Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II
# Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II 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 92. It is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Euskirchen district and part of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district.

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Detlef Seif of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Euskirchen district as well as the municipalities of Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling from the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district.

## History

Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II was created in 1949, then known as Bergheim – Euskirchen. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was named Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named Bergheim (Erft). In the 1976 election, it was named Erftkreis II. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it was named Euskirchen – Erftkreis II. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 64. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 57. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 58. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 93. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 92.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Euskirchen and Bergheim (Erft). In the 1976 election, it comprised the district of Euskirchen and the municipalities of Erftstadt, Bergheim, and Kerpen from the Erftkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election. The Erftkreis district was renamed Rhein-Erft-Kreis in 2003, but the constituency's borders did not change.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | 5 | Bergheim – Euskirchen | Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district |
| 1953 | 64 | Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen | Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district |
| 1957 | 64 | Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen | Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district |
| 1961 | 64 | Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen | Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district |
| 1965 | 57 | Bergheim (Erft) | Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district |
| 1969 | 57 | Bergheim (Erft) | Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district |
| 1972 | 57 | Bergheim (Erft) | Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district |
| 1976 | 57 | Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Erftstadt, Bergheim, and Kerpen municipalities) |
| 1980 | 58 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 1983 | 58 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 1987 | 58 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 1990 | 58 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 1994 | 58 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 1998 | 58 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 2002 | 93 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 2005 | 93 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Rhein-Erft-Kreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 2009 | 93 | Euskirchen – Erftkreis II | Euskirchen district Rhein-Erft-Kreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 2013 | 92 | Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II | Euskirchen district Rhein-Erft-Kreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 2017 | 92 | Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II | Euskirchen district Rhein-Erft-Kreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |
| 2021 | 92 | Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II | Euskirchen district Rhein-Erft-Kreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) |

## Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first held by Johannes Even from 1949 to 1965, followed by Hans Verbeek and Karl Gatzen each for a single term. Peter Milz was elected in 1972 and served until 1987. Wolf Bauer then served until 2009. Detlief Sief was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | Johannes Even | CDU | 47.8 |
| 1953 | Johannes Even | CDU | 56.3 |
| 1957 | Johannes Even | CDU | 61.7 |
| 1961 | Johannes Even | CDU | 57.0 |
| 1965 | Hans Verbeek | CDU | 56.0 |
| 1969 | Karl Gatzen | CDU | 48.5 |
| 1972 | Peter Milz | CDU | 48.8 |
| 1976 | Peter Milz | CDU | 50.5 |
| 1980 | Peter Milz | CDU | 49.6 |
| 1983 | Peter Milz | CDU | 55.4 |
| 1987 | Wolf Bauer | CDU | 50.8 |
| 1990 | Wolf Bauer | CDU | 47.5 |
| 1994 | Wolf Bauer | CDU | 48.0 |
| 1998 | Wolf Bauer | CDU | 46.8 |
| 2002 | Wolf Bauer | CDU | 44.9 |
| 2005 | Wolf Bauer | CDU | 46.3 |
| 2009 | Detlef Seif | CDU | 43.6 |
| 2013 | Detlef Seif | CDU | 50.9 |
| 2017 | Detlef Seif | CDU | 42.8 |
| 2021 | Detlef Seif | CDU | 34.6 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Detlef Seif | Y Detlef Seif | 65,981 | 34.6 | 8.3 | 58,081 | 30.4 | 5.4 |
| | SPD | Dagmar Andres | Dagmar Andres | 50,892 | 26.7 | 0.5 | 50,949 | 26.6 | 3.3 |
| | Greens | Marion Sand | Marion Sand | 25,005 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 26,161 | 13.7 | 7.0 |
| | FDP | Markus Herbrand | Markus Herbrand | 19,805 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 23,314 | 12.2 | 2.5 |
| | AfD | Rüdiger Lucassen | Rüdiger Lucassen | 14,999 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 14,894 | 7.8 | 2.1 |
| | Left | Stefan Söhngen | Stefan Söhngen | 4,993 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5,730 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,828 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| | FW | Jörg Esser | Jörg Esser | 2,724 | 1.4 | | 1,628 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| | PARTEI | Jan-Luis Wolter | Jan-Luis Wolter | 2,690 | 1.4 | | 1,631 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | dieBasis | Paulo Jesus Pinto | Paulo Jesus Pinto | 2,505 | 1.3 | | 2,187 | 1.1 | |
| | Pirates | Stefano Tuchsherer | Stefano Tuchsherer | 1,189 | 0.6 | | 825 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 740 | 0.4 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 584 | 0.3 | |
| | LIEBE | | | | | | 290 | 0.2 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 271 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | LfK | | | | | | 238 | 0.1 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 150 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 132 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 95 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 87 | 0.0 | |
| | PdF | | | | | | 72 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 52 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,031 | | | 1,540 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 190,783 | | | 191,274 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,814 | 77.4 | 1.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 15,089 | 7.9 | 8.8 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Detlef Seif | Y Detlef Seif | 79,493 | 42.8 | 8.1 | 66,503 | 35.7 | 9.3 |
| | SPD | Ute Meiers | Ute Meiers | 48,592 | 26.2 | 4.6 | 43,498 | 23.4 | 3.4 |
| | FDP | Markus Herbrand | Markus Herbrand | 18,316 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 27,410 | 14.7 | 8.1 |
| | AfD | Rüdiger Lucassen | Rüdiger Lucassen | 17,650 | 9.5 | | 18,325 | 9.8 | 5.7 |
| | Left | Susanne Schütze-Lülsdorf | Susanne Schütze-Lülsdorf | 10,835 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 11,403 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| | Greens | Hans-Werner Ignatowitz | Hans-Werner Ignatowitz | 10,689 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 12,447 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,707 | 0.9 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,256 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 666 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| | FW | | | | | | 607 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 452 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| | AD-DEMOKRATEN | | | | | | 304 | 0.2 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 219 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 217 | 0.1 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 213 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 206 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 205 | 0.1 | |
| | DM | | | | | | 200 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 175 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Die Humanisten | | | | | | 89 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | |
| | SGP | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,221 | | | 1,600 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 185,575 | | | 186,196 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,796 | 76.1 | 3.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 30,901 | 16.6 | 3.5 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Detlef Seif | Y Detlef Seif | 88,759 | 50.9 | 7.3 | 79,055 | 45.1 | 8.4 |
| | SPD | Helga Kühn-Mengel | Helga Kühn-Mengel | 53,703 | 30.8 | 1.8 | 46,982 | 26.8 | 3.3 |
| | Greens | Jörg Kutzer | Jörg Kutzer | 10,066 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 12,544 | 7.1 | 1.6 |
| | Left | Florian Völlger | Florian Völlger | 8,166 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 9,075 | 5.2 | 2.4 |
| | FDP | Gabi Molitor | Gabi Molitor | 6,101 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 11,611 | 6.6 | 11.8 |
| | Pirates | Thomas Winzberg | Thomas Winzberg | 4,894 | 2.8 | | 3,826 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 7,183 | 4.1 | |
| | NPD | Christiane Jütten | Christiane Jütten | 2,589 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1,702 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 762 | 0.4 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 576 | 0.3 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 489 | 0.3 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 473 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | Nichtwahler | | | | | | 277 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 213 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 210 | 0.1 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 191 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | BIG | | | | | | 96 | 0.1 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 94 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Die Rechte | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,940 | | | 2,747 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 174,278 | | | 175,471 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,218 | 72.7 | 0.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 35,056 | 20.1 | 5.5 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Detlef Seif | Detlef Seif | 75,290 | 43.6 | 2.7 | 63,653 | 36.7 | 0.8 |
| | SPD | Helga Kühn-Mengel | Helga Kühn-Mengel | 50,035 | 29.0 | 10.3 | 40,709 | 23.5 | 11.4 |
| | FDP | Gabi Molitor | Gabi Molitor | 20,620 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 32,011 | 18.5 | 5.2 |
| | Greens | Dorothee Kroll | Dorothee Kroll | 12,239 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 15,126 | 8.7 | 1.8 |
| | Left | Anita Heinemeyer | Anita Heinemeyer | 11,679 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 13,139 | 7.6 | 2.9 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,523 | 1.5 | |
| | NPD | René Rothhanns | René Rothhanns | 2,321 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1,810 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,276 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 931 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 844 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Jürgen Theo Schmitz | Jürgen Theo Schmitz | 464 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | REP | | | | | | 420 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 326 | 0.2 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 209 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 160 | 0.1 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 146 | 0.1 | |
| | Centre | | | | | | 104 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,421 | | | 2,576 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 172,648 | | | 173,493 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,069 | 71.8 | 6.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 25,255 | 14.6 | 7.6 | | | |
