Dortmund 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 141. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western part of the city of Dortmund.
Dortmund I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Jens Peick of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Dortmund I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke of 6 Hombruch, 8 Huckarde, 7 Lütgendortmund, 9 Mengede, and the Stadtteile of Innenstadt-West and Innenstadt-Ost from 0 Innenstadt.
History Dortmund I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 56 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 115. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 114. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 113. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 143. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 142. From the 2025 election, it has been number 141.
Originally, the constituency comprised the northwestern part of the independent city of Dortmund. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the Stadtbezirk of 8 Huckarde as well as the Stadtteile of Innenstadt-Ost and Innenstadt-West from 0 Innenstadt. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Dortmund I Dortmund city (only northwestern parts) 1953 115 1957 1961 1965 114 1969 1972 1976 1980 113 Dortmund city (only 0 Innenstadt (only Innenstadt-Ost and Innenstadt-West Stadtteile) and 8 Huckarde Stadtbezirke) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 143 Dortmund city (only 0 Innenstadt (only Innenstadt-Ost and Innenstadt-West Stadtteile), 6 Hombruch, 8 Huckarde, 7 Lütgendortmund, and 9 Mengede Stadtbezirke) 2005 2009 2013 142 2017 2021 2025 141
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Fritz Henßler from 1949 to 1953, when he was succeeded by Walter Menzel until 1961. Werner Zeitler then served two terms. Hans-Eberhard Urbaniak was elected in 1980 and was representative until 2002. Marco Bülow was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. Bülow left the SPD in November 2018 and served as an independent; in November 2020, he joined Die PARTEI, becoming its first member of the Bundestag. Jens Peick regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021 and was re-elected in 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Fritz Henßler SPD 43.4 1953 Walter Menzel SPD 44.2 1957 46.3 1961 Heinrich Stephan SPD 47.5 1965 53.0 1969 Karl Schiller SPD 60.2 1972 Werner Zeitler SPD 60.2 1976 55.4 1980 Hans-Eberhard Urbaniak SPD 57.3 1983 54.9 1987 53.6 1990 51.3 1994 53.5 1998 56.5 2002 Marco Bülow SPD 57.8 2005 56.3 2009 41.2 2013 45.4 2017 38.8 Ind. PARTEI 2021 Jens Peick SPD 33.0 2025 30.6
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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