD						271	0.2	0.5
	DM						153	0.1
	ÖDP						153	0.1	0.0
	Volksabstimmung						142	0.1	0.1
	V-Partei³						133	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						119	0.1
	BGE						102	0.1
	DiB						90	0.1
	Die Humanisten						69	0.0
	MLPD						30	0.0	0.0
	SGP						13	0.0	0.0
	DKP						12	0.0
Informal votes				1,945			1,387
Total valid votes				161,586			162,144
Turnout				163,531	78.0	2.9
	CDU hold		Majority	29,923	18.5	0.8

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Warendorf[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 Reinhold Sendker		80,272	51.3	2.3	73,764	47.1	6.5
	SPD	Bernhard Daldrup		50,056	32.0	0.6	45,609	29.1	4.8
	Greens	Alexander Ringbeck		9,300	5.9		11,305	7.2	2.2
	Left	Karl Stephan Schulte		5,488	3.5	4.3	6,858	4.4	2.0
	FDP	Johannes Philipper		3,533	2.3	8.4	8,486	5.4	9.9
	AfD			3,455	2.2		4,571	2.9
	Pirates	Sebastian Wiesendahl		3,163	2.0		3,123	2.0	0.5
	NPD			1,134	0.7		1,090	0.7	0.1
	FW						378	0.2
	PARTEI						329	0.2
	Volksabstimmung						223	0.1	0.1
	ÖDP						178	0.1	0.0
	PRO						147	0.1
	REP						122	0.1	0.1
	Nichtwahler						93	0.1
	Party of Reason						70	0.0
	BIG						53	0.0
	RRP						53	0.0	0.1
	PSG						29	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						25	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						23	0.0	0.0
	Die Rechte						4	0.0
Informal votes				1,684			1,552
Total valid votes				156,401			156,533
Turnout				158,085	75.2	1.2
	CDU hold		Majority	30,216	19.3	2.9

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Warendorf[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	Reinhold Sendker		75,187	49.0	1.3	62,706	40.6	1.7
	SPD	Bernhard Daldrup		49,996	32.6	5.5	37,608	24.4	10.7
	FDP	Jutta Wonnemann		16,333	10.6	6.9	23,668	15.3	4.7
	Greens						14,609	9.5	3.4
	Left	Reiner Jenkel		12,005	7.8	4.7	9,824	6.4	2.5
	Pirates						2,308	1.5
	NPD						977	0.6	0.0
	Human Environment Animal Protection						688	0.4	0.1
	FAMILIE						685	0.4	0.0
	RENTNER						443	0.3
	REP						302	0.2	0.0
	RRP						132	0.1
	ÖDP						119	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						112	0.1	0.0
	Centre						107	0.1	0.0
	DVU						82	0.1
	PSG						16	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						14	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						8	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,696			1,809
Total valid votes				153,521			154,408
Turnout				156,217	73.9	7.0
	CDU hold		Majority	25,191	16.4	4.2

References

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