Neuss 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 107. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southeastern part of the district of Rhein-Kreis Neuss.
Neuss I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2005 to 2025, it was represented by Hermann Gröhe of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it has been represented by Carl-Philipp Sassenrath of the CDU.
Geography Neuss I is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprised the municipalities of Dormagen, Grevenbroich, Neuss, and Rommerskirchen from the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district.
History Neuss I was created in 1949, then known as Neuss-Grevenbroich. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Neuss-Grevenbroich I. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 21 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 80. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 77. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 76. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 109. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 108. Since the 2025 election, it has been number 107.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Neuss and the district of Grevenbroich. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the independent city of Neuss and the municipalities of Dormagen, Kaarst, Korschenbroich, and Meerbusch from Grevenbroich district. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the municipalities of Neuss and Dormagen from Rhein-Kreis Neuss. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Neuss-Grevenbroich Neuss city Grevenbroich district 1953 80 1957 1961 1965 77 Neuss-Grevenbroich I Neuss city Grevenbroich district (only Dormagen, Kaarst, Korschenbroich, and Meerbusch municipalities) 1969 1972 1976 1980 76 Neuss I Rhein-Kreis Neuss district (only Neuss and Dormagen municipalities) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 109 Rhein-Kreis Neuss district (only Dormagen, Grevenbroich, Neuss, and Rommerskirchen municipalities) 2005 2009 2013 108 2017 2021 2025 107
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since 1949. It was first represented by Richard Muckermann from 1949 to 1961. He was succeeded by Josef Rommerskirchen from 1965 to 1976, followed by Heinz Günther Hüsch until 1990. Bertold Mathias Reinartz served two terms from 1990 to 1998. Hermann Gröhe was then elected in 1998, but defeated in 2002 by Kurt Bodewig of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Hermann Gröhe regained the constituency in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021. In 2025 Carl-Philipp Sassenrath, of the CDU, was elected.
Election Member Party % 1949 Richard Muckermann CDU 47.3 1953 63.2 1957 67.1 1961 Josef Rommerskirchen CDU 59.1 1965 58.8 1969 52.3 1972 48.3 1976 Heinz Günther Hüsch CDU 51.4 1980 47.3 1983 53.9 1987 49.5 1990 Bertold Mathias Reinartz CDU 50.2 1994 49.5 1998 Hermann Gröhe CDU 45.9 2002 Kurt Bodewig SPD 44.7 2005 Hermann Gröhe CDU 47.5 2009 47.8 2013 51.6 2017 44.0 2021 35.8 2025 Carl-Philipp Sassenrath CDU 36.3
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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