Bochum I
# Bochum I

Bochum 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 140. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western and central part of the city of Bochum.

Bochum I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Axel Schäfer of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

## Geography

Bochum I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city districts (Stadtbezirke) of 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest from the independent city of Bochum.

## History

Bochum I was created in 1949, then known as Bochum. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 59 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 118. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 117. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 110. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 141. Since 2013, it has been number 140.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the independent city of Bochum. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised western parts of Bochum. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke from Bochum. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | 59 | Bochum | Bochum city |
| 1953 | 118 | Bochum | Bochum city |
| 1957 | 118 | Bochum | Bochum city |
| 1961 | 118 | Bochum | Bochum city |
| 1965 | 117 | Bochum | Bochum city (only western parts) |
| 1969 | 117 | Bochum | Bochum city (only western parts) |
| 1972 | 117 | Bochum | Bochum city (only western parts) |
| 1976 | 117 | Bochum | Bochum city (only western parts) |
| 1980 | 110 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 1983 | 110 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 1987 | 110 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 1990 | 110 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 1994 | 110 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 1998 | 110 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 2002 | 141 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 2005 | 141 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 2009 | 141 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 2013 | 140 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 2017 | 140 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |
| 2021 | 140 | Bochum I | Bochum city (only 1 Bochum-Mitte, 2 Bochum-Wattenscheid, 5 Bochum-Süd, and 6 Bochum-Südwest Stadtbezirke) |

