Münster (electoral district)

128 Münster
128 Münster
Electoral district; for the Bundestag
	Münster in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	315,300 (2019)
Electorate	233,953 (2021)
Major settlements	Münster
Area	303.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	GRÜNE
Member	Sylvia Rietenberg
Elected	2025

StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia

Population315,300 (2019)

Electorate233,953 (2021)

Major settlementsMünster

Münster 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 128. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Münster.^[1]

Münster was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Maria Klein-Schmeink of the Alliance 90/The Greens.^[2] Since 2025 it is represented by Sylvia Rietenberg of the Alliance 90/The Greens.

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Election	No.	Name	Borders
1949	38	Münster-Stadt und -Land	Münster city Landkreis Münster district
1953	97
1957
1961
1965	95	Münster	Münster city Landkreis Münster district (only Amelsbüren, Handorf, Hiltrup, and St. Mauritz municipalities)
1969
1972
1976
1980	99		Münster city
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	130
2005
2009
2013	129
2017
2021
2025	128

	Member	Party	%
1949	Peter Nellen	CDU	34.6
1953			67.8
1957			64.8
1961	Hermann Diebäcker	CDU	50.0
1965	Hermann Diebäcker	CDU	57.0
1969	Franz Berding	CDU	49.5
1972	Friedrich-Adolf Jahn	CDU	48.4
1976			51.0
1980			47.6
1983			51.8
1987			45.2
1990			42.7
1994	Ruprecht Polenz	CDU	44.0
1998	Ruprecht Polenz	CDU	44.2
2002	Christoph Strässer	SPD	40.8
2005	Christoph Strässer	SPD	41.7
2009	Ruprecht Polenz	CDU	39.3
2013	Sybille Benning	CDU	38.8
2017	Sybille Benning	CDU	37.2
2021	Maria Klein-Schmeink	GRÜNE	32.3
2025	Sylvia Rietenberg	GRÜNE	31.2

Federal election (2025): Münster^[3]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Greens	Sylvia Rietenberg		64,529	31.2	1.1	55,149	26.6	4.1
	CDU	Stefan Nacke		58,996	28.5	2.4	53,313	25.7	3.3
	SPD	Svenja Schulze		42,553	20.6	3.5	37,437	18.1	5.4
	Left	Kathrin Gebel		14,083	6.8	3.2	25,927	12.5	7.5
	AfD	Helmut Birke		13,426	6.5	3.8	14,210	6.9	4.0
	FDP	Franziska Brandmann		6,779	3.3	3.4	9,629	4.6	6.0
	BSW						5,525	2.7
	Volt	Maren Berkenheide		3,807	1.8	0.6	2,237	1.1	0.2
	PARTEI	Jurian Thomas		2,642	1.3	0.1	1,051	0.5	0.4
	Tierschutzpartei						1,361	0.7	0.0
	FW			408		0.5	408	0.2	0.2
	PdF						303	0.1	0.1
	dieBasis					0.8	207	0.1	0.6
	Team Todenhöfer						160	0.1	0.3
	BD						128	0.1
	MERA25						93	0.0
	Values						59	0.0
	MLPD						26	0.0	0.0
	ÖDP					0.5			0.2
	Pirates								0.2
	Humanists								0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung								0.1
	Bündnis C								0.0
	SGP								0.0
Informal votes				1,207			799
Total valid votes				206,815			207,223
Turnout				208,022	87.5	3.6
	Greens hold		Majority	5,533	2.7

Federal election (2021): Münster^[4]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Greens	Maria Klein-Schmeink		63,160	32.3	19.6	60,036	30.7	16.1
	CDU	Stefan Nacke		51,096	26.2	11.0	43,790	22.4	10.4
	SPD	Svenja Schulze		47,047	24.1	4.8	45,844	23.5	2.6
	FDP	Klaus Kretzer		13,038	6.7	0.3	20,786	10.6	2.9
	AfD	Helmut Birke		5,234	2.7	1.8	5,603	2.9	2.1
	Left	Kira Sawilla		7,078	3.6	3.2	9,746	5.0	5.2
	Volt	Carina Beckmann		2,505	1.3		1,812	0.9
	PARTEI	Roland Scholle		2,283	1.2	0.3	1,684	0.9	0.2
	dieBasis	Peter Balint		1,582	0.8		1,409	0.7
	Tierschutzpartei						1,326	0.7	0.3
	Team Todenhöfer						774	0.4
	FW	Olaf Wirl		966	0.5		691	0.4	0.2
	Pirates						479	0.2	0.1
	ÖDP	Alina Möller		897	0.5	0.1	422	0.2	0.1
	Independent	Sarah Geselbracht		207	0.1
	Humanists						205	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei3						150	0.1	0.0
	LIEBE						138	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						116	0.1	0.0
	du.						93	0.0
	LfK						79	0.0
	DKP	Manfred Stolper		179	0.1	0.0	75	0.0	0.0
	PdF						52	0.0
	NPD						45	0.0	0.0
	Bündnis C						42	0.0
	LKR						25	0.0
	Independent	Andrea Dumberger		23	0.0
	SGP						22	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						12	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				981			820
Total valid votes				195,295			195,456
Turnout				196,276	83.9	1.6
	Greens gain from CDU		Majority	12,064	6.1

Federal election (2017): Münster^[5]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Sybille Benning		70,606	37.2	1.6	62,276	32.8	5.1
	SPD	Robert von Olberg		54,778	28.9	6.6	39,714	20.9	6.3
	Greens	Maria Klein-Schmeink		24,248	12.8	1.7	27,739	14.6	0.6
	FDP	Jörg Berens		13,219	7.0	1.2	25,684	13.5	6.7
	Left	Hubertus Zdebel		13,024	6.9	2.6	19,287	10.1	3.9
	AfD	Martin Schiller		8,569	4.5	2.5	9,393	4.9	2.0
	PARTEI	Marie Völkering		2,722	1.4		1,935	1.0	0.6
	Tierschutzpartei						781	0.4
	Pirates	Daniel Düngel		1,003	0.5	1.5	712	0.4	1.9
	ÖDP	Joachim Bruns		1,027	0.5	0.1	641	0.3	0.0
	DiB						337	0.2
	FW						246	0.1	0.0
	Independent	Carlos Abaga Ayingono		224	0.1
	V-Partei³						222	0.1
	BGE						218	0.1
	DM						192	0.1
	Die Humanisten						158	0.1
	Independent	Markus Overdiek		154	0.1
	AD-DEMOKRATEN						137	0.1
	NPD						111	0.1	0.2
	Volksabstimmung						110	0.1	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						95	0.0
	DKP	Manfred Stolper		173	0.1		66	0.0
	MLPD	Sebastian Zumdick		107	0.1		64	0.0	0.0
	SGP						8	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,236			964
Total valid votes				189,854			190,126
Turnout				191,090	82.3	3.2
	CDU hold		Majority	15,828	8.3	4.9

Münster (electoral district)

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2013 election

2009 election

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128 Münster
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Münster in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	315,300 (2019)
Electorate	233,953 (2021)
Major settlements	Münster
Area	303.3 km²
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	GRÜNE
Member	Sylvia Rietenberg
Elected	2025

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