Cologne 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 92. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southeastern part of the city of Cologne.
Cologne I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Sanae Abdi of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Cologne I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southeastern part of the independent city of Cologne, specifically the districts of Porz, Kalk, and the Stadtteile of Altstadt-Nord, Deutz, and Neustadt-Nord from Innenstadt.
History Cologne I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 7 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 66. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 59. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 94. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 93. From the 2025 election, it has been number 92.
Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine and north of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised today's Innenstadt district as well as Kalk, Humboldt-Gremberg, and Poll. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised Innenstadt and Porz. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Köln I Cologne city (only the area on the left bank of the Rhine and north of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße) 1953 66 1957 1961 1965 59 Cologne city (only Innenstadt, Kalk, Humboldt-Gremberg, and Poll districts) 1969 1972 1976 1980 Cologne city (only Porz and Innenstadt districts) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 94 Cologne city (only Porz and Kalk districts and Altstadt-Nord, Deutz, and Neustadt-Nord Stadtteile from Innenstadt district) 2005 2009 2013 93 2017 2021 2025 92
Members The constituency was first represented by Aenne Brauksiepe of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1965. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD)'s candidate Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski in 1965. The SPD held the constituency until 2017. Wischnewski represented it until 1990, when he was succeeded by Walter Rempe, who served a single term. Volkmar Schultz was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by Martin Dörmann. Karsten Möring of the CDU was elected in 2017. Sanae Abdi regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021 and was subsequently reelected in 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Aenne Brauksiepe CDU 42.2 1953 53.5 1957 58.4 1961 50.0 1965 Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski SPD 46.0 1969 54.1 1972 58.5 1976 52.5 1980 50.5 1983 48.9 1987 47.3 1990 Walter Rempe SPD 45.2 1994 Volkmar Schultz SPD 45.0 1998 51.6 2002 Martin Dörmann SPD 50.0 2005 48.6 2009 35.0 2013 37.0 2017 Karsten Möring CDU 31.6 2021 Sanae Abdi SPD 27.9 2025 24.9
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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