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Erich Ollenhauer of the SPD 1949 until 1953, when it was won by Franzjosef Müser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) for two terms. Heinrich Deist regained it for the SPD in 1961 and served a single term. Karl Liedtke was elected in 1965 and served until 1987. He was succeeded by Klaus Hasenfratz, who was then representative until 2002. Axel Schäfer was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | Erich Ollenhauer | SPD | 39.1 |
| 1953 | Franzjosef Müser | CDU | 45.0 |
| 1957 | Franzjosef Müser | CDU | 47.2 |
| 1961 | Heinrich Deist | SPD | 50.6 |
| 1965 | Karl Liedtke | SPD | 55.2 |
| 1969 | Karl Liedtke | SPD | 59.1 |
| 1972 | Karl Liedtke | SPD | 64.0 |
| 1976 | Karl Liedtke | SPD | 59.4 |
| 1980 | Karl Liedtke | SPD | 59.9 |
| 1983 | Karl Liedtke | SPD | 56.7 |
| 1987 | Klaus Hasenfratz | SPD | 56.8 |
| 1990 | Klaus Hasenfratz | SPD | 54.5 |
| 1994 | Klaus Hasenfratz | SPD | 55.7 |
| 1998 | Klaus Hasenfratz | SPD | 60.7 |
| 2002 | Axel Schäfer | SPD | 57.0 |
| 2005 | Axel Schäfer | SPD | 55.7 |
| 2009 | Axel Schäfer | SPD | 43.3 |
| 2013 | Axel Schäfer | SPD | 44.2 |
| 2017 | Axel Schäfer | SPD | 37.2 |
| 2021 | Axel Schäfer | SPD | 38.3 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Bochum I :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Axel Schäfer | Y Axel Schäfer | 58,235 | 38.3 | 1.1 | 50,162 | 32.7 | 3.0 |
| | CDU | Fabian Schütz | Fabian Schütz | 32,962 | 21.7 | 6.6 | 29,811 | 19.4 | 6.0 |
| | Greens | Max Lucks | Max Lucks | 28,288 | 18.6 | 10.9 | 30,795 | 20.1 | 11.1 |
| | FDP | Olaf in der Beek | Olaf in der Beek | 13,657 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 14,583 | 9.5 | 1.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 10,232 | 6.7 | 3.1 |
| | Left | Sevim Dağdelen | Sevim Dağdelen | 9,361 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 8,225 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,079 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| | PARTEI | Lena Bormann | Lena Bormann | 4,700 | 3.1 | | 1,914 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 1,303 | 0.8 | |
| | dieBasis | Andreas Triebel | Andreas Triebel | 3,846 | 2.5 | | 1,222 | 0.8 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 636 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 531 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 519 | 0.3 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 205 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 195 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | Anna Vöhringer | Anna Vöhringer | 530 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Humanists | Yan Ugodnikov | Yan Ugodnikov | 488 | 0.3 | | 189 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | LIEBE | | | | | | 177 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 135 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | LfK | | | | | | 126 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 90 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 82 | 0.1 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | LKR | | | | | | 46 | 0.0 | |
| | PdF | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | |
| | PSG | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,624 | | | 1,103 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 152,067 | | | 153,588 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,691 | 76.4 | 0.4 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 25,273 | 16.6 | 7.7 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Bochum I :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Axel Schäfer | Y Axel Schäfer | 57,655 | 37.2 | 7.0 | 46,243 | 29.7 | 8.9 |
| | CDU | Christian Haardt | Christian Haardt | 43,773 | 28.2 | 7.4 | 39,580 | 25.4 | 5.1 |
| | Left | Sevim Dağdelen | Sevim Dağdelen | 15,462 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 15,953 | 10.2 | 2.3 |
| | AfD | Wolf-Dieter Liese | Wolf-Dieter Liese | 14,775 | 9.5 | | 15,190 | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| | Greens | Frithjof Schmidt | Frithjof Schmidt | 11,937 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 13,862 | 8.9 | 0.7 |
| | FDP | Olaf in der Beek | Olaf in der Beek | 10,923 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 17,449 | 11.2 | 7.4 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,924 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,418 | 0.9 | |
| | AD-DEMOKRATEN | | | | | | 904 | 0.6 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 765 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 408 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | FW | | | | | | 302 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | DiB | | | | | | 270 | 0.2 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 219 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 217 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 180 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | Klaus Leymann | Klaus Leymann | 492 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 167 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 158 | 0.1 | |
| | DM | | | | | | 155 | 0.1 | |
| | Die Humanisten | | | | | | 143 | 0.1 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 45 | 0.0 | |
| | SGP | | | | | | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,924 | | | 1,237 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 155,017 | | | 155,704 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,941 | 76.0 | 3.0 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 13,882 | 9.0 | 0.4 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Bochum I :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Axel Schäfer | Y Axel Schäfer | 66,851 | 44.2 | 0.9 | 58,766 | 38.6 | 2.3 |
| | CDU | Norbert Lammert | Norbert Lammert | 53,861 | 35.6 | 4.7 | 46,448 | 30.5 | 5.7 |
| | Left | Sevim Dağdelen | Sevim Dağdelen | 10,331 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 12,022 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | Frithjof Schmidt | Frithjof Schmidt | 10,323 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 14,667 | 9.6 | 2.2 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 5,820 | 3.8 | |
| | Pirates | Christina Worm | Christina Worm | 4,608 | 3.0 | | 3,903 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| | NPD | Claus Cremer | Claus Cremer | 2,832 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1,916 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | Dennis Rademacher | Dennis Rademacher | 2,069 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 5,862 | 3.9 | 6.9 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 678 | 0.4 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 374 | 0.2 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 286 | 0.2 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 245 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 237 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | BIG | | | | | | 196 | 0.1 | |
| | Nichtwahler | | | | | | 187 | 0.1 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 170 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | Vesna Buljevic | Vesna Buljevic | 290 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 145 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 71 | 0.1 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 69 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | Die Rechte | | | | | | 48 | 0.0 | |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,865 | | | 1,848 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 151,165 | | | 152,182 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,030 | 73.0 | 1.3 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 12,990 | 8.6 | 3.8 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Bochum I :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Axel Schäfer | Y Axel Schäfer | 65,810 | 43.3 | 12.3 | 55,224 | 36.3 | 12.9 |
| | CDU | Norbert Lammert | Norbert Lammert | 47,030 | 31.0 | 1.0 | 37,763 | 24.8 | 0.4 |
| | Left | Sevim Dağdelen | Sevim Dağdelen | 14,741 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 16,442 | 10.8 | 3.8 |
| | Greens | Frithjof Schmidt | Frithjof Schmidt | 12,775 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 18,094 | 11.9 | 2.6 |
| | FDP | Markus Selzener | Markus Selzener | 8,578 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 16,390 | 10.8 | 4.1 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,943 | 1.9 | |
| | NPD | Claus Cremer | Claus Cremer | 2,268 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1,796 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,171 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 608 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 538 | 0.4 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 360 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 214 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | Annegret Gärtner-Leymann | Annegret Gärtner-Leymann | 259 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 126 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 126 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 119 | 0.1 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | Stephan Hochstein | Stephan Hochstein | 486 | 0.3 | | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Centre | | | | | | 57 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,853 | | | 1,579 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 151,947 | | | 152,221 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,800 | 71.7 | 7.7 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 18,780 | 12.3 | 13.3 | | | |
