Düren (electoral district)
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| 89 Düren | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
 Düren in 2025 | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Population | 264,600 (2019) |
| Electorate | 199,656 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Düren Jülich |
| Area | 941.5 km2 |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1949 |
| Party | CDU |
| Member | Thomas Rachel |
| Elected | 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
Düren 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 89. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Düren district.[1]
Düren was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Thomas Rachel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]
Düren is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Düren district.[1]
History
Düren was created in 1949, then known as Düren – Monschau – Schleiden. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 4 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 63. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 56. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 91. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 90. From the 2025 election, it has been number 89.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Düren, Monschau, and Schleiden. In the 1972 election, it was coterminous with Düren district. In the 1976 election, it also contained the municipalities of Bedburg and Elsdorf from the Erftkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 4 | Düren – Monschau – Schleiden |
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| 1953 | 63 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | 56 | Düren | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 |
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| 1976 | |||
| 1980 |
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| 1983 | |||
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| 1994 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | 91 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2013 | 90 | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2025 | 89 |